News Round Up 2018

[BigRed98]

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Disney’s Upcoming Star Wars Series Will Be One of the Most Expensive TV Shows of All Time

 

[jknezek]

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Disney’s Upcoming Star Wars Series Will Be One of the Most Expensive TV Shows of All Time

I just can't help thinking this is a bad idea. Does it really need that pressure? Does it need to be that expensive? Make a good show, with a solid budget, and it's not such a massive role of the dice. Solo at a $200 million budget is ok. Solo at $400 million was a loser. Same thing here. Be a bit less ambitious, but have more reasonable expectations. How many subscribers to this system does the Star Wars show now have to drive?

It seems to set the table for a failure unless it is a massive mega hit that draws millions of subscribers.

 

[MommyinHonduras]

Sure would love to know why on earth this is a thing.

And why is Quebec excluded?

 

[only hope]

And why is Quebec excluded?

Quebec has much stricter laws regarding sweepstakes.

https://www.thebalanceeveryday.com/why-are-so-many-competitions-void-in-quebec-896835

 

[jknezek]

Disney has an earnings miss. Mostly blamed on writing off some unnamed studio animation projects. Earnings call happening now.

Some meat to add, studio entertainment was up 20%, consumer products and interactive media down 8%, Parks and Resorts revenue up 6%.

Also interesting, cable networks up 2.5%, but missed by almost $100 million the expected revenue numbers. ESPN still losing subscribers as expected.

 

[rteetz]

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New flavors at Ample Hills

https://wdwnt.com/2018/08/review-ph...ens-on-the-boardwalk-is-it-worth-the-price-2/

 

[rteetz]

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Disney Quarter 3 earnings call

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/art...log-the-walt-disney-company-q3-2018-earnings/

 

[jknezek]

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Disney Quarter 2 earnings call

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/art...log-the-walt-disney-company-q3-2018-earnings/

Domestic Park Reservations down 2% this quarter according to the CFO on the call. Film write off due to a Disneytoon Film and "another picture".

 

[rteetz]

Domestic Park Reservations down 2% this quarter according to the CFO on the call. Film write off due to a Disneytoon Film and "another picture".

Not surprised...

 

[YesterDark]

I hope Park revenues keep diving over the next few quarters so they put out some deals to get bookings up. Fiscal year ends in September I think. They might want to push people into the parks for the next year as to bolster numbers before they announce a closer date for SWGE.

 

[The Pho]

I just can't help thinking this is a bad idea. Does it really need that pressure? Does it need to be that expensive? Make a good show, with a solid budget, and it's not such a massive role of the dice. Solo at a $200 million budget is ok. Solo at $400 million was a loser. Same thing here. Be a bit less ambitious, but have more reasonable expectations. How many subscribers to this system does the Star Wars show now have to drive?

It seems to set the table for a failure unless it is a massive mega hit that draws millions of subscribers.

It's an investment to create a program with high production value that will draw lots of people in. They want higher than Game of Thrones quality. That $100 million looks cheap compared to Amazon's Lord of the Rings show. And both have the same goal.

 

[The Pho]

Not blaming you... how could you know??? You would think when they put the new parking charge policy in place, they would have accounted for the online checkin...

Well it took them a very long time to realize they had a road that went around the Magic Kingdom parking booths.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

I'm contributing to the downturn of Disney's hotel reservations. Canceled my booking for October once they added parking charges. Just added those days onto my Universal stay. I had that .00001% contribution to that number.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Domestic Park Reservations down 2% this quarter according to the CFO on the call. Film write off due to a Disneytoon Film and "another picture".

Is that “other picture” the Jack and the Beanstalk one they cancelled or was there something else

Did they say about park attendance? I know recently attendance has bbeen me flat to down but revenues were up (more spending per guest) but guess that is not longer the case

Guess it explains all the new dessert parties

 

[writerguyfl]

I always love reading the rules. If you're Canadian: If the potential Grand Prize Winner selected is a Canadian resident, he/she must first correctly answer a time-based mathematical skill-testing question, to be implemented by Administrator, as a condition to being considered the Potential Grand Prize Winner.

Actually that's what it is. It's something to do with Canadian contest rules and that it cannot work a certain way to be considered "gaming" or "gambling" so instead it has to be answering some sort of question - and in this case it probably will be something along the lines of "What is 2+2?"

Quebec has much stricter laws regarding sweepstakes.

Back when I worked in hotels, my boss (the Director of Sales) wanted to do a sweepstakes/drawing. She had me do the research. Since we were in Minnesota and wanted to be inclusive with our Canadian guests, I researched their laws, too.

Turned out to be far more complicated than just advertising the sweepstakes. We would have had to register with some states to be able to offer it to their residents. Nevada had all sorts of quirks because of their gaming laws. And Canada does have the skill-based requirement, too. (I'm certain that Disney would ask a simple math question.)

 

[FoxC63]

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First Look: Annual Passholder, Figment, Ratatouille, and other delectable merchandise items for 2018’s EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

I really like the glasses Minnie, Mickey & Figment! the coasters & Mickey plate! Thanks for posting! Wish we were attending.

 

[rteetz]

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LEGOLAND Offering Free Child's Ticket to Guests Visiting Select Subway Restaurants

 

[rteetz]

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Halloween at Disneyland Hong Kong looks pretty awesome!

https://twitter.com/dmk_blog/status/1026633945176104961?s=21

 

[BigRed98]

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Halloween at Disneyland Hong Kong looks pretty awesome!

https://twitter.com/dmk_blog/status/1026633945176104961?s=21

The nightmare before Christmas walkthrough looks awesome!!! That would be very cool if they could add something like that to WDW or DL Halloween parties!

 

[circus4u]

To take on Netflix, Disney faces a challenge in embracing technology
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-n...-faces-challenge-embracing-technology-n898446