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Hmmmm, as you can tell I am no financial wizard, and I am reading with appreciation everyone’s input. I guess I am just standing outside the circle and thinking to myself- if Disney losing (a lot) of money pretty much everywhere EXCEPT the theme parks, and they are increasing (exponentially)...

Correct me if I am wrong, but Disney+ is not making money, in fact it’s bleeding money (read this a while ago but can’t site source as I don’t remember- so is this factually true? Anyone?). So yes, media Disney fan base may be ok or growing. But funding for their new shows and movies are coming...

I have just read through this thread, and while many valid points were made, I think my original post might be misconstrued. In the past ( in my opinion) Disney parks in Orlando (I have no knowledge, experience or idea of any of their other parks) was like a pyramid. And the base was always...

The thing is, I had the utmost respect for Disney bean counters. I have been around a long time and have seen their brilliance. I understand that Harvard studies the Disney bean counters and dissect their strategies in the economics programs. But I suspect they (bean counters) are tearing down...

Girl, you are still on this board! Nice to hear you!

It’s been a long while since I have been on the boards, have not travelled to Disney for years. First Covid and then the absolute expense of going to Disney AND the level of difficulty trying to plan a trip for a family of 6. I flirted with the idea about a year ago, and came to the theme parks...

I think there a few threads regarding inflated wait times. The video link above is excellent, and well worth the two hours. i can’t remember if it was outlined in this video, or I read it on another site, that Disney inflates wait times to discourage people from going to certain part of the...

One of the best strategies I ever learned from TGM was to avoid EMH days like the plague. This was because after the first couple of hours, (you could do those if you arrived early enough to stay one step ahead of the crowds but then hop to somewhere else) every other aspect of being in that...

I hope I can find this article. however, in defunctland video, it pretty much explains this phenomenon. Virtual lines are going to significantly increase the number of people at other places (bathrooms, food carts, stores, counter service, walking around) because they are NOT waiting in line...

I have been on the boards for almost 20 years. Every time Disney changed something, it caused some threads of distress. I was always firmly in the camp of - I don’t mind change, I just learn how to zag when everyone zigs. But this is different. I have not seen the like. The impact of Genie is...

Again I say, this video is fascinating and thought provoking. It’s so well done. I hope Disney watches this and extrapolates information, because I think it’s going cause an implosion. I do not think that Genie is going to level the playing field. It’s going to sink it below sea level. For...

I think Disney is now a totally different beast now, and our knowledge in the golden era of tgm is not going to be super h helpful anymore. to put it another way, we are not in Kansas anymore Toto ~peanut

All ears has a pretty good summary of why people are disgusted with Disney right now in an article recently published. I think the only thing she did not mention was the dirtiness of Disney, the counter service tables, the bathrooms, and the streets….

There’s the rub. Genie was invented so it would level the playing field…. So access for all. (Btw, I am not against having equal opportunity for all. But as others have stated, Genie is not making everybody even moderately happy. Instead it’s frustrating and pissing everyone off possibly) Time...

Interesting debate and points. I did wander off topic a bit. Perhaps I will revise and frame my best point. Disney is attempting to tame the monster and level the playing field with Genie. I believe this is impossible task because of two things. 1. Can’t prove it, but I believe the monster...

Of course I have no numbers. And what a pleasure to watch this video with some one who had numbers when they designed that simulation. That is fantastic. But, I am going to say I think both Disney and defunctland are seriously underestimating the number of monster lovers out there. Can I prove...

TRUE. BUT there is a rub. Genie is not the only thing in play here. Under the current ‘ Dicktator’ there are some additional sweeping changes that are going to impact monster lovers. 1.Genie takes away the ability to do more than 5 or 6 good attractions for a vet, and they are going wonder...

I think I am more in line with grasshopper. Although it’s POSSIBLE that a new guest could come up to speed on the second day, I am going to say that is very unlikely. Certainly cast members won’t be showing new users the tweaks and go around to possibly maximize their experience with Genie , and...

I so really enjoyed watching this video. Honestly, it was so well done. I don’t know how they got animal kingdom or magic kingdom numbers and flow on those days, but if they were accurate, this was a spectacular analysis. Disney should ask to borrow the design. I think there was one large flaw...

When I was researching purchasing DVC, I was looking at resale, so I was checking all the sites. There is one large resale and renter site who will buy your points and then book your cruise with that cash. This is because using your points directly to get a cabin is generally considered a bad...