I get it's very important to the company. In the long run IMO the parks are where the money is. Disney+ is nice and all but with so many streaming services out there its really hard to stand out. Add in that many people will subscribe just to see what they want then cancel. People do it already with other streaming services.
You don’t know that. None of us here know that. Disney+ once profitable could be the driver for the company. Disney+ is already standing out. Don’t forget the ongoing pandemic. Investing a ton in the parks isn’t so simple right now either. Even universal has pulled back.
Long way to go yet as well.
The thing for me with Disney+ is that it launched strong because it gave great access to their back catalogue, and in many countries was perfectly timed for the pandemic. Is Disney doing enough to keep people interested with new content? I don't think so. The only new content I hear people talk about is mandelorian.
Yeah, I had that happen once or twice too.
I made my reservations last Tuesday and couldn't use the app at all, and the website was sloooooooow. Thankfully I got everything I wanted on the day I wanted, and aside from Yak & Yeti I got them all at the times I wanted as well. Now of course most are booked up that I booked so there is no changing any of them. If I were on the fence about coming that week I 100% wouldn't at this point, I think they'll be hard pressed to have people book at this point with so much dining gone and park reservations snatched up for several parks on most days.
My kids watch new stuff on Disney+ daily, it's the only "tv" they watch. Fridays right now have us watching the Animal Kingdom show, my youngest wants to be a vet and it's what she wants to do as soon as dinner is over. She also watches a show that I believe is called Strange but True, and many other shows on there about science and animals. My oldest loves watching all the movies and shorts, especially if it's Frozen/Olaf or Forky, and DH and I love watching all the old movies on a regular basis. I've watched a few mandelorian episodes but that's about it, so just because that's all you hear people talk about does not mean that's all people are watching, it's been a worthwhile investment in my house and for many people I know.
Because it's Disney
That is an interesting distinction. .. but I guess technically true as it seems like Disney .. by allowing guests into back entrances of DCA is just "extending" their downtown Disney District rather than "officially" letting people in their them park (via the front gate). Does DL have a a side entrance? I am guessing they could do the same for Main Street, USA.
I haven't watched The Mandalorian yet, but The Imagineering Story is pretty great. We're also looking forward to the (many) Marvel projects. They've apparently also announced a National Treasure series (I love "bad" adventure movies and NT is one of my favorites; also for the record, I don't think it's bad but I know a lot of ppl do). For being a young streaming service, they seem to have a decent amount of original content (lots in production or announced). They also obviously have a strong catalogue of "unoriginal" content (really it's almost all "original" though, they're the company that produced the shows in the first place).
Didn't someone previously mention that, although they were all thought of here as "theme parks," SeaWorld, Knott's Berry Farm, and Disneyland actually fall under different business categories as far as the state was concerned. SW is a zoo, Knott's is a market(?), and DL is an amusement park. Could that be the difference?
SW is currently operating as a zoo because no attractions are open. If they operated attractions they would be a theme park and not be able to open. Knotts is the same but operating as a market. DCA will be operating as a market as well because of the same thing.
