erasure fan1
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Yea, it would be tough to bet against this. There are a few things you can bank on with Disney. Large price increases, up charges, bad IT and most definitely ubsurd construction time.
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News Splash Mountain retheme to Princess and the Frog - Tiana's Bayou Adventure
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Disstevefan1
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Priorities….
Dan Deesnee
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I still don't think this will ever happen in WDW. Companies bleeding cash don't close down there flagship attractions for years and drop tens of millions changing stuff that's already wildly popular.
I give it a 40% chance of happening.
Disneyland though, I could see it. And like I said before, then they can say "Well we did it. And wdw will come later." That later will never happen.
I give it a 40% chance of happening.
Disneyland though, I could see it. And like I said before, then they can say "Well we did it. And wdw will come later." That later will never happen.
No Name
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But that isn’t really a renovation
No Name
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I’d bet against you
BasiltheBatLord
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I would be really shocked if it doesn't eventually happen at both locations. It may take years, but it seems clear to me that the company is moving on.
dsinclair
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Disney is not bleeding cash.
wedenterprises
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I loved this hoodie so much. True story: I came close to buying it one night, but saw a massive beetle on the sleeve and freaked out. I never got a chance to go back and get it again.
Dan Deesnee
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I'm not going to do the research for you, but yes, they are. Much, much less so than last year though. EPS is down significantly from 2018-2019.
Fact is, they bled a lot during the pandemic. That doesn't instantly get fixed when things start to improve.
"But the stock is up!" Yes, along with every other stock on the market...
wedenterprises
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Your quote was mis-attributed to me (dsinclair said it)
For the record I agree with you, they bled a lot. Yes they're still a massively rich company but they bled.
DisneyHead123
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I feel like they really have to give Tiana a ride after announcing this. There’s no takebacks on an announcement like that. I suppose it’s possible they could build it elsewhere and cite vague “structural issues” or something as the reason, then rebrand Brer with a few symbolic changes.
I still feel like it's gonna happen in DL and then might get slowly backed out of in Florida, think Main Street Theater or Reflections
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DisneyHead123
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You don’t think they’ll build a Tiana ride elsewhere though?
Personally? No.
EPCOT-O.G.
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I know that Disney has cancelled tons of things that were announced, whether they were entire parks (WestCOT), attractions, or resort hotels. That doesn’t include those plans which were far along but scuttled before being announced.
I feel like Disney has boxed themselves in with this one. Given their position that the ride includes things that are deemed offensive or non-inclusive, I don’t see how not changing it would be viewed as them not taking the issue seriously. I really don’t know how they walk that back, or that the Solomonic “just do DL and keep WDW the same” would go over for those same reasons.
I feel like Disney has boxed themselves in with this one. Given their position that the ride includes things that are deemed offensive or non-inclusive, I don’t see how not changing it would be viewed as them not taking the issue seriously. I really don’t know how they walk that back, or that the Solomonic “just do DL and keep WDW the same” would go over for those same reasons.
CJR
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I will always think of DL's Tower of Terror. It was popular, not as much as FL's, but it was still up there. They still spent a decent amount of change on it.
Probably the biggest component though, in it not happening is that Iger was a key factor in these changes and he's leaving Disney at the end of the year. Chapek is much more of a "let's look at the numbers" guy than one who does things out of moral emotion (or, read political ambitions). So without Iger around to push things like "inclusion" as he sees it, it may take a turn in Florida (at least).
With other projects happening in Florida, it's very possible that they can distract people with other announcements (from SGE replacement to DAK expansion) and people forget about Splash Mountain. One can certainly hope.
Probably the biggest component though, in it not happening is that Iger was a key factor in these changes and he's leaving Disney at the end of the year. Chapek is much more of a "let's look at the numbers" guy than one who does things out of moral emotion (or, read political ambitions). So without Iger around to push things like "inclusion" as he sees it, it may take a turn in Florida (at least).
With other projects happening in Florida, it's very possible that they can distract people with other announcements (from SGE replacement to DAK expansion) and people forget about Splash Mountain. One can certainly hope.
There was just new art and a video about the refurb a few weeks ago.
It's not cancelled.
It's not cancelled.