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You're right, Disney extending AK's hours by 3 or 4 per day plus the EMH every single day for the first couple of months definitely means they're struggling to sell it. They're just not expecting anyone to show up. ;) AK's hours for that time period dwarf even Magic Kingom's.

Can we stop with the nonsense that Star Wars waned in popularity at any point? There are always peaks and valleys, but in Star Wars terms a peak is $1.5 billion a year and a valley is $500 million a year- or more than the majority of franchises could ever hope to generate in a "non release"...

Not saying you're not being accurate, but that's like number 459,385 on the list of blasphemous things members agree/disagree on. ;)

Not sure I follow. I got similar treatment when I began posting here too, I believe from you and others. Why is it whenever someone new offers opinions, they're expected to kiss the rings and submit to some sort of doxing/initiation of being accused of a former poster. It's a cancer on these...

So, you think Disney creating an ADDITIONAL 2 DAY EXPERIENCE, coupled with an overhaul of the Studios with at least 5 (maybe 6 or 7) new attractions, transforming Animal Kingdom to a proper full day park, a major attraction at Magic Kingdom and a likely overhaul of EPCOT over the 5-6 years is...

You could do that for 5-6 hours in Vegas during the height of Star Trek: The Experience back in the mid 2000's. Have a bite at Quark's, see a museum-like exhibit that covered the ships, species, and timeline of the Star Trek universe, ride a transporter to the bridge of the enterprise-D, board a...

Adventureland stuff has been in the works since before Moana became a hit. I don't want to be Mr. "things are happening but they might change", but it's a fact that interns and others in creative were hired for a significant project in Adventureland around a year ago.

To be clear- I'm completely fine with people being upset over Tiki Room leaving. I'm also upset with some of the other decisions that management makes. I'm also upset when people chalk it up to management being clueless monsters without providing any sort of reasoning. I'm trying to provide...

I can promise you that rates will be at least 20% higher for the older rooms when everything is finished for both of those resorts. And of course those rooms will have less supply due to the removals- and moderates are already under-represented.

Tiki Room is rated beneath the other theater attractions at the park (except Stitch), most of which occupy the basement already. Sad but true.

Stop it, right now. Don't get everyone's hopes up.

Decent read, Goddard being a Universal Tool has been happening since the early 90's- nothing new there. He had the world convinced that IOA was going to flatten Disney. He also said DisneySea would be a flop. The best part about that article was this:

No, they'll both be deluxe offerings when completed (or at least priced that way). Hence the discussion of said things.

While I agree that's their normal tactic, this is an entirely new combination of products into a unique package. It may be a tough sell despite the relatively decent value. They certainly don't want to underprice it. If the rooms at a Star Wars Resort were $250 a night with nothing else...

Quick search on Disney Cruise line for an upcoming San Diego itinerary: 4 adults to a room: $2053 2 adults/2 kids to a room: $2027 They don't charge based on kids vs adults, they charge based on occupants. Kids are usually discounted very slightly but not by much. And to be honest, you're only...

^ It's not solely about throughput. If Disney has an underperforming attraction with poor attendance and poor guest feedback (which Tiki sadly has both of), then they'll trade a cut in capacity and even a cut in show quality if it results in much better feedback. I don't know if a M&G would...

So... you haven't visited Africa or Asia at AK then? :p

Sorry to veer toward the CBR discussion, but can we attribute the disappearance of moderate hotels a bit to the general decline of the American middle class? The wealth gap has never been larger since WDW came to be. In the late 80's/early 90's Disney tried to lure the middle class. In the...

I still think that if Universal did something like this with Potter, they'd be able to charge the same price or even more. My niece and her friends spent a combined $10,000 to come to Orlando and while they spent 4 days at Disney, they also spent 4 at Universal. My niece spent 90% of her 4...

While I agree in principle, in reality I don't think you or I are going to enjoy 210 minutes of those details. ;)