Pretend it's now. We are going to UO this year because my two sons would rather go to a thrill ride park instead of WDW.
My son's don't really like WDW because they think it has lame rides. They love IOA because of the coasters and Spiderman and can't wait to do the MUMMY. Because I am the one paying for the trips, we go to WDW one year and UO the other. We have done this for the past five years.
Now lets talk demographics and marketing. My sons don't relate to the WDW of my childhood. When I was young, HM, JC, BTMRR and SM were the the best rides in the country. They don't see the same WDW that I see when we go there. They go because I go to WDW. What do you think they will do when they have kids? My bet is that they will go to UO because that will be their fondest memories of a trip to Orlando. Todays kids are tomorrows money.
Pretend it's 2050. Disney listened to all the purists and didn't change a thing, where are they now? :lookaroun
I'm spending about $4000 to travel to Orlando and go to UO in October. This is about 3 grand WDW is losing because they don't have a thrill ride park. Disney will get a visit to MNSSHP out of me this year but that is all. The remainder of my money will go to UO.
Pretend it's 2050. I hope you didn't have stock in Disney.
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