Pay For Content or Experience? Would You Go to Disneyland?

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Are you captivated by Disney's magic world? $Walt Disney(DIS)$

When it comes to Disney, we all grew up watching many classic Disney fairy tales, and were dreaming about going to Disneyland. These two businesses, content and theme parks, are also key segments of Disney's revenue.

Movies turn to profit, while theme park lags behind.

In $Walt Disney(DIS)$ latest earnings report, hits like Soul 2 and Deadpool with Wolverine drove the film division from a $149 million loss last year to a $316 million profit.

However, Q4 theme park revenue grew just 1% year-over-year to $8.24 billion, while operating profit declined 6% to $1.7 billion. In fact, management had warned in the previous quarter about a slowdown in the theme park business, which might continue for the next few quarters.

It's quite a turnaround, considering that in 2023, the theme park division was the biggest surprise contributor to Disney's performance.

Would you pay for the content or the experience?

Disneyland is best known for the magical happiness it delivers once you enter the park, immersing you in a fairy tale world. Its competitor, Universal Studios, focuses more on blockbuster movie experiences.

Disney currently has three parks in Asia: Shanghai Disneyland, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Tokyo DisneySea & Disneyland.

Meanwhile, Universal Studios has three parks in Asia as well, located in Beijing, Osaka, and Singapore.

In February this year, Disney announced a $1.5 billion investment to acquire equity in game developer Epic Games. The company plans to collaborate with Epic Games to develop a metaverse-based entertainment platform integrating Disney, Pixar, and Marvel animation elements.

However, several of Marvel's new films this year have underperformed at the box office, with fans criticizing weak storylines for diminishing the value of the Marvel IP.

At the same time, rival $Netflix(NFLX)$ is set to release the second season of the hugely popular Squid Game and the fifth season of Stranger Things this December and next year.

Which theme park do you prefer—Disneyland or Universal Studios?
Would you visit Disneyland to fulfill your childhood dream?
Do you believe in Disney’s ability to create dreams?
Would you pay for the content or the experience?

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Are you captivated by Disney's magic world? Speaking of Disney, we all watched many classic Disney fairy tales growing up, and Disneyland was always a favorite. Another popular park is Universal Studios. Which one do you prefer? Do you often go to theme parks for fun? Is Disney closely connected to your childhood dreams?
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  • Mrzorro
    11-15
    Mrzorro
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    Both theme parks are amazing, but I prefer Universal Studios if I gowith friends. Disneyland is more for family or couple? Disney, no doubt, is one of the dream builders for many children. Mickey Mouse , frozen, and many more cartoons bring us a lot of fun memories and joy. I will pay for the content and experiences for sure!
  • highhand
    11-15
    highhand
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    both Disneyland and Universal Studios are equal in my eyes. won't go too many times, actually once in a while it's enough. Still, it's quite an experience visiting these theme parks. brings out the child in you. I suppose paying more for streaming content makes better sense since this is highly utilised at home or even on the move in today's society.
  • 北极篂
    11-15
    北极篂
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    在迪士尼乐园和环球影城之间，我更倾向于迪士尼乐园。作为从小看着迪士尼动画长大的一代人，我对迪士尼的品牌和故事有着深厚的情感连接。曾经去过香港和日本的迪士尼乐园，体验非常愉快，因此，我也计划未来带孩子去美国的迪士尼乐园，实现我与孩子们共享童年梦想的心愿。


    我相信迪士尼创造梦想的能力，不仅仅是因为其丰富的故事和角色，更因为它能够将这些故事通过主题乐园的设计和氛围完美呈现。每次走进迪士尼乐园，仿佛置身于一个充满魔法的世界，这是其他主题公园难以复制的。


    至于我更愿意为内容还是体验付费，我会选择体验。迪士尼不仅仅提供故事，更提供了一种沉浸式的体验，让你真正感觉自己成为故事的一部分。这种全方位的感官刺激和情感满足，才是我愿意为其付费的原因。而且，通过带孩子一起体验，也能为他们创造独特的回忆。
  • MHh
    11-15
    MHh
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    Both theme parks appeal differently. Disneyland for its magic and universal studios for the heroes and excitement. I have visited Disneyland before and definitely would return again. Disney has appeals to many generations of not just children but also adults and I do believe it can create more dreams. The only thing is whether these dreams still appeal to the masses when there are now more options and people are spoilt for choice. I would pay for experience and selective content. Experience is unique but can’t possibly just live on Disney content all the time.
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  • WanEH
    11-15
    WanEH
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    no I won go to Disney land as I'm not so interested with the cartoon character owned by the Disney.
  • ECLC
    11-16
    ECLC
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    Visited Disneyland for "magical" experience: tiring long queues for fun rides and food with wonderful fireworks end of nights.
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