agentj
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Comcast just announced ThemePark earnings up 18.7% for 3rd quarter due to strength of Harry Potter.:happy:
Thanks for the prompt. I just read the earnings report and it looks like the Diagon Alley doomsayers were way off base. The 2014 third quarter revenue percentage increase, which includes all USA Universal theme parks, was 18.7%, an increase to 786 million from last year's strong third quarter results of 661 million. So, I would conjecture, the Orlando parks' increase was probably even above that high percentage increase of 18.7%. Last year's (2013 third quarter)strong results were primarily driven by Transformers & Springfield in Universal Studios. So there have been very significant percentile increases in the past 12 months at Universal Orlando, a feat that becomes more difficult as the attendance increases to the present level. Great news for Universal/Comcast. This should keep the expansion machine humming. And the high 2014 HHN attendance, along with Diagon, will probably produce a strong fourth quarter result.Comcast just announced ThemePark earnings up 18.7% for 3rd quarter due to strength of Harry Potter.:happy:
Yes, those guys look pretty bad right now. Just like they said the year before (word for word comments) that Transformers was disappointing. Methinks they had some pretty bad sources or were being purposely fed bad info. Or they were making stuff up.Whoa whoa whoa . . . weren't they slashing jobs and hours because of Diagon under performing? :rofl:
Whoa whoa whoa . . . weren't they slashing jobs and hours because of Diagon under performing? :rofl:
Also keep in mind that this number would include the opening of WWOHP at USJ in July.
Also keep in mind that this number would include the opening of WWOHP at USJ in July.
I'm pretty sure they aren't. Unless I have the relationship misunderstood, USJ and USS are more or less franchises. They pay Universal liscensing, but little else contributes to the bottom line, much like how you never seen TDR mentioned in Disney reports.
Whoa whoa whoa . . . weren't they slashing jobs and hours because of Diagon under performing? :rofl:
People see less crowds in Diagon because it has less capacity = Diagon must be under performing
I'm pretty sure they aren't. Unless I have the relationship misunderstood, USJ and USS are more or less franchises. They pay Universal liscensing, but little else contributes to the bottom line, much like how you never seen TDR mentioned in Disney reports.
Well, USJ contributes to the Universal Parks and Resorts' bottom line via a sliding scale of licensing fees which may be attendance-based (according to my SEC report). The only people that really know how much are Universal’s finance people. But yes, it’s safe to assume that the lion’s share is absolutely Orlando.
I dont know if slashing is the right word, but in my experience there over the summer, this was true to some extent. Diagon definitely did well but it was at the expense of some of the other areas in the park. In the exact words of my supervisor "it's not a flop by any means but it wasn't as crazy successful as they thought it would be."
Anyway, this is pretty neat...Im not a shareholder at Universal or anything but it's great that their expansions are paying off, and that gives them no reason to slow down in the future.
Do any one of you know how the Loews hotels work financially for Universal? Who makes what from what? Is Loews a hired custodian or do they pay a royalty. As it is Universal's property and construction, I would assume it is the former.
I believe you meant to say "more" capacity.
Do any one of you know how the Loews hotels work financially for Universal? Who makes what from what? Is Loews a hired custodian or do they pay a royalty. As it is Universal's property and construction, I would assume it is the former.