ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Perhaps DC Comics...
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DHS Makeover - What we know so far.....
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Perhaps DC Comics...
DVCOwner
A Long Time DVC Member
Do you never get tired of being so negative.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Nope this stuff is just a head fake, If WDW was spending north of 500 million per year on this project I'd say priorities have changed but the reality is the actual spend per year is only about 350 million while 6 Billion is allocated to Stock Buybacks. I'd say the priorities are obvious
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
I'm very tired of being so negative, But Disney for the past 5 years or so has done nothing but cut corners and produce a sub-par product compared to years past. One reason Disneyland is so much better than WDW is that in the local area there are thousands of people like me who are disinclined to give Disney a pass on sub-par products and experiences.
Yet at WDW people are inclined to give disney a pass on it's current performance because it promises stuff a half decade out, The TRUE fan of anything holds the object of their fandom to the highest standard. Anything less is simply cheerleading.
Just imagine a few hundred well read blogs telling the TRUTH about what's going on at WDW, WDW would be forced to improve as the 'Mom's Panel' with Fadra of less than 2000 page views would no longer be able to create a false narrative about how everything is wonderful at WDW.
JediMasterMatt
Well-Known Member
Since SWL was designed around DL's needs, a great majority of it is going to be indoors and under cover due to the fireworks fall out zone.
This means that those big show buildings are going to be near the parking lots and will require some work to hide... or just a bunch of go-away-green.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
They'll be green or painted as "soundstages." Like the rest of DHS.
JediMasterMatt
Well-Known Member
They won't be intentionally themed as soundstages. That concept is going away with DHS 2.0.
Jon81uk
Well-Known Member
It's a Warner Bros film so chance of Disney getting the rights is tiny.
Alton Towers theme park in the UK does have a ride based on the book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But its not great, just looks like the animatronic budget was tiny and therefore there is lots of empty space. But you do finish off with a great glass elevator ride.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
I hope that is true but they just built a new theater on Sunset that looks like a soundstage.
DVCOwner
A Long Time DVC Member
But the problem is that you do not tell the TRUTH. You blend the facts and the numbers to tell the story you want to tell. You look into the upcoming projects and predict doom and gloom. Disney has dropped the ball on a lot of stuff at Walt Disney World in the past few years, but the money and programs that are now underway will bring a lot of great things to the resort. I remember everyone saying Disney Springs would not happen, the boat ride at Pandora would not happen, Star Wars Land was not coming, and Toy Story would not happen. Now that these are all underway you talk about "PLYWOOD CARDSTOCK and TEMPRA" before work even begins. Tell the TRUTH, not just one side of the truth and maybe someone will listen.
Captain Chaos
Well-Known Member
Didn't @Disneyhead'71 say Universal Creative pitched a Wonka land for IOA? DH, was that just rumor or was there really a pitch?
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
I think PLYWOOD, CARDSTOCK and TEMPRA even though they were intended as a pointed joke perfectly describes the 'Launch Bay' and before that 'Frozen Summer Fun' You have a welcome center devoted to the most iconic movie property of the 20'th century and the sets are on par with a college production. It's a FACT that Disney's capital expenditures spending has never been lower.
I find a bit of Bombast gets the message accross, For many posters the fact that disney tosses them a used bone every once in a while means everything is OK with disney
Mike S
Well-Known Member
I would want that so much......... Bye bye Lost Continent. Or it could be in the new park, either one works for me.
DVCOwner
A Long Time DVC Member
With spending on Disney Springs, Pandora, River of Lights, Toy Story, two Star Wars Lands, Disneyland expansions at Hong Kong, and the new park at Shanghai (40+ percent Disney); I can not believe that Disney's capital expenditures have never been lower.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
It's not hard to prove that this is the case just look at Disney's 10-K filings with the SEC for the past 10 years, Every year it's been lower or check on @ParentsOf4 's many graphs on the subject. Right now Disney's domestic capex is around 8.8% expressed as a percentage of revenue. Cedar Fair is at 12.9% expressed the same way and UNI's is around 20-25%
DisneyRoy
Well-Known Member
Based on the above numbers...never. Those capex expenditures numbers are gold for shareholders. They want him to keep that up. Buy back more stock. It makes stock prices and net worths go up.
FigmentForver96
Well-Known Member
2018 I believe
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
And then "back by popular demand" like the Main Street Electrical Parade in 2019.