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Ayla

Ayla

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Giss Neric said:
To be fair, it looks like they've changed now as they know they have a brand new park to go up against. Pandora's land clearing started in 2014 and opened in 2017. So if this opens up in 2027 then that's progress.
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They've known for years they would have a brand new park to go up against. Two months before that new park opens is not the time to start work on new projects.
 
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AidenRodriguez731

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Ayla said:
They've known for years they would have a brand new park to go up against. Two months before that new park opens is not the time to start work on new projects.
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Why not? Do you seriously think Disney was gonna release a new land this year? That would be a stupid idea and I don’t know how people don’t understand this concept. Disney knows to let universal “have this omelette since they’re gonna be hurting financially as they recover the major costs of the new park and are trying to figure out operations. Universal is going to stagnate at their other parks as the money flow gets adjusted and then Disney will have a planned 2-4 summers worth of announcements that will help them
 
Gusey

Gusey

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AidenRodriguez731 said:
Why not? Do you seriously think Disney was gonna release a new land this year? That would be a stupid idea and I don’t know how people don’t understand this concept. Disney knows to let universal “have this omelette since they’re gonna be hurting financially as they recover the major costs of the new park and are trying to figure out operations. Universal is going to stagnate at their other parks as the money flow gets adjusted and then Disney will have a planned 2-4 summers worth of announcements that will help them
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Really its 2026 that's Disney biggest problem for new offerings (Millennium Falcon new mission and Buzz Lightyear's new gun at the moment) 2025 WDW at least has 2 new shows at HS, Epcot's Test Track 3.0, MK's new night parade and AK's Zootopia show
 
TheMaxRebo

TheMaxRebo

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Gusey said:
Really its 2026 that's Disney biggest problem for new offerings (Millennium Falcon new mission and Buzz Lightyear's new gun at the moment) 2025 WDW at least has 2 new shows at HS, Epcot's Test Track 3.0, MK's new night parade and AK's Zootopia show
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Zootopia is very late this year so almost a 2026 offering and will have updated Big Thunder, but yeah, not a ton unless they add some other entertainment. Could be another update like Buzz coming too
 
Gremlin Gus

Gremlin Gus

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The Dino Insitute billboard got torn down.
https://blog.disneygeek.com/2025/04/05/pictures-tropical-americas-construction-4-5-25/

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Icarus846

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aladdin2007 said:
I feel like there wont be axing of the tropical americas project,,,,,others however....
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Agree. The upcoming slowdown will at the very least cause budget cuts to planned projects, or cuts/delays to the projects themselves. Fans won’t be happy. Universal is in a good position. Already paid for their new park which is about to open, they can delay announcing expansions in epic and no one will be upset with them. Disney on the other hand will be caught between a rock and a hard place. I can see cars/ villains land getting delayed.
 
TheMaxRebo

TheMaxRebo

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Icarus846 said:
Agree. The upcoming slowdown will at the very least cause budget cuts to planned projects, or cuts/delays to the projects themselves. Fans won’t be happy. Universal is in a good position. Already paid for their new park which is about to open, they can delay announcing expansions in epic and no one will be upset with them. Disney on the other hand will be caught between a rock and a hard place. I can see cars/ villains land getting delayed.
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personally I would rather see things delayed than have elements or quality cut (though I am sure many wouldn't mind if they make "cuts" to Cars Land that results in the river (in some capacity) staying

They did just tell investors that they plan to continue to invest in the parks and have shared those high level numbers so would be a big shift if they really curtail on things already announced ... now things that would be in the subsequent 5 years, that is another matter
 
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gorillaball

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Icarus846 said:
Agree. The upcoming slowdown will at the very least cause budget cuts to planned projects, or cuts/delays to the projects themselves. Fans won’t be happy. Universal is in a good position. Already paid for their new park which is about to open, they can delay announcing expansions in epic and no one will be upset with them. Disney on the other hand will be caught between a rock and a hard place. I can see cars/ villains land getting delayed.
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Speculation or you have sources? It would not make logical financial sense to delay projects 2-4 years out from needing the general public to fund their vacations based on economic conditions currently or in the near future.

It’s like deciding on a factory expansion, you are trying to determine the need at factory completion not what today looks like.

I see this speculation commonly here though, so much so I feel like it’s assumed as fact. Got it off my chest now, I’ll take my business degree and logic and continue to spectate from afar.
 
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Icarus846

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gorillaball said:
Speculation or you have sources? It would not make logical financial sense to delay projects 2-4 years out from needing the general public to fund their vacations based on economic conditions currently or in the near future.

It’s like deciding on a factory expansion, you are trying to determine the need at factory completion not what today looks like.

I see this speculation commonly here though, so much so I feel like it’s assumed as fact. Got it off my chest now, I’ll take my business degree and logic and continue to spectate from afar.
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We have precedent. They did this to the Epcot transformation during Covid.
 
The Leader of the Club

The Leader of the Club

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Icarus846 said:
Agree. The upcoming slowdown will at the very least cause budget cuts to planned projects, or cuts/delays to the projects themselves. Fans won’t be happy. Universal is in a good position. Already paid for their new park which is about to open, they can delay announcing expansions in epic and no one will be upset with them.
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Expansions in Epic will be fine, but if those other parks don't get some TLC soon Universal will absolutely suffer. Especially USO.
 
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Icarus846

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gorillaball said:
Agree on that instance but I would argue Covid was the great unknown we had not seen before. Recessions are not uncharted territory.
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Bob also just said a couple days ago that if tariffs cause the prices of things like steel to go up, it may force their hand to scale back. He was specifically referencing to new cruise ships, but I’m confident park expansion is not immune to this line of thinking.
 
HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

Park nostalgist
Premium Member
Giss Neric said:
To be fair, it looks like they've changed now as they know they have a brand new park to go up against. Pandora's land clearing started in 2014 and opened in 2017. So if this opens up in 2027 then that's progress.
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"We've been aware of Universal's plans for a new park for more than a decade. And we have a sophisticated approach to analyzing the needs of all of our businesses and strategically deploying capital." - Bob Iger
 

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