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My only complaint with DAK is that there's not more of it. I've even warmed up to the idea of Dinoland even if the execution of it left something to be desired. The Zootopia/Indiana Jones rumors have me pretty worried for its future. Dinosaur is a unique and underrated attraction. Dinosaurs...

I don't think the execution at DHS is poor by any means, it's just that rides set in the universe of the movies don't really work (for me) in theme parks that are about the making of the movies. It's hard to go from 'real world studio' to 'universe of Star Wars' just through a well executed...

WDW's TSMM has a more extensive queue but the attraction is IMO a much better conceptual fit for the Pier. At DHS, it's just a random IP ride. So I'm biased towards the DCA version. My feelings towards Star Tours are similar. It works well enough for Tomorrowland and is pretty random for DHS...

I'd say that's true of MK and Hollywood Studios. Even with the downward spiral of DCA, it's still somehow better than Hollywood Studios. The only really compelling reason to visit DHS is for Tower of Terror. Disneyland is far superior to the Magic Kingdom. What (little) remains of EPCOT Center...

Disneyland's is based on rock formations in Utah while the others are intended to evoke those in Arizona to better fit in with the architecture of the Magic Kingdom's Frontierland.

Thanks for clarifying that parking is excluded. It's still important to emphasize that 'visitor attractions' isn't going to deliver transformative changes in Anaheim. We're really looking at expanded retail, lodging, and a handful of attractions at current WDI prices. While that is IMO...

I don't think there's any meaningful argument against allowing Disney to develop their property as they see fit, but I'd be remiss not to say that the barriers to development in southern california aren't that there aren't people willing to pay development costs, it's that development costs are...

I'll come back to your comment about ROI in a moment, but I've highlighted the important part. Projected markets are not the same as current markets. Consumers can't react or purchase services that don't exist. The way you model whether people would use a new service is through demand modeling...

It's really misleading to conclude that because people don't use the bad services we have, that they wouldn't use good services if they were to exist.

Not just is private investment possible, but it's common throughout the rest of the world, and share infrastructure with other nation's equivalents to Amtrak. Most governments invest in high quality infrastructure that multiple operators can use which allows for competition and lower fares on...

The subsidies I'm referring to go beyond just direct highway costs, which is what fuel taxes are mainly used to fund. Even then, only about 25% of the revenues used for maintaining highways comes from fuel taxes*. Subsidies go well beyond that - the US provides effectively subsidizes everything...

4) doesn't really have a precedent. Virtually all wealthy nations, outside of the US, have robust auto and train infrastructure with each serving different roles. 1) is what high(er) speed rail does on routes between 50-700 miles. Trains above ~150-160 mph are faster than flying (or driving)...

If only it cost "All-Star" prices...

There was an early concept for a slow train ride through Grizzly Peak during the planning of DCA but the project never really got off the ground. There simply wasn't money in the budget, and for the same reason, space to add it later was also not included in the final design for the mountain. I...

I'm not sure how to read this question. When it comes to whether the city allows DisneylandForward to proceed shouldn't depend on whether there's actually a business case for what Disney has suggested they want to do. That's up to Disney to make a decision about since its their money and their...

Japan is 39th in the world in alcohol consumption. The US is 35th. While there are certainly cultural differences and obnoxious people everywhere (despite it possibly manifesting differently in different cultural contexts), it's certainly possible to have adult oriented experiences that aren't...

Which is probably part of why Tokyo's new Space Mountain is strongly rumored to use the Cosmic Rewind ride system.

This story went around right after the incident, but it was never substantiated. The most plausible explanation is that a round was fired into the air from outside the stadium.

An adult oriented park doesn't have to be [six flags style] thrill rides and alcohol. TDS is very much an adult oriented park that doesn't go in that direction and is largely successful. An adult oriented park with a bit of FantasySprings probably has enough cross-demographic appeal to work...

I don't see why the city wouldn't approve DisneylandForward without a $5 million penalty but it does seem laughably small in comparison to the size of the claimed investment amount.