News Cost Cutting Measures Coming Early 2025

[Moth]

Indy is locked in.

Fine fine... I'll book a trip to DAK to get my goodbyes in and throw roses at my beloved Styracosaurus....

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

If my post didn’t make sense to you then you should work on your reading comprehension.

I see you did know what you quoted after all. Interesting.

It should be more than obvious which two of those projects were cut because of projects being scaled up. One of which was already pointed out in this very thread by the owner of this site.

The self ballyhooed “budget” for fantasyland was around $750 million dollars when announced at Dustcon…if you roll down memory lane…and where did the final budge land?

So what was “scaled up”? The dippy coaster? Maybe because what they actually added was rather pathetic? Hmmm

And if you’re trying to say they didn’t shut down pleasure island (just to shut it down), announce a replacement which never was gonna happen, then let it sit in rot for 5 damn years until coming back around…then you got a problem with your google (where the insiders live)

And they lied about wonders of life. Straight up. I know that’s shocking to the little WDI trailer out back by test track…yet life is cruel sometimes

 

[wdwmagic]

Everything is...until it isn't.

It would take something catastrophic for Indy to not happen now.

 

[mkt]

I think you're living in your own new fantasyland.

Still waiting on the lower priced model, still waiting on the roadster, still waiting on true autonomy.

Cybertruck was delivered late, overpriced, and missing capabilities and features.

Model 3 barely touched the advertised price and only for a limited time.

Should I keep going?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It would take something catastrophic for Indy to not happen now.

If bombing the movie/franchise didn’t do it…nothing will

That 30 year old clone in Cali probably was the tiebreaker?

Here’s hoping they get it open before all of us that actually saw raiders of the lost ark are dead?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Still waiting on the lower priced model, still waiting on the roadster, still waiting on true autonomy.

Cybertruck was delivered late, overpriced, and missing capabilities and features.

Model 3 barely touched the advertised price and only for a limited time.

Should I keep going?

…rockets are expensive, dude

 

[Dranth]

They’re following the Elon model of leadership. Lots of vaporware, little new actually delivered…. and what does get delivered rarely performs as advertised.

Hardly, unlike Elon, their business actually makes money.

 

[Jrb1979]

Hardly, unlike Elon, their business actually makes money.

By cost cutting and cutting budgets on new attractions.

 

[peter11435]

By cost cutting and cutting budgets on new attractions.

Budgets on new attractions aren’t really cut after being set and approved.

 

[Jrb1979]

Budgets on new attractions aren’t really cut after being set and approved.

Then explain Galaxies Edge? There was supposed to be a lot more to that land but it got cut at the last minute New Fantasyland was supposed to be a lot different but we ended up with a bunch of Princess stuff.

 

[Dranth]

By cost cutting and cutting budgets on new attractions.

That describes nearly all public companies that exists and the overwhelming majority of projects those companies undertake in the modern era of business.

 

[Jrb1979]

That describes nearly all public companies that exists and the overwhelming majority of projects those companies undertake in the modern era of business.

In general yes that's true. Compared to other park companies most don't cut the budget much. For most the new attractions, what they reveal is what they end up being.

 

[peter11435]

Then explain Galaxies Edge? There was supposed to be a lot more to that land but it got cut at the last minute New Fantasyland was supposed to be a lot different but we ended up with a bunch of Princess stuff.

How money is allocated on various parts of a project is not budgets being cut.

Budgets were not cut in either case.

New Fantasyland ended up with less princess stuff than it was originally supposed to and a significantly higher budget.

 

[Dranth]

Then explain Galaxies Edge? There was supposed to be a lot more to that land but it got cut at the last minute New Fantasyland was supposed to be a lot different but we ended up with a bunch of Princess stuff.

Parts of a project being cut and money are two different things though obviously related. Features might be cut because the budget ends up not being enough to cover the full scope of a project but the amount of money being spent didn't decrease.

I have worked on many projects over the years where we had to cut planned aspects because it would blow the budget. That is just the reality of trying to estimate what it is going to cost to do something ahead of time.

 

[Dranth]

In general yes that's true. Compared to other park companies most don't cut the budget much. For most the new attractions, what they reveal is what they end up being.

Most park companies, outside of Universal, don't have projects nearly as large or complex. It is much easier to estimate costs on a roller coaster vs. a roller coaster, a building to contain it, shows scenes, etc.

Regardless, all of them make cuts. Most just don't announce projects as early so we don't hear about them but even EU had cuts and it hasn't even opened yet.

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Obviously. But there is no reason to believe or speculate that Indy will not happen. You’re just creating false hope for yourself or others that has no basis in reality.

False Hope? Do people really love Dinosaur that much? I get that in the context of Rivers of America or Muppets, but Dinosaur?

 

[bmr1591]

I understand many of you have been around a lot longer than me, but the jaded pessimism is really something.

 

[Tha Realest]

Hardly, unlike Elon, their business actually makes money.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

the jaded pessimism is really something.

What kind of pessimism would you like to see? haha.

I’m certainly pessimistic about the direction the parks are going - but they currently still provide a good experience.

 

[Dranth]

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I am not sure if you are really that confused on how the market works or just trying to be cute? Tesla is an amazing stock, not so great of a company.