The Critiques
WDW Management has had some time to look over the proposals and has decided to provide some initial feedback before the selections are made:
The set-up and explanation of this one is just perfect. Setting up the context of the previous parks and then explaining how the new park fits in works really well to set the stage. And the idea of a museum would also make things possibly educational in certain spots. We also really like how with the concept of the hallways, you get a nice themed entrance to each land before you actually arrive in said land. As for the lands themselves, they are all great ideas and we think would work very well.
We only have two critiques on this one. First, would the "hub" get too busy if everyone had to go back through it in order to get to another land? And second, if we look at the overall theme of "museum" by itself, we don't think it hits a perfect 10 out of 10 on the creativity scale.
Let us start out by saying that this idea is truly creative. Actually theming an entire park around not just rides, but "fun physical activities" would be something brand new and quite interesting. The same goes for including a live sporting venue inside the park itself. And as you explain, this would fit seamlessly with the incorporation of many Disney characters.
Our first critique on this one would be whether you alienate anyone by focusing an entire park on "sports" or by including a good number of attractions based on physical activity. Also, how would the logistics of having a live sport venue within the park itself even work if they ever managed to book a popular event? And does that clash a little too closely with Wide World of Sports? We feel like although this is a great great idea, it may not get enough mainstream appeal.
This one has miles of potential. One of our favorite childhood memories was staying for a few nights in Fort Wilderness, and we feel like this park could create similar memories for millions of people. The "lands" would fit perfectly in to be themed differently, and if needed could easily incorporate Disney IP. Also the thought of walking from a canyon theme, into a rain forest theme, into an ocean theme, sounds like it would be a visual treat.
Our main critique on this one may be obvious: although it has a different focus, we think this may ride a little too close to the idea behind Animal Kingdom. Yes, animals and nature are two different things, but we think when you look at Walt Disney World as a whole, you want five very distinct experiences, and this one may just bee too similar to some of the ideas behind DAK.
Like an earlier submission, we really like how you described the setup and context of the park. The space you spent on describing the overall theme of the park, as opposed to focusing on the lands, really helped sell your vision of what this park will be. There is a lot of opportunity here, from urban myths, to written epics, to modern mysteries.
Our only critique is something you already mentioned: extra care will have to be spent on making sure this doesn't turn into a "World Showcase 2.0" that happens to be about myths instead of culture. Maybe the focus can be on the myths themselves and only have subtle influences on the countries of origin.
This museum idea is quite good. The idea of checking-in at ranger stations is very unique which we like. And the ideas you have for some of the lands are great too. We think the only hindrance here is that someone else beat you to the punch on the museum theme
Reading through this response fills our minds with untold ideas. The idea of a villains park has been thrown around before (and is even currently being discussed as a part of the Club 32 threads), but your explanation really sets the stage and the theme for what this park could be. We also like the "Disney Marketing" idea of trying to build something that will help lure customers away from Universal! Overall this is just a wonderful idea!
Our main critique is whether this would fit in well with Disney brand. We may personally LOVE it, but between your descriptions and the picture you used, you are setting a pretty dark tone. Even if you cater to younger children with some quirky areas, the other scarier stuff would still exist and may drive the young ones away...
The lands you describe for this one are truly inspiring, and we can see ourselves loving walking through them. We really like the interactive games you've included also. We feel that these bring a whole new aspect to a park, and tend to just be great experiences.
Our only, but kinda big, critique on this one is that there was no explanation of what the park is truly about and how it all ties together beyond the name of the park. We think the descriptions of what you have are great and very interesting, but we just wish we knew more about the general theme of the park and how it ties together instead of the details about the lands.
