News Disney plans to accelerate Parks investment to $60 billion over 10 years

[MisterPenguin]

The World of Avatar at Animal Kingdom, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and the renovation of EPCOT, with new rides around Ratatouille and Moana. ​

It should have been, I would guess: "...with new rides around Ratatouille and Guardians of the Galaxy."

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Note I used Segments purposefully;

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Entertainment, even with its no good, very bad year, was still making money. Removing a 2.5B deficit from DTC in that segment will help dramatically, even if linear declines underneath. Assuming, you know, DTC doesn’t actually improve further. Like I think it will (Hulu, price hikes, subscriber gains, unrealized cost cutting, etc)

Not exactly “free flowing” like Niagara Falls there…

More like Shaboygan Falls

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'm not making fun of Journey of Water, I'm glad it's in the park and adds something to that area. I was making fun of the article referring to it as a ride when it is a walkthrough attraction. From the article:

With no demand

We walked through it with hardly anyone around…but that might have just been a slow day…

I think it was 12/31

 

[BrianLo]

Not exactly “free flowing” like Niagara Falls there…

More like Shaboygan Falls

As I said, I was talking about now, with the example of where we were last year. Last fiscal year Entertainment included a 2.5 billion deficit from D+. This year we're looking at 4+ billion, even if the Studios are another royal bust. Every segment is self-funding, every segment has plenty of money to screw things up with - the myth I was trying to dispel.

 

[Jumping Fountains]

Everyone's for more D and C rides until they get built.

And then it gets roasted on social media for not being an E.

Haunted mansion was an “E” - I want more of that please. Delight me and give me an experience and one that I can enjoy through my, idk, 80s?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

As I said, I was talking about now, with the example of where we were last year. Last fiscal year Entertainment included a 2.5 billion deficit from D+. This year we're looking at 4+ billion, even if the Studios are another royal bust. Every segment is self-funding, every segment has plenty of money to screw things up with - the myth I was trying to dispel.

Oh I don’t disagree…one of the big myths is “they can’t build new rides cause Willow bombed on D+…”

Not at all…two different things.

They can’t build rides because their 24 year old analysts would rather raise the price on upsell tickets for 40 year old rides rather than make the day to day tickets a better deal.

Priorities

 

[Moth]

Disney Bets $60B Its Parks Will Power the Future

The $9.1 billion that the Josh D’Amaro-led unit reels in is an undeniable bright spot in Bob Iger’s empire. Now it’s being pushed to do even more.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Some press has gone out regarding the investment, mostly stuff we have heard before (it drills in over and over that almost all of the additions will be IP related), there are some tidbits on the IPs that are going to prioritized in it (Black Panther, Coco, Encanto and something Frozen related for California are mentioned and the possibility of collaborating with Epic Games on parks related projects are brought up). In addition, some behind the scenes stuff in regards to how they work with the movie/tv side to see if certain projects are theme parkable or not, how a recession will be disney's excuse to not invest and how theme parks are a growth buisness at the moment.

EPIC GAMES PRESENTS.... THE PLAY! PAVILION!

 

[PizzaPlanet]

EPIC GAMES PRESENTS.... THE PLAY! PAVILION!

That’s actually not a terrible idea… kids today love Fortnite. Epic also owns Rocket League and Fall Guys

 

[Nubs70]

With no demand

We walked through it with hardly anyone around…but that might have just been a slow day…

Or hot

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Or hot

It was like 75

 

[threvester]

With no demand

We walked through it with hardly anyone around…but that might have just been a slow day…

I think it was 12/31

It was one and done for me. Not impressed

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It was one and done for me. Not impressed

…it looks like something that they should have put as a diversion outside the new Polyday Inn DVC tower…like that level.

What did that take? 3 years to build?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

That park needs a lot more than one new land

3 of 4 parks at wdw?

I agree

 

[LSLS]

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I like how this is brought up like this was only a thing during the Chapek era. They only fixed 50% of this in Florida.

LOL, yeah, it could raise by as much as $30 under Chapek. And under Iger? $40.

 

[JoeCamel]

…it looks like something that they should have put as a diversion outside the new Polyday Inn DVC tower…like that level.

What did that take? 3 years to build?

Or part of the entrance to the E ticket in the Moana Play! pavillion....

 

[HauntedPirate]

With no demand

We walked through it with hardly anyone around…but that might have just been a slow day…

I think it was 12/31

I was there over the Princess Half-Marathon weekend. There were at least 6 other people in each area as you walked through, and sometimes as many as 10!

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I was there over the Princess Half-Marathon weekend. There were at least 6 other people in each area as you walked through, and sometimes as many as 10!

It’s really not much more draw than a splash pad. So I’m sure first timers go through…but what’s the appeal after that?

 

[Liloandstitch3]

I was there over the Princess Half-Marathon weekend. There were at least 6 other people in each area as you walked through, and sometimes as many as 10!

And they still don’t allow strollers. That’s why we didn’t go through. An outdoor walkthrough with stroller parking…comical.

 

[HauntedPirate]

It’s really not much more draw than a splash pad. So I’m sure first timers go through…but what’s the appeal after that?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

And they still don’t allow strollers. That’s why we didn’t go through. An outdoor walkthrough with stroller parking…comical.

I bet that’s about avoiding complaints about wet/damaged strollers/chairs