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A Spirited Dirty Dozen ...
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Magenta Panther
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Is it just me, or does "Fantastical Beasts" look like a combination of Dr. Who and Dr. Doolittle?
bcoachable
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I am privy to what "kids these days" are into, and for most, it is not Twitter...
not that Disney could'nt fan the flame so to speak, but it is not the flavor of the month for the younger crowds.
the.dreamfinder
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By the way, if Disney did end up buying Twitter, it would cost them around $20 Billion. Not sure the P&R and ESPN atm machines can afford such a large withdrawal. If Bob insists on one last acquisition, best to go in on TimeWarner with another company and take HBO.
Rodan75
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Twitter is not the answer...and a very scary rumor.
I agree, if he has one more acquisition in him...he should go after TW, Sony Entertainment (Don't let Wanda get Spider-man Movie Rights), Discovery or heck Six Flags. Something that is complementary to existing businesses not something that is a significant departure from the current status quo.
Bairstow
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Six Flags would be a very interesting get.
Is that even a rumor or just a stray thought?
Quinnmac000
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Only Iger would use Zootopia to promote politics to get an oscar...
http://deadline.com/2016/09/zootopia-presidential-debates-oscar-political-1201825939/
http://deadline.com/2016/09/zootopia-presidential-debates-oscar-political-1201825939/
I'm pretty sure it's a stray thought.
Quinnmac000
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Six flags would be useless as the moment DIsney buys them, WB pulls back all rights from the park which means no DC or Looney Tunes.
doctornick
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Only Iger would use Zootopia to promote politics to get an oscar...
http://deadline.com/2016/09/zootopia-presidential-debates-oscar-political-1201825939/
Given how well timed Zootopia was in terms of addressing real issues of today, I think tying it into the Presidential election and debates makes a lot of sense. And the film does deserve Oscar contention (beyond the Best Animated award) and films from early in the year suffer from being "out of sight, out of mind" by the time nominations are cast.
doctornick
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If they were going to buy other theme parks, I think the ideal would be to try to get Busch Gardens and their neighboring water parks. I don't see Sea Would would be as valuable, but the Busch parks have a great foundation to be additions to compliment Disney's current offerings. In particular, if they could get land around them, both Williamsburg and Tampa would be reasonable places to put in DVC units.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
And with Twitter rapidly declining in popularity it has the potential to go to 5b in valuation from it's unrealistic 20b pricetag in a year or less
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
I still have my DVC and there is LOTS to do in Central FL besides the decaying corpse of WDW. And there is much to criticize in Disney business like their latest attempt to to catch a falling knife i.e. buying Twitter
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
If it ONLY does 100 million I will be surprised.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Unfortunately Iger is likely to go after Twitter because of his most recent delusional pronouncement 'Disney is now a tech company' yeah a third rate one who cannot even keep their website functional.
I agree with your target list would be more appropriate and likely a long term winners for Disney, But I expect them to do the stupid thing and go after twitter.
Rodan75
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Complete stray thought...just thinking of other complementary acquisitions instead of Twitter. I guess there is an argument for Twitter's video ambitions in combo with Maker and BAMTech. It just doesn't feel like the right move to add a whole new pillar to TWDC in a way that isn't organic to its existing businesses.
Rteetz
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I think they are looking at Twitter because of its streaming ability. Twitter streams NFL games, Presidential debates and more. This could potentially help them with the ESPN problems.
As someone who is young adult/older teenager, Twitter is my preferred social media. I check it practically hourly. I would rather use twitter than Facebook and Instagram.
Bairstow
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I realize we're debating an absurd hypothetical here, but would WB even have the legal right to withdraw their licensing agreement unilaterally like that?
Even assuming they did, has Six Flags ever actually invested in any WB-related theming that couldn't be undone by removing a few pieces of plywood?
I'm just remembering the laughingly minimal changes the now-Cedar Fair parks had to make when the Paramount license ended.
Quinnmac000
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It literally is in the contract that the moment Six Flags get bought out, they lose all rights to WB characters. No if, ands, or buts.
Bairstow
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Link?