The Hollywood station from the ferry....
ANSI Is one of the standards boards (like NFPA and ASME) that write the standards / requirements for equipment.Could you help us to understand what the significance of that is?
Is the test gondola no longer in the station at Hollywood?The Hollywood station from the ferry....
In reference to the pictures, I think the gondola was on the other side.Is the test gondola no longer in the station at Hollywood?
American ski resorts are notoriously cheap and sometimes low- or no-margin businesses. So far Big Sky is the only one out of 472 U.S. resorts to spring for D-Line. I've heard it's around 15-20 percent more expensive than the standard Doppelmayr option. In Europe, Doppelmayr is selling a lot of D-Lines.
There is the part where most (not all now) resorts are hurting for profits that they can put into improvements. Many are losing money and skiing is an expensive sport so like a theme park they may be experiencing a decline.
How accurate is this doom & gloom article from 2015? https://www.curbed.com/2015/1/29/9997450/ski-industry-expert-says-31-of-todays-ski-areas-are-dying
I have seen others like it and just saw what Vail Resorts did for the year. It isn't pretty.
For Disney to get someone on the board (even in an observer role) tells me they are very serious about this system. They have someone on staff who they are dedicating to participate in the standard development process and keep a close eye on the standard.
Apologies for continuing the off-topic, but raising prices in the face of flat or declining demand isn't unprecedented and isn't necessarily poor strategy, depending on your demand curve. Look at movie theaters. In the U.S., they've faced flat to declining demand over the past 20 years but have double overall revenue by increasing both primary (ticket) and secondary (concession) pricing. Note that at least part of this is by increasing pricing through premium showings (big IMAX screens, better sound, loveseats, etc) and just better seating in general. I'm not judging or endorsing this strategy, I'm just observing.Completely off topic but I just gotta chime in. They (US ski resorts) also seem to be in a chicken and egg problem in that they are raising prices while volume is declining. The new passes that have arisen in the last few years that are combining resorts all over the world are an interesting development.
Blog Mickey tweeted photos showing that the cabin at Hollywood Studios has been removed from its "grip"
Something something a/c install joke here something.That's interesting, I wonder why they would do that?
Blog Mickey tweeted photos showing that the cabin at Hollywood Studios has been removed from its "grip"
Not if Disney has any say. They will fight anything that makes it easier for Guests to move off property.Any chance this system eventually will expand to outside of the park. Like random places in the surrounding areas that people like to go to. That would be awesome or am I dreaming?
Not if Disney has any say. They will fight anything that makes it easier for Guests to move off property.
Couldn’t it also make it easier for guests to get on their property?
They would then have to install the one-way gondola systems.
You mean like the one-way moving walkways they had in Las Vegas to move people from the sidewalk to the casino?They would then have to install the one-way gondola systems.
Then why did they extend 60 day fastpass to the outside motels?Not if Disney has any say. They will fight anything that makes it easier for Guests to move off property.
Nothing's free. Those hotels are paying for that privilege...Then why did they extend 60 day fastpass to the outside motels?
Then why did they extend 60 day fastpass to the outside motels?
And, I would guess, that the majority of the park guests still come in from offsite. It always seems like the hotels are (just guessing here) around 80% and I see an awful lot of Mickey ears in the lobby's. Also the more the incentive to get the people to go to Disney instead of Universal is a real possibility as well. Get them to plan before they get there and commit to Disney two months out. Less chance of finding time to visit other places and leave their money in those places.Nothing's free. Those hotels are paying for that privilege...
Register on WDWMAGIC. This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.