Recent content by Jrb1979

Its the Schlitterbahn in Galveston that's being sold.

They didn't own the Montreal park, just leased it. Its not really desperate but more that they off-loaded the dead weight parks. Now they can focus on their top money making parks.

You can add more attractions to the parks that does little of any of that. The parks need more Ratatouille level attractions to fill them out. Don't promote them as a major additions.

I would probably do more to draw attendance that some dark ride.

The ride does exist to an extent in Europe minus it being an indoor dark ride. I only used that as an example as most people have heard of it. Unlike much of the newer stuff being built in Europe. RIght now Disney has a standout lineup but what other parks are doing in terms of innovation is...

He is but I was using him as an example. When you look at parks across the US and the World and the things they are doing Disney doesn't stand out like they once did. Yes they have the IP and the attractions themselves aren't as superior as what other parks are putting out. A good example is...

To me they should have kept D'Amaro as he knows the Disney product but I wish they went outside of the company and got someone like Matt Ouimet who has theme park experience to get a different view on the parks.

They don't understand them

The reason why? Its been said many times. Those in charge don't understand the parks. They think they are for Carnies and view them as the ATM

I personally don't hate Disney. I would love to see D'Amaro bring some of what Disney unique back now that he's CEO. One bring to drop the IP mandate and synergy. Go back to making each park different and not a collection of new IP.

I haven't been in 3 years and have no interest in going back. Don't like the direction of the parks. Going from each having their own theme and attractions that fit to all being IP parks. I want more Disney Sea type parks less MK type parks.

I agree it's not good over there. I will say it did uncover everything that went down with Pete Werner and the Dis Unlimited scandal.

I loved that in his day we still got the occasional original attraction. He brought Extraterrestrial. He wasn't all about IP synergy and that every new attraction had be new IP

I agree. I've always said they need to follow more of the regional park model in terms of additions. Something new every year with major additions every 4 years. Example the Cars attraction should a 4 year addition but something like Alien Swirling Saucers a yearly addition

No I haven't. We would buy the Premier pass over LLMP if wait times were justified for it. Looking at times today we wouldn't feel the need for paying for any of the passes. Right now Flight of Passage is at 80 minutes the rest of the park is around 60 minute wait or less.