WDWDad13
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Yeah that movie was terrible...however I can give Disney a pass on that considering all the other movie companies that followed their lead
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Yeah that movie was terrible...however I can give Disney a pass on that considering all the other movie companies that followed their lead
ParentsOf4
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Universal is moving forward with an aggressive building and marketing strategy to drive revenue growth in its theme park business, primarily in Orlando. Funded by Comcast's deep pockets and the wild success of the Wizzarding World of Harry Potter, Universal is no longer content to be an also-ran.
Quoting fully from Universal's September investor call:
And later:
We haven't heard this kind of language coming from WDW since the 1990s.
I hope laurels are comfortable because WDW has been resting on theirs for far too long.
Quoting fully from Universal's September investor call:
"We love the Theme Park business. We think there’s a real opportunity to increase the pace of new attractions. We have far too few hotel rooms in Orlando and the one thing we know, when people stay in our hotels, they stay – they visit our parks an extra day or two – and so we have 2,400 hotel rooms. We think we have room and capacity for 10,000 hotel rooms. So you’ll see us add attractions at a more rapid rate, add hotel rooms at a more rapid rate, and we think the returns in that business are great and there’s great running room."
And later:
"Well. Our park business continues to be strong. We’re on a cadence now of opening one attraction in Florida and one attraction in California every year. We opened Transformers, the Transformers attraction in Hollywood two years ago – and it was so successful we sped up the development of Transformers in Orlando and opened that in the beginning of this summer. We have two parks in Orlando, but the park where we opened Transformers has been up 20% most weeks since that attraction opened. And our feeling is that if we open the right kind of attractions – they have to be well executed, they have to be things that are easy and created a market – that we can really grow these businesses.
"The thing that we’re most excited about, what really transformed our park in Orlando was opening Harry Potter, which happened a few years ago. We’re opening a second Harry Potter attraction in Orlando, which I think is one of the most creative ideas I’ve ever seen in the theme park business. The first attraction is in one of our gates – it’s called Islands of Adventure. The second attraction is in the other gate and the way you get from one gate to the second gate is you take a train, and the train is the Hogwarts Express, and so the actual transition or the movement from one gate to another gate is part of the attraction which has never been done before and it’s a wonderful, creative idea. That opens next spring. We think that’s going to be a very big draw. And then we’re opening Harry Potter in Hollywood and in Japan.
"So I think our feeling is, first of all, the economy is seems to be positive for theme park attendance and people are coming to Florida and Southern California. But within what’s going on a macro level if we can continue to invest in innovative attractions, get the right kind of marketing that explains to people what Universal Studios is – that it’s a destiny, a family destination in and of itself, not an add-on attraction for somebody who’s spent three or four days someplace else – that we can continue to grow that business and that’s our plan."
"The thing that we’re most excited about, what really transformed our park in Orlando was opening Harry Potter, which happened a few years ago. We’re opening a second Harry Potter attraction in Orlando, which I think is one of the most creative ideas I’ve ever seen in the theme park business. The first attraction is in one of our gates – it’s called Islands of Adventure. The second attraction is in the other gate and the way you get from one gate to the second gate is you take a train, and the train is the Hogwarts Express, and so the actual transition or the movement from one gate to another gate is part of the attraction which has never been done before and it’s a wonderful, creative idea. That opens next spring. We think that’s going to be a very big draw. And then we’re opening Harry Potter in Hollywood and in Japan.
"So I think our feeling is, first of all, the economy is seems to be positive for theme park attendance and people are coming to Florida and Southern California. But within what’s going on a macro level if we can continue to invest in innovative attractions, get the right kind of marketing that explains to people what Universal Studios is – that it’s a destiny, a family destination in and of itself, not an add-on attraction for somebody who’s spent three or four days someplace else – that we can continue to grow that business and that’s our plan."
We haven't heard this kind of language coming from WDW since the 1990s.
I hope laurels are comfortable because WDW has been resting on theirs for far too long.
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lazyboy97o
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Valiant and The Wild were Disney's attempt to get into the animated feature distribution business. Neither film was made by Disney.
SirLink
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In what way have other movie companies followed their lead? I'm quite curious to your answer. If your answer is they all started animated divisions .... then well ... oh boy.
SirLink
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My point was the only reason why they wanted to "in on the action" AKA distribute it was on the success of Madagascar. If Madagascar wasn't the hit it was, do you really think they would of wanted to distribute it? I got two words for you, second one 'NO'.
GiveMeTheMusic
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Stop giving companies passes. Become a discerning consumer.
lazyboy97o
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I think it was more an early sign of the direction the Company would head under Iger. Why fix what was then Walt Disney Feature Animation when you can just buy the work of others?
WDWDad13
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Wow there are tons of examples....let's start with 1...ever seen shrek and all the Disney references
lazyboy97o
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That's how a spoof works.
WDWDad13
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SirLink
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Wait your talking about parody ... God help us all ...
WDWDad13
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lol ok
lazyboy97o
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It seems you're repeatedly laughing things off because you are unfamiliar with the history behind them.
SirLink
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Still would they of touched in even a distribution sense if Madagascar hadn't been as huge of a hit as it was ... I still think not.
WDWDad13
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Again...it's because I'm an idiot and just don't know as much as you experts here. Thanks for helping me learn all of this
TubaGeek
God bless the "Ignore" button.
You and I had a nice little dialogue of snark-free conversation going on there for a while. Let's not start now.
WDWDad13
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That's not snarky it's the truth. They did that didn't they?
I admit they've developed some great rides....but they've also changed the name of one and built a spinner too so it isn't all top notch additions
SirLink
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Well actually they rethemed parts of the queue as well ... but hey ...
WDWDad13
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Disney did the same with dumbo but I wouldn't call it a new ride
I have to admit I hate they don't move those coasters at the same time anymore. That was pretty cool
Captain Chaos
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Yea, I know what you mean... Too bad Storybook Circus is only a renamed kiddie coaster (Barnstormer to Great Goofini and an added spinner for Dumbo)... However, where are the great rides Disney has added the last few years? Can't seem to count even one...
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