If Iger was at DHS yesterday then, come on everybody, a CEO of a mega corporation doesn't fly across the United States just to attend the "May the Fourth Be With You" celebration. Iger is no
Star Wars geek. Heck, he's rarely seen at WDW.
If he was there, then it was for a reason.
So, no announcement last night. It's not surprising. The cautious Iger doesn't normally make business decisions that quickly. It's looking like it's going to be
6 years between Avatarland announcement and opening. That's Iger. However,
If he was there, I interpret it as good news (eventually) for WDW fans.
At the November earnings call, Iger said:
Obviously, we've had Star Wars in the past. This gives us an ability to expand that presence in our parks.
When asked about
Star Wars at the February earnings call, Iger said:
But there is activity across our businesses, including online and mobile apps, and television, and consumer products, and publishing, as you would expect; and Parks and Resorts, that we've been working on now for quite some time. And time will start exposing all of that to the outside world.
Iger's been talking about an expanded
Star Wars presence at the theme parks for a while. Initial plans were to expand at some non-U.S. theme parks but
Star War land at WDW is at least being considered. Heck, Disney polled us about it. Yes, they poll about all sorts of things but Burbank is not clueless. They understand the value of the
Star Wars IP and know, under the right conditions, it could be the most exciting (and profitable
) thing to happen at the WDW theme parks in decades.
Does anyone know for certain that Iger was at DHS yesterday? Did anyone physically see him?