Effect of Brexit on WDW attendance?

csmat99

csmat99

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EngineJoe said:
If anything WDW probably gets an uptick as Brits will probably find it a better value and the hassle will be the same now to come to the US rather than go to Euro Disney in Paris.
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You do know if the pound stays the same it will cost the Brits way more to come to WDW.
 
asianway

asianway

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EngineJoe said:
If anything WDW probably gets an uptick as Brits will probably find it a better value and the hassle will be the same now to come to the US rather than go to Euro Disney in Paris.
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The Brits have always enjoyed a higher valued currency than the dollar, which is why WDW was a better value than DLP. The dropping GBP makes it a worse value, not better.
 
margybear

margybear

Member
csmat99 said:
You do know if the pound stays the same it will cost the Brits way more to come to WDW.
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I realise the backlash is an immediate shock from the markets, but I had £1400 (roughly) for my vacation in September. Yesterday that gave me $2000. Today it gives me $1880. You're gonna find a lot of people, who, despite putting money aside, can't afford to go to WDW. Heck, $120 difference is a meal (a whole 2 adults buffets!!!!) and maybe some merch. WDW is gonna see the effects from tourists if the pound stays where it is. Living in Northern Ireland, I'm not hopeful for positive change any time in the immediate future. But we'll see.
 
ford91exploder

ford91exploder

Resident Curmudgeon
FrankLapidus said:
This is a seismic event for Britain and I think we've made the wrong decision.

I was born and live in an area of the country that relies heavily on EU funding, we're in the midst of a regeneration project dependent on that money; how does my council subsidise that money that will no longer be available to us? Cornwall voted in favour of Leave, their council has said this morning that they will be "insisting that Cornwall receives investment equal to that provided by the EU programme which has averaged £60 million per year over the least ten years"; where exactly do they think that money is going to come from?

Scotland is going to try to gain independence again, that seems inevitable and given that they voted in favour of Remain I think they will acheive it this time. Wales have voted heavily in favour of Leave yet depends hugely on EU funding. There is a very real sense that some people who voted for Brexit did so with no expectation of winning and in light of the result are now waking up to the reality of the what leaving the EU might entail.

I don't like our soon to be former Prime Minister but the possiblity that Boris Johnson, having led the Leave campaign, could succeed him in October is terrifying.

What kind of deals can and will we be able to negotiate with the EU in the process leaving? What is the future of the NHS given that Leave have already admitted that they cannot put the money into it that they claimed during their campaign and shouldn't have said otherwise? Will companies move operations to EU countries and beyond? How will the money that those areas who rely heavily on EU funding will now lose be subsidised? There are so many unanswered questions, so many things that are unclear that shouldn't be, we shouldn't have taken this step without having those answers.

Without wanting this to devolve into a full-on political debate, as a British citizen I feel we've taken a giant and unecessary leap into the unknown and my overriding feeling is that we've made a mistake. Everything might turn out okay in the end, I hope with every fibre of my being that it does, but given my age I will feel the full impact of this decision and if it proves to have been the wrong one then there I, my generation and those who follow will suffer for it.

That's just my two cents on it all, as things stand now I'm very concerned. In relation to WDW, I think another recession is a very real possibility now and if that happens (and I really, really hope that it doesn't) then there is a very strong possiblity/likelihood that tourism wil be heavily impacted.

All I can do is wait and see what the short and long-term impacts are along with the rest of my country but I want to be proven wrong. Right now I am very fearful and remain to be convinced in any way that the risks we have taken in leaving the EU outweigh the potential rewards.
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Ok I'm a yank with British relatives I don't think your funding is going away. Let's face it the EU is basically made up of 3 discrete groups 1 the countries that FUND IT which are UK Germany France The Netherlands and Italy, 2. The Nordic countries who have basically a neutral monetary flow. 3. The parasites Greece, Portugal, Spain etc who TAKE far more than they contribute. And the BREXIT basically just raised taxes on the rest of the EU to fund group #3 hence France and the Nethelands wanting to leave.

Let's face it the EU was an attempt to build a European superpower with Germany and to a lesser extent France in charge. What happened was that the majority of member states decided they could live off the hard work of others. It's hard to justify being told you are not doing enough for the EU when you work to 70-75 to subsidize Greeks retiring in their 50's
 
asianway

asianway

Well-Known Member
ford91exploder said:
Ok I'm a yank with British relatives I don't think your funding is going away. Let's face it the EU is basically made up of 3 discrete groups 1 the countries that FUND IT which are UK Germany France The Netherlands and Italy, 2. The Nordic countries who have basically a neutral monetary flow. 3. The parasites Greece, Portugal, Spain etc who TAKE far more than they contribute. And the BREXIT basically just raised taxes on the rest of the EU to fund group #3 hence France and the Nethelands wanting to leave.

Let's face it the EU was an attempt to build a European superpower with Germany and to a lesser extent France in charge. What happened was that the majority of member states decided they could live off the hard work of others. It's hard to justify being told you are not doing enough for the EU when you work to 70-75 to subsidize Greeks retiring in their 50's
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This answers why #DisneyTwitter is opposed...
 
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Disney.Mike

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Hopefully brexit will encourage other European nations to leave. Brussels dictating that nations take in endless middle Easterners and Africans is going to destroy Europe.

This combined with the strain placed on them by poor Eastern European countries is enough to break anyone
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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Direwolf27 said:
This will have an effect on the UK pavilion at Epcot, because while it mostly focuses on England, there have been references to Scotland in the past (not so much with N. Ireland and Wales, if I remember correctly).
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It could easily be renamed something like the British Isles Pavilion. Multiple states represented in a single pavilion is not a new idea, Equatorial Africa and Scandinavia were both multi-state and WestCOT was to completely ditch the individual state pavilions.

Soarin' Over Pgh said:
Pardon my (american) ignorance, but what is "Crown dependancies" ?
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The closest analogue to the United States would probably be places like Puerto Rico, Guam and the other territories.
 
Pumbas Nakasak

Pumbas Nakasak

Heading for the great escape.
FrankLapidus said:
I think and fear your faith is horribly misplaced.
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I find your negativity disturbing, but then I wasnt backing the system that put law creation in the hands of unelected commissars. I think that was what attracted the youff vote, if it doesnt make a difference you can not vote and still whine from the sidelines. Good to see the Dutch, Danish French and Italians questioning the EU machine.
 
JDL30

JDL30

Well-Known Member
MansionButler84 said:
Only thing I would worry about is the UK pavilion leaving World Showcase. Vote NO to World Showcexit!
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Interestingly this result may mean there isn't a UNITED KINGDOM for much longer. Scotland and Northern Ireland voted very favourably to stay in the EU - making the case for independence and a 2nd referendum much stronger. The pavilion may have to become an England/Wales pavilion with separate Scotland and Northern Ireland sections (I jest obviously that this would happen at the World Showcase, but is a real possibility for the actual UK).

Interesting times ahead for my homeland...
 
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Disney.Mike

Well-Known Member
I would argue that making changes difficult is a feature and not a bug.

A Parliament system is a great way to get good legislation passed quickly, but it is also a good way to get bad legislation pushed through quickly

As far as what's needed, the point of liberty is that no one's ells you what you need and cam have/do unless you are infringing on someone else's liberty.

Left and right have forgot what liberty is
 
brb1006

brb1006

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As an American, can someone explain to me what the big deal is going on today? Not to sound ignorant, but I haven't know much about Britain when it comes to politics.
 

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