I have no notice. Usually, I wake up in a foreign land with mere seconds to figure out the parameters of my mission before my brief disintegrates. I'm lucky if they've given me a handful of local currency and a new fangled weapon of some type.
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I have no notice. Usually, I wake up in a foreign land with mere seconds to figure out the parameters of my mission before my brief disintegrates. I'm lucky if they've given me a handful of local currency and a new fangled weapon of some type.
zakattack99
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
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Glad I got to be part of all of this before the purge...
Yes let's talk Wawa! First store to get Beer in PA opened last week. HUGE deal for us PA folk
Yes let's talk Wawa! First store to get Beer in PA opened last week. HUGE deal for us PA folk
flynnibus
Premium Member
Can we keep from citing hearsay and easy rumor fodder as fact?
DznyRktekt
Well-Known Member
Quoted post began with "If the rumor is true". This is the News and Rumors section of the forums.
Horizons78
Grade "A" Funny...
And this is exactly why I switched to boxers.
DDLand
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This is an interesting article on a commercial cross promoting "Universal Parks and Resorts." At a time when One Disney is breaking down, Universal seems to be doing the opposite. If you're not a Niles fan stay away, but it is interesting. Also throws shade at Disney...
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201702/5460/
There's a certain distastefulness to those sorts of cheap shots, but hey, some people like them!
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201702/5460/
There's a certain distastefulness to those sorts of cheap shots, but hey, some people like them!
DDLand
Well-Known Member
Six Flags is moving forward with an aggressive focus on international expansion. If Shanghai Disney Resort is any indicator, a well executed park should reasonate. The question of breaking in can be difficult though. As Shanghai taught us, unforeseen roadblocks can emerge.
They apparently have two more parks past their third one coming in China:
https://skift.com/2017/02/23/six-fl...ing-started-with-its-international-expansion/
They apparently have two more parks past their third one coming in China:
https://skift.com/2017/02/23/six-fl...ing-started-with-its-international-expansion/
Mike S
Well-Known Member
As long as it's just ads and they don't go all "DisneyParks" mode all over the parks themselves I see no problem.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Interesting. I kinda think maybe the Universal Parks approach is just a practical and economic way to advertise the parks in general. If you run national TV adds you can run one commercial for the whole country. The better question is will they go to common products like Disney did with everything down to cups and napkins. There was a pretty negative fan blowback from Disney fans over scrapping the resort and park specific items. I think it could be a mistake for Uni to follow that path if that's the plan.
DDLand
Well-Known Member
I have to admit personally-and this sacrilege- I was never really bothered by the shared cups and bags. To me it was always sort of cool to know that there was more to Disney than just the World, and it got me thinking of outside just my sphere.
Though I see it both ways, it just was never something that annoyed me constantly. What is for sure is One Disney really damaged the operations of both parks, and left serious harm in its wake.
Universal needs to make sure they don't switch over to the old tone deaf management that Disney used to have. My favorite is when Disneyland was mandated to have the 24 hour party by Orlando, but it sent shockwaves throughout Anaheim because there was no understanding.
Oh Rasulo...
In theory I can see where OneDisney was a GREAT idea. However, I've never been much of a theory guy - drove my Master's professors up the wall to be honest.
I don't know a lot behind the initiative, but it seems to me the company is just too diverse to be run in that method, ultimately causing a lot of unintended damage.
gonzoWDW
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I'm sure other people noticed the "13 months for the price of 12" deal Disney offered (I believe in December and January) for Annual Passes. Have they offered anything similar in the past?
I've been trying to figure out the motivation behind it. Way I figure, it's either a BAU offer I've never noticed before, they're trying to segment the market to squeeze as much revenue as possible at different price points, or AP numbers were significantly behind targets and they needed to catch up. I was mostly surprised to see it offered in the 6 months immediately preceding Pandora.
I've been trying to figure out the motivation behind it. Way I figure, it's either a BAU offer I've never noticed before, they're trying to segment the market to squeeze as much revenue as possible at different price points, or AP numbers were significantly behind targets and they needed to catch up. I was mostly surprised to see it offered in the 6 months immediately preceding Pandora.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Yet a detail left out of the reference here in this thread... most won't go follow the link just see that you said it as if it had happened.
Wait... what?!
Sorry, you confused me. You're on topic.
I jumped at the 13 for 12 offer. As to why they offered it... does anyone have reliable AP numbers?
HMF
Well-Known Member
If it meant consistent quality across all the resorts , it might have been good but that was obviously not the case.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Yes a few years back WDW offered an additional 3 months on AP renewals I dont recall If this was also offered for 'new' AP's
Of course we let our AP's expire back in 2015... with the attraction and service cuts no intention of buying ticket media in the forseeable future
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
I don't have the time, or inclination, to go back a dozen pages and start deleting/editing posts. You all know that you need to leave politics out of the discussions. Apparently, not all of you can be trusted to follow the rules. If people can't do so, they will be asked to leave.
I changed my mind, and deleted a lot of posts. You all know why, so please don't start complaining. And, yes, I've missed some, so please don't start the "How come THAT post is still there when you deleted mine?"
I changed my mind, and deleted a lot of posts. You all know why, so please don't start complaining. And, yes, I've missed some, so please don't start the "How come THAT post is still there when you deleted mine?"
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wannabeBelle
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Thanks Mom!! Marie