Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Mike N]

Seems the thred has gone off topic again. Wish we'd get an announcement soon to put some interest back in.

 

[kev20971]

Thanks for the replies (City's attendances), Yes the guy (workmate) does talk shite, but he's a expert, as he know's everything about football as he watches all the football on sky and bt !
I think it just show's the power of the media to spread bullshit .

 

[fbloke]

It seems there is now more than enough money in play to do whatever is wanted.

The problem is making sure its something more than a shit load of office buildings and drive-thrus.

Do you trust ADUG to get it done properly?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

It seems there is now more than enough money in play to do whatever is wanted.

The problem is making sure its something more than a shit load of office buildings and drive-thrus.

Do you trust ADUG to get it done properly?

Manchester is crying out for a designated interactive technology quarter/Silicon Valley?

I think it's more a question do ADUG trust the partners involved?

The plot certainly needs a couple of hotels but do think we missed a trick when Media City was built.

I'd buy it and burn it down.

 

[fbloke]

Manchester is crying out for a designated interactive technology quarter/Silicon Valley?

I think it's more a question do ADUG trust the partners involved?

The plot certainly needs a couple of hotels but do think we missed a trick when Media City was built.

I'd buy it and burn it down.

Its always ben a case of finding the right partners and the right idea but Media City wasn't that IMHO. Media City is decent but it's all about business and we need something that draws visitors in.

I still see Apple/Pixar involved in some fashion.

 

[HelloCity]

Its always ben a case of finding the right partners and the right idea but Media City wasn't that IMHO. Media City is decent but it's all about business and we need something that draws visitors in.

I still see Apple/Pixar involved in some fashion.

Apple and Pixar might be 'tech' companies but they're absolutely nothing alike and nothing at all to do with each other, so not sure why you would suggest both or one of those.

Pixar is a Walt Disney company focused on story telling and film making, so extremely unlikely they would be involved specifically, unless you're suggesting 'Manc Disney Parks' will be put on that relatively small plot of land. The car parking situation for it would be brilliant that's for sure!

Apple just as unlikely as well I would say. There's been nothing in their locker to suggest it's the kind of thing they would get involved with.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Its always ben a case of finding the right partners and the right idea but Media City wasn't that IMHO. Media City is decent but it's all about business and we need something that draws visitors in.

I still see Apple/Pixar involved in some fashion.

There must be a clear synergy between the two sites?

Even Ferrari World was because of the Yas Marina race track, they don't fight either side of each other.

We announced an official robot partner the other week from China, so my hope is for some sort of tech world that is interactive, supplemented by the leisure outlets which would need to support it.

 

[blue banks]

Apple and Pixar might be 'tech' companies but they're absolutely nothing alike and nothing at all to do with each other, so not sure why you would suggest both or one of those.

Pixar is a Walt Disney company focused on story telling and film making, so extremely unlikely they would be involved specifically, unless you're suggesting 'Manc Disney Parks' will be put on that relatively small plot of land. The car parking situation for it would be brilliant that's for sure!

Apple just as unlikely as well I would say. There's been nothing in their locker to suggest it's the kind of thing they would get involved with.

A bit of context here in relation to Apple/Pixar:


Extract: Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the Lucasfilm computer division, before its spin-out as a corporation in 1986, with funding by Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, who became the majority shareholder.[1] Disney purchased Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion, a transaction that resulted in Jobs becoming Disney's largest single shareholder at the time.


Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar


That being said, I’m not sure what the current relationship is after Jobs’s death.

 

[blueparrot]

official robot partner the other week from China, so my hope is for some sort of tech world that is interactive

Theme park with robot cowboys, what could go wrong ? :) Eastland world.

 

[Gordyola]

A bit of context here in relation to Apple/Pixar:


Extract: Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the Lucasfilm computer division, before its spin-out as a corporation in 1986, with funding by Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, who became the majority shareholder.[1] Disney purchased Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion, a transaction that resulted in Jobs becoming Disney's largest single shareholder at the time.


Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar


That being said, I’m not sure what the current relationship is after Jobs’s death.

Job's family are the largest single shareholders in Disney and have multi-billion holdings in Apple and the companies have a close relationship for example simple things like having the Mickey / Minnie Mouse watch faces on the Apple watch.

I don't see Apple becoming a company involve in leisure but Disney would certainly be a possibility although their existing park in Paris is probably too close. The trend now is for smaller interactive parks using AR and VR much cheaper to develop maintain and update than traditional venues