It is, I wasn't suggesting otherwise. As you say, the issue is that TDO management in recent years is singularly interested in reducing costs and maximizing profits. That is good business, and not by itself a bad thing. Disney, and inherently WDW, has always been a business, but there was a time when that business also included a razor focus on creating the best guest experience possible. Unfortunately, TDO's cost cutting has led to a time now where everything from show quality and basic maintenance and cleaning to even dining options and guest service quality is slipping significantly. And most relevantly to my original point, that includes green lighting major new world-class attractions (something WDW was once known for being the absolute best in the world at). Nowadays Universal is eating their lunch in that regard, has been for some time, and the WDW management still isn't really doing anything about it; and what they are doing they keep penny pinching and shuffling their feet on. It's really interesting because despite all that, Universal is still the underdog. But if the rumors keep holding true, Uni aims to keep dropping new e-tickets, resorts, and possibly even a third gate over the next decade. If that happens and WDW stays on the same path it's on now, we could conceivably see what was once thought impossible: the also-ran coming up and biting off a huge portion of the mouse's marketshare. The worst part about it is that the more they penny pinch and delay now, the further they fall behind and the more money they are going to have to spend to get back on track later.
