News Walt Disney World's iconic Twilight Zone Tower of Terror billboard to be permanently removed

[Tha Realest]

With the way Disney stock has been in a free fall over the last year, perhaps this is a metaphor that hits too close to home (flirting with dipping below $90 as I write this)

 

[Disney Glimpses]

With the way Disney stock has been in a free fall over the last year, perhaps this is a metaphor that hits too close to home (flirting with dipping below $90 as I write this)

What stock hasn’t been in free fall over the last year?

 

[SaucyBoy]

It’s an advertisement.

So was your beloved and magical Resort TV channel.

 

[wdwmagic]

It’s an advertisement.

But it’s an advertisement that for many people became a landmark and a “we are here” moment.

 

[VJ]

I'm gonna be honest, a lot of ya'll are soft. But with the insane emotions over the loss of a tv channel, it's not surprising.

okay i was just as vocal about this topic when the ICONIC Walt Disney World entrance signs were redone last year. i may be soft, but "a lot of y'all" are resistant to change

 

[Prince-1]

It’s an advertisement.

It's a tv channel.

 

[solidyne]

What stock hasn’t been in free fall over the last year?

As the Tower of Terror elevator falls "faster than gravity," so has Disney's stock underperformed the averages.

 

[jeanericuser001]

Paved paradise put up a dvc.

 

[solidyne]

Look, some don't care about TV channels, some don't care about Billboards, but soon enough they will get to everyone's favorite things.

 

[Disney Glimpses]

It's a tv channel.

Great, so we’re in agreement. Both are small things that aren’t a big deal to remove.

 

[Tha Realest]

What stock hasn’t been in free fall over the last year?

Disney’s performance has been uniquely bad compared to the rest of the market, even more so since this tweet by one of CNBC’s top anchors

 

[Disney Glimpses]

But it’s an advertisement that for many people became a landmark and a “we are here” moment.

I agree with you but if the landmarks Disney has demolished over the last 10 years, this is a spit in the bucket. Doesn’t make it right but maybe I’m just numb at this point. They’ve proven will stop at nothing.

 

[Disney Glimpses]

Disney’s performance has been uniquely bad compared to the rest of the market, even more so since this tweet by one of CNBC’s top anchors

Disney got crushed because DTC content was being re-evaluated overall. Disney+ was way overvalued to begin with.

Regardless, it’s clear they are focusing their revenue efforts on people who aren’t tied to the small long lasting details at their parks. Like the resort channel. Like the tower billboard. Like the fountain of nations.

 

[CJR]

We've always enjoyed Disney for all the little things that set it apart. This was a little thing, and it will be missed by us.

With each of these removals, our appeal towards a Disney vacation gets a little more removed. Little by little.

 

[brb1006]

I loved seeing that sign as you drove closer to WDW. Always made my excitement and anticipation go up. The removal of that billboard is going to lose that exictment for first time visitors.

 

[Disney Glimpses]

I'm gonna be honest, a lot of ya'll are soft. But with the insane emotions over the loss of a tv channel, it's not surprising.

You’re evoking the same emotions over a billboard and yet no one here is calling you “soft.” We love different things and it sucks to see them strip away any of it.

 

[Kirby86]

Yeah its a weird thing to get rid of. It was always nice seeing the billboard.

 

[Prince-1]

Great, so we’re in agreement. Both are small things that aren’t a big deal to remove.

Seems like you are in the far far minority about the tv channel and the ToT sign. Also, your tv channel is being replaced with something updated and seemingly well received while the ToT sign is being removed and will be replaced with landscaping. Apples and oranges.

 

[SaucyBoy]

You’re evoking the same emotions over a billboard and yet no one here is calling you “soft.” We love different things and it sucks to see them strip away any of it.

I haven't gone on long tangents about the magic of this billboard. It sucks its leaving but, unlike you, it won't ruin the magic for me.

 

[drizgirl]

I’m assuming it reached the end of its life/safety/show concern. They wouldn’t spend the money to remove it just for fun. They did try to repair it last year but it only worked for a few days before making a horrible screeching sound and was turned off again.

The monorail is past its expected lifespan and that doesn’t seem to bother them.