Disney has been a major hit over the years by making parks, movies and entertainment but do you think they will keep up their reputation for much longer in the future?

simple answer: yes

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I'd say so. They will only get bigger and better of the years.

Not only are they building new parks 100 million dollar attractions but their even constructing a 3rd ship for the cruise line.

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The parks will always be a hit, its the one place I think most people say they would like to visit. I know my 1st visit to a Disney park was fantastic.

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Yes, though I imagine it will be a different company 50 years from now just as it is different now from what it was 50 years ago.

Of course, IMO the "golden days" of Disney are long gone, but the company will continue to grow and prosper at what it does.

Disney's not going anywhere in any of our lifetimes i can bet. Disney is one of the biggest if not the biggest company in the world. I though i heard somewhere that they were a multi trillion dollar company.

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Disney will always be here that all I have to say.

For theme parks, yes.

For animation, I don' know. Their movies have just fallen in quality so much over the past 10 years.

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Well, even their theme parks are losing the steam and impact they once had. From what I hear, attendance has been down lately. Perhaps people are sick of tired old out of date rides and want something new. Or, they are sick of Disney's lame movies that seem to lower in quality a little more each year, all while Disney markets the hell out of them and still creates some attraction based on them at the parks, sometimes while taking out a classic attraction to do so.

They're not going anywhere, but the parks need a little work... the movies need a lot.

It's funny that I say this and I am going to work at WDW in January.

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Disney movies- going down
Disney parks- going down as a whole with non-thrilling, well-themed rides (and terrible safety records-they are not the manufacturer for their rides, whether they think so or not (see California Screamin)). EE looks to be thrilling and well-themed though.

I never really have liked Disney, but what can you say, they are massive in the amusement industry.

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Tests revealed that among different photographs of cultural pop icons in history shown to children in the age group of I believe was 3-6 (including Jesus, Santa Claus, Ronald McDonald, Michael Jackson, George W. Bush), Mickey Mouse and its affiliation to the Disney brand was ranked one of the top 3 most familiar with children.

Yeah.

Disney ain't goin' [i]nowhere[/i].

[quote=willski2002]Disney parks- going down as a whole with non-thrilling, well-themed rides [/quote]

Disney's whole perspective is not to build thrilling rides for all ages like you probably want. Disney is a family company, meaning they will mostly build rides that can be enjoyed as a family, and an occasional thrill ride here and there. So basically, Disney's main objective isn't to please coaster lovers, they want to please the average family out there, keeping kids in mind.

They might seem like they are going down to you because of the lack of thrill rides, but its not like people have stopped coming to Disney. It was swamped this weekend when I went, in the offseason. Sure they are having some problems with Hong Kong, and some bad ones at that, but just give it some time.

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Disneyland is seeing record-breaking attendance right now. Even now (off-season) they're having to close the park because they're at capacity.

As for the parks themselves, there seem to be two different schools of thought within Disney. What's dominated the parks the last few years is the theory that the Disney name alone will sell the parks, so they could skimp on the rides and themeing (save a ton of money), and really move merchandise. The established parks have made more money in the short-term, but the new parks (DCA and DAK) have suffered from severe budget cuts. Now they're playing catch-up to get those parks up to the original estimated attendance levels.

However, Disneyland has abandoned this theory and has gone back to Disneyland's roots, which is centered around the attractions. The current management of the Disneyland Resort know that what makes the Disney name, and what brings people to the parks, is the experience, the rides. Yes, they're spending A LOT of money, but look at how it has paid off, astronomical attendence for what is usually a very slow time of year, and bringing in a proportional revenue.

Hopefully, the new changes within the top levels of Disney (Iger, and the new parks comittee) will recognize this and remember why the Diusney name is so recognized in the first place.

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How's this for school? Walt Disney World. Yep, you read that right. I'm here from 8/23/04 to 1/03/05 working in Fantasyland, and sometimes Tommorowland.

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