I think if there was going to be a lot of announcements then Bob C would be at the presentation. He might purposefully give Josh a cruddy hand of cards just to hurt his reputation and knock him down a peg.
I don't think we'll see a new deluxe resort announced because I think they're trying f to figure out where deluxe hotel rooms fit in the future. Cash rates seem ridiculous and Disney has done more to reduce deluxe hotels than adding more. For example in the last 7 years we've seen chunks of Wilderness Lodge and Grand Floridian hotel rooms converted to DVC. Partially because DVC sells well but also because because hotel rooms +$500 +$700 are more difficult to book. Reducing deluxe hotel inventory makes it easier to get to 100% hotel occupancy on what's left, and that helps reduce discounts offered so remaining rooms cN make more cash per night.
True but Chapek is not Iger. His position is less secure and he might see Josh as more of a threat to his position.
Agreed. The fact that they lost/pushed so many employees out the door means all these ideas that they have secret giant plans deep in the works is basically impossible. They might announce one or two “new” things, but they’ll probably be very vague because they need to staff up to even do the real development
Josh is better at these things than Chapek is, and they both know it. Chapek is a manager, he's not a snowman.
I'm preparing my "I told you sos."
Or can we handle another round of D23 announcements that after 1-2 years get scrapped and never to be heard about again? I never liked the over reaching on projects. It happens every time. Announce many big things..get the excitement going.. then drop half of them. I would prefer them to scale down and concentrate on 2-3 major additions that we know will be done. But that’s just me.
Yeah honestly I think becuase expectations are so low, a new e-ticket at WDW would qualify as beating expectations. Don’t really expect further DLR announcements for something new after the Avengers tease.
Until we see evidence to the contrary, the best chance we have would be Rogue TwoFor gods sakes…somebody better figure out how to make a Star Wars MOVIE again…
Like…there’s a template…this ain’t “hard”
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This is where I'm at as well. To me there's no good reason to announce things unless 99% positive they will happen. When they do lay out everything they hope for, it seems like they do it to prop up attractions. i.e. the presentation of the individual attractions it's strong.
They have the money. They know exactly what they can budget for. Announce what we will get in the next few years. If they decide they can get another 1-3 things in, announce that at a later time. I have a list the size of my arm of things over the last 25 years that was announced never to be heard of again.
Wasn't Pixie Hollow scrapped and replaced with Seven Dwarfs Mine Train? Plans changed but that was a huge upgrade.
