Bob Iger at WDW now ... BoD to Follow?

[SirLink]

When you look at this image,my ou see why a parking garage is under consideration for the Studios. It really is land-locked otherwise. Poor choice of placement for the park.

Or you could just bribe local government officials to get them to sign off and build on wetlands ...

 

[Andrew C]

Or you could just bribe local government officials to get them to sign off and build on wetlands ...

I hope this is a joke.

 

[marni1971]

DAK is the best example of how it can serve the overwhelming number of guests but still retain that which makes Disney parks the best in the world. .

Bad example. DAK is the worst park for space vs actual attractions. Wide empty space and pathways will of course hold a lot of people.

But on the bright side I can still read your posts!

 

[UpAllNight]

Bad example. DAK is the worst park for space vs actual attractions. Wide empty space and pathways will of course hold a lot of people.

And there's very little to do when it rains.

 

[SirLink]

I hope this is a joke.

Why do you think Disney is not above bribing a local government official?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Why do you think Disney is not above bribing a local government official?

With Fastpasses I assume.

"How badly do you want to get on our new Mine Train today?"

 

[Andrew C]

Why do you think Disney is not above bribing a local government official?

Do you have evidence that shows they have done this before?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Do you have evidence that shows they have done this before?

Well the lines ARE really long and slow-moving for Anna and Elsa and FPs are impossible to come by. Who is meeting with them?

I'm sure Disney would love this conspiracy theory to lead to the conclusion that the reason for lack of recent expansion at WDW is lack of space due to those darn wetlands. Walt said there was enough room for all of his ideas to come to life at WDW back in the mid-60s. Apparently they ran out of space 10 years ago.

 

[SirLink]

Do you have evidence that shows they have done this before?

Well they are dealing with a communist organisation - sometimes you have to bribe people to get work done a little quicker.

 

[Andrew C]

Speak to @WDW1974

That's what I thought.

 

[aladdin2007]

martin, this is off topic but do you know what happened to the mousbits site, its gone?

 

[jt04]

Bad example. DAK is the worst park for space vs actual attractions. Wide empty space and pathways will of course hold a lot of people.

But on the bright side I can still read your posts!

Hmmm, more space, less attractions. Interesting. Maybe Joe is a visionary. May not work for a castle park but DAK is an entirely different kettle of fish.

 

[marni1971]

martin, this is off topic but do you know what happened to the mousbits site, its gone?

Very briefly, it had a huge tech problem. It should be back soon so I'm told

 

[aladdin2007]

Very briefly, it had a huge tech problem. It should be back soon so I'm told

ok thanks

 

[PhotoDave219]

Do you have evidence that shows they have done this before?

Well, they give out donations to the Florida legislature candidates and make it rain.

Not a bribe in technical terms but they certainly buy some influence....

 

[Andrew C]

Well, they give out donations to the Florida legislature candidates and make it rain.

Not a bribe in technical terms but they certainly buy some influence....

Well of course but that isn't any different than any other large company. But bribing an official to build on wetlands or somewhere you legally cannot is a bit different.

 

[danlb_2000]

The only areas that can be built up at WDW are the ones shows in red/salmon. Yellow areas are marginally suitable, and green is unsuitable. This is the Reedy Creek Improvement District Comprehensive Plan - 2020 Composite Suitability Ratings.
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And yeah, I TOTALLY feel you on Disneyland feeling superior to WDW parks for all the reasons you listed. So glad to see MK improving in the last few years, and I'm stoked for DHS to gets it's major overhaul (that used to be my favorite Florida park in the late 80's and early 90s). I hope that Epcot, especially Future World, gets massive work done someday soon (man it needs it BAD). Don't think it will get it for a long time unfortunately; the alleged $350 million is better than nothing though.

This isn't entirely correct. The red areas are the preferable areas to build, but there is nothing stopping them from building in the yellow if they wanted to. They could also build in the green if they really needed to, but that gets a little trickier.

 

[Cesar R M]

With Fastpasses I assume.

"How badly do you want to get on our new Mine Train today?"

being honest.. It is possible to relocate wetlands?
As in, move the land in one site that is declared "unsuitable" and donate another patch of land elsewhere for "wetlands" ?

Well of course but that isn't any different than any other large company. But bribing an official to build on wetlands or somewhere you legally cannot is a bit different.

you mean like.. lobbyists who make senators/representants change the law in favour of companies?

 

[Cesar R M]

Well they are dealing with a communist organisation - sometimes you have to bribe people to get work done a little quicker.

bribes is more usual on capitalism. After all is done on the mighty $$$.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Why do you think Disney is not above bribing a local government official?

There is no need to bribe local officials when they are employees. Even if they were not, Comprehensive Plans are vague and general with actual results being different almost immediately.