bhg469
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Could be, or people hear spout the opening and delay their trips to make sure the park is in fact open by then and avoid being let down by any delays. That's also just a guess.
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A Spirited Perfect Ten
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BrianLo
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The deal with IMG Worlds of Adventure predates Disney's acquisition of Marvel.
Some of the concepts have changed over the years to reflect what is popular in Marvel these days, but the licensing deal has not. Nothing hypocritical about it - unless you blame Disney for still allowing Marvel Island in IOA. I have similar thoughts on the gambling thing, but I stated that many moons ago in a distant iteration of Spirited thread.
The IMG project continues to chug along sllllooowwwwly, but it is being built.
HauntedMansionFLA
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Wasn't this movie in trouble awhile back? It's release date moved back to correct some issues? Any chance this replaces Ellen's Energy? A 45 minute ride is a bit much unless it's Star Wars.
Bairstow
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Possibly the result of massive re-designs.
The character designs might well have been tossed, but the work on the environmental effects, especially foliage, would have likely been undisturbed.
It's created a bit of a jarring aesthetic mis-match.
Imagine seeing a Disney movie that used character cels from the Emperors New Groove on the backgrounds from Tarzan.
ParentsOf4
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My chart shows per park attendance, or the average attendance per theme park.
Each time a WDW theme park opened in the past, there was a multi-million jump in total WDW attendance. However, per park attendance dipped because of the large expansion.
DAK's initial performance was disappointing but I blame that on perception; Disney spent years battling the zoo image, trying to convince the public that DAK was not a zoo. Disney won't make that mistake with a 5th WDW theme park
In the past, per theme park attendance has climbed to around 12-13 million before another park was added. This year's per theme park attendance will be above that, with no new theme park on the horizon. WDW is going to get increasingly crowded.
My projection assumes an average of 1% annual attendance growth to 2025. The reality is that there will be at least one recession between now and 2025 (probably 2), dampening attendance, while WDW typically can be expected to rebound 5% or more post recession. Add in the major investment to be made at WDW in popular IPs in the next 6 years, and 1% annual growth probably is on the conservative side.
The upcoming DHS redo is desperately needed and is the right next step. However, looking beyond that, WDW should warrant a 5th theme park some time in the middle of next decade.
lazyboy97o
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But you're looking at an average that is not at all close to individual park attendance patterns. Nor does current crowding exist in a state where existing capacity is fully utilized.
ParentsOf4
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I'm not much of an armchair Imagineer but I believe the Magic Kingdom should get out of the parade and nighttime show business, and that a 5th theme park should be designed specifically to handle large crowds for parades and nighttime fireworks.
Purists will hate it but, operationally, I believe it's the direction the Magic Kingdom has to go.
brb1006
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I heard both Disneyland and WDW both used to have new daytime parades celebrating the parks anniversary. WDW hasn't done one since the 90's and Disneyland since 2005. Not a complaint, but I hope WDW will do something big for it's 50th but a little similar to the 100 Years Of Magic Celebration.I'll have you know that my rain gauge said we got 0.92 inches of rain on Sunday! To make East Coasters understand, the average monthly July rainfall for Villa Park/Anaheim Hills is 0.01 inches, or statistically nothing. Sunday's rain broke monthly records dating back to the 1860's. And since the rain happened before 5 o'clock, I was only drinking a raspberry lemonade.
The OC Register did a great job on Disneyland's 60th, both in print and online. They were giving out free copies of the Register at Disneyland on Friday. I grabbed one and am glad I did.
The park guidemaps that day were also a special treat, and not just because they came with an I Was There button.
When you unfolded the Disneyland guidemap, it was a reprint of the original 1955 guidemap. Clever!
I said this in another thread, but I hope some Orlando suits were in Anaheim on Friday taking notes for the WDW 50th. WDW will likely get a new night parade and new 50th fireworks at Magic Kingdom, and also try and tie the DHS remake into the 50th via pained marketing. But on Friday October 1st, 2021, TDO needs to consider a touching and thoughtful format like the one TDA pulled together for Friday, July 17th, 2015.
WDWFigment
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TDR Observations:
I'm just going to do these in quick hits form, if anyone wants to know more, I can elaborate:
-Tanabata Days is a short, little-known celebration for which TDR doesn't do a ton, but it's really cool to see so many guests come dressed in kimonos. Has a cool 'East Meets West' vibe; I have felt for a while that TDR is the most authentic slice of Japan (really) most tourists will get, but this little event is especially fascinating from an anthropological perspective.
-The summer shows in both parks are bat crazy with how much water they throw on the crowds, but they are a ton of nonsensical fun.
-Stitch Encounter is going to be a flop, I think. Saw it twice and although I didn't understand it, it's pretty easy to read the audience and people should NOT be sitting in total silence like that in an interactive show. Maybe I just got bad crowds, but I'm guessing this has a shelf life of 5 years, tops. (Then again, maybe that's the plan...)
-Not a big fan of the new Little Mermaid show. Then again, wasn't a fan of the old one. This one seems to take a tech-first approach that feels really awkward and disjointed.
-I'm going to miss StormRider. It's absurd, but it feels about right for Japan. Like Meet the World now, I'm betting this will grow a following over time, with young fans in 10 years wishing they experienced StormRider. Nemo in Port Discovery really bothers me, and I hope it doesn't result in any thematic changes to the port itself. Just stick it into the CWC as-is, change the marquee, and be done with it. Port Discovery is the weakest port, but turning it into Nemoland isn't the right fix.
-I'm not going to miss any of the parts of Tomorrowland that are biting the dust. That area becoming Fantasyland is a fantastic decision, and I hope the placemaking is as good there as it is in Critter Country to give the park more "character."
-Refreshed Dreamlights is spectacular. It was already my favorite nighttime parade by a wide margin, but the enhanced floats take it to the next level. The IASW finale unit is especially impressive, and I video (at least the one I saw) really doesn't do it justice.
-Sindbad's Storybook Voyage is the most under-appreciated attraction in the Disneyverse.
-Generally a bad time of year for weather with a lot of rain and humidity, but saw two of the most beautiful sunsets of my life there...while in Shinjuku and Minato.
-Crowds were generally light, so a good time to visit from that perspective.
-Still the best two Disney parks on the planet.
If you're curious about anything else, just ask.
ParentsOf4
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All 4 theme parks are more crowded than ever. Even with a $3.5B expansion, none of the other theme parks will come close to the Magic Kingdom's ride capacity.
Walkways, bus terminals, bathrooms, and restaurants at all 4 parks are all becoming painfully crowded.
Those of us who remember WDW in the 1970s and 1980s would consider today's typical crowds more like peak crowds. The parks truly are becoming disgustingly overcrowded. Adding popular IPs to existing parks are only going to make matters worse.
I'm not suggesting WDW needs a 5th theme park today. I am suggesting WDW will need a 5th theme park in 10 years.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Recessions? , Does that include the 2008 recession we never left?, Incomes and Labor force participation are still below pre-recession levels, The only part of the economy that's booming is Wall St and that's being driven by cheap money from the Fed. BLS estimates the current U6 unemployment rate to be 10.8%,
The U6 rate includes those who have run out of unemployment insurance in the surreal world of USG Accounting you are no longer 'unemployed' when your unemployment insurance runs out (but still do not have a Job...).
The 'USG Happy Talk' number is the U3 statistic,
For those who want sources -
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm
Cesar R M
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be careful what you wish for Dave!!!
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PhotoDave219
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I've seen worse.
Cesar R M
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id take the Waldorf big time...
Id usually be curious.. but in this case and specially after seeing photos of Sailor Bubba.... NOPE NOPE NOPE.
lazyboy97o
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That crowding is not necessarily due to fully utilized capacity, but instead to years of operational decisions intended to increase crowding as a means of managing labor costs. Even the Magic Kingdom is lacking in attraction capacity compared to the other Disneylands. The last two theme parks were built to trick people into staying longer, but most definitely not intended to handle significant crowds. Their attraction rosters were cut down to the bare minimum in an effort to eek out metrics of daily satisfaction. While culture definitely pays a role, operational efficiency helps to make the Tokyo Disney Resort (which comes in at an average of 15 million/park that is more reliable due to very limited park hopping) far easier to handle than any of the Walt Disney World parks.
Given the ridiculous ways Disney's costs have increased, a fifth gate would also have to be in the realm of $5 billion if it is not to be another exercise in duplicity. That is a serious amount of money, even for Disney, with a lot of that going to the required support infrastructure that Disney continues to neglect and understaff.
Despite all of this talk of crowds, the long-promised end to discounting has yet to arrive. If capacity is being pushed to the brink there should be no need for discounting.
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Cesar R M
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perhaps, but that hotel is HUGE and its soo slow to transfer around via buses.
Id say this hotel is best for when you have a car and you're going for conventions.
What a load of pooh Man! :/
ItlngrlBella
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Came home yesterday and I'm going through my Florida DT's. Determined that someday we will buy a vacation pool home and rent it out most of the year and be snowbirds there in our retirement - only 25ish years away!
We were in West Haven - here is the house: http://orlandoluxurysunshinevilla.com/
By far the best house we've rented to date.
doctornick
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I'm there with you. I'm completely uninspired by the trailers for The Good Dinosaur. It's tough to know what exactly the execution will be like, but the overview of the plot makes it seem like a generic "boy and his <blank>" concept.
HauntedMansionFLA
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I'd love to see the big discounts and the " free dining plan " come to an end. I believe people book trips planning on these discounts will roll around and they can upgrade their trip. It would be interesting if they try it for a quarter.
lazyboy97o
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It is interesting that even if delayed in announcing, Free Dining seems to be somewhat sacred.