News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion

[Sirwalterraleigh]

TBH, the Walt Disney Company set that bar long ago... We are now just noticing that the shuttered attractions with no replacement, the dumbing down of theme across properties, the lack of upkeep and repair on major attractions, the lack of desire to actually complete their projects as hyped without value-engineering them, all the while raising prices... It gets to a tipping point eventually.

The place peaked in 99/2000…there’s really no way to argue that…

But the disrepair has been accelerating. The changes in management over time is huge. They use to not even think of such a sad state…so it never happened. Now it’s thrown out and tracked for acceptance on a “red line” spreadsheet.

 

[JustInTime]

The Mary Poppins attraction (really is more of a pavilion venue) is less dead than Splash Mountain's demise.

Who would have seen that a week ago?

Wait. The splash redo is dead? Whaaa? Where have I been?

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Wait. The splash redo is dead? Whaaa? Where have I been?

No. Just Splash Mountain as we know it.

 

[SonnyEcipse]

After a question on the shareholder call about the Mary Poppins attraction, Bob Chapek says the project is on hold and he looks forward to refunding the project in the future.

When asked about Figment, Bob Chapek said that the project has been on hold since 2003 and he looks forward to never giving it a second glance in the future.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Wait. The splash redo is dead? Whaaa? Where have I been?

No. Just Splash Mountain as we know it.

There have been some grumblings that they may not proceed with it…just grumblings

 

[JustInTime]

No. Just Splash Mountain as we know it.

Gotcha. Read it backwards.

 

[ppete1975]

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.

I also feel more or a short term (during their tenure) outlook, instead of a long term future plan that we used to see. It isnt what will make the park great forever.. but how can we make money today.

 

[ppete1975]

When asked about Figment, Bob Chapek said that the project has been on hold since 2003 and he looks forward to never giving it a second glance in the future.

I figured hed say "who"

 

[SonnyEcipse]

I figured hed say "who"

There has to be that one person that's been a fly in his ear at at least one of the creative meetings about new experiences at EPCOT going "Hey uh Figment". "Haha so like Figment". "Tall tree dude? I mean there's also Figment...".

Or at least one would hope.

 

[celluloid]

There has to be that one person that's been a fly in his ear at at least one of the creative meetings about new experiences at EPCOT going "Hey uh Figment". "Haha so like Figment". "Tall tree dude? I mean there's also Figment...".

Or at least one would hope.

Why spend money on a ride when popcorn buckets, t shirts and people eat a new overpriced food and drink at connections that has a static prop of the character with no cost to the company?

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

There have been some grumblings that they may not proceed with it…just grumblings

I'm aware. And praying. But until then...it's still happening. Could be worse. Could be Zootopia Do dah!

 

[TikibirdLand]

“May”…actually

Well, that's "spring-ish"...

 

[TikibirdLand]

It gets to a tipping point eventually.

Seems people just keep coming... Is there really a tipping point?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Well, that's "spring-ish"...

“May the day never come”

 

[ToTBellHop]

Seems people just keep coming... Is there really a tipping point?
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I feel like we’ve been threatening that guests will just stop coming for 15 years…

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Seems people just keep coming... Is there really a tipping point?
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Fans “hope” there’s a tipping point…for the sake of their own memories.

But there is not on modern Wall Street and with the management approach Disney has taken.

Put it on Iger…not as great as he tries to convince himself he was

 

[Disney Analyst]

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Woah…they cancelled the quinjet ride in California??

How did I miss that one?

What a bunch of bait and switch bs

 

[Cesar R M]

When fastpasses are free again?

-the Chapek difference.

"thats nice to ea..... now wait a minute you little d.. sh..."

 

[MisterPenguin]

Woah…they cancelled the quinjet ride in California??

How did I miss that one?

What a bunch of bait and switch bs

Put on hold.

Irony is that it was supposed to be an Avenger (Capt. America) coaster, but Ops sent it back to the drawing board for not having a high enough capacity. That sent the delayed replacement to coincide with COVID.

So, in it's place, we now have a capacity of zero.