Yes, this is true, but that's wishful thinking on our part. In my monorail research, I discovered how "out of land" or "short on land" some of the existing parks are, especially DHS. EPCOT has one free plot in FW (demolishing WoL would make two) and a bunch in WS. MK can create new areas by moving things around but that's expensive. DHS expansion would require the build-out of parking structures (more on this in my monorail proposal I will post later today), rerouting World Drive, or building bridges or tunnels under World Drive - expensive. The cheapest way to add a lot of new stuff is to build on virgin land that already has infrastructure and services. The plot in my post has new roads and infrastructure leading into it. If there were a new gate, this is the best location for it.
Another tactic they could do is "trick" Comcast into thinking they were constructing a fifth gate by setting up a fake construction site that looks like a theme park going into it. Comcast, in turn, cranks up their spending only to be yelled out by their shareholders for spending billions unnecessarily on a defense on presumed competition that is in actuallity non-existent. This would force them to freeze spending indefinately and allow Disney to deliver USO a strategic 1-2 punch based entirely on demand - or even cause pressure for Comcast to get out of the theme park business.
