News Walt Disney Company plans to spend $17 billion at Walt Disney World over the next ten years

llewmmu

llewmmu

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MisterPenguin said:
Well, that's always been surmised. And it took on new life when Disney bigwigs were seen examining Pecos Bill.

Is there a new, different source for this rumor?
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Brayden of Mickey Views is the new source pushing the rumor. What he heard was as follows
Frontierland is cut in half, the section with Diamond Horseshoe, Shootin' Arcade, and gift shop will be reincorporated into Liberty Square.
Country Bears and Peco's Bill will be combined with TBA to make a New Orleans Square.
Country Bears will receive new electric AAs and the show will be changed, possibly to vacation hoedown with some modern references.
Peco's Bill is changed to Tiana's Place, and also a possible dedicated window to order beignets.
Big Thunder will be kept the same, except now part of a vaguely desert/southwestern themed area with the Coco attraction.
Encanto's ride will sit between Coco and Villains, it may or may not be directly part of the "desert" land.
Villains Land will be situated between Encanto and Haunted Mansion, providing a new path for people to walk all around Rivers of America, to do this they would most likely shorten the river's path
 
DisneyDebRob

DisneyDebRob

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llewmmu said:

Brayden of Mickey Views is the new source pushing the rumor. What he heard was as follows
Frontierland is cut in half, the section with Diamond Horseshoe, Shootin' Arcade, and gift shop will be reincorporated into Liberty Square.
Country Bears and Peco's Bill will be combined with TBA to make a New Orleans Square.
Country Bears will receive new electric AAs and the show will be changed, possibly to vacation hoedown with some modern references.
Peco's Bill is changed to Tiana's Place, and also a possible dedicated window to order beignets.
Big Thunder will be kept the same, except now part of a vaguely desert/southwestern themed area with the Coco attraction.
Encanto's ride will sit between Coco and Villains, it may or may not be directly part of the "desert" land.
Villains Land will be situated between Encanto and Haunted Mansion, providing a new path for people to walk all around Rivers of America, to do this they would most likely shorten the river's path
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Yep, not seeing any of this happening.
 
DisneyDebRob

DisneyDebRob

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peter11435 said:
A large expansion of the Magic Kingdom in the parks northwest corner will happen.
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I so hope I see it in my lifetime. I’ve been fooled to many time. Actually, I take that back. If it’s changing Frontierland, I don’t really want to see it. Add to the land,yes. Make it a bayou and get rid of what I feel is the best lands with theming, I’m out. Take tomorrowland away because I have no idea what it is anymore.
 
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Lilofan

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DisneyDoctor said:
Give me jambalaya, gumbo, and some beignets please!
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Please include in the $17B price tag an all u can eat breakfast buffet to include sugary delish beignets and grilled sirloin steak just like French Quarter at Port Orleans had back in the day ( 24 years ago ). Price was $10.95 all u can eat back in the day.
 
roj2323

roj2323

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I kinda wish they'd spend some money fixing what's already in the parks rather than expanding. Epcot needs spaceship earth remodeled and 2 more attractions in world showcase along with updates in sea base (Nemo needs an update) and living with the land (needs a first floor entry). Animal Kingdom needs Dinoland USA completely remodeled or replaced. Hollywood studios needs replacements for what's been abandoned in the former Animation Courtyard along with plumbing infrastructure replacement by the tower of terror bathrooms and Magic Kingdom still needs stitch's great escape replaced, Tom Sawyer Island remodeled and the Swiss Family treehouse replaced with something ADA compliant. Finally, while the water parks are in good condition, Typhoon Lagoon is 34 years old and can't compete with Volcano Bay without a major investment. It would also be cool to see Blizzard Beach have a stronger tie into Frozen's IP as a way to make that park more appealing to modern tourists.
 
roj2323

roj2323

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Midwest Elitist said:
NO. Dear God, no. Blizzard Beach is one of the last hold outs of colorful and fun 1990s era Disney. It does not need to be updated with IP, just upgrade what's there.
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The 1990's is an era I work to forget existed. It simply took the worst of the 1980's covered it in pastels and integrated technology that tried to do more than it was really capable of at the time.

Evidence: pink-castle.jpg
 
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celluloid

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I don't get what 17 billion is to brag about when you have four theme parks, around 20 hotels, water parks, to mini golf courses and dinner theater show to maintain and add to for a decade. They will invest less than two billion a year into the most visited place 22 square miles large on the planet? It does not go that far anymore with the company's internal inflation and bonuses, and surely won't by the end of the decade.

Bragging that they will do what they are supposed to do?
 
John park hopper

John park hopper

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I plan on spending 17 billion at Walt Disney world over the next 10 years -------that's only if I win the lottery multiple times --not likely to happen just as I don't see Disney spending 17 billion good PR sound bite---- we will see
 
KeithVH

KeithVH

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Don't forget one thing - FVM (future value of money). In this case, a corollary to the law of diminishing returns. $17B now will NOT have the purchasing power that it does right now in five (or 10) years from now. Even if they frontload spend, planning for something in 2030 using 2023 dollars is a fools errand.
 

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