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I was looking at some investment properties down in four corners (really the closest anyone is ever going to get to the parks besides those condos up on Reams) and they don't really feel near WDW at all. In fact I was pretty annoyed at how long it took just to get to Animal Kingdom from there! I...

I'd venture a guess that there isn't a significant difference in passholder attendance in comparison to crowded vs. less crowded times of the year. I don't have any numbers to back that up, but it's never occurred to me that AP's would end up making an empty park seem more crowded on lesser...

That's actually a good idea, but the fireworks used for SOA would never be approved for regular use - especially if there's wind. Perhaps they could get away with something further away, but I'd hate to see the gridlock if they tried to put a real fireworks show there for normal day guests. It's...

^ Unlike Eisner, who never bothered to consider how much money was being leveraged on top of a poor foundation with bad infrastructure. Sklar is pretty biting with that exact criticism in Dream it! Do it! Not that Eisner was a poor steward, he needed to take extreme measures to stabilize the...

^^ WDW's annual passholders really only effect the parks ability to handle crowds 10 days out of the year. DLR is brought to it's knees with passholders every Sunday. ^ You keep keep right on swinging and ignore the actual discussion

Universal's parking structure is commonly filled to capacity and can't really support additional guests parking there/plus it's shared with S*ittywalk employees that can't really park elsewhere. Their infrastructure is already buckling under the current 15 million, I doubt they'll be able to...

More people have ridden Mermaid 2.5 years than Peter Pan will treat in nearly a decade. Mermaid's queue holds 3,300 people, Pan holds 1,200. Mermaid has an average 22,000 fastpasses per day allocated to the attraction and Peter Pan has around 5,000 fastpasses.

^^^ I'm not really one who looks at the parks like they're a museum. It's a cute old style dark ride that's woefully outdated (even Paris's). For it's time and what the ride's expected to do, it's a truly wonderful attraction just like Mermaid. Maybe DL's will change my mind though once it's...

^ Excellent point In reality, those investments in 2005 were to combat the massive downturn in the industry whereas the money being spent now is simply to add to an already solid bottom line. I'm still trying to figure out why anybody with a shred of business savvy would want additional capital...

The news is that for a few days, the park's entry has looked better than it has in a decade, only to by blocked by that stage! ;) I'll be glad to see it go in due time once the events are over. Normally, I try not to complain about this sort of stuff but compared to the stage at Magic Kingdom...

Criticism of people that don't use facts doesn't make me better, it just makes their arguments look poor compared to mine. :) People subjectively state how bad a ride is or how little money is being spent. When asked to quantify their concerns vs the facts, they get quite un-nerved. The only...

Ah yes, the 1% of nerds know that, but nobody outside that 1% does. The demographic that Disney is looking to fill their parks with has no idea that those rides differ in any significant ways. I guess I baited that one pretty easy though, I'll clarify my intent next time since it wasn't so...

It was unfair of me to generalize like that, I apologize. Simply because I've only been posting for a short while doesn't mean I haven't been reading the forums for years. I just felt that it was time to join the discussion rather than keep my statements to myself. I know, it's hard to deal...

5th gate is so far off of their radar... there's a reason they're pumping a billion into rebuilding Hollywood Studios and expanding AK into a full day park. Their carrying capacities once they're done near 2020 will create four "full day" parks instead of 2 full days + 2 half days. In essence...

You never heavily invest in a product that already generates boatloads in returns without those investments. It's just plain stupid to allocate additional capital when it's not necessary. Return on investment long term isn't dependent on new attractions or silly marketing campaigns, it's...

Mentality around here seems to be: "90% occupancy at hotels, they need to expand" Disney responds by building another hotel "No, I meant less lucrative attractions that might drive attendance vs. a guaranteed stream of hotel guests to soak up the attendance gains that already happen without new...

^ You're operating under the impression that WDW is being "ignored", which is a laughable falsehood. They've outspent Universal Orlando for the past several years on projects that will do far more for the resorts health long term than any new rides. And they're spending tons on new...

Is MM+ worth the hassle and investment? Sure it is. Over the long term, MM+ will be a boon to the parks. Of course there are kinds to iron out, but it's a massive project that's clearly a first in the industry. Nobody else is even close to the tech Disney is using/planning to implement in the...

An additional red flag is dumping un-necessary capital into competing with the egos and free flow of cash over at Universal Creative instead of investing in the true driver and supporter of growth- infrastructure. But of course they're doing both and spending billions at WDW yet it's not enough...

First time posters are "naive" and aren't credentialed until they amass enough posts I guess. I've been part of a few communities around the Disney Parks sphere since the 90's and grew bored with it all. It got harder to deal with once industry experience showed how woefully uninformed people...