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0:00 Opening
0:31 Josh D’Amaro Teases ‘Aggressive’ Theme Park Expansion for Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Beyond the Berms
2:50 Josh D’Amaro Details Park Performance and $17 Billion in Florida Investments Over Next Decade
3:39 Tom’s Thoughts on Expansion
5:47 Disney is Not Interested in Regional Park Expansion, Says Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro
9:35 The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser to be a $300 Million Tax Write-Off, Final Voyage Sold Out
12:05 Disney Imagineers Were Actively Working on New Shows, Merchandise, & Updates for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
13:33 Is Tom Comparing Galactic Starcruiser to The NBA Experience? No
15:16 https://beourguestvacations.com/wdwnt
15:49 The Magic Carpets of Aladdin Experiencing Repeated Extended Downtime for Weeks at Magic Kingdom
17:15 Mars Turning Gray as Paint Wastes Away From Sculpture at Entrance to Mission: SPACE in EPCOT
17:51 New Shrimp Cocktail & All-New Drink Menu at Space 220 Lounge in EPCOT
19:00 Figment Little Golden Book Debuting in January 2024
19:43 New Fräulein Minnie and Edelweiss Germany Pavilion Merchandise Arrives at EPCOT
20:06 Roundup Rodeo BBQ in Toy Story Land Retires Giant Pencils Following Repeated Guest Theft
21:29 ‘The Little Mermaid’ Live-Action Sneak Preview Premieres at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
22:05 Toshio Kagami Retiring as Oriental Land Co. CEO, Yumiko Takano Taking Over
24:02 Sign-off
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Disney is a joke ….greedy company.. Hope Universal becomes Orlando number 1 resort
Next Discovery Island and River country … set and rot for 20 years
30-something? 🤯
I’m really depressed about galactic starcruiser… they should have given it a fair run 5 years. Then the people who were saving up to go could go…
Wait wait wait. You want older stuff but don't mention anything about Tron or Buzz. What's really the reason there is a problem with Encanto and Coco…
Great video! I love the club level!!! We usually have to go to Capt. cooks to get that savory!
Brought to you by the same big brains that steered the ship into the iceberg repeatedly. Universal will be bending Disney over with no grease, and they have nobody to blame but themselves. All the visionaries and competent leaders are G-O-N-E. Disney is the past.
meh…Disney will make it too expensive
Coco so much better than Encanto wish there was more Coco stuff
Yes to acknowledging the classic Disney films that everyone loves and creating more attractions around those! We need a Pocahontas attraction!
I had a feeling the Starcruiser was not going to do well. I thought they would try lowering the prices before totally closing it down though. It’s probably not worth it for them, better to close it down.
Disney NEEDS a new park. Like at least one other comment pointed out, building a new park only brings in a small amount of new guests; however, it draws people from other parks, spreading them out. Thus, decreasing the crowding and increasing guest satisfaction.
20:08 Who just decides, I want this, so I'm going to take it?
And the day after this video posted they started cleanup on aisle Mission Space. It’s almost as if….
Disney has been working on refurbishing the GF for a year and a half and they are still not done. Universal will be done building Epic Universe before Disney is done freurbing a hotel . . Disney is cash strapped this is why the Galactic Star Loser closed , Lake Nona was canceled and content is being removed from Disney+ so Disney can scrape up enough money to buy HULU .Disney isn't going anywhere but they are a far cry from what they used to be .
“We don’t talk about Encanto” should be the new slogan.
How about they make Epcot a theme that actually flows? It’s just IP hell and has no rhyme nor reason.
They need to treat it like Coca Cola when they released “Coke” and it bombed. Walt Disney Classic. EVERYBODY would drink that.
I think that once Epic Universe opens is defenetly going to affect Universal and Island attalendance. If you go to universal during the week is empty most of the time…
There's a great deal of research and wisdom here today (IRS, attendance trends for the future for Epic Universe, etc.) I really enjoy watching this channel!
The current Mickey Mouse shorts are the best Mickey has ever had to offer Disney fans.
Epic Universe will be EPIC and all 4 Disney parks are Great so Chill out We need More Fun!!!
Go Disney and Universal both and Seaworld and bush Gardens is awesome too. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
the lion king they do have the lion king ur always wrong about thinks stop talking about things you don't know!!!!!!!
This is all great… but thats talk… what actually been happening by all accounts is that prices are up for the purpose of improving guest experience by pricing out "the poors".
The accelerated depreciation doesnt mean they can’t repurpose the property. They are impairing the asset but they can still use it. This tax effect is only one way to look at it. Accelerating depreciation has a direct effect on the net income and earnings per share. They’ll get a tax benefit but they get destroyed in terms of earnings per share which means way more for executives as they are they are compensated based on share performance not taxable income.
Personally, I feel like Universal adding a 3rd gate will boost overall attendance in all of their parks simply because it puts them more on the same level as Disney as far as amount to do at the resort. I think having a 3rd park makes the resort more enticing. If I am going to Disney, I am getting to experience 4 parks where as currently Universal only has two. So if I am a park lover that has to choose, I am going to choose the resort with more to offer. However, I understand that money is a big factor, so of course Universal might be a better option due to there being less park days to pay for. But even if Epic Universe lowers attendance at the other parks, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Like mentioned earlier, that could be helpful from a park capacity standpoint which could improve quality of life for guests. Either way, I think the 3rd gate is going to pay off very well for Universal, and HOPEFULLY it can spark even more competition so both companies improve their parks to get guest attention.
Just said to my adult daughter, "I always agree with his viewpoint. I feel like we're the same kind of Disney fan."
Where are you going to get the staff from, Josh? You've chased most of the park staff off to Universal, the buses are bleeding drivers to Academy, Lynx etc. and young people will follow their wallets to anywhere that offers them more money and less woke culture. It's almost got to the point where Traditions are going to need to include hand-to-hand combat training to be able to undertake "Audience Control" with some, but thankfully not all, of the "guests."
I'm waiting till EPIC Universe opens to go to Florida, and I'll skip WDW's Studios park to fit in that EPIC day. (The WDW Studios have many e-tickets in common with Disneyland.)
Thanks for calling out the embarrassing decay of EPCOT's Mars at 17:16 .
Taking amortized tax break early does not preclude the hotel being used again. It only keeps the amortization break from occuring again.
they dont have much money they are leveraged bad! and bill is coming due for hulu
Blank D'Amaro. He’s just another puppet on the string of the liberal, leftist, woke, radical Monster that has ruined Disney World.
Our Family vacations to Florida will never again include disney. They’ve ruined Walt Disney’s dream and his daughters and the rest of their families should be ashamed of themselves.
with no Luke or Vader it was doomed…
bro what about animal kingdom like they got avatar everest and a couple others that are good😭
I am in agreement with you. The executives are making bad decisions when it comes to Galactic Starcruiser.
This was the best thing they've done in a very long time. I loved it so much I went 3 times, stayed in each of the 2 cabin designs, and always felt safe in the controlled environment. It was also the only place I have ever had sta wars character interactions. I've never had one in Galaxy’s Edge.
Pretty ridiculous to have all these changes happening when they are closing it. Again it shows the executives are making bad decisions
Being in Texas I am looking forward to Universal studios opening the park here. It will not stop me from coming to their other parks. I will be making a trip once Epic Universe opens, and I will also go to their other parks for the things I love about them.
Disney need learn to respect their guests again.