Is Disney World actually going to leave Florida?

[Sage of Time]

Yep, they're going to unplug EPCOT and plug it back in, up the road, in Georgia.

 

[James J]

...well, I feel pretty stupid now.

The lesson to be learned is don't read anything posted by Inside The Magic.

 

[CelebrationFL]

...well, I feel pretty stupid now.

Don't be too hard on yourself. But yeah, WDW is too vast and large to simply be moved elsewhere.

 

[Goofyernmost]

For a company the size of Disney it isn't an impossible thing, just not realistically going to happen. Disney will outlive the current Florida leadership and they will ride it out. At this point there are enough people that are oblivious to what is happening and will continue to flock to WDW.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

Yes.

They're debating if they're going to sprinkle everything with pixie dust and just have it float away, hook a big helicopter to each park icon and just pull up the whole thing with them, or go with the tried and true "push it somewhere else" method.

There's a lot of strategic planning going into it. Might take a week or so to pull off the whole thing off.

(Can't believe this is a thing being brought up.)

If they plan on doing that, they’ll first have to suspend the no-fly zone…

 

[Smiley/OCD]

WDW ain’t exactly a circus that can just pull up its tents and move on from Florida.
Well, at least not the pull up its tents part.

Only in corporate…

 

[donaldtoo]

Only in corporate…

Of course, but, didn’t they already kill the Nona move…?!

 

[larryz]

I think it would be kind of a fun exercise to actually price out how much it would cost for Disney to entirely recreate itself elsewhere, based on the current amount they spend on building rides, restaurants, stores and transportation, etc. I’m assuming it would be somewhere in the trillions (and take a few decades to boot).

How much did Iger pay for Fox?

 

[larryz]

Thats the exact point of the whole situation. With what desantis is doing he is taking a company that cannot move, and taking away things that were promised to them in perpetuity which built florida into the travel destination that it is. It would still be swamp land and kitschy road side attractions if Disney hadnt come. It was a great get for Florida and the politicians then and for 50 years. Then this blowhard wants to push his agenda on the company. Any other company WOULD move. But Disney cannot. So no its not moving, and thats why its being attacked.

On a side note, can you imagine what will happen to US companies if he was somehow elected as president.

I think it's safe to say that neither Disney nor Florida are the same entities today that they were in the mid-1960's.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

Of course, but, didn’t they already kill the Nona move…?!

When you mentioned a circus, I immediately thought of corporate Disney as a circus…especially with the events of the past 24 months or so…

 

[donaldtoo]

When you mentioned a circus, I immediately thought of corporate Disney as a circus…especially with the events of the past 24 months or so…

Yes, that’s exactly what I meant, actually.
I was just referring to the cancellation of the Lake Nona move. Sorry for the misunderstanding. This form of communication can sometimes get convoluted.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

How much did Iger pay for Fox?

71.3 billion dollars.

 

[larryz]

71.3 billion dollars.

You could prob'ly get a good chunk of theme park for that much money, even at today's costs.

 

[AndyS2992]

Lol don’t be silly. It’s like the early 2000s again when multiple news sources claimed Disneyland Paris was going to pack up and relocate to southern Spain

 

[Lilofan]

Lol don’t be silly. It’s like the early 2000s again when multiple news sources claimed Disneyland Paris was going to pack up and relocate to southern Spain

DLP cast really made a statement when a number of them conducted a live protest on wages and benefits onstage in front of the park guests. Try doing that at WDW and see if you still have a job.

 

[AndyS2992]

DLP cast really made a statement when a number of them conducted a live protest on wages and benefits onstage in front of the park guests. Try doing that at WDW and see if you still have a job.

I was there a few years ago when the custodians were on strike and they poured garbage all over the floor of the park entrance. An interesting start to the day. I’d love to see the Americans try that

 

[Lilofan]

I was there a few years ago when the custodians were on strike and they poured garbage all over the floor of the park entrance. An interesting start to the day. I’d love to see the Americans try that

Disneyland Paris park contractor overnight cleaners did this act to raise awareness on pay and working conditions.

 

[JIMINYCR]

I think it would be kind of a fun exercise to actually price out how much it would cost for Disney to entirely recreate itself elsewhere, based on the current amount they spend on building rides, restaurants, stores and transportation, etc. I’m assuming it would be somewhere in the trillions (and take a few decades to boot).

Enough to bankrupt them a thousand times over.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

I think it would be kind of a fun exercise to actually price out how much it would cost for Disney to entirely recreate itself elsewhere, based on the current amount they spend on building rides, restaurants, stores and transportation, etc. I’m assuming it would be somewhere in the trillions (and take a few decades to boot).

Shanghai Disney cost $5.5 billion which is in line with an inflation adjusted Epcot ($1.4 billion in 1982 is about $5 billion today).

So maybe $20 billion total for the 4 parks, another $1 billion total for the 2 water parks (Volcano bay was $500 million), another $5 billion for Disney Springs, and maybe $30 billion total for the 30 resorts… conservative estimate of $56 billion total, less than the Fox deal. Even at nearly double that estimate they could theoretically afford it at $100 billion.

Possible but unrealistic in any way since WDW is already built.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

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