I believe they will keep it empty for special events like they do in EPCOT. What a waste.
But at least in EPCOT the empty building are off the beaten path.... Here it's right in your face - heck - it's right in the unassuming guest's face.
I believe they will keep it empty for special events like they do in EPCOT. What a waste.
That was the lack lustre plan of a new eaterie and indoor training academy thingie with no actual attractions.I though the new Star Wars area was going to include a re-theming of Sounds Dangerous and The Backlot Express Restaurant, with new rides/attractions in the current backstage/parade float building area, and be away from the 1930's Hollywood theming of the Sunset Boulevard area like this
I though the new Star Wars area was going to include a re-theming of Sounds Dangerous and The Backlot Express Restaurant, with new rides/attractions in the current backstage/parade float building area, and be away from the 1930's Hollywood theming of the Sunset Boulevard area like this
I agree with you. It's like when the parade and Disney Channel Rocks were closed with no replacement still to this day. Were they the best shows? No but that means you replace them with something better not nothing. But I guess people just prefer paying more and receiving less for their money and other people losing their jobs.
Agreed. It's such a no brainer we must be missing something.
Here's my optimistic view of why nothing has happened yet. They don't want to go half a$$ed on it. They want to take their time and design a truly immersive StarWarsLand.
Too much pixie dust for you? OK, another possibility is they are waiting to build rides in China or Japan so someone else foots part or all of the bill. Then they will clone the rides at DHS. Saves them money and construction time.
Eisner gets a lot more credit for most of WDW than Walt. Walt was a visionary....Eisner saw that the park expanded to what it is today. Walt never imagined any of the attractions past the few remaining at Magic Kingdom that he had his hand in for Disneyland that exist today. In fact Walt never imagined that there would be a Disneyland clone in Floida. A theme park was indeed included, no doubt, but not necessarily a clone.Are you saying Walt should not get Credit for WDW? He did buy all the land. He did plan lots of it. Epcot may not be what he envisioned but cities from all over the world study and learn from WDW. That was his goal and it is being realized. Even he said that the plans for the Florida project would change and change again. He knew what he thought the future would probably be different than what it would turn out to be but he knew you have to try and he did. He was the dreamer and Roy kept his feet on the ground and somehow raised the money. I personally don't feel Roy gets the credit he deserves but he followed Walt's dreams.
Unfortunately I dont think that would be enough room for multiple new rides/shows like you said. Sure I could be wrong though
That was the lack lustre plan of a new eaterie and indoor training academy thingie with no actual attractions.
Now if they took Idol and say the Indy area and associated expansion pad too as also proposed...
Agreed, but you might not be taking into account the show buildings, which would take up a lot of spaceTaking over the AIE, Backlot Restaurant, and Indy areas, along with the backstage Parade Float buildings seems like an awful lot of Star Wars stuff to me
Walt should get just as much credit for the current parks as Henry Ford does for the F-Series.Are you saying Walt should not get Credit for WDW? He did buy all the land. He did plan lots of it. Epcot may not be what he envisioned but cities from all over the world study and learn from WDW. That was his goal and it is being realized. Even he said that the plans for the Florida project would change and change again. He knew what he thought the future would probably be different than what it would turn out to be but he knew you have to try and he did. He was the dreamer and Roy kept his feet on the ground and somehow raised the money. I personally don't feel Roy gets the credit he deserves but he followed Walt's dreams.
Indeed. You might say Walt gets the same amount of credit because his name is on the product. "Ford" F-150, "Walt Disney World". I think that's a huge amount of credit. After all, it's not called "Eisner's Hollywood Studios", thank goodness! But, maybe at some time in the future, after we've all forgotten his last few years, there probably should be some tribute to Eisner and his contributions.Walt should get just as much credit for the current parks as Henry Ford does for the F-Series.
Next gen was needed and is working.
And back to the Disney Parks Division wait until Shanghai Disney opens. That 5.8 billion dollar investment will provide profits for other Disney Parks expansions and hopefully more international expansion and more domestic expansion.
I didn't say Walt should get credit for DHS or AK. I said Walt deserved credit for MK and the original idea of WDW. I also think if Iger and the board put together a plan and financing for expansions that Iger should get credit for them. The legacy of a leader does not alway happen during the person's time being the leader. Many times the plans that were made during one person time in charge don't get finished before leaving office. That is just the way it is but who gets credit? Jimmy Carter certainly doesn't get credit for recognizing China. Nixon does and rightfully so. Walt will always get credit for WDW because be and he alone had the idea of such a large piece of property. Eisner deserves credit for putting Disney back on track. Right now I would rank him second behind Walt but Iger has done an amazing job. He has expanded the company with the purchase of Star Wars and Marvel. He has expanded the parks, cruise line and DVC. He has invested in technology and infrastructure needed for future growth. The movies and television division continues thrive. The only area of complaint I see here is he has not invested enough in WDW. However the parks are more than WDW and if you add all the has been invested it's huge. I think Shanghai deserved the money first.Walt should get just as much credit for the current parks as Henry Ford does for the F-Series.
Actually I don't expect any money from Shanghai to be used for domestic parks. The tax structure in County is backwards compared to the rest of the world. Our companies are forced to keep their profits over seas and to expand their. That does not mean it should not have been done because some time this country will wake up and fix that but not for a long time and well after millions of high paying jobs are lost.It wasnt needed (except for Disney to find more ways to "get a bigger share of your wallet" -Jay Rassulo). Isnt it amazing that ALL other Disney parks are still operating without the wonders of Nextgen. How have they not caved in on themselves by now? lol. You were told it was needed and that was enough to convince you.
As far as it "working", well, lets see what replaces American Idol. Probly nothing amazing (for now) because the almighty Nextgen is dragging on the bottom line so hard that they cant risk spending the money, even though they told the BoD they would see a ROI by last year, which they havent yet. If thats what you consider "working", then yeah, its a smashing success. Maybe if they sell 50 million of those Star Wars MB's at $30 a pop they will break even. I do agree they are pretty cool, but not $30 cool.
Your saying Shanghai is going to provide enough money for park expansions world wide? Um, Im not sure how funds are allocated but I would venture to guess that the domestic parks wont see much, if any, of the profits from Shanghai, especially considering how much money the govt over there has pumped into it. There are a lot of hands in that pan.
Actually I don't expect any money from Shanghai to be used for domestic parks. The tax structure in County is backwards compared to the rest of the world our companies are forced to keep their profits over seas and to expand their. That does not mean it should not have been done because some this country will wake up and fix that but not for a long time and well after millions of high paying jobs are lost.
That's just too hard to decipher.Actually I don't expect any money from Shanghai to be used for domestic parks. The tax structure in County is backwards compared to the rest of the world our companies are forced to keep their profits over seas and to expand their. That does not mean it should not have been done because some this country will wake up and fix that but not for a long time and well after millions of high paying jobs are lost.
Agreed, but you might not be taking into account the show buildings, which would take up a lot of space
Simple version. No money from Shanghai will ever come back to the USA for tax reasons.That's just too hard to decipher.
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