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An all inclusive Disney cruise at a destination port and a lower priced themed regional park targeting families with young children in short driving distance aren't similar at all. The park Universal is building is not intended to have the "broad appeal" you seem to want it to. Everyone...

So basically, you're saying that unless they're building a third leg in North America, they shouldn't be doing anything at all, right? What if their plan is, assuming this one works out, to build another half dozen dotted across the country? Would you expect with that plan, that they should all...

Well, if you know you're not the audience and you take the time and expense to travel there (especially if that includes a flight) and they are honest in their marketing about what it is, then it's completely on you, I guess. 🤷🏻‍♂️ But there's a difference between a family park and a kids park...

Just out of curiosity, why go? Are you within an hour or so drive and have young kids? The "it's for kids" argument from me comes down to you not needing ANY e-ticket or even d-ticket type attractions to anchor such a park. The Peppa Pig Theme Park is stellar for fans of the show but it was...

Again, what's your definition of lower quality? As far as I can tell, this is intentionally not meant to cannibalize their coastal offerings.

What do we consider a tepid response to an attraction intended for people within close driving distance in the middle of the country? To me, this really doesn't factor into anything as it pertains to Orlando or Hollywood. If this is successful, I could see them popping up in other areas, too...

For what? You're already complaining about it and it hasn't even opened. You will plan a trip to Texas for what they're building or you would plan a tip to Texas for what you wish they were building instead?

Doesn't seem like they went that cheap in what's about to open in Orlando. We know it's less than originally planned but it remains to be seen if for people who weren't up on all the rumors prior to official announcements, what, if anything will appear budget cut. Unless you're referring to...

I mean, we'll see what happens when it opens. We have another park here in Central Florida called Lego Land. It has a sort of mini-park right outside of it based on Peppa Pig. The cutoff age for the target demo of Legoland is 12. The cutoff for Peppa is about 5 years below that. Neither are...

🙄 How about it being for kids, being small, attracting only a local crowd in a market that isn't accustomed to "world class" entertainment and presumably having admission priced accordingly? And what constitutes "low quality" in your mind? Poor landscaping? Bad maintenance? Or just...

It's a regional park, designed to cater to young children, though. The overwhelming majority of us will never set foot in it. Seems like it's intended for people that may never make it to Orlando or at least won't while their kids are still young. That's kind of the point of it, right? If...

We went frequently when I was a kid. I started out taking my son a few times a year. The last time we went was in 2020 right before the pandemic shutdown and I was already starting to consider drastically slowing things down just because as the planner and spender and keep everyone happy...

"That's a future management problem. Today's management is happy with today's results."

An oldie but a goodie:

This right here is the problem with Disney surveys. In a more honest world, surveys should be to provide accurate, actionable information, not be designed as marketing tools in and of themselves. People have long said that many of their surveys are worded in a way that makes it difficult to...

Probably - not questioning the meat of your main point at all, though. I just remember this because back in the day, parking was always a real nightmare on that end which was always the most popular because it was the side with all the Disney operated stuff. Often, the lot over there was closed...

Once Upon a Toy was built as Once Upon a Toy. The Disney Village area was extended more towards the road when this was added. Prior to that, I believe there was an entrance to the parking lot and more parking lot in the space that store and the area around it now occupies. Not doubting deal...

And in increasing demand, they can continue to raise the price. Of course, the logical conclusion is that at some point, the only people who'll be able to afford it are the ones who were sitting in the second row of the inauguration a couple weeks ago. On the plus side, with their interest, we...

Umm, I think you meant to say they could "light-speed" the new office complex? 😏

What if they announced it was going away at the end of the year? 💩