I just was thinking—that’s why they do what they do currently, both Disney and Universal in lockstep.
I think it goes:
Build IP rides generally that yield the highest marketing ROI >
Repurpose underutilized space where they can > Build totally new rides/lands >
Add new parks to their existing resorts >
Build new parks in new resorts that don’t cannabilize existing markets >
Build new parks in resorts that do have some over-lap.
If costs of goods and services plummet due to advancements in humanoid robotics + manufacturing and supply chains, 3D printing, and digital intelligence (replacing a lot of admin. overhead and massively increasing productivity for those that remain) like things seem poised to, say in 10 years, does the math start making sense?
Like I think we need to view their expansions as totally uncoupled from current market conditions and think big picture.
Universal UK will slightly cannibalize into their Orlando parks, so I think, despite it being weaker than say Epic or Shanghai, it could potentially reshape the conversation to make sense taking advantage of wealthy locals m, in even cross-over markets, so I’m not saying it’s a sure thing, but I could envision a future where we see more theme parks in America too to take advantage of this.
Either by Disney or Universal, Paramount/Warner now, or even like a ride manufacturer like Mack Ride eventually blowing a small concept into Europa Park, though I think land reclamation and the scale required to do it right like Epic and Shanghai (and not like the Universal Kids Resort), is probably the right approach.
Post-China/UAE/Saudi markets cornered, I think it’ll be time for Disney and Universal to add parks to their existing resorts/markets, build-out a theme park in a stable South American country with a booming middle class (give it 10 years and I think it’ll exist), a resort in India, and of course then place parks in the Northeast US market (New Jersey or a Maryland), and something between the triangle that is Austin/Houston/Dallas.
You’d likely get decades without paying taxes and billions in state investment alongside a favorable zoning environment, as society continues to wake up that NIMBYism is bad, and would likely jump at any mega project like this.
Play devil’s advocate with me, what do you think is possible if these conditions come to pass, and a new ROI and underserved capacity pushes them to start expanding in unexpected ways?
I think it goes:
Build IP rides generally that yield the highest marketing ROI >
Repurpose underutilized space where they can > Build totally new rides/lands >
Add new parks to their existing resorts >
Build new parks in new resorts that don’t cannabilize existing markets >
Build new parks in resorts that do have some over-lap.
If costs of goods and services plummet due to advancements in humanoid robotics + manufacturing and supply chains, 3D printing, and digital intelligence (replacing a lot of admin. overhead and massively increasing productivity for those that remain) like things seem poised to, say in 10 years, does the math start making sense?
Like I think we need to view their expansions as totally uncoupled from current market conditions and think big picture.
Universal UK will slightly cannibalize into their Orlando parks, so I think, despite it being weaker than say Epic or Shanghai, it could potentially reshape the conversation to make sense taking advantage of wealthy locals m, in even cross-over markets, so I’m not saying it’s a sure thing, but I could envision a future where we see more theme parks in America too to take advantage of this.
Either by Disney or Universal, Paramount/Warner now, or even like a ride manufacturer like Mack Ride eventually blowing a small concept into Europa Park, though I think land reclamation and the scale required to do it right like Epic and Shanghai (and not like the Universal Kids Resort), is probably the right approach.
Post-China/UAE/Saudi markets cornered, I think it’ll be time for Disney and Universal to add parks to their existing resorts/markets, build-out a theme park in a stable South American country with a booming middle class (give it 10 years and I think it’ll exist), a resort in India, and of course then place parks in the Northeast US market (New Jersey or a Maryland), and something between the triangle that is Austin/Houston/Dallas.
You’d likely get decades without paying taxes and billions in state investment alongside a favorable zoning environment, as society continues to wake up that NIMBYism is bad, and would likely jump at any mega project like this.
Play devil’s advocate with me, what do you think is possible if these conditions come to pass, and a new ROI and underserved capacity pushes them to start expanding in unexpected ways?