networkpro
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If the rooms weren't selling (ie low occupancy rate) why not commoditized them as timeshares? Unsold days can still be rented out and upkeep can be billed to owners.
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News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion
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If the rooms weren't selling (ie low occupancy rate) why not commoditized them as timeshares? Unsold days can still be rented out and upkeep can be billed to owners.
No Name
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The announcement came from his lips when he was head of parks so I’m not overly surprised he remembers it. But alas, he may have actually forgot and just improvised when answering the question. I’d be curious to see a video of the actual interaction.
No Name
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This is basically the best answer that both doesn’t further commit them to the project and doesn’t make waves about its cancellation. I wouldn’t be surprised if they go this route until it’s far enough in the past and/or people stop asking. Of course I’d be glad if it actually gets built.
Magenta Panther
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EPCOT's Mary Poppins attraction lives according to Disney CEO Bob Chapek
EPCOT's Mary Poppins attraction lives according to Disney CEO Bob Chapek
We may still see a Mary Poppins attraction come to Walt Disney World according to the Disney boss.www.wdwmagic.com
It'd better be themed to Walt's movie, and not the unnecessary sequel. And hopefully Uncle Albert will figure in there somewhere (perhaps a tea/coffee shop with floating tables near the ceiling, etc.). But in any case, I'm too jaded to be excited about this. Even if a Poppins area/ride is greenlit, the "sharp pencil boys" will cut all the heart out of it. I'd love to be proven wrong. A company that won't fix that damn yeti is not a company I have any faith in anymore...
TikibirdLand
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This project is just not gonna happen. Wish I could say differently; I'd LOVE to walk down Cherry Tree Lane.
Sirwalterraleigh
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Just saying the net effect of what they’ve done with retrofits for about 17 years…it’s up to everyone else to realize how it affects the system.
ppete1975
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So IF we get a ride lets look at what to expect
What ride does disney like to over utilize
what is super cheap (for disney)
I assume they can reuse the same internal parts for all of them (more saving costs)
High capacity (needed.. not necessarily what they have been doing)
What do they put in when they really dont care to be "game changing or put any time into it"
In reality they could do a lot of cool stuff for not much more money including an enclosed merry go round (the sides would be screens instead of seeing mom wave at you) or of course the ride in all of our minds a carousel where you come off the carousel stay on your horse and go through an adventure. I dont see Disney spending that much money on this (would there be room? I really dont know). I think Disney likes to go towards the younger fan and feel Mary Poppins isnt that. But who pays for the tickets... and nostalgia is huge.. I think they are understimating what a great mary poppins ride would draw in. And thats ignoring that people might be attracted to a ride due to IP (ex. non disney fans never been to a park.. but drawn to want to ride due to X IP .. star wars, harry potter for universal) But if a ride is good it doenst even need a known IP... but they dont like to remember that.
What ride does disney like to over utilize
what is super cheap (for disney)
I assume they can reuse the same internal parts for all of them (more saving costs)
High capacity (needed.. not necessarily what they have been doing)
What do they put in when they really dont care to be "game changing or put any time into it"
Dumbo ALA spinner
In reality they could do a lot of cool stuff for not much more money including an enclosed merry go round (the sides would be screens instead of seeing mom wave at you) or of course the ride in all of our minds a carousel where you come off the carousel stay on your horse and go through an adventure. I dont see Disney spending that much money on this (would there be room? I really dont know). I think Disney likes to go towards the younger fan and feel Mary Poppins isnt that. But who pays for the tickets... and nostalgia is huge.. I think they are understimating what a great mary poppins ride would draw in. And thats ignoring that people might be attracted to a ride due to IP (ex. non disney fans never been to a park.. but drawn to want to ride due to X IP .. star wars, harry potter for universal) But if a ride is good it doenst even need a known IP... but they dont like to remember that.
ppete1975
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You know he might have put his foot in his mouth. If he hadnt commented or just said we are still looking at it, nobody would have cared. But if his response gathers steam and people get excited about it.. they might realize that there is a demand...
The against my comment-
Have they not heard us about Figment?
I dont think they are smart enough to float something out there to gauge interest or get free publicity
Disneyland still doesnt have a people mover to replace the people mover
The against my comment-
Have they not heard us about Figment?
I dont think they are smart enough to float something out there to gauge interest or get free publicity
Disneyland still doesnt have a people mover to replace the people mover
ToTBellHop
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When the CEO goes out of his way to bring something up, we should expect it will be built unless he stops being CEO. He wasn’t asked about this ride but he brought it up anyway.
They keep talking about Frog Mountain, too. Unfortunately.
Someone should ask him about the Main Street Theater. He doesn’t do well when cornered.
ppete1975
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So you have to pay for lightning lane to see it!!! They need to hire us lol
Bocabear
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What if they took a page out of the Universal playbook and created a really engaging London section that included Cherry Tree Lane but also nods to the other films they did that were set in London and the UK...Cruella, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, 101 Dalmations, Peter Pan... All worked into an interactive cityscape featuring the Mary Poppins ride but lots of other things to explore... And while it can't be Diagon Alley, it could be something worth seeing... Create new branded merch to fill the stores specific to the setting and IP... just like they did at Hogsmeade... And of course, this could become the model for all pavilions and the reinvention of the World Showcase...
Sirwalterraleigh
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…yeah…cause they really WANT to spend money
MrPromey
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"In response to a question at the 2022 Shareholder Meeting, Chapek said that the project is in a holding pattern currently, but looks forward to refunding the Mary Poppins ride in the future."
I'm sure if asked in a public setting while on a live mic, he'd say he looks forward to "refunding" that (the Main Street Theater) some day, too.
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ppete1975
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In theory I think thats a cool idea.. change world showcase from real world places to disney areas..... like china can become more mulan and remove the country name.. Now that people travel the world more, can see everything on the internet (not like when it was built and national geographic magazine was the only way most people saw these areas ... maybe PBS). There is also the bigger challenge... what happens if we get into a big dispute with one of these countries.... ala China... Remember Russia was talked about as being added at some points.
But I think the ROI isnt there (and thats all they care about), and there could be alot of outrage if you remove the real world countries.
Remember in Disneys mind World showcase is just a backdrop for festivals.. and people will always come for food and booze..
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Refunding…
Like things are so tight…time to search for spare change in the cushions
Prices are up probably 30% from what they were in real terms in 2019
Phicinfan
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Need to continue to re-invest those Tuppins
Bocabear
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Of course, that is the problem...But with a bunch of shops and restaurants, they could produce more ROI...and what little girl wouldn't want to go to the House Of DeVil boutique and get a crazy couture gown...or Professor Emelius Brown's Magic Shop? add another restaurant and a quick serve...…yeah…cause they really WANT to spend money
MrPromey
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I guess nobody cared enough to ask about the giant coffee table!Refunding…
Like things are so tight…time to search for spare change in the cushions
Prices are up probably 30% from what they were in real terms in 2019
TikibirdLand
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OK. I'm hiring you as my lead imagineer when I become CEO.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
There seems to be little if any impetus on the corporate level to build good things. That is the difference from the 20th century Disney to the 21st.