I don't want to mince words, but "whopping" is meant to invoke the magnitude of the sum of money. Again, even for Disney, $60 billion is no small sum. That is quite a major investment.
When discussing Disney's lack of fiscal discipline as part of their rationale for board seats, it would be reasonable to call out the size of that sum as an item they would focus their efforts on to ensure reasonable shareholder return.
Attractions are a bad return on investment if one takes the narrow-minded view of "this new ride won't generate any money." Of course, the majority of guests visit the parks and spend money on resort stays, parking, merchandise, food and more because of the attractions.