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Photodave u grew up and sounds like had long term knowledge of Orlando happenings. Is this what wdw has become? We talk about the Disney we knew as a kid - for me lived as baby in Orlando when announced and visited regularly since 1977- and talk about rides and maintainable cleanliness...

A very nice read on breitbart about Disney outsourcing Orlando IT jobs. Highly recommend reading http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/09/07/exclusive-displaced-cast-member-how-disney-replaced-me-other-americans-with-cheap-foreigners-on-h1b-visas/

With a lot of rumors broken here now confirmed, the one thing I am curious about will be the land vs world build schedule. Will stars wars open at the same time for both parks? Will it take five years from announce to open like some other lands? Will this new space disrupt existing park for...

As cold as it has been and snow in New England you should have gone with the Franklin. Essex have always seemed a little low on power for the hills for me.

Anyone notice how Huffpo trotted out a 2009 story about Disneyland Ghost three days ago? This rehash has been pushed in a lot of papers this weekend? Dilluting search options for Disney? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/27/disneyland-ghost_n_6772018.html

But Disney has China. Never mind those magic bands investments nor that HP park attraction WDW has all of CHINA. Sounds good to investors but as time approaches for delivery will it be the game changer or another moderate success? If moderate success what can we buy to mask it? Star Trek...

Having a father who worked on a picture that recevied 11 nominations no wins and a rare best director snub, I learned a long time ago that my taste and OSCARS taste are not the same. Accept it, Hate it, but you are not going to change it.

Just spitballing here but could the $800 million be part of Iger realizing his problem with an expensive product that no one knows about? He is now trying to open up some new doors for media/Disney Channel programing? This $800 million would build some brand knowledge but hidden from investors...

Meanwhile, capex is $58 million less than depreciation. Again, this is with Disney Springs and Pandora ongoing. via Pof4 Hmm, so Iger is using Eisner's investments to prop up his bottom line for stockholders by $58 million or is that magic bands? Thanks Pof4 for details great job as always.

I'm staying away from the buybacks topic as I think no one here has a better understanding or grasp on it than MAGICal CFO @ParentsOf4 ... I will agree that, providing we don't start another war or have a major economic disaster, Iger probably will keep looking great ... Or as great as a Teflon...

Curious what parentsof4 thinks about how the lower gas prices will impact Disney in the coming year. On one hand I think more disposable income will mean more people paying for Park upgrades ie fireworks dessert bar, Disney character dining and wanting that Magical Disney experience. AFRAID...

I did see something on Friday at Epcot that shocked me and my family of four. We r sitting on bench beside door to kamel shoppe in Germany when a masked late 40's couple start talking to a custodian. Next thing disney employe picks flower from hanging basket and gives to lady who then kisses guy...

Excellent job of stating stock buyback and corporate management lining their pockets. Any time that I see a stock buy back from a company to me it means that they can not find anything to invest in that will return a proper investment. The issue is that there are a number of things that could...

Sorry to hear about your loss. While I have never met you I do feel like I know you and you are a friend. Keep moving forward and others are always here to support, encourage, needle, and prod. ps: what type of motorcycles? I have a BSA 71 lightning and had a sweet 68 BSA Lightning and as a...

I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok...

I once had the privilege to hear Bob Farrell of Farrell's ice cream parlors speak. He made comment about McDonalds that has always stuck with me. They are a mediocre restaurant with mediocre food, but they are the same mediocre restaurant all over the world. People go because they know what...

I am surprised also on the R5 deal. I am just not seeing much cross pollination of Disney records and DTV as much as we used to. The offerings of DTV original movies has dropped from a high of 12 new original movies in 2000 to 1 last year and 3 on tap for this year. The average since 1999 is...

I have a simple question about the television side of Disney. I have noticed over the past 18 months that the original movies have been much less in programing. HSM was huge but even before they were turning a movie every month now much less original programing. Some were good, most were...

Having just spent eight hours in a car I had some time to revisit my trip to O-town. I think the troubling aspect at WDW is the culture change that has occurred over the years. I am not talking attention to detail, pride of ownership and value over cheap rollout. I am talking about the...

I believe it should read "with fronds like these, who needs anemones". Seriously WDW74 can be harsh at times because he tires of us experts that come down to Otown once a year, hear bus drivers stories that we all know is a scoop fact and want to show we are smarter. The guy has sound...