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TrainsOfDisney said:
I don’t think this is going to be a good year for WDW… not just because of tariffs but that will most likely be part of it.

Regional parks will probably do better since families will still have some spending money.

Disney has some very interesting cards they could play, but I’m not sure if those cards are actually in the deck! Haha. There could be some very creative ways to spin budget cuts on construction projects “because of unprecedented demand” of fan favorite attractions.
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Monstropolis show theatre show cut for budget reasons and negative economy and stuff.
“You asked, we listened, muppetvision is here to stay!”

Never gonna happen tho lol.
 
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TrainsOfDisney said:
I’m sure the odds are low, but they aren’t 0!
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we don’t even know what the replacement is at all!

This could be the one time Disney could cut something and people would PRAISE them.

If anything will get cut unfortunately, it’s probably that AC replacement, and they’ll space things out with what they have now. That and increase prices again.
 
TrainsOfDisney

TrainsOfDisney

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Steamboat71 said:
Could this cause the Rivers of America project to be cancelled?
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That one is more complex - completely cancelling that project also cancels the existing plans for 2 announced expansions at MK.

If they are determined to fill in the River… it’s also good timing when big thunder is down.

But honestly…. So much has changed since the D23 announcement - I’m kinda surprised they went ahead with more info on monsters when they did. I feel like everything has to be in question marks right now.
 
Gremlin Gus

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Steamboat71 said:
Could this cause the Rivers of America project to be cancelled?
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Probably not, worse case is that it might end up being shelved for the time being along with Villains Land until there's a better time to start construction on it, but I doubt it'll be cancelled as Disney does seem kind of determined to get RoA filled up and replaced with the Cars mini-land and Villains
 
Casper Gutman

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TrainsOfDisney said:
That one is more complex - completely cancelling that project also cancels the existing plans for 2 announced expansions at MK.

If they are determined to fill in the River… it’s also good timing when big thunder is down.

But honestly…. So much has changed since the D23 announcement - I’m kinda surprised they went ahead with more info on monsters when they did. I feel like everything has to be in question marks right now.
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The only thing they’ve firmly announced is the closure of Muppets, which saves them money. That will happen. Everything else is subject to change.
 
Coaster Lover

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I don't consider my self a fancy pants economist, business person, or knowledgeable theme park operator, but in my opinion, it would seem short sighted to delay/cancel projects that you know are going to taken 2-4 years to complete (if not longer) for an economic situation that is likely to have the most effect in the next 1-2 years...
 
JD80

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Coaster Lover said:
I don't consider my self a fancy pants economist, business person, or knowledgeable theme park operator, but in my opinion, it would seem short sighted to delay/cancel projects that you know are going to taken 2-4 years to complete (if not longer) for an economic situation that is likely to have the most effect in the next 1-2 years...
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So what you're saying is don't listen to all the pretend experts on these boards?
 
lazyboy97o

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Coaster Lover said:
I don't consider my self a fancy pants economist, business person, or knowledgeable theme park operator, but in my opinion, it would seem short sighted to delay/cancel projects that you know are going to taken 2-4 years to complete (if not longer) for an economic situation that is likely to have the most effect in the next 1-2 years...
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You don’t pay for things at the very end of the project.
 
Coaster Lover

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lazyboy97o said:
You don’t pay for things at the very end of the project.
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True, but you also don't see an ROI until a project opens. I guess this is the whole pandemic situation all over again where Disney paused all projects until the economy picked back up and Universal went full steam ahead. I'm honestly not sure which company benefited most from their respective strategy (and maybe it's too soon to say). I would think that you would want the new hardware ready so you could capitalize on the better economy as soon as it comes back around, but again, I'm no expert here.
 
Casper Gutman

Casper Gutman

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Coaster Lover said:
True, but you also don't see an ROI until a project opens. I guess this is the whole pandemic situation all over again where Disney paused all projects until the economy picked back up and Universal went full steam ahead. I'm honestly not sure which company benefited most from their respective strategy (and maybe it's too soon to say). I would think that you would want the new hardware ready so you could capitalize on the better economy as soon as it comes back around, but again, I'm no expert here.
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Universal not only paused all their projects, they altered their overall strategy and started slashing costs in their parks and opening cheap, cut-rate attractions in a policy that continues today.

By the way, the tariffs are likely only part of what is going to be a period of prolonged domestic and international instability.
 

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