That has been my whole point. That these major infrastructure issues are the priority and eventually the budget will go to the stuff the guest experience (show). Cause you can't have a Jungle Cruise if the power is out, and you can't soar through space if asbestos is falling on your head. It really is a "first things first" priority.
But that is not actually accurate.
Management is
not looking at what is happening at SM as a "prefurb". This is it, the refurb that has been put off many times, been through many incarnations....this is it.
Yes, I am told that they have left options open for potentially adding a few more things in years to come, but there is
no guarantee (plan, budget, etc) for that to ever happen. It may well not.
The Jungle refurb has been on and off the calendar for years, being bumped repeatedly by other attractions. The minor work that has happened is not related to that refurb in any way. In fact, if they would have kept it on the schedule and done it when they had planned, none of the other extra work would have been needed.
jt04 said:
So I'm prepared to be underwhelmed by space. If I can ride it safely, I'll be happy. They can add more bells and whistles later.
Nope. I'm not. No excuse for it at all. Makes more sense all around to close it once and do it right. That isn't happening, and there is no reason to believe that just because they
can add something later, that they actually will .(New Star Tours destinations years ago?)
Based on what I'm hearing, they took the cheap way out. Period.
To sum up: There is no such thing as a "prefurb". They simply don't look at it that way.