Iger Confirms Star Wars Domestic Parks Presence

[ABQ]

Yet later in the call he was very clear that the date would not change.

Which shows some guts or is it stupidity by Iger. Missing a date set with such conviction on a call could hit the bottom line later on.

 

[twebber55]

it just fits perfectly in DHS....there is zero reason to have it in multiple parks

combine this with a park that needs something in that part of the park, and you ve got a home run

 

[Smiddimizer]

"There will be an increased Star Wars presence in the parks."

Haven't we heard these words five or six times already?

 

[flyerjab]

it just fits perfectly in DHS....there is zero reason to have it in multiple parks

I completely agree. I am hoping that its main presence in WDW is indeed DHS.

 

[Bolt]

Also - next year can imply fiscal year, which is October 2014.

 

[twebber55]

D23 would be the obvious choice

 

[jdmdisney99]

Also - next year can imply fiscal year, which is October 2014.

That's what I was thinking. That's also about the time the Yeti is rumored to go down for refib (yes, with an "i"). A press conference announcing Star Wars, a revitalized Everest, and an update on Avatar would be a nice Halloween treat.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Also - next year can imply fiscal year, which is October 2014.

It's been a good while since October 1 (also the anniversary of the opened of Walt Disney World) was a day for announcements.

 

[DManRightHere]

They will take their sweet ol time with building this unless the investors start bailing when the MM+ profits do not show up next Quarter. They have been promising this and again today, I dont think the money will show for the investment. If that happens the stock will lose value and they "might" build faster and reveal plans faster but the way current leadership is they will probably cut services and save money instead of investing in the future. Hope they start a new gold age but not with current leadership.

So sad that's how business works.

 

[GoofGoof]

It's good to see some optimism around here. I'm not getting a good feeling that we'll see anything Star Wars in quite a while, but I really hope I'm wrong and they announce something soon.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

D23 would be the obvious choice

I would think so too, but Disney has a bad history of not announcing new WDW theme park stuff at D23's taking place in the United States.

Disney didn't announce Avatarland at the 2011 D23, but announced it late September of that year. Disney waited for their Animal Kingdom theme park announcements and concept art for the 2013 D23 in Tokyo instead of the D23 in Anaheim.

In 2013, Disney didn't have a park and resort conference at D23 in Anaheim even.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I would think so too, but Disney has a bad history of not announcing new WDW theme park stuff at D23's taking place in the United States.

Disney didn't announce Avatarland at the 2011 D23, but announced it late September of that year. Disney waited for their Animal Kingdom theme park announcements and concept art for the 2013 D23 in Tokyo instead of the D23 in Anaheim.

The deal was not finalized until after the 2011 D23 Expo and the art release at the Japan D23 Expo was an attempt to generate hype that it was hoped help convince the Oriental Land Company to buy a version of the land.

 

[twebber55]

I would think so too, but Disney has a bad history of not announcing new WDW theme park stuff at D23's taking place in the United States.

Disney didn't announce Avatarland at the 2011 D23, but announced it late September of that year. Disney waited for their Animal Kingdom theme park announcements and concept art for the 2013 D23 in Tokyo instead of the D23 in Anaheim.

In 2013, Disney didn't have a park and resort conference at D23 in Anaheim even.

how many D23 s have there been? theres not much precedent either way but youre right wouldn't shock me either way

 

[SoupBone]

Interesting quote:

"when we increase Star Wars presence, which we will do significantly."

It's pretty easy to decipher really. Imagination is getting shuttered along with everything in that land and becoming one of the Star Wars planets, and Spaceship Earth will become the Death Star. How did no one else see this coming?

 

[Captain Neo]

Star Wars expansion better be amazing. If it's nickel and dimed and value engineered to death it will be a huge waste of potential. Here's hoping for the very best like I know Disney is capable of.

At a minimum it's gotta be Avatar Land/Wizarding World of Harry Potter level

 

[Captain Neo]

Excited for Star Wars but disappointed that they aren't building attractions for Guardians of the Galaxy

 

[Mike S]

At a minimum it's gotta be Avatar Land/Wizarding World of Harry Potter level

I wish it would be on WWoHP level meaning a brand new knock your socks off E Ticket like Forbidden Journey. Avatar level, I don't know. That's just a retread of the same ground we got with Soarin and a boat ride that could end up promising but we really have no idea at this point. Boy will Pandora be something to look at on the outside though if it ends up as anything close to what's in the concept art. Time will tell.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

The conference call today officially said what we all know. more Star Wars in the parks. Info comes out next year though. Way too long

Ahhh Need we Forget what happens around August in Anaheim!

 

[Rosso11]

Ahhh Need we Forget what happens around August in Anaheim!

If I was to guess when they would announce it I would actually say at The Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim April 16-19th!
http://www.starwarscelebration.com/
Think about it. If Disney's main goal of building a Star Wars land is to bring in new customers what better place to do it then there? Why would they waste making the announcement at D23 to a room full of customers they already have? This investment will be about bringing in new guests the same way Harry Potter did at Universal.

 

[Mike S]

If I was to guess when they would announce it I would actually say at The Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim April 16-19th!
http://www.starwarscelebration.com/
Think about it. If Disney's main goal of building a Star Wars land is to bring in new customers what better place to do it then there? Why would they waste making the announcement at D23 to a room full of customers they already have? This investment will be about bringing in new guests the same way Harry Potter did at Universal.

If they would announce it to people who are Star Wars fans first and foremost and probably aren't Disney fans then it better be something jaw dropping or else they'll be laughed and ridiculed right off the stage. They'll have a hard time finding an apologist who would defend anything in that crowd. These are the people who openly criticize Episodes I-III which were created by George Lucas. How do you think they would react to a simplistic land from Disney? Kind of gives me a little hope Disney knows who they're dealing with and will make something spectacular.