Attention to Detail

[WDWFanatic]

When you look at pics of the overseas disney projects do you notice how huch detail goes into the attractions and areas around them? The pictures are awsome. Euro disney makes MK's fantasy land look horrible. I hope in the future our new attractions will have the same details as theirs do. When you have a chance take a look and compare. I will say that the indiana jones ride was a good example of detail. Does anyone agree with me?

 

[FutureImagineer]

I have to agree, the Disney Sea project is so amazingly themed. I hope the imagineers in Florida get the clue and build one there, it would be a great addition. I forget which site it is, I got it forom one of these forums, but the amazing detail in the lands of DS is great.

 

[wdwmagic]

It isnt a case of the FLorida team getting a clue - infact many of the Florida WDI team worked on Tokyo Seas. Its a matter of management approving over a billion $ to build it! Which isnt very likely - it seems around $600 million is around the figure that Disney want to spend on parks.

 

[MickeyMoose15]

Tokyo DisneySea is so far ahead in detail. They place a bronze Mickey Statue in each land which is pretty neat. I hope they bring a DisneySea park to Walt Disney World.

 

[wdwcrazy]

Does anyone know how much California Adventure and DisneySea cost??

 

[MickeyMoose15]

Disney's California Adventure cost $1.5 billion which is cheap for a Disney park. Tokyo DisneySea cost $3 billion, I believe.

 

[wdwmagic]

The Tokyo Disney Sea project cost $2.8 billion.

The new Walt Disney Studios in Paris is around $500 million.

 

[MickeyMoose15]

$500 MILLION for Disney Studios Paris? That doesn't seem to make sense.

 

[wdwcrazy]

The new Walt Disney Studios in Paris is around $500 million.

What?!?! How could they build a theme park with only $500 million??? These days, most new parks go for at least a billion. I think that WDSP is going to have major problems when it opens with attracting guests and keeping them in the park.

 

[MickeyMoose15]

That's what I said! $500 million doesn't seem right to me!

 

[wdwmagic]

Originally posted by MickeyMoose15
That's what I said! $500 million doesn't seem right to me!

How do you mean it doesnt seem right?

http://www.wdwmagic.com/paris_studios.htm

Go to the press release above (at the bottom of the page) - and you will see the official costs.
The total project cost is 4billion francs - which at today's conversion rate is $559 million.

Remeber, the new park in Paris only has 9 attractions (which includes only 3 rides, RnR, Tram Tour, and Aladdin).

 

[wdwmagic]

I found the costs for DCA

California Adventure
Grand Californian luxury hotel
20-acre Downtown Disney

The project's cost, $1.4 billion

 

[wdwmagic]

LOL - OK - while I am at it...

Animal Kingdom cost $760 million.

Epcot cost $1.6 billion back when it was built (with its opening set of attractions)

 

[MickeyMoose15]

That seems weird to me. I thought since Animal Kingdom is Disney's largest theme park, it would have cost more.

 

[wdwmagic]

Originally posted by MickeyMoose15
That seems weird to me. I thought since Animal Kingdom is Disney's largest theme park, it would have cost more.

Cost isnt determined by physical space that a park occupies - it is what is done with the space that makes the cost either high or low.

A major Eride costs in the region of $100 million. So parks like Tokyo Seas, which have 6 or so major Erides, quickly spend $600 million just on individual rides, never mind the land it takes up etc..

AK opened with only 2 Erides, Kilimanjaro and CTX - hence its low cost.

 

[MickeyMoose15]

Makes sense. What about The Disney Studios Paris? It has Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Armageddon, Backlot Tour, and Fantasmic!

 

[wdwmagic]

What do you mean about Studios Paris?

Fantasmic is not in Phase 1 at Paris.

 

[Kevin]

thanks for all these price tags. it's very interesting....

 

[<SRH>]

The DSP is cheaper because many of the attractions are show-based. A lot cheaper than rides.

 

[<SRH>]

I agree that I would love to see them build the DisneySea park here, but I know it would never be like the one in Tokyo. Disney designed a very detailed park because the Japanese were willing to pay for it. I don't think Disney would spend that much here on a park. I would like to see it though.