It is and has been a cash cow for the company but the law of diminishing returns is bound to exist at some point.
I couldn't agree more!!
I don't believe Disney can possibly continue the expansion with the same profit return as has happened the past 20 years and I think it's obvious that they know this, too.
I don't think there's anything obvious about it. They DON'T believe it. They think the goose will go on laying the golden eggs FOREVER!!!
Therefore to pine for more Park development without solid profit return numbers in management's greedy little hands is unreasonable.
I'm glad you agree they are "greedy little hands".
Ever since WDW came onto the scene DL has been the stepchild
I totally disagree. It is true that we've had to share some assets, but by and large DL gets (MK stuff) before WDW. Now when Pre$$lar was in charge of DL, I'll grant you things got a little one sided. But today, we are in the same boat.
Peter!! Take a hard, cold look at this list.
1- DL will get it's third Park. (I assume you mean by that it will automatically be successful)
2- DCA will be turned around eventually to an acceptable gate.
3- WDW will get a completed AK
4- (WDW will get) another Park someday
5- (WDW will get) maybe an occasional crumb in the form of a well spaced e-ticket ride
Now what in the wide, wide world leads you to these conclusions!!?? It's not a question of a glass half full, half empty or half anything!! To you the glass is overflowing!!!!
and if that means milking the Parks to prop up ABC that's what it'll continue to be if that's where they see the potential...
I guess that's the point of all this discussion. I don't see any potential. Ei$ner does. So do you, evidently. So since Ei$ner has turned down (tacitly) the invitation to a summer barbecue in my back yard to discuss the 'state of the magic', maybe you can fill me in. Where do you see potential for this nonsense?
YoHo!! You are 100% correct!! We agree!!!