News New Theater to be built at the Magic Kingdom - now cancelled?

[RSoxNo1]

50 minutes for them, and credit to WDWMagic.

DSNY Jack generally sources his information properly. There should be no issue with that.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Highest theoretical capacity at WDW is Haunted Mansion with 3200, closest to 2000 for the Operational Capacity (factoring in potential stops) is Under the Sea with 1980. That's based off of these figures though (no clue how accurate the post is): https://crooksinwdw.wordpress.com/2013/12/14/theoreticaloperational-hourly-ride-capacity-at-wdw/

I suspect Kilimanjaro Safaris has a higher theoretical capacity, or at least regularly hits a higher number than Mansion or any other high capacity rides.

 

[Sped2424]

This is really pathetic for me though. I'd rather tron die and this project live imo this is what the MK needs desperately. Cancelled last minute in favor of what funds being allocated to where is the question I have now.

 

[Sped2424]

Hyperion Wharf?
Original Fantasyland Chateaus?

Both of those things were cancelled in favor of better projects

 

[peter11435]

I suspect Kilimanjaro Safaris has a higher theoretical capacity, or at least regularly hits a higher number than Mansion or any other high capacity rides.

You would be correct.

 

[CalebS]

Relax everyone it’s alright they just decided to open the wdw version of Car’s land instead

 

[jaxonp]

Sad day. Perhaps something better will come out of this?

 

[smile]

Sometimes it is shocking how mercurial this company is.

certainly appears so, at times - especially for one so large...
of course, reasons for that can range from good to very bad.

 

[Haymarket2008]

Where’s @WDW1974 when ya need him to drop some KNOWLEDGE??

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Indeed, there are bigger fish to fry at those meetings than a single project at WDW.

Starch collar Bob tends to harp on international markets and the future of digital revenue sources.

The only thing the Street cares about right now is their disney branded, Hulu carried, 5G streaming cable service...for a modest fee...

...and you might get the standard "revenue is up" for parks that they've said for 19 quarters in a row...strangely coinciding with 19 quarters of consecutive price increases at all POS terminals.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Not too surprised, although this project was announced a tad prematurely (but it was solid as of a month ago). I will say, I can think of a few proposals in MK, Epcot, and AK that run under a similar budget and could be ready for WDW50.

I think it was a "lukewarm" capex...if we're honest. It's not gonna excite or drive more revenue...

It was purely an advantage from an operational standpoint...

Which is completely understandable it got red lined by the abacus armed vultures.

 

[Magic Feather]

This is really pathetic for me though. I'd rather tron die and this project live imo this is what the MK needs desperately. Cancelled last minute in favor of what funds being allocated to where is the question I have now.

What is this shift aimed to balance instead of absorb?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Still have three years.

In that amount of time...they barely put footers for a bathroom.

...I'm only basing this on all evidence of construction planning and scheduling that the iger regime has given since taking over.

It's slow bleed for maximum drain of each dollar spent and ability to market "coming soon" for a decade or so on each thing.

 

[CalebS]

What is this shift aimed to balance instead of absorb?

Care to elaborate?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Care to elaborate?

He was asking a question...as in "why do you feel the funds are going to be used?"

...I believe

 

[TeriofTerror]

Sad day. Perhaps something better will come out of this?

Hope springs eternal.
Of course, I'm still hoping to win the lottery, so I may have a history of misplaced optimism.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

My understanding is that this isn’t a “cut” so much as a “reallocation of funds”. Sometimes it is shocking how mercurial this company is. I remember the challenges of keeping up with the DHS redo right up to its announcement.

See...I think they are painfully easy to read...which is why Bob can't pump that stock price air into his golden parachute as much as he wants.

They are painfully slow to react...and telegraph every move...and then won't let anyone forget they telegraphed it to kiss Wall Street butt and try to get free PR from the trades and fans...

2050 greed with a 1950 approach.

 

[smile]

...I believe

i'm not reading that...
but then again, sometimes i just imagine things that aren't there

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

i'm not reading that...
but then again, sometimes i just imagine things that aren't there

I may have misread that...

It was subterfuge about shifting funds for some clandestine use...when the smart money is on just knocking out that allocation simply because they can or want to shift their own ambiguous numbers.

 

[Sped2424]

What is this shift aimed to balance instead of absorb?

I don't understand the phrasing here.