Someone in the Iger concept art thread mentioned a park in Virginia. I don't mean he thought it was going to happen, but maybe that it should. Anyway, that got me thinking. I live in New York, about an hour and a half up from the city, and Vriginia would be less than 12 hours away. It's about halfway between me and Walt Disney World, which is about 22 hours away by car (which is how we go).
Now, here comes the problem. Nearly all of us have been going to Disney for years, whether it be Disney World, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, or Tokyo Disneyland (Hong Kong's a it too recent for this topic). We have great memories of it, and it's our park. Now, say that a park opened right near you. What would you do? Would you go there instead?
I've been going to Disney World since I was 5 in 1992, and it's the place I know and love. If a new Disney park opened right near me, I don't know what I'd do. Of course I'd visit, but it still wouldn't be the same old place. Disney World has the parks, the sights, and even the resorts that I love and know so much.
It hurts my head to think of it.:hammer:
What do you guys think? How would you feel? What would you do?
EDIT: Okay, lemme add a little something since it seems some didn't get the whole part about Virginia. Yes, there were plans that a park called Disney's America would be built in Virginia, and that plan never came to fruition. When a Virginia park was mentioned in the concept art topic, it was merely a hypothetical, "What if they put a park in Virginia" and not related to the uncreated park. This topic is merely a hypothetical of what would you do if a park went in right near you. In this situation, it would be a Disneyland/Magic Kingdom type park, which will probably be joined by resorts and other parks.
Now, here comes the problem. Nearly all of us have been going to Disney for years, whether it be Disney World, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, or Tokyo Disneyland (Hong Kong's a it too recent for this topic). We have great memories of it, and it's our park. Now, say that a park opened right near you. What would you do? Would you go there instead?
I've been going to Disney World since I was 5 in 1992, and it's the place I know and love. If a new Disney park opened right near me, I don't know what I'd do. Of course I'd visit, but it still wouldn't be the same old place. Disney World has the parks, the sights, and even the resorts that I love and know so much.
It hurts my head to think of it.:hammer:
What do you guys think? How would you feel? What would you do?
EDIT: Okay, lemme add a little something since it seems some didn't get the whole part about Virginia. Yes, there were plans that a park called Disney's America would be built in Virginia, and that plan never came to fruition. When a Virginia park was mentioned in the concept art topic, it was merely a hypothetical, "What if they put a park in Virginia" and not related to the uncreated park. This topic is merely a hypothetical of what would you do if a park went in right near you. In this situation, it would be a Disneyland/Magic Kingdom type park, which will probably be joined by resorts and other parks.