This is a "fan board" so I get the comments.
Problem is, TWDC is in the business of "making money" for its Shareholders. Which in turn makes money for Management. EVERYTHING else is secondary. Period. TWDC is NOT in the business of "making magic" for you or me. EVERYTHING they do, parks, merchandise, movies, etc., is created solely for the purpose of separating you ..... from your cash.
This ain't your parent's Disney. This ain't your Disney. This is 2022 Disney. So you either like what you see and thus financially support it. Or you don't. And right now, enough people must like what they are getting because TWDC is being financially supported in a big way. So, investors and management see no need to change a thing ... or "give us more park attractions" ....and in fact they are doubling down to see just how much they can extract from your wallet until there is nothing left to give.
Hang on to your nostalgia folks ..... but find something new to be passionate about. Unless of course you like the new TWDC
Too many people visiting are going based on nostalgia - "I went when I was xx years old, so my kids have to as well!". Those people get a rude wake up call when they see the prices and complicated nature of doing damn near anything these days. The kids don't develop the emotional attachment like their parents did because of the instant nature of entertainment these days. Disney loses both sets of consumers. Eventually they'll have a smaller and smaller customer base (and some bad word-of-mouth in social media could be really handy).
But it'll never happen. People are stupid. Disney trips have become a status symbol for most, and how many overpriced backpacks and ridiculously overpriced (not to mention useless outside the parks) Minnie ears you can collect are splashed all over social media to show off. No thought, no logic, just 'keeping up with the Joneses' and showing off to make their fragile egos feel better. And Bob is cashing in and laughing all the way to the bank because of it.
The bigger question is - How are shareholders not revolting right now with Bob 2.0 still holding dividends hostage because of Bob 1.0's Fox ego purchase?
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