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Not sure if you are agreeing with me or not. I don't see the connection between proactive attraction maintenance and building new show buildings to expand existing attractions (which, for the record, I don't believe should be at the top of the priority list for capital expenditure).

No, what decent companies do that operate mechanical operations that wear over time is to keep sufficient spare parts on hand for those components known to wear. Known wear is an easily calculated function. Those components are replaced before they reach the point of not being able to fulfil...

That was the best part of Simpsons Land for me. A taco from Bumblebee Man's taco truck along with a duff beer. A Krusty Burger along with a Flaming Moe.

Just spent 4 days at Portofino Bay with my family last month for Easter break. I'd been to both parks in the past, but this was the first time for my kids. 13 yo boy and 16 yo girl. They both loved it. Never once mentioned that they'd rather be at Disney (despite all the WDW trips in the...

I'll probably pop over to HKDL on Sunday. I've been a half dozen times since they opened. I spend a lot of time in Hong Kong for business and have done all the touristy things over the years. If I don't have the energy to go into the office on Sunday, I'll go to HKDL. It's an easy trip from...

Dang, I'll just miss it. I'll be in Shanghai the week of the 11th, heading to Hong Kong for the week of the 18th. I'll have to wait until the next trip now.

On the jungle cruise, there are three different lines you can get into depending upon what language you want the narration to be in - Cantonese, Mandarin or English. Sometimes the English narration can be a bit weak ("oh look, there's a scary spider", "look at the baby elephant"), it's hit or...

You're absolutely right. None of the claims mention RFID. Only in the description does it say "In one embodiment, the tags are Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags". But the claims are all important when prosecuting IP infringement. Looking at the claims, claim 1 holds priority (all...

A true patent troll is someone who's entire revenue stream is derived solely from patents, mainly from suing people who infringe. I Have known people who's business model is completely based on generating/acquiring and owning intellectual property. They contribute very little to the overall...

Absolutely. I've had to go before the board and present my asks for major initiatives many times, but I always have a detailed plan that showed where the money would come from (cash reserves, liquid assets, restructuring) and a very clear (unassailable) business model that that showed the...

@phkc070408 , are you planning a trip to HKDL? I've been many times when I have been in Hong Kong for business and had a spare day. If you've been in factories in mainland China for a few weeks, HKDL is a great breath of western culture. It is a smaller park, but nowhere near as crowded as...

And the source of funding is net profit from revenue. I don't believe Disney took out a loan to fund it, nor did the board of directors take out their checkbooks. Even if the disparate divisional and departmental budget pieces were all funded from a corporate initiative, all funds ultimately...

One of the things that struck me when reading the article and thinking about the amount of discussion on how much Disney has spent on NGE/MM+ is the necessary infrastructure part. For all of the people that complain about the cost (and I admit I've shaken my head at the $2B+ numbers bandied...

Congrats on your choice. It is a fantastic resort hotel. When I last stayed there, we had 2 savannah view adjoining rooms on the second floor. My wife and I had one room, and the kids had the other. It made for a very enjoyable trip. Nothing like waking up to giraffes looking in your...

Hi, I thought I’d jump into the deep end here in the forums. I just finished reading the FastCompany article and found it to be interesting and well written. As I went through the article, highlighting and annotating (yes, I printed it and read it on paper – I’m old school), so many questions...

COP has always been one of my and my family's favorite rides. I remember seeing it when it first opened at WDW. The concept, scripts and technology used in the first three scenes are perfect. The 20 year jump between scenes and lining up with the seasons and holidays is a brilliant piece of...