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First off, there are no Visionaries in middle management. The vision has either been beat out by of them by the system or they've been promoted to a level where they are too busy counting their money to have any vision left. That said, I've yet to meet an senior executive from a non-tech...

Only makes sense. I'm sure they know that they can split the hardcore fanbase into making the trip from SoCal to the swamp by building the SW content there first. And then the opposite is true for DCA Carsland. I know at least three hardcore WDW regulars that have taken their families out...

No offense but you can't approach everything like an programming exercise. Darn engineers...always to practical and analytic. :)

Anyone seen this yet? Bloomberg Article Going to hard to shake any Capital loose for P&R with these plans in the works. I love this quote from Rasulo: “Based on the investment we have been doing, we will see an increase in cash flow,” Rasulo said. “We just worked our way through a huge...

Don't forget that TWDC aggregates their numbers to make it difficult to know which parks are actually seeing increases versus decreases. How much of the recent uptick in attendance is solely DLP & DCA (with the $1b in upgrades)? Not to mention that at WDW raw theme park attendance is almost...

I think they are using the acquired IPs (Marvel, Lucas) because they believe that the general public still doesn't associate those with the core Disney Brand, at least not yet. It seems to me like a typical example of the current leadership of TWDC, i.e. it's helps the bottom line and it's good...

Okay maybe no Free dining for the weekend but.......not exactly a discount free period. There's probably less than 30 blackout days out of the year where there are no discounts these days. Welcome to the Disney Discount Decade. 4/2/13-6/3/13 5%-35% off Annual Passholder room-only rates (lower...

Universal used to offer scheduled shuttles, at least from the Royal Pacific, to WDW property. I don't see that listed on the LRP website anymore..... Taxi or town car?

The problem is even if a very small part of the public (the hardcore "base" if you will) may see Universal taking the lead it only matters if TWDC/TDO feels that heat. I'd say that the lack of announcements or progress is a pretty good sign that they don't feel it one bit. It's either that or...

That brings up an excellent question. Now that FP+ has people tied to reservation times for rides what happens when an attraction goes down for any period of time? You're forcing people to plan their vacations out to the hour (or minute?) while continuing to go cheap on maintenance, sounds...

No one tracks inventory or products like Walmart, they've basically set the standard for inventory management and IT infrastructure for years. I seem to remember Walmart spent a huge amount of time and money on RFID in recent years. TWDC now thinks Guests as inventory. BReaking BAd only gets...

Just some perspective on Nextgen. All in (once it migrates to other parks outside of WDW) the cost of Nextgen will equal or supersede the cost to build an entire theme park. I find it hard to believe that they will derive as much revenue OR an equal amount in cost savings as would have been...

That's a great idea, by this logic then they are automatically forcing themselves into building oversupply into a resort? So if cash rooms are unsold and aren't available for DVC members to occupy then that room MUST sit empty? So then they have forced themselves to build a resort with more...

Don't forget FREE UNLIMITED SODA all day, every day. No RFID mugs, no price hikes and no "stealing" soda. Seriously, it's a nice small park and the staff is usually great but "themeing" is a concept they are not familiar with.

Given the fact that some of the older water based rides have already seen changes to ride vehicles to accommodate our ever "growing" populace I would have a hard time believing that WDI would drop the ball in this area. From an engineering standpoint, having the load "swing" from a pivot MAY...

Is the attraction too huge to fit behind the France WS Pavillion? Just curious, of course adding attractions to Epcot:WS is probably as likely as the Wand making a return at this point.

Is it really? I mean there are rumors that appeared on these boards (and other hilarious forums previously attended) posted by @WDW1974 before they were anywhere else in the "public" sphere. Things that certainly turned out to be true. I've asked the question before...why continue to subject...

Not to mention that with FP+ it should be very easy for WDW management to "dynamically adjust" the amount of FPs available per day/per hour/per whatever thus making the ACTUAL hourly capacity of any attraction very difficult to determine.

Is Beastly Kingdom considered a evolution of Night Kingdom or was it always just intended (conceptually at least) as a "land" for DAK? What about the "Disney Villains Park"? Or was that just the fever dreams of the fanboy community? IMHO a ABD style "behind the scenes" tour or exhibition at...

Careful what you wish for after all TWDC is pretty much the biggest fish in Entertainment these days. That would mean you'd be looking at some nightmare acquisition from outside of the industry. Of course if Comcast keeps making such great moves with UNI then maybe AT&T or Verizon might...