MrPromey
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Dude, you're not new here. You know the management we're talking about.
It is fun to dream, though.
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News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion
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Dude, you're not new here. You know the management we're talking about.
It is fun to dream, though.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
It’s particularly bad now.
There is no…zero reason for Disney to invest right now. Their customers ask for nothing for their dollars as it stands.
In a public traded company…chapek would be tarred and feathered if he took on costs when it wasn’t absolutely necessary. “Investment” in companies doesn’t mean you invest in them anymore.
Brer Panther
Well-Known Member
Wasn't this initially put on hold/cancelled to fund the Splash Mountain retheme?
Spring.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
It’s hard times for Bob. He now wears a single suit two days of each week. Ties must last 4 days.Refunding…
Like things are so tight…time to search for spare change in the cushions
Prices are up probably 30% from what they were in real terms in 2019
Fridays are for Hawaiian shirts, obviously.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…they were repo from Lasseter
yensid1967
Well-Known Member
but looks forward to refunding the Mary Poppins ride in the future.
I thought the funds were there when they put the project on hold (as with SSE redo) but now they have to refund it?
Did they ue they allotted money for the canceled projects for TRON and Gaurdians for over spending?
I thought the funds were there when they put the project on hold (as with SSE redo) but now they have to refund it?
Did they ue they allotted money for the canceled projects for TRON and Gaurdians for over spending?
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
It was allotted to things like plexiglass, distancing markers, etc., and to absorb costs from when the parks reopened to very low capacities. It wasn’t cheap to get the parks ready to reopen in Summer 2020.
yensid1967
Well-Known Member
I think EVERY country should have an attraction(s) of some sort for the theme of the country...Disney has a wide array of cross-cultural movies they could incorporate, but no IP's...actual prop filled attractions! The imagineers are dreamers and storytellers...start telling and making some park attraction stories!
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
Agreed. Staring at Germany, Italy, Japan, and Morocco. Shouldn’t be hard to find a Disney IP for each…took me about 3 seconds to think of one for each.
From the WWII propaganda shorts?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Daily dose of corporate PR?
They have never lost money In Orlando…the Mary poppins cancellation had zero to do with covid “costs”
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
The parks operated in the red during summer 2020. They did become profitable sooner than Disney seems to want us to believe, though. There’s no reason we cant have dancers in the parade, for example. And they could absolutely start building Poppins today. It’s a pretty fast build and they don’t think they need anything until at least 2024, however.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
They were closed…the federal government poured money on everyone…the stock went to a ridiculous level (while closed)
You do the math
There’s no need for conspiracy when the historical record is so easy to see
My point is they can afford to build 50 of whatever they want…and not sweat
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
I don’t begrudge Disney their early pandemic decisions. Universal completely stopped building their next park for awhile.
And I’ve said I agree with you that NOW it is not an acceptable excuse. It’s especially ridiculous with respect to WDW, which helped keep the company afloat while other properties were closed much longer. If they want to punish a property, punish Disneyland. Its extended closure cost them a fortune.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I never think wdw is being “punished”
The customers have really set the bar where “nothing” is good enough.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
“May”…actually
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
TBH, the Walt Disney Company set that bar long ago... We are now just noticing that the shuttered attractions with no replacement, the dumbing down of theme across properties, the lack of upkeep and repair on major attractions, the lack of desire to actually complete their projects as hyped without value-engineering them, all the while raising prices... It gets to a tipping point eventually.