What will Disney announce for Disney World at the 2022 D23 expo?

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I know there's no comparison but kali river rapids also has the makings of an extremely good ride, probably could be one of the best rapids rides ever.. it's just way too short!

If I recall…they cut it Down significantly.

It’s kinda pointless…haven’t rid it in years. My kids never have been on it and they’re teens.

The bilge barges across town they jumped all over…for comparison

 

[RSoxNo1]

I agree -- I also think the wait times are a serious problem. When people are waiting 60+ minutes to ride, they generally expect more (I'm surprised Peter Pan doesn't get dinged for this, at least by new riders -- maybe it does), so that doubles down on making it feel underwhelming.

I criticize Peter Pan's Flight (another C Ticket) for this reason. Wait times make it overrated. In both cases if you could regularly get on in under 20 minutes the reception would be better.

Think of something beloved on here like Living with the Land, a longer ride that rarely has a wait, it's a relic of EPCOT past where so many things had high capacity and larger D/E ticket scale. There's a reason why perception for things like that are so much better.

 

[RSoxNo1]

The only rumor I've seen - if anyone else has seen anything suggested, please feel free to post - is one person hinting about something Jungle Book related for DAK by mentioning Sloth Bears and Orangutans.

I know in the distant past, @ToTBellHop had said they had plans for some E-tickets ready to go to compete with Uni's EU if they were approved. Hopefully they'll dust those off and greenlight them....

(Edit: this is the post in question but it is from a while ago)

I think the Sloth Bear / Orangutan comment was more wishful thinking than an actual rumor.

 

[Haymarket2008]

If you’re “reading the room”…then they are entering a sustained period of minimal capex. Just how it appears to be rolling out.

All signs seem to be heading towards a higher capex ever since they discussed it at recent shareholder meetings.

 

[DCLcruiser]

The queue / ride for Kali are mismatched.

I don't think I've ever been on it. I have little need to get soaked at a park.

 

[the_rich]

I don't think I've ever been on it. I have little need to get soaked at a park.

It is fun for what it is. I've come off dry and soaked so it depends.

 

[bhg469]

It is fun for what it is. I've come off dry and soaked so it depends.

Yup! If you're facing up the hill as you slide down, you're in trouble..

 

[peter11435]

If you’re “reading the room”…then they are entering a sustained period of minimal capex. Just how it appears to be rolling out.

That is the opposite of what they are telling investors

 

[UNCgolf]

I don't think I've ever been on it. I have little need to get soaked at a park.

It was pretty good when it first opened. Still too short, but it had a lot of effects that have either been removed or just no longer work.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

That is the opposite of what they are telling investors

I have not seen/heard that…now I’m interested
Do share…

 

[the_rich]

I have not seen/heard that…now I’m interested
Do share…

If I'm not mistaken that is what chapel said during the investor call

 

[dennis-in-ct]

The queue / ride for Kali are mismatched.

I have ridden Kali twice but i never miss the opportunity to walk the queue when I visit. THE BEST!!
My wish list is the queue remains and the ride is reworked to the Shanghai raft ride but themed to fit Animal Kingdom

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

If I'm not mistaken that is what chapel said during the investor call

I’ll have to find that…but my guess is it has little to do with basic additions in domestic parks…which is what we want

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

All signs seem to be heading towards a higher capex ever since they discussed it at recent shareholder meetings.

Capex Is ambiguous now. New cruise ships and an island dock does zero for Disney customers

 

[the_rich]

Capex Is ambiguous now. New cruise ships and an island dock does zero for Disney customers

The number was 6 billion

 

[Dan Deesnee]

Take whatever they "say to investors" with a grain of salt (this goes for all companies on the planet). Their job is to paint a great picture, give investors confidence, etc.

Sometimes that means spewing out complete bull doo-doo.

Disney is very concerned about Epic Universe, the recession impacts on 2023 travel, their debt service (interest rates they pay), labor shortages, increased cost of labor. That doesn't even speak to other aspects of their business like Marvel movies which seam to be losing steam.

I think ANYTHING we get new in the parks announced and completed in the next few years will be a blessing. My prediction is some things done to combat Epic Universe, then a LONG lull, think 2025-2028 with almost nothing new. If conditions improve possibly lots of huge stuff for late 2020's, early 2030's.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The number was 6 billion

The taste is in the “ingredients”

When is geek con? We’ll be proven right/wrong soon enough

 

[DCLcruiser]

The taste is in the “ingredients”

When is geek con? We’ll be proven right/wrong soon enough

I would hope that $6B is for new unannounced capex, or at least enough of is available for expansion.

 

[the_rich]

The taste is in the “ingredients”

When is geek con? We’ll be proven right/wrong soon enough

Sept 11th at 1030 am

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I would hope that $6B is for new unannounced capex, or at least enough of is available for expansion.

The problem is they now throw everything into the same pot…thanks to “strategic reorganization”

If this was 10 years ago and they said $6,000,000,000 for “parks and resorts”…there was little ambiguity on how to BS that number.

This could be for racks at Target…for all we know