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    News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

    Even if what Garcia says is correct and the RCID was a bad law, his solution is wrong. Do away with the district and put WDW under the jurisdiction of the 2 counties. Having a local government run by the direction of Desantis us not democratic and is subject to all the same problems Garcia...
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    News Disney Jollywood Nights - Disney's Hollywood Studios Holiday Season ticketed event

    Our review of the party was it was enjoyable. We had a very good time. However, was it actually worth the price? I have to say no. If they had given cookies and a big candycane, it could have been a reasonable value. The shows were great and the Brown Derby and Tip Top club were fun. The...
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    News The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors Extends Robert A. Iger’s Contract as CEO Through 2026

    Based on the $8.61B amount, Comcast's stake was reduced to 28.19% of Hulu. It was reduced by Comcast not funding Hulu. Therefore even if Hulu were worth $35B and not $29.5B, they would still only get $10.2B. That is a far cry from billiions more that many wanted
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    Is attendance really down at WDW this or…

    SIx Flags Great Adventure is charging $500 a night for their Glamping tents in the safari.
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    News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

    The time has come for the Republican Legislature to pass a new bill restoring the original RCID voting power. Desantis's appointees have proven that he is unable to appoint a Board that knows how to run a tourist area.
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    News The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors Extends Robert A. Iger’s Contract as CEO Through 2026

    The most important numbers for Comcast are broadband numbers. They have declinded the last 2 quarters while TMobile and Verizon Wireless have increased. Comcast has more problems than the Walt Disney Company even though Universal Parks and Resorts are doing the best of any themepark company.
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    Is attendance really down at WDW this or…

    This past weekend I was in NYC and was charged $21.00 for a flat bread pizza that was the same size as Pinnocchios $12.79. Is WDW expensive? YES but the Hilton Midtown charged 64% more than WDW.
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    Disney Stock Approaching 9 Year Low

    There was only one deadline Universal kept when filming Jaws. That was being off the property where the end of the dock was pulled off by the shark.
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    Disney's Next Acquisition Speculation / Discussion

    Disney did not own the largest cable TV company or the largest HIgh Speed ISP.
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    News Christine McCarthy to step down from her role as Chief Financial Officer

    I believe the net payment was around $40 billion but you are right everyone talks about the price they paid for Fox but exclude the payment they got for Sky and the RSNs and other assests they sold.
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    News Disney plans to accelerate Parks investment to $60 billion over 10 years

    Disney is going to double CapEx spending in the parks division means nothing. That is in dollars but due to inflation, prices will more than double. So a 100% increase in spending has to be cut by more than half, or spending will actually decrease.
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    News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

    At the end of the day, it appears the CFTOD will pay more for passes than they originally thought. The 1,400 was the total cost per current employee and included the retired ones. Now it looks like it will be 1,500 for each employee and more for retirees. This board is smart.
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    News The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors Extends Robert A. Iger’s Contract as CEO Through 2026

    Disney can if they like own about 18% of the company if tge execute their options.
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    Is attendance really down at WDW this or…

    That is just stupid. Most people own one home and if they are smart would buy a timeshare on Ebay for almost nothing. While I do own several DVC contracts and enough points for 3 to 4 visits a year I would never spend what resale prices are today or even worse what Disney charges. You can...
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    Is attendance really down at WDW this or…

    The declining birthrate is a bigger problem for parks based on thrill rides. Older adults are less likely to ride rollercoasters. As the population ages parks with more shows and rides that are calm will do better than thrill parks. AK with the Safari and 2 animal walking trails along with...
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    News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

    All union members thinking that retirement benefits are never going to be repealed should remember this and other benefits taken away from those who have retired in the past. The loss of the passes are agreed to by the union not only represent all current employees but retired too. That is why...
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    Rumor Disney's 100th Anniversary

    We went and loved it. You can spend as much time as you want and still want to see more. We went through it twice. The timing was great for us as we did the Flower show on Saturday and the Disney exhibit on Sunday.
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    News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

    The Florida legislature already cancelled the RCID. They then repealed that law and passed a new one to harm Disney. The Federal Court clearly will decide the second bill is an unconstitutional bill designed to harm Disney. At that point the Federal Judge will ask Florida if they want all of...
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    Disney with PENN Entertainment to launch ESPN Bet

    The deal is worth significantly more than $2 billion. That completely ignores the growth of the warrants value. When Disney gets its 31.8 million shares they will own 1/6 of the company and besides getting 150 million a year in royalties they will earn 1/6 of the profits, which according to...
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    ESPN Bet - Disney Enters Gambling

    The NBA Experience building should be converted to a live betting location.
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