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Disney spent 4 years and $400M to install LED lights on the ground at Epcot and failing
Posted on 12/15/23 at 11:32 am
Posted on 12/15/23 at 11:32 am
Disney spent 4 years and $400M to put LED lights in the concrete and they are starting to fail already. Supposedly, they are using 4400 psi on the pressure washer and breaking them lol. Epcot spent the last 4 years with construction walls all over making it a big eye sore and because of the broken LED lights, the construction walls are going back up lol.
I don’t understand what the hell Disney is doing. Use that money towards a new park or new rides. They spend 4 years just putting LED lights on the ground, Disney took 5 years to build one ride Tron while Universal Studios is only taking 2 years to build their new park Epic Universe lol. I read that all the top imagineers left or got fired from Disney and all are going to Universal.
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Posted on 12/15/23 at 11:33 am to Byrdybyrd05
Posted on 12/15/23 at 11:33 am to Byrdybyrd05
They replaced a nice large fountain area with a planter box and shoddy lights.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 11:35 am to Byrdybyrd05
quote:universal wouldn’t be what it is if it wasn’t for Disney. That said - Universal seems to be more innovative - Disney is losing ppl bc of their political stance.
I read that all the top imagineers left or got fired from Disney and all are going to Universal.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 11:38 am to Byrdybyrd05
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I don’t understand what the hell Disney is doing. Use that money towards a new park or new rides.
They did that, too. Made a whole Star Wars themed hotel. It is closed already, or will be soon.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 11:40 am to Byrdybyrd05
I put in LED lights in my office and now it looks like a rave party. $25 on Amazon.
Sounds like a slush fund for Disney
Sounds like a slush fund for Disney
Posted on 12/15/23 at 11:42 am to GreenRockTiger
I'm a fan of this company but holy shite - how long can they just keep shooting themselves in both feet:
NY Post article
NY Post article
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“Generally, our revenues and profitability are adversely impacted when our entertainment offerings and products, as well as our methods to make our offerings and products available to consumers, do not achieve sufficient consumer acceptance,” the company said in its SEC filing.
Disney went on to note that “consumers’ perceptions of our position on matters of public interest, including our efforts to achieve certain of our environmental and social goals, often differ widely and present risks to our reputation and brands.”
Posted on 12/15/23 at 11:46 am to Byrdybyrd05
Yeh, somebody got paid.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 11:49 am to Byrdybyrd05
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Disney spent 4 years
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Disney spent 4 years and $400M
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Epcot spent the last 4 years
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They spend 4 years just putting LED lights
Just to make sure I'm tracking...it took 4 years?
Posted on 12/15/23 at 12:04 pm to Byrdybyrd05
It’s a theme park. Who cares?
Posted on 12/15/23 at 12:06 pm to TCO
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It’s a theme park. Who cares?
Posted on 12/15/23 at 12:25 pm to Byrdybyrd05
It's a little disingenuous to say "they just put some LEDs in the ground" when that makeover was VERY extensive and included a very interactive Moana water attraction. We took our daughters over the Thanksgiving break. It's a pretty cool little attraction where you can control water is various ways using your hand/body motions.
However, Disney is doing weird shite with their parks. They're spending TONS of money with very little to show for it.
However, Disney is doing weird shite with their parks. They're spending TONS of money with very little to show for it.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 12:28 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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I read that all the top imagineers left or got fired from Disney and all are going to Universal.
My BIL is one at universal. Disney fricked over a lot of their own people during Covid, according to him. Plus they’re not pedos.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 12:31 pm to GreenRockTiger
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Disney is losing ppl bc of their political stance.
The parks are continuing to do fine. The bigger problem for the parks are the prices. It is outrageously expensive to go to Disney. Universal is a lot cheaper.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 12:48 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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I don’t understand what the hell Disney is doing. Use that money towards a new park or new rides.
It's what the kids love. With LED lights they'll be fired up and stay all day rather than leaving at halftime.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 12:50 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Please provide a link to your claims in the OP. Thanks.
PS: I don't believe your $400 million for lights claim is true.
PS: I don't believe your $400 million for lights claim is true.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 12:54 pm to Byrdybyrd05
as much as they gouge customers I hope the companies who do the work gouge them...all passed on to the consumer though
Posted on 12/15/23 at 1:15 pm to jbird7
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Universal is a lot cheaper.
It absolutely is not. The prices are pretty comparable now once you include everything, but at least you know Universal is actually adding attractions while Disney seems to just be doing facelifts.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 1:16 pm to Byrdybyrd05
They didn't spend $400M and 4 years just on LEDs, they did a huge update of the entire front half of the park.
LED lights in the concrete seems like a complex endeavor and yeah with as much pressure washing as they do, not sure how it will work.
Tron is a huge ride in a massive themed building, that required the relocation of the railroad. Plus, they started that pre-COVID... they didn't do anything for months and their capex outlays have slowed down, which slowed down the ability to finish it up.
And yet, as much as they charge now, people are still paying for it (Except for the star wars hotel... I will agree that was a massive, massive mistake... there's not enough Star Wars fans out there with the income to pay disney cruise line prices for that).
LED lights in the concrete seems like a complex endeavor and yeah with as much pressure washing as they do, not sure how it will work.
Tron is a huge ride in a massive themed building, that required the relocation of the railroad. Plus, they started that pre-COVID... they didn't do anything for months and their capex outlays have slowed down, which slowed down the ability to finish it up.
And yet, as much as they charge now, people are still paying for it (Except for the star wars hotel... I will agree that was a massive, massive mistake... there's not enough Star Wars fans out there with the income to pay disney cruise line prices for that).
Posted on 12/15/23 at 1:18 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Investing money trying to not only improve their facilities, but also to be leaders in innovation. You win some, you lose some. This one didn’t work out for them. What’s the issue here?
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