DAK 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom

[lazyboy97o]

Well then @wdwmagic seems to know what he’s talking about that Indiana Jones will happen

Something being the plan today doesn’t prevent it from changing.

But the things announced and especially the things where work has already started have budget approved for them.

These are the sort of things most vulnerable to sudden price increases. You budgeted for X but now need y.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Great big steel tariffs signed.

Also statement that Canada and Mexico aren’t doing enough to avoid tariffs and plans to impose big tariffs on EU. Bluster perhaps, but bluster has consequences even if action doesn’t follow.

I think it comes down to whomever succeeds Iger and their willingness to speak the truth regarding economic conditions. Iger has already bent the knee and I more expect him to continue and lie about any disruptions.

 

[EagleScout610]

Unless Steve or Disney themselves comes out and says "Dinosaur's closing is delayed and/or cancelled", assume the Dinos are toast.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Something being the plan today doesn’t prevent it from changing.


These are the sort of things most vulnerable to sudden price increases. You budgeted for X but now need y.

Yeah, which is why I could see them stretching some of it out so the amount of $ for a given fiscal period is still X but they spread (y - x) across future periods

 

[Agent H]

Yeah, which is why I could see them stretching some of it out so the amount of $ for a given fiscal period is still X but they spread (y - x) across future periods

Or as I like to call it the Epcot method

 

[Sorcerer Mickey]

Unless Steve or Disney themselves comes out and says "Dinosaur's closing is delayed and/or cancelled", assume the Dinos are toast.

Did they ever come out and say Mary Poppins was cancelled?

 

[Nobody nobody]

Or as I like to call it the Epcot method

Man we are NEVER getting Figment 4.0. Every time it’s been on the docket to happen, something else gets in the way and sends it back to square one. (9/11 tourism decline & project Gemini scaleback , frozen ever after budget steal, COVID 19 slowdown and Epcot change).

 

[The Leader of the Club]

Did they ever come out and say Mary Poppins was cancelled?

Mary Poppins wasn't going to result in the closure of another attraction. Something that they've been publicizing for years.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Any sort of budget impact would only delay the opening of these lands, not cancel the closures they require. Are we really praying for Muppets to close this year but no MI land until 2030?

 

[Nobody nobody]

Any sort of budget impact would only delay the opening of these lands, not cancel the closures they require. Are we really praying for Muppets the close this year but not MI land until 2030?

It’s what happened to tron! Do we really want tron again?

 

[ToTBellHop]

It’s what happened to tron!

I know and it sucked.

 

[Nobody nobody]

I know and it sucked.

I think people just want some fantasy where circumstances come and save their favorites. Reality is often dissapointing. I should know, I’m a figment fan!

 

[The Leader of the Club]

I think people just want some fantasy where circumstances come and save their favorites. Reality is often dissapointing. I should know, I’m a figment fan!

The problem with that thinking is that nothing really gets saved. If Disney is eyeing something to be replaced now, they'll still be eyeing it next time they have overflow cash.

Cars being cancelled now wouldn't mean that Rivers of America are gonna last another 10 years.
Indy being cancelled wouldn't mean that Dinosaur lives on. Remember, there was a Zootopia plan as recently as 2022.

 

[Casper Gutman]

I think it comes down to whomever succeeds Iger and their willingness to speak the truth regarding economic conditions. Iger has already bent the knee and I more expect him to continue and lie about any disruptions.

I don’t see much hope. Every corporation has bent the knee. EVERYONE but the courts have bent the knee, and they’re probably irrelevant. It’s going to take widespread instability before we see any kind of significant shift.

Instability, of course, is also bad for bringing theme park projects in on budget.

 

[Sorcerer Mickey]

Mary Poppins wasn't going to result in the closure of another attraction. Something that they've been publicizing for years.

Yeah but even some of the related announcements didn't last. Tropical Americas was originally a mishmash of the Pacific Islands and Zootopia.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Any sort of budget impact would only delay the opening of these lands, not cancel the closures they require. Are we really praying for Muppets to close this year but no MI land until 2030?

Muppets is closing very early as a cost-cutting measure. Economic chaos will only reinforce that decision (and encourage more closures). I don’t think anyone has any illusions that Muppets can be saved.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

plans to impose big tariffs on EU.

I didn’t know they could put tariffs on Epic Universe!

 

[Gusey]

At least they've learnt from the Disney Decade. Instead of announcing 10 years of projects and only completing the first half of projects over the decade and adding some changes in the later years , they've only announced the first 5 years of plans of the next 10, so they can stretch out the projects if necessary and come up with more ideas later on that fits a new budget.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I didn’t know they could put tariffs on Epic Universe!

I am sure their lawyers have looked into it

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I would like to know what will become of the Dino Skeleton molds of the Bronto and Sue..If your not aware they are copy molds from Chicago's Field Museum..It would be nice to see these donated to the Orlando Science Center or at least somewhere it can be seen..