Bairstow
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Hm. I don't see it.
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Hm. I don't see it.
Soarin' Over Pgh
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Mine too. I'd rather have my head run over than deal with family time, especially is it's Family Time with the Extended Nutjobs.
I think my family has scarred me from having my own children as it would mean seeing them for every holiday, every birthday, every school event, every soccer/baseball/hockey/ballet games/class/etc and I would simply lose what's left of my mind.
I hope Disney realizes they are no longer appealing to people like me in their parks and stores, and they're making my decision easier yet by putting interactive queues in and apps and games for the kids to play while walking and slam right into my legs.
I'll stick with dogs and cats, thanks. :/
tirian
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You make a good point, but let's just say I have some—uh—inside knowledge among high-profile media and PR folks. Many people have interned with Disney at this point, and the reputation is not good. Certain editors will gladly pass over Disney to plug a different company.
Nubs70
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Sorry for the landspeeder, can't get dang thing deleted.
So now to expand.
I say osteoporosis in respect to huge buyback of stock by Iger. If maintenance, experience, and customer perceived value are the foundation of a long-term enterprise, the funds to finance the upkeep for said foundation have been "leached" away to fund high levels of stock buybacks. Just as calcium is leached away from bones leaving a compromised structure.
Some level of buybacks are healthy just not to a level that is unhealthy.
tirian
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It's true, and it held up progress as WDI waited on the story lines for movies that might not be as good as the original trilogy.
BrerJon
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Ahh, this T-shirt takes me back. What a great ride that was! Boy, we're saving Disney a ton of money here.
BrerJon
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Build 8 to 10 of these and attach them to arms on a spinning center and you have your more likely ride. Don't worry there will be a C3P0 meet and greet across from the Star Wars store too
Sold! MDE at the ready, I've set my alarm for 180 days out already!
PhotoDave219
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Well the editors Ive spoken with for the global people I contract with, they're only interested if Iger will be there.
I also agree that with the questionable Rep.
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Next Big Thing
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Not arguing that as I have worked the ride before. But it being basically the only ride aimed at a younger audience in the park AND being at park entrance combines to equal higher lines. Simpsons doesn't have a much higher capacity and you'll find it with pretty low waits a lot of the time (especially near end of the day), mostly because it's so far back in the park.
StageFrenzy
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Frenzied TV thoughts
Sleepy hollow: so much fun last season too bogged down with people this year. Can't wait till chief gets head lobbed off or goes bananas.
Modern Family: Perfectly Passable Perfunctory Entertainment
Forever: meh
Brooklyn 99: Backtion- back in action, it could remain a highly entertaining police drama. Or it could Adam Sandler.
Shonda Rhimes Tele night: Killing it, not my demo though...
I think it was wise for Fox to put B99 and Mulaney on Sunday night. The same animation domination crowd will probably like both.
I refuse to tune into any new ABC sitcom until the third season because they keep killing things I like.
Sleepy hollow: so much fun last season too bogged down with people this year. Can't wait till chief gets head lobbed off or goes bananas.
Modern Family: Perfectly Passable Perfunctory Entertainment
Forever: meh
Brooklyn 99: Backtion- back in action, it could remain a highly entertaining police drama. Or it could Adam Sandler.
Shonda Rhimes Tele night: Killing it, not my demo though...
I think it was wise for Fox to put B99 and Mulaney on Sunday night. The same animation domination crowd will probably like both.
I refuse to tune into any new ABC sitcom until the third season because they keep killing things I like.
StageFrenzy
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Anybody care to shed some light on why GotG isn't out on home media till Dec 9 other than because?
Oh I'm down for some Interstellar action, Alright!
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Oh I'm down for some Interstellar action, Alright!
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HakunaMatata89
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Just in time for Xmas which means the demand will be higher which can be reflected in the prices
PhotoDave219
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I heard that several months ago as well.
I think its a little from column A, little from Column B. No one expects SW to start for at least a year. Haven't revisited my people on this in awhile and I'm gonna let others do some legwork for a bit.
Of course the way this company is moving... could be just general malaise and neglect by the part of executives who have no idea how to run/promote/envision a theme park beyond gross margins. So corporate these days, it disgusts me.
Going on a tangent.... Eisner got the parks. He understood how they worked. He had no problem green lighting expansions (ToT for example) and but no problem killing them as well (Roger Rabbit at MGM), but at least he understood them. Iger? He's a businessman and IDK if nine years into his run as CEO if he really understands them. He's a TV/Movies guy... so I guess we need to translate it to his language? People arent going to keep going to see a movie over and over and over again for 20 years after its release. Things have to be changed out and expanded for the guests to grow organically and your margins to increase without resorting to raising prices.
PhotoDave219
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Spreads it out over 1Q & 2Q FY15. But mostly for the Christmas purchases.
Captain Neo
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I kinda want them to keep raising prices while also doing nothing and leaving rides broken just to see where exactly the threshold is. I myself want to know at what price do people stop going to the disney parks in their current state.
stevehousse
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Because it is still in theaters making money. It's the highest grossing film this year!
And I hope interstellar is awesome! But I hate Ann Hathaway..
dhall
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As long as someone else broke the TV topic:
SHIELD looks like it's in much better shape, building on the momentum of the last 5 episodes from last year. Still, though, not nearly as good as Arrow was at the beginning of its second season.
Gotham started stronger than Arrow or SHIELD. I can see the critics' point if you assume it's a Batman show without Batman, but I don't think that's what their intention is. I'm implicitly assuming that it is direction from Fox that has them hitting us over the head (with Harley-sized mallets) with the wink-wink foreshadowing. OTOH, looks to me like building around Selena as a strong secondary storyline could be a winner. Nice casting, too -- the young lady looks like she could grow up to be Michelle Pfeiffer.
Cesar R M
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Because some markets still are airing that movie. Believe it not not.
Nmoody1
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im with you... although sadly all the time they keep churning out fluffy marketing and selling nostalgia i think it could be a long time. most people who are new parents now remember Disney at its best - the expansion of WDW, the late 80's early 90's classics like little mermaid and aladdin and TV shows like ducktales, gummi bears etc. I'd say Disney has at least 10 years before peoples ideas a slightly changed... and there are always rose coloured spectacles and the option to market 'every child needs a hug from mickey'
bhg469
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How about a first of it's kind state of the art Landspeeder attraction that utilizes a maglev ride vehicle through a Tatoonie landscape that rivals RSR?
And by state of the art mag lev, you mean spinner right?