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

[TheMaxRebo]

Yeah but why even tease it if that was all they were going to announce? Not getting my hopes up but d23 is literally days away and this is weird to me.

I get the point ... Maybe they figured it would get out anyway as people would know rehearsals have started from talking to CMs, staying around late and hearing it, etc so they figured they would get out in front of it.

 

[Mouse3268]

Absolutely love that poster.

 

[SailorMercury]

Someone's gotta bring up Journey Into Imagination in the Q&A with Josh. It's basically begging to be brought up, guys come on.

 

[homerdance]

New EPCOT festival coming?
Taste of Disney - booths set up with various food and drinks inspired by Disney movies.

 

[Comped]

New EPCOT festival coming?
Taste of Disney - booths set up with various food and drinks inspired by Disney movies.

Surely there's no time really left in the year for a full length festival...

 

[JustInTime]

New EPCOT festival coming?
Taste of Disney - booths set up with various food and drinks inspired by Disney movies.

I’d love this in DHS if they could…

 

[HauntedPirate]

Surely there's no time really left in the year for a full length festival...

“Hold my craft beer” - Josh

 

[Dan Deesnee]

Mickey Views latest video talks a bit about crowd levels (they're bad) and the spin the Executives are trying to put on it.

I think it means we may see some extra announcements to boost hype and drive excitement around visiting.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Mickey Views latest video talks a bit about crowd levels (they're bad) and the spin the Executives are trying to put on it.

I think it means we may see some extra announcements to boost hype and drive excitement around visiting.

News - Disney domestic theme park attendance now at 2019 levels with per capita spending up 40 percent

https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/walt-disney-company/news/10aug2022-disney-domestic-theme-park-attendance-now-at-2019-levels-with-per-capita-spending-up-40-percent.htm

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[MagicHappens1971]

Honestly, a third US resort seems like a no brainer, I can't believe they haven't done it yet.

I don’t like to say never when it comes to Disney but I’d be willing to bet, this will never happen.

 

[andysol]

Honestly, a third US resort seems like a no brainer, I can't believe they haven't done it yet.

Enjoyed reading your post.

But I agree with @MagicHappens1971 in that this will never happen.

And I actually believe it’s a no brainer in the opposite way. Simply that whatever they did; say a park in Texas, would cannibalize their WDW attendance.
Out of town visitors are by a large margin their biggest per capita spenders.

Additionally, the infrastructure costs would be monumental. And if they’re going to go through the process of a new park, why not do it in a burgeoning area to increase their global presence where there will be no cannibalization to the other parks. Like Shanghai. Or looking to the future, a Dubai or Delhi/Mumbai?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I don’t like to say never when it comes to Disney but I’d be willing to bet, this will never happen.

I would be shocked if it ever does .... BUT I think it would impact crowd levels way more than adding a 5th gate in Florida

plus if they build it just West of the mississippi they could include more Marvel stuff

so while I really, really don't think it would ever happen, there are reasons why it could make sense

 

[UNCgolf]

And I actually believe it’s a no brainer in the opposite way. Simply that whatever they did; say a park in Texas, would cannibalize their WDW attendance.
Out of town visitors are by a large margin their biggest per capita spenders.

Exactly this. Building a third US resort would just cost them WDW visitors as they keep building hotels and DVCs in Orlando. They don't want that.

 

[SailorMercury]

I think we’re all ignoring the obvious solution to Epic Universe: building a second Epcot right next to the original.

 

[bhg469]

I think we’re all ignoring the obvious solution to Epic Universe: building a second Epcot right next to the original.

Epcot 2 will be nothing but two dozen sorain theaters.

 

[Comped]

And I actually believe it’s a no brainer in the opposite way. Simply that whatever they did; say a park in Texas, would cannibalize their WDW attendance.
Out of town visitors are by a large margin their biggest per capita spenders.

Additionally, the infrastructure costs would be monumental. And if they’re going to go through the process of a new park, why not do it in a burgeoning area to increase their global presence where there will be no cannibalization to the other parks. Like Shanghai. Or looking to the future, a Dubai or Delhi/Mumbai?

Eisner asked about this, and his execs found that it would do exactly what you said - but for both domestic parks. Smaller, around $300 million, parks wouldn't (which is why Disney's America was never the only smaller park they planned, internationaly or domestically), but a big 3rd resort would.

Dubai is always an option - and was nearly so before the Great Recession. Both them and Uni probably wouldn;t have built more Chinese parks if they had their Dubai-area resorts to deal with. India isn't an option - the income level isn't there.

 

[J4546]

The next parks that get built will probably be a 2nd gate for the chnese parks imo

 

[GhostHost1000]

Epcot 2 will be nothing but two dozen sorain theaters.

and captain EO

 

[CalebS]

The next parks that get built will probably be a 2nd gate for the chnese parks imo

Opening a second gate for a park that is barely allowed to be open for the past two years would be foolish at this time

 

[castlecake2.0]

Stand alone DVC? Will they ever be able to make it work?