Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscribers

Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by gregdoesit on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:38PM (#32419326)

When I took my kid to Disneyland for the first time, I got the question on the way “dad, can we go to Netflixland as well?”

This question from a kid made me realize how much of an entertainment empire and revenue generator Disney is versus Netflix.

With Netflix, buying the monthly streaming service is the most you’ll spend. With Disney, it’s likely the least: the toys (with Disney royalties), the movie tickets for the family and finally - for some - a Disneyland trip where we dropped more over a few days than my lifetime Netflix spending will be.

The amount of investment that went into making Disney what it is today is incredible, and Netflix has a lot of catching up to do.

Will there ever be a ‘Netflixland’? Does Netflix even want to compete with Disney, head-on-head?

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by aczerepinski on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:00PM (#32419509)

I want to ride the OA ride at Netflixland where the suspense and excitement builds up and you get a glimpse of the intense downhill part but then the ride just suddenly ends.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by game-of-throws on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @08:45PM (#32420272)

I was on a rollercoaster at Netflixland, but I couldn't enjoy it because an employee was sitting next to me the whole time listing all the rides I should try next.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by jonhohle on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:23PM (#32420526)

Yeah, but being able to skip the line and keep riding without exiting is certainly a nice feature.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by tomuli38 on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:57AM (#32421743)

Except if you don't give the signal within 5 seconds of your ride ending, it immediately restarts the ride with you on it.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by yablak on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @08:08PM (#32420045)

Super sad panda face

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by Analemma_ on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:48PM (#32419413)

Walt Disney made a famous sketch of his business strategy with exactly this point: https://i.insider.com/55a6bb002acae74c2f8b48b8. He'd be pleased to see that, modulo a few updates for changing times (comic strips aren't much of a thing these days), it's still working pretty much exactly as intended.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by treespace8 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:14PM (#32419629)

Yes, it all leads back to the park.

The only problem now, is the park isn't big enough! Imagine the amount of money a third park in America would make. (And cost)

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by nradov on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:49PM (#32419905)

Yes I'm surprised that Disney hasn't built a third park somewhere in Texas yet. It seems like they're leaving money on the table. I understand they want to keep the parks somewhat special and aspirational, but the market has grown a lot. There's a huge group of customers in Mexico who would love to visit.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by snowwrestler on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:04PM (#32420397)

They went pretty far down the path toward building a new park in Virginia. I believe they even acquired land. In the end it failed because of intense regional opposition to it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney's_America

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by bombcar on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:12PM (#32419616)

Disney ducks are still a bit of a thing in Europe I hear.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by jks on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @11:47PM (#32421351)

They are very popular in Finland. A bit of news a few years ago was that the Finnish translation of Donald Duck had the largest readership of all weekly publications in Finland.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by mleo on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:17PM (#32419670)

Disney owns Marvel Comics, and still pretty important for feeding ideas and promotions.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by dr_dshiv on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:03PM (#32419540)

Wow! 1957. Amazing flow chart.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by kgc on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:46PM (#32419398)

Netflixland is actually a great idea. I would go.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by JoshGlazebrook on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:51PM (#32419440)

Imagine a stranger things themed section of a Netflix park. $$$$

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by fragmede on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:52PM (#32420702)

https://strangerthings-experience.com/san-francisco/

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by noisy_boy on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:56PM (#32419479)

Or a Love, Sex and Robots themed section. $$$$$$$

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by addandsubtract on Thursday August 11, 2022 @05:12AM (#32423271)

Is this the X-rated version of the show?

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by bombcar on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:11PM (#32419605)

Sounds more like a Vegas casino tie-in.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by goatlover on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:22PM (#32419719)

That would be Ozarkland.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by m_mueller on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:50PM (#32420692)

“How to build a Sex room” - now as a 4D experience!

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by djitz on Thursday August 11, 2022 @06:01AM (#32423582)

Stranger Things has been the main theme at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights in the past

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by vanchor3 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:52PM (#32419448)

What would Netflixland have? I feel like they don't own enough rights to most of their content to pull that off.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by dymk on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:56PM (#32419482)

Imagine living in the 80s, but everybody has a cell phone. That’s Netflix land

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by scrumbledober on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:08PM (#32419586)

I got some ads for a "Bridgerton Experience" and "Stranger Things Experience" in SF a few weeks ago. I thought "wow it would be cool if they did this for the content I'm more interested in," then realized that there's already Marvel and Star Wars themed sections of Disneyland. Bit different in the scale of their executions...

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by jbergens on Thursday August 11, 2022 @08:36AM (#32424733)

There have been some articles about this idea but nothing seems to be decided. They may go into parks later or may not. Some thinks they may just license the IP so you could go to a Stranger Things ride in some other park. Building a park like Disney Land is very, very expensive.

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by madrox on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @07:03PM (#32419549)

The short answer is...maybe. Franchises with sufficient power behind them usually end up with park deals. Universal operates the Nintendo park in Japan and Harry Potter. Disney is operating the Avatar park (before they even bought Fox).

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Re:Disney surpasses Netflix in global paid streaming subscri... by mr_toad on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @08:09PM (#32420051)

> dad, can we go to Netflixland as well?”

Who wouldn’t want to visit upside-down land?

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