Well they have been trying to cut down on this. But yes they spend more on movies and tv shows because those divisions will die without consistent investment. As opposed to the parks which Can float (for a while anyway) on their own as opposed to film and television where it’s sink or swim.
They probably have a much clearer view into what the return on investment will be for an attraction in the parks versus what it will be for a film. Attraction additions and refreshes are part of a pre-existing parks ecosystem with more or less "known" attendance and a good understanding of how different kinds of attractions influence visitor behavior, so having a fairly explicit cap set on the budget makes a good deal of sense. With films, there are a lot more variables that might encourage you to spend beyond your initial budget in search of better box office results, though it's obviously gotten a bit out of hand in some cases (and would be avoidable if someone spoke up earlier).
Pure speculation on my part, for attractions, Imagineering says to the finance department "We can build Cars land for this much" then the finance department says, "We will only give you this much, make it work".
I do believe this is what happens at the start but the finance department always wins? I’m not so sure about that.
With the rise of LLMP, LLSP and LLPP, we can hope this will possibly influence the company to create better attractions with maybe higher budgets.
Look, pal, if there were something to celebrate, I would do it. If I had any reason for optimism, I would be optimistic. The fact is, most of what they've done recently, and for an increasingly long and unignorable amount of time, has sucked.
much belated reply, but I'd be amiss if I didn't say that the jokes that have arisen are perhaps the best thing about all the darkness figuratively looming ahead. this exchange is a shining example
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It’s almost as if everybody freaking out over the vehicles they were riding in during their research trip was for nothing and, ad many of us said, that’s not what the ride vehicles were ever going to look like.First Look: Disney Unveils New Cars-Themed Ride Vehicle Designs for Magic Kingdom Expansion
First Look: Disney Unveils New Cars-Themed Ride Vehicle Designs for Magic Kingdom Expansion
First Look: Disney Unveils New Cars-Themed Ride Vehicle Designs for Magic Kingdom Expansion
I think whether Finance ‘wins’ or not probably varies, but the difference is both sides are just nobodies that don’t have a fraction of the passion that the Disney brothers had. The mere idea that ripping out ROA is on the table just shows they are ill equipped to being given the keys to make a decision like this.
No no, that one’s already been open for almost 13 years
