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Published · transcript-backedBen Gilbert: evaluation
22 Jun 2026 Acquired The Walt Disney Company
“Halfway through construction, they discover that Rivers of America almost doesn't work at all.”
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- Speaker
- Ben Gilbert
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- evaluation
- Recorded
- 22 Jun 2026
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- The Walt Disney Company
Transcript context
…Yep. Halfway through construction, they discover that Rivers of America almost doesn't work at all. When they filled it with water, the water just drained into the dirt underneath. And David, as you mentioned, cost ballooned from the original $5 million to a total of $17 million. But that's actually pretty cheap. Totally.…
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