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| fkurucz
Tue 6/24/2008 9:26p | <<but I think it's fair to expect that the dollar will bounce back>>
I certainly hope so, but I don't see any reason for this happening anytime soon. As long as the Fed keeps increasing the money supply the dollar will continue to tank. |
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| Spirit of 74
Tue 6/24/2008 10:19p | <<I'm not sure how Disney handles the situation if OLC falters or handles the Disney properties in a way that reflects badly on Disney.>>
Considering that the OLC does a better job of maintaining the Disney standards than Disney does itself, I view the entire point as moot. |
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| Spirit of 74
Tue 6/24/2008 10:20p | <<If Disney decides to sell, anybody want to go halves with me?>>
Count me in. But you buy the pizza.
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| Spirit of 74
Tue 6/24/2008 10:22p |
<<I certainly hope so, but I don't see any reason for this happening anytime soon. As long as the Fed keeps increasing the money supply the dollar will continue to tank.>>
Ah, but that's what our leaders want ... so that foreign interests can come in and 'invest' (i.e buy up) the good, old USA.
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| gmaletic
Tue 6/24/2008 11:21p | >Considering that the OLC does a better job of maintaining the Disney standards than Disney does itself, I view the entire point as moot.
I think it's always a relevant concern. They do a great job now, but what about in twenty years when the original OLC founders are all gone? They might continue to be great...they might not. |
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| SuperDry
Wed 6/25/2008 2:01a | <<< I think it's always a relevant concern. They do a great job now, but what about in twenty years when the original OLC founders are all gone? They might continue to be great...they might not. >>>
I agree, except that I'd replace "OLC" with "Disney." |
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| danyoung
Wed 6/25/2008 10:49a | >Ah, but that's what our leaders want ... so that foreign interests can come in and 'invest' (i.e buy up) the good, old USA.<
Sorry, buddy, but that's just crap. Do you really believe our government is actively working to sell off the good old USA piece by piece? They may be stupidly allowing it to happen, and some folks somewhere are making huge amounts of money on it. But to say that our leaders WANT the USA to be sold off to foreign investors is just plain silly.
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| gmaletic
Wed 6/25/2008 11:18a | >I agree, except that I'd replace "OLC" with "Disney."
Which just goes to show that it can happen with any company. (Despite the problems that exist today, I'd argue the company is a much better company both under Eisner and Iger than it was during the Ron Miller days. The theme park "product" may be the one exception to that.) |
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| fkurucz
Wed 6/25/2008 11:36a | <<Sorry, buddy, but that's just crap. Do you really believe our government is actively working to sell off the good old USA piece by piece? >>
Their policies sure make one wonder.
In reality, they have no choice. As long as we run 800 billion dollar trade deficits this has to happen. What are our "trading partners" going to do with all those dollars? They will buy income generating assets with them, that's what they will do.
We might be dumb enough to sell off our country to buy junk we don't need, but they aren't! |
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| Spirit of 74
Wed 6/25/2008 1:11p | <<< I think it's always a relevant concern. They do a great job now, but what about in twenty years when the original OLC founders are all gone? They might continue to be great...they might not. >>>
<<I agree, except that I'd replace "OLC" with "Disney." >>
Thanks, SD.
You beat me to it.
When Disney goes back to living up to its own standards and legacy of amazing creativity, quality and show ... well, then I'll start looking more closely at how TDR is managed.
The Disney parks brand has been degraded over the past decade and it has nothing at all to do with anything happening in Japan.
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