Why are themed lands not here first (Frozen, Coco restaurant), but they are in faraway lands. Are they planning on building these lands here?

[fradz]

More than half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. International travel (and thus owning a passport) is not even a remote possibility for most.

a 14 days vacation in Orlando is often more expensive than flying to another continent and exploring + a few theme parks most of the time. But as said above, folks living paycheck to paycheck are not the target demographic anyway...

 

[Comped]

I suspect there could be exclusivity rights involved too.

When Ratatouille opened in Paris, it had a 7 year exclusivity deal before it could be built elsewhere. Might not apply to lands though.

Nowhere else is getting Rise, FoP, Cosmic Rewind - at least not yet. The plans for a mini version of Galaxy’s Edge in Paris are in doubt (I don’t know what the latest plans are), nowhere else has Pandora. It’s not all one-sided.

Shanghai, Tokyo, and possibly HK, all have similar caluses for their new attractions (so I understand) - although length varies I believe.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I suspect there could be exclusivity rights involved too.

When Ratatouille opened in Paris, it had a 7 year exclusivity deal before it could be built elsewhere. Might not apply to lands though.

Nowhere else is getting Rise, FoP, Cosmic Rewind - at least not yet. The plans for a mini version of Galaxy’s Edge in Paris are in doubt (I don’t know what the latest plans are), nowhere else has Pandora. It’s not all one-sided.

I bet that “exclusivity” clause for rat voided when euro went bankrupt and Bob had to buy it out 5-6 years ago…

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Best answer why....

 

[The Empress Lilly]

Single IP lands did come to the American parks first. Cars Land, Pandora, Toy Story, Galaxy's Edge.

Then the phenomenon infected the overseas parks, who are currently building their own.

 

[thepirateking]

I know Americans who don’t even own a passport.

Per Google: The US State Department estimates that 37% of the U.S. population has a valid passport

I'm actually shocked it's that high.