WDW50 brought a number of new attractions (Ratatoulle, Guardians, HarmonioUS, and Starcruiser), but was an otherwise subdued celebration compared to recent resort-wide (or world-wide) celebrations, and the timing was spread out over the 18-month period that limited the impact of those additions being tied to the anniversary.

Now, the COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on WDW50, which not only forced the delay and/or cancellation of planned attractions, but forced the resort to make major changes to their operations (Park Pass and Genie+) that obviously impacted what the resort could do in terms of providing new offerings and incentives for guests to visit for the occasions. If you've been following this site for a while, you would no doubt have picked up on comments by TH over the past 5 years touting the magnitude of the WDW50 and Disney100 celebrations. This change in philosophy is no better exemplified than by Disney's recent anniversary celebrations.

This 'pull-back' is almost certainly a direct impact of the pandemic and increases in labor costs, which in turn has significantly increased the investment required to develop and build attractions. Russell Meyer Jat 9:22 - It certainly looks like that aside from Epic Universe (which for the record is no small potatoes), both major Orlando resorts are reducing the magnitude and number of new attractions planned over the next 3-5 years.

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