Okay, so now let's jump back a few paragraphs to the "Tokyo is completely different" statement. Adrian politely, and quickly, reminded us that the Oriental Land Company is privately owned, and, as he put it, "therefore the owners can do whatever they want with their money. If they want to put in a lot of entertainment because it will pay off later, that's great. But here, the Walt Disney Company is a publicly owned company. That means we have to do what the shareholders want to do, and unfortunately, we can't do what we want with all the money."
But what he said next was the kill all statement of the entire meeting: "And so, when we are faced with the decision to do what's right versus what will make money, 9 times out of 10 we have to choose what will make money. I know it's not what we'd like to hear, but that's the reality of it."
Everyone's jaw dropped. But hey, at least he didn't lie or dodge the question... Needless to say, for the rest of the time everyone involved was very subdued with the rest of their conversations and questions...
