News Test Track to be reimagined

[TrainsOfDisney]

Not sure what point you’re attempting to make but obviously those are hugely different levels of sponsorship.

How so?

 

[G00fyDad]

I wonder if this new version will have the outdoor portion converted to indoors so they can run this during rain?

 

[GimpYancIent]

I wonder if this new version will have the outdoor portion converted to indoors so they can run this during rain?

oooorrrrr design the ride vehicles to be enclosed not open so they would be practical in all weather.

 

[Clamman73]

Certainly gonna be a push of their EVs, the evolution of vehicles and incorporating autonomy into your daily drive.

 

[GimpYancIent]

Certainly gonna be a push of their EVs, the evolution of vehicles and incorporating autonomy into your daily drive.

Too bad Back To The Future is a Universal I.P.

 

[peter11435]

How so?

$$$

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

$$$

both are title sponsors of major attractions.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

If this will have nods to the original attraction will we have a new version of "It's Fun To Be Free!"

 

[peter11435]

both are title sponsors of major attractions.

One spends far more for a very different level of sponsorship and involvement.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

One spends far more for a very different level of sponsorship and involvement.

So if Turner spent more money we’d have an updated movie ride instead of Mickey?

 

[lewisc]

So if Turner spent more money we’d have an updated movie ride instead of Mickey?

If by more money you mean a boatload of money the answer is yes.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

If by more money you mean a boatload of money the answer is yes.

Well…. I’m guessing it was a boatload to be a sponsor to begin with haha.

 

[peter11435]

So if Turner spent more money we’d have an updated movie ride instead of Mickey?

If enough money… obviously.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

So if Turner spent more money we’d have an updated movie ride instead of Mickey?

No...Warner Bros owned it after the purchase in 1996..Here's what WB owns under Turner..

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film library (pre-May 1986) (excluding Babes in Toyland, owned by MGM itself via Orion Pictures)

Material from MGM's predecessors (Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures) (post-1915) that did not enter the public domain

MGM Television library (pre-1985) (excluding the 1964–1967 Flipper series and Fame, owned by MGM itself, with ownership of the former handled through Orion Pictures)

MGM Cartoons library (1934–1958, 1961–1967) (excluding the Flip the Frog and Willie Whopper cartoons, owned by Thunderbean Animation

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

If enough money… obviously.

No, not obviously. Disney was willing to turn down a sponsor of a marquee attraction. That was a significant amount of money.

 

[durangojim]

My guess (and I apologize if this was brought up before as I didn’t read through all 9 pages) is that they’ll be pushing autonomous vehicles in a big way as the next evolution of transportation/motion. They’ll frame it as a way to enjoy the “ride” more with friends and family as well as helping with mobility issues of older adults. Many of my patients are GM and Chevy engineers and execs and they fell that autonomy will be bigger than EVs when it comes to adoption.

 

[peter11435]

No, not obviously. Disney was willing to turn down a sponsor of a marquee attraction. That was a significant amount of money.

You’re still misunderstanding that there are levels of sponsorships. Sure TCM was paying a hefty sum to have their name on an existing attraction. What TCM paid and what GM pays are not in the same ballpark.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

You’re still misunderstanding that there are levels of sponsorships. Sure TCM was paying a hefty sum to have their name on an existing attraction. What TCM paid and what GM pays are not in the same ballpark.

It wasn't owned by Turner after 1996 it was all owned by Warner Bros after the purchase..TCM is just a channel under WB.

 

[peter11435]

It wasn't owned by Turner after 1996 it was all owned by Warner Bros after the purchase..TCM is just a channel under WB.

I’m aware. We are talking about sponsorship of the great movie ride

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

You’re still misunderstanding that there are levels of sponsorships.

You don’t know what I understand or don’t understand - I never claimed that there weren’t different levels of sponsorships. Obviously I don’t know any details.

My point is that if Iger (or other exec’s) wanted test track to be cars, he’d potentially throw away a sponsorship deal to get what he wants. Ala Mickeys