Sirwalterraleigh
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5th gate anyone.......?
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Coaster Lover
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Never been a problem for Disneyland/DCA... or USO/IOA... or TDL/TDS... or DLP/DAW...
Kamikaze
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Right. My point was that any park money is for existing parks.
Awwww no 5th gate??
denyuntilcaught
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I guess that raises a question I've had - why did they build DHS where they did and not in this plot? I get why DAK wasn't - the acreage can't compared I'd imagine - but DHS?
Coaster Lover
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Just spit balling... DHS was built as a half day park... Typhoon Lagoon was also built as a half day park (both parks opened in 1989 within a month of each other). Caribbean Beach had opened the year prior and they opened five addtional hotels in the immediate area in the three years after DHS opened. If I had to guess, they built DHS where it was because they knew they wouldn't have any problems filling the Magic Kingdom Area hotels and wanted to add a bunch of stuff around EPCOT to ensure the hotels in that area were just as desirable as the Magic Kingdom area hotels (and they probably don't have as much room to build as many hotels in the Magic Kingdom area).
Sirwalterraleigh
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…for the win
Sirwalterraleigh
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They were attempting to augment the property to keep people there for their whole stay and develop a consistent, loyal fan base
Worked pretty well too
Goofyernmost
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That's two, however, three can make a big difference in being able to alter the theme so they seem like something different. Otherwise they can keep the same themes as MK and just call it an expansion of that park. That's were most of the people go anyway and that would help spread the crowd out a bit. That wouldn't be a 5th gate though that would just be a useful expansion of an already existing park.
Goofyernmost
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Don't have a clue but they most have known back then that it was available. I have to admit though that to me it doesn't seem like Epcot and DHS are that close together, but, they are within walking distance for a lot of people, my feet hurt to much to do unnecessary walking.
GhostHost1000
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I’ll take a 5th gate whenever they figure out how to do and expand the other 4
Coaster Lover
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I guess the other question is how soon can Orlando handle another theme park? A new theme park takes a MASSIVE amount of employees (especially when you factor in all of the additional hotels, shops, and restaurants that would be built with it). Based on recent discussions, it seemed like Orlando area parks were struggling getting employees (is that still the case)? Epic Universe is going to suck up a huge amount of the available employee base in the area. How many options would Disney have for more employees if they wanted to open a 5th gate?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…or have them operate as well as they did in the 90s
No. Disney is thinking outside the box. They will forgo the 5th Gate. And go straight to building the 6th.
That way they'll be able to increase revenue by offering a 6-park ticket. Furthermore, they will package the other multi-park tickets in such a way that you will need to purchase one that includes the nonexistent 5th Gate.
It's genius!
If we go by Universal rules and count water parks as gates Disney already has a 5th and 6th gate making this fictional park the 7th gate.
Sirwalterraleigh
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Yeah…but they can never be bothered to staff more than 5If we go by Universal rules and count water parks as gates Disney already has a 5th and 6th gate making this fictional park the 7th gate.
I count the miniature golf courses as 6 and 7.If we go by Universal rules and count water parks as gates Disney already has a 5th and 6th gate making this fictional park the 7th gate.
Goofyernmost
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I'm getting confused. Are we currently up to 8? Four theme parks, two water parks, two miniature golf equaling eight. There are also 4 actual golf courses so that would bring it up to 12. Hoop Dee Doo Review could also be consider a separate, pay to go there, in a completely separate location. So we're at 13. It's more of a stretch but heck we may be looking at speculating a possible #14th gate. I'm starting to lose it. 
