Disneyland attendance up, although company struggles elsewhere

[George Lucas on a Bench]

DHS is a mess on so many levels. The Star Wars Experience does little to correct that.

Which is why we have a Guardians of the Galaxy overlay for the Tower of Terror, Toy Story Land with yet another miniature roller coaster and spinning ride and the same old Indiana Jones, Muppet and Little Mermaid shows we've had for going on 30 years. What's not to love?

 

[Deleted member 107043]

@Virtual Insanity I don't disagree with your overall argument that the park is poorly designed, but the way you're downplaying the upcoming changes and the impact they'll have is weird.

 

[cheezbat]

Do little? Really? You people are nuts. lol

We're nuts huh...

DHS has 5 rides. 5. How many other amusement or theme parks in the world have only 5 rides and charge $100 entry?
The Toy Story and Star Wars expansions have plans for 4 more rides. That brings DHS total ride count to 9. That's still nowhere near a full day of things to do. Sure you can count shows too, but even there you have super aged shows that should have been replaced a decade ago.
Comparing it to the other Disney parks ride counts this total is weak.

By next year:

Disneyland: 32 rides
California Adventure: 21 rides
Magic Kingdom: 24 rides
Epcot: 11 rides
Animal Kingdom: 9 rides (incl. Avatar)
Disneyland Paris: 21 rides
Disney Studios Paris: 10 rides
Hong Kong Disneyland: 19 rides
Tokyo Disneyland: 24 rides
Tokyo Disneysea: 17 rides
Shanghai Disneyland: 12 rides

I find it pretty sad that the newest Disney park will have more rides on opening day than a 27 year old park. Heck, even the park that is considered Disney's worst has one more ride than this!

 

[Travel Junkie]

@Virtual Insanity I don't disagree with your overall argument that the park is poorly designed, but the way you're downplaying the upcoming changes and the impact they'll have is weird.

We might be talking about different things. If you're getting at the impact in attendance, I have no doubt it will drive an attendance spike. Star Wars land/experience won't magically fix everything else with that park though.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Looks like the Disney theme parks have generally been trending towards less and less rides. Magic Kingdoms retain the highest number, but they have still gradually decreased. By 2060, Disneyland Moscow should have a whopping 5 rides.

 

[Phroobar]

Universal Studios Hollywood only has eight rides and they charge a lot to get in.
Adventure City in Stanton has 12 rides and only costs $18 to get in.

 

[yookeroo]

We might be talking about different things. If you're getting at the impact in attendance, I have no doubt it will drive an attendance spike. Star Wars land/experience won't magically fix everything else with that park though.

Who claimed it would? It's a step in the right direction. Quite a big one. You guys are nuts if you can't see that.

 

[Travel Junkie]

Who claimed it would?

The person I was responding to.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

The person I was responding to.

Uh, no. I did not assert that it was going to fix everything.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Who claimed it would? It's a step in the right direction. Quite a big one. You guys are nuts if you can't see that.

I'm pretty sure no one is denying SWL and TSL are steps in the right direction. People are saying these two additions won't completely fix DHS, and it will still need some work. That's all people are saying.

 

[Travel Junkie]

Uh, no. I did not assert that it was going to fix everything.

You only called people nuts who were pointing out that it didn't fix everything and had a long way to go.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

OK, you win. I don't have the energy to debate semantics and definitions with you.

 

[yookeroo]

The person I was responding to.

Where?

You only called people nuts who were pointing out that it didn't fix everything and had a long way to go.

No, you said:

DHS is a mess on so many levels. The Star Wars Experience does little to correct that.

"Little to correct that" is not quite the same as "didn't fix everything". Not really all that close actually.