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

[lentesta]

Turbocharged: Disney Announces $3 Billion Increase in Capital Expenditures to $8 Billion Total in 2025

The Walt Disney Company has released its 2024 Annual Report and its 2025 Capital Expenditure forecast shows a jump in spending

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This might be something. We'll know by summer.

 

[Disnutz311]

This might be something. We'll know by summer.

Does this mean we might have a worthy Destination D23 for Disney World new projects updates? If it is more cruise ships I am going to scream!
With all the ads and discounts lately, I guess Disney is really seeing Epic and the current financial market as a real threat.

 

[Nobody nobody]

This might be something. We'll know by summer.

Potentially more new things at parks?

Alright everyone, you know the drill. take your bets: which attraction is in danger?
(Half kidding)

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

are they turbo-charging Iger's Golden Parachute?

Gotta hand it to him…

Has any other major ceo left scared on a Friday with wet pant legs…hung out in the shadows…then couped his way back to “repack” his parachute with more dough?

Impressive even if you refuse to see it…

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

This might be something. We'll know by summer.

The only thing that would make everyone happy - generally speaking - are accelerated timelines.

I’m not gonna take that one as a possibility

 

[Nobody nobody]

Potentially more new things at parks?

Alright everyone, you know the drill. take your bets: which attraction is in danger?
(Half kidding)

Genuinely though: do you think the average lifespan of a Disney parks attraction has changed bc of the past few years?

IMO, the new standard is around 25-30 years of age

 

[lentesta]

The only thing that would make everyone happy - generally speaking - are accelerated timelines.

I’m not gonna take that one as a possibility

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

If it means there's construction walls up around the Rivers of America in July when I'm there (which is in addition to all of the construction walls that will be everywhere else by that time), no I'm not going to be happy. The Muppets closure was a very disgruntling development.

 

[Nobody nobody]

If it means there's construction walls up around the Rivers of America in July when I'm there (which is in addition to all of the construction walls that will be everywhere else by that time), no I'm not going to be happy. The Muppets closure was a very disgruntling development.

The unfortunate price of things getting done quicker and not taking forever. The destruction of TSI is gonna be an ordeal in itself. Probably better to get it over with sooner.

So they really have their game faces on witj these projects? I just hope the actual attraction quality is worthy of what they are all replacing.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

…Susan Dey…

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The unfortunate price of things getting done quicker and not taking forever. The destruction of TSI is gonna be an ordeal in itself. Probably better to get it over with sooner.


So they really have their game faces on witj these projects? I just hope the actual attraction quality is worthy of what they are all replacing.

They haven’t gotten anything done “quickly” in decades

 

[wannabeBelle]

They haven’t gotten anything done “quickly” in decades

As a reminder I was speaking with Martin on this and he said that EPCOT was completed in three years. Three Years for a bright shiny innovative new theme park. Just sayin' Marie

 

[Bocabear]

The entirety of Walt Disney World in 1971 was built in less time than the last EPCOT refurb disaster....

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

As a reminder I was speaking with Martin on this and he said that EPCOT was completed in three years. Three Years for a bright shiny innovative new theme park. Just sayin' Marie

Reminder: Epcot was also the largest privately funded construction project ever at that time and for years after…

Using 1970s equipment and 99.9% without computers

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The entirety of Walt Disney World in 1971 was built in less time than the last EPCOT refurb disaster....

Another good point…

They built the roads, the infrastructure, and notably the water management, plus drained a lake…built a lake…refill the old lake…and opened 3 hotels…with a train…and the magic kingdom

…From 1965-1971

 

[Jrb1979]

Another good point…

They built the roads, the infrastructure, and notably the water management, plus drained a lake…built a lake…refill the old lake…and opened 3 hotels…with a train…and the magic kingdom

…From 1965-1971

Back then they didn't have to spread costs of construction over multiple quarters to appease Wall Street

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Back then they didn't have to spread costs of construction over multiple quarters to appease Wall Street

They were still publicly traded…but the mentality was: “build then profit”

Now it’s - sadly - “to profit now”

 

[monothingie]

Turbocharged: Disney Announces $3 Billion Increase in Capital Expenditures to $8 Billion Total in 2025

The Walt Disney Company has released its 2024 Annual Report and its 2025 Capital Expenditure forecast shows a jump in spending

blogmickey.com

Having two cruise ships come online in 2025 will do that.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Having two cruise ships come online in 2025 will do that.

…milk the floating cows harder

 

[eddie104]

They were still publicly traded…but the mentality was: “build then profit”

Now it’s - sadly - “to profit now”

Do you actually believe all things you type on here or is it just a facade ?