The only parts of WDI that seem to keep stable headcounts (relatively) are DLE and Muppets.
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News Disney and Miral Announce New Seventh Theme Park Planned for Abu Dhabi
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UNCgolf
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Forgot about Test Track.
Wasn't thinking about shows, although they would fall under the attraction banner.
Shows are not attractions... Different category.
UNCgolf
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I only think of rides when I'm thinking attractions too, but Disney groups rides and shows together as attractions (well they used to -- it looks like they've updated the website and have rides and entertainment at least partially separated now). Regardless, including shows is the only way to get to a dozen.
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Robbiem
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Actually it was a question, that’s why I ended the sentence with a question mark.
Thank you for sharing your opinions.
lazyboy97o
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The lands themselves would typically have their own dedicated team. So a project team for the land and each attractions (depending on scope) with a smaller leadership team guiding them all together.
Brer Panther
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I think the Snow White, Dopey, and Sneezy figures are new as well.
I think the word you're looking for is "question."
This is an internet message board.
People ask questions here.
Isn't Abu Dhabi where Garfield kept trying to mail Nermal to?
Yes, those memes are resurfacing because of this deal.
JMcMahonEsq
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Lets break down this.
Disney has already announced prior to the new UAE resort billions in spending on domestic parks, including multiple WDW specific projects. So while neither WDW nor anyone else cares what your subjective opinion is on decent effort, objectively they are making efforts to invest in WDW.
As to your second, i won't say point but sentence, yes in a press statement about the the UAE park, in front of people that are investing $10B into this project if reports are to be believed, they played up the fact that this park will have the newest/best technology. SHOCKER. I mean seriously what did you think they were going to say, "oh yeah we got someone to invest 10B into a park, and pay us handsomely for licensing, branding, design, and its going to be the latest park built from scratch, but the tech's going to be so so? The UAE is footing the bill for construction, and if you haven't ever been to Dubai or Abu Dhabi, let me tell you they don't 1) spare any expense 2) skimp on technology.
As to you last bit of absurdity, no no one on the planet thinks that its anyone's business model that WDW is going to compete with Disney AD. Disney has no thoughts on having any of its parks competing with each other. That's not the point of the business model. The parks are not meant to be competing with each other for guests, cannibalizing customers. They are meant to be complimentary of each other to maximize revenue, and provide different offerings. Second, how do you think the business relationship would have been established if the idea was UAE was going to invest 10B, and pay Disney design and licensing fees....only for Disney to be actively competing against the park?
Finally, as you mention WDW is the most visited park in the world. UAE is not looking for such a park at this time. The customer base with easy access to the UAE market isn't there yet. The UAE park is going to be a high end spectacle, that is going to be as much of a status symbol/showcase, as it is a tourist destination. YOU can expect more extravagance and such at that park, as opposed to the main stream large availability of the WDW parks. Its going to be a place we (and i assume the remainder of the US demographic) visit maybe when traveling to the area on business, or as a once/twice in a lifetime type trip. Its not going to be competing for the average US customer base.
Robbiem
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I think they are also going after the ‘layover market’. The Middle East has become a key hub for travel between Europe and Asia/Australasia. It’s replaced a lot of the traffic which used to go via Hong Kong / Singapore and Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Dubai etc have spent a lot to build world class airlines
Being able to break your trip between say London and Sydney to spend a few days at the new resort could tip people to travel via AD rather than via somewhere else. Good synergy with the resort and Etihad both effectively being owned by the AD government
JMcMahonEsq
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That's likely another decent market. I will be honest i hate lay overs and will choose a direct flight if at all possible, price/times notwithstanding so i have a blind spot for that one.
UNCgolf
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He said there were a dozen announced new attractions, though -- I didn't take it as related to how many specific teams were working on things.
James Alucobond
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I took that to mean that Pueblo Esperanza, Monstropolis, the Villains’ Lair, and all of their associated facilities and entertainment are effectively another attraction each, which is actually less generous than, say, just listing a single entertainment offering separately.
Purduevian
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Is this a common thing that people do? I haven't personally take a multi-night layover to break up a long trip, but I could see the appeal.
JMcMahonEsq
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I know alot of people going from East Coast to Hawaii who break up the trip with a stop over in CA (actually 2 of my college roomates did it this year, and Disneyland was the layover stop before getting to the islands, so i could see it.
If I was flying from East Coast to Hawaii I would avoid at all costs a stopover in Vegas.
JMcMahonEsq
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When we were buy we tykes on our first trip to to Disney Land, we did a stop over in Arizona, see some family, grand canyon, then a stop over in vegas, and then Disney Land. Made for a fun trip even if we too young to actually do anythign in vegas.
If we stopover in Vegas , we may lose our spending budgets chasing Lady Luck.