Transformative Multi-Year Expansion Announced for WDS Paris

BrianLo

BrianLo

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EricsBiscuit said:
Does anyone know if DLP is still losing money?
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I don't think so. Unfortunately we will never totally know moving forward as it's all just lumped into the great P&R bucket.

But the resort is no longer paying any royalty or management fees and overall has liquified its debt into the greater fold. Those were some of the big reasons the resort was always barely scraping by. Plus it is doing better in the last fiscal year than previously:

Operating income at our international parks and resorts was comparable to the prior-year quarter as growth at Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort was offset by a decrease at Shanghai Disney Resort. Operating income growth at Disneyland Paris was due to an increase in average ticket prices while growth at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort was due to higher occupied room nights and attendance growth, partially offset by cost inflation.
 
Robbiem

Robbiem

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Disney and more has found an interesting Forbes article about changes at the resort including adding solar power to the parking lot and the futre expansions

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2018/12/disneyland-paris-thinking-to-change.html

One point I found interesting:

Disney isn’t under pressure to develop the land as its agreement with the government runs until 2030. At that point Disney could sign the final development phase which would give it a further ten years of breathing room.

So it looks like the deadline for the third park opening could actually be 2040 not 2030.
 
AndyS2992

AndyS2992

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fradz said:
So they are more and more substance to the noise about a name change, interesting.

Also, regarding the deadline:
It's always been very ... "flexible" :)
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Name change for Walt Disney Studios? I think the name still fits for a park about riding the movies. If they dare remove the ear tower like they did at DHS then I will be very angry. I love it.
 
AndyS2992

AndyS2992

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MickeyMario said:
  • Disney Kaleidoscope Park
  • Disney Storyverse Park
  • Disney Hyperia Park
  • Disney Beyond Park
  • Disney Cinemagic Park
  • Disney Legends Park
  • Disney XL Park
  • Disney Cinemagine Park
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Stevie Amsterdam said:
Most of these names sound.... truly awful :eek: with cinemagic and legends slightly less awful than the rest
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Cinemagic was a movie channel here in the UK lol
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britain

britain

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Cinemagic Kingdom was the front runner apparently, but research showed that guests (especially foreign speaking ones) would have a hard time discerning between that and Magic Kingdom.

But Paris’ castle park isn’t called the Magic Kingdom, so...
 
030918

030918

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Yeah and lots of guests from neighboring countries aren’t really aware of the Studios as a separate park. Most of the people I know (casual visitors) see it as one park. People still call the resort Eurodisney. If they introduce a fitting name with this expansion, I suppose they won’t really have to deal with a lot of issues with the current names.
 
IMDREW

IMDREW

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Is there any chance of Tokyo’s new BatB ride coming to DLP with this expansion? I know a BatB ride was always planned in fantasyland and seeing the new behind the scenes video I really want it to come!
 
ThemeParkTraveller

ThemeParkTraveller

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IMDREW said:
Is there any chance of Tokyo’s new BatB ride coming to DLP with this expansion? I know a BatB ride was always planned in fantasyland and seeing the new behind the scenes video I really want it to come!
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Looking at OLC's press releases, they most likely negotiated an exclusivity clause for their upcoming attractions.
 

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