Franchising of attractions

[PeterAlt]

I got this idea that Disney may have a new strategy of franchising attractions. In other words, instead of guessing single attractions for Park X or Park Y, it is more cost effective not to build an original attraction for a single location but to build several clones at once with no originals, but maybe some minor differences between the various clones.

For example, Soaring over the World could be franchised for Shanghai, EC, DCA, and possibly other locations and open at around the same time.

A Monsters Inc. Coaster for DHS, DCA, and other posible locations.

The idea is that in the past, they would build an original prototype at a single location and build modified clones stagnated over time at other locations. The new approach would eliminate the prototype original and stagnated opening of modified clones over time, but open near-clones of a single franchise attraction at around the same time.

In the past, they couldn't do this because there weren't that many Disney parks to justify the savings of franching attractions. Now, with six park locations, real savings can be seen immediately by franchising six near-clones in one World-wide master WDI project - rather than six projects stagnated over time.

I have this gut feeling that Soaring over the World may be the first of these and others, possibly, like the Monsters Inc Coaster may be the first of these.

The benefit to Disney is obviously the cost savings. The benefit to all of us is that we will get more new things faster everywhere.

 

[wdwmagic]

This has already been done. Toy Story Mania was the first to be simultaneously built at two parks.

There have then of course been clone built at varying times - Tower of Terror is a good example.

 

[MichWolv]

This would not be the first time building clones at the same time. Toy Story (Midway) Mania is the best example. The rides at DCA and DHS were even announced together. Star Tours II is another example. Philharmagic was pretty much done that way as well.

Whether this is a good thing or not depends upon your point of view.

 

[Timekeeper]

 

[rsoxguy]

I agree with wdwmagic. Franchising attractions is nothing new for the Disney Corporation.

 

[PeterAlt]

This has already been done. Toy Story Mania was the first to be simultaneously built at two parks.

There have then of course been clone built at varying times - Tower of Terror is a good example.

Think of TSM as a small scale test of what I'm talking about. Tower of Tower had its prototype at DHS and its modified clones stagnated over time.

Space Mountain at HKDL and DL being built at once is another small scale example.

I'm talking several near-clones being built at once and no prototypes (as was the case with TZToT). The savings is very noticeable compared to slightly noticeable.

 

[wdwmagic]

Think of TSM as a small scale test of what I'm talking about. Tower of Tower had its prototype at DHS and its modified clones stagnated over time.

Space Mountain at HKDL and DL being built at once is another small scale example.

I'm talking several near-clones being built at once and no prototypes (as was the case with TZToT). The savings is very noticeable compared to slightly noticeable.

I don't think Toy Story was really a small scale test. They built two major attractions simultaneously from the ground up that both opened within months of each other.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Star Tours
Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin/Astroblasters
Honey I shrunk The Audience
are some other examples...

 

[gonnichi]

Is it true that Shanghai Disneyland is currently constructing the same 7 dwarfs mine coaster that New Fantasyland at WDW is constructing?

 

[Jim Chandler]

I'd like to see Soarin start doing other states or sections of the country. Change it up once in awhile. As for franchising just remember a bunch of what is in the MK came from a Worlds Fair that Walt worked with other companies to "franchise" and then brought to WDW.

 

[SkipperButler]

Folks, this has been going on since 1969. When they were building the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, they also built two of nearly everything and put it into storage for Walt Disney World's opening in 1971. That's why Haunted Mansion was the first attraction to be completed in Florida.

 

[PeterAlt]

I don't think Toy Story was really a small scale test. They built two major attractions simultaneously from the ground up that both opened within months of each other.

I'm talking several at once, not just two.

 

[PeterAlt]

Folks, this has been going on since 1969. When they were building the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, they also built two of nearly everything and put it into storage for Walt Disney World's opening in 1971. That's why Haunted Mansion was the first attraction to be completed in Florida.

I understand that. While building two of each certainly helped reduce the cost for the Florida version, the Florida version was still built as a separate project. I'm taking about assembly line style of parts and single project planning.

 

[wm49rs]

I understand that. While building two of each certainly helped reduce the cost for the Florida version, the Florida version was still built as a separate project. I'm taking about assembly line style of parts and single project planning.

Different operating budgets, priorities, park needs and the necessary time to evaluate not only the success if the rides, but their popularity as well, will prevent any mass assembly of cloned rides....

 

[Prince-1]

I might be in the minority but i have no problem with copying rides for the parks. I have no plans of every going to see Mystic Manor in HK but I would love to have the ride built in WDW. Same goes for Cars Land. The themeing looks amazing as does the ride itself. Now I would also like to see new rides built at WDW and have those copied for other parks.

 

[PeterAlt]

I might be in the minority but i have no problem with copying rides for the parks. I have no plans of every going to see Mystic Manor in HK but I would love to have the ride built in WDW. Same goes for Cars Land. The themeing looks amazing as does the ride itself. Now I would also like to see new rides built at WDW and have those copied for other parks.

There will still be differences, but the differences would all be planned at once. For example, there would be "fill in the blank" parts of the the carbon copy. This would leave "holes" that would be filled in with content unique to that park.

 

[wm49rs]

There's no single planning of cloned rides/attractions for the various parks....

 

[bhodge]

By the way it is staggered not stagnated.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

They're were 3 Electrical Parades. One for Disneyland, Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland. At once the were all identical to.

 

[Matt7187]

The only kind of cloning I like is when it is something international coming to the states, or vice versa. I'd love for the 2 American parks to be different. It would be great that if we get Star Wars, they get Marvel, they have Cars, we get Monsters and other Pixar, and so on. It would also give Disney more $$$ because us diehard fans would pay to go to the other parks just to see the different rides!