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If Disney commented on every rumor that was out there, it would require a complete department, therefore driving up the cost to consumers, for no reason.
mikeanabean
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And Yakhov is good entertainment??????
dinosaur_fan
New Member
I know this is my first post and an odd discussion for me to post seeing how I have no idea if Disney does or does not have plans on expanding in america. If they did however Missouri would not be out of the question. Yes it does have a winter but St louis was one of the original sites considered by Walt Disney for his new park. Plus there is the tie to Walt's boyhood home. Now i do admit that these 2 reasons may very well be the foundation for the rumor, and until confirmed it is just a rumor, but i am sure at some point the florida project was considered by most as just a rumor.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
Animal Kingdom cost $800,000,000. Epcot cost $1,000,000,000. So we'd be looking at something of Epcot's scale...in Missouri. Not gonna happen.
mikeanabean
Active Member
The only way Disney might be looking @ this is because of the economics of the location. It is a economic depressed area but the Gov't might give them tax credits or grants to build the parks. I personally don't think it will happen but who knows??
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
Economically depressed? Branson? :lol:
CJR
Well-Known Member
First you have to think about this. Disney went to Florida because of the pretty consistant weather there. Branson, or Mo. has a full winter, which means that it would have to close for at least 4 months, and then they are in tornado alley, so what happens when that event happens? I don't think that Disney is willing to take that much of an investment only to have to rebuild it when the weather has a hissy fit.
Nah, only two months at max. Silver Dollar City operates from mid-March to late December (I think this year it was like March 15th through December 30th). Disney could definitely top that so that shouldn't be a problem.
My problem with this is transportation. The nearest international airport is like three hours away (in Kansas City). The location just doesn't sound right. Then again, maybe Disney has some sort or plan in this. I trust them and will welcome a new park with opened arms.
No, but if you think that Yakhov is the only entertainer there, you are sorely uneducated about the area.
lwalker8
Member
Well since there is no development there to begin with, as there was when Epcot was built, you can't really compare the cost to that of Epcot. Especially considering that Epcot was built in 1982, over 20 years ago. A billion dollars then was a bit more substantial.:wave:
That being said, I agree with most that this rumor is not likely. However, I don't think it is out of the realm of possibilities.:lookaroun
starkfamily04
New Member
Hello,
I just read the news about a Disney park in Missouri. I live in St. Louis and yes I am biased but I think it could work too.
1. Missouri is in the smack middle of the country. I think I remember someone saying that 50% of the country could drive to Missouri in a day. That can not be said the for coasts
2. A Missouri park could capitilize on the changing of the seasons that the other US locations can't. Silver Dollar City does this and Christmas time is very busy for them even though part of the park is closed.
3. Land and labor is cheaper in Missouri than in FL or CA
4. Although the average age of the Branson visitor is higher than say Orlando they also make an average of $53,000 a year. These baby boomers have a lot of extra cash to spend and maybe Disney wants to capitilize on it.
I just read the news about a Disney park in Missouri. I live in St. Louis and yes I am biased but I think it could work too.
1. Missouri is in the smack middle of the country. I think I remember someone saying that 50% of the country could drive to Missouri in a day. That can not be said the for coasts
2. A Missouri park could capitilize on the changing of the seasons that the other US locations can't. Silver Dollar City does this and Christmas time is very busy for them even though part of the park is closed.
3. Land and labor is cheaper in Missouri than in FL or CA
4. Although the average age of the Branson visitor is higher than say Orlando they also make an average of $53,000 a year. These baby boomers have a lot of extra cash to spend and maybe Disney wants to capitilize on it.
First of all, I officially fall into the don't hold your breathe on this camp, I think development of Strawberry Fields or something new in Florida would come first. However, you do make some good points and having been to Branson and understanding the size and scale of the area I wouldn't completely rule this out. There would be two things that would concern me if I worked for Disney about this move. One - Disney gets a ton of visitors from the middle of the country. I never ceased to be amazed by the number of Mickey cartoppers and the number of people I meet who routinely go to WDW here in Indiana. Would the existence of a full scale Disney park as substantial as this one sounds impact travel to the other Disney meccas? Second - Silver Dollar City really is a nice place and has a following from locals and regular visitors to the area. Even though it doesn't have attractions/shows quite up to Disney's standards it is competitive in several ways. It is quite beautiful. Trees are everywhere throughout the park. In fact, on several of the coasters you weave your way in and out of trees. There are park benches throughout the park where you can park your tuckus and eat, underneath said shade trees. Also, the concessions are quite nice. But, perhaps the most important is that it is much cheaper. Now I know that Disney has competition whereever they put their parks, but rarely is it this established and this quality. Coupled with all the things that already exist in Branson, Disney is gonna have to bring it with the initial offering. None of this let's fill the park up with cool stuff as we have the dough to do it. So.....if the 1 in a 100 chance that this is true comes to reality, I hope WDC succeeds with this venture.
palmage
Member
They got Andy Williams too!!!!
Or is he dead?
Interesting. Given that Branson does attract a more mature guest, both in age and intellect, Disney very well might attempt to capitalize on an existing consumer base.
palmage
Member
On a side note, I wonder what the city of Branson thinks about this rumor. A Disney park potentially would pull travel dollars away from existing attractions.
prberk
Well-Known Member
Good answer!
Good family entertainment is not always rollercoasters, as people on this thread should understand. In fact, as the popularity of the Hoop-de-do Revue attests to, traditional family fun still works... and Disney still knows how to do it. It just gets lost in the marketing sometimes... But the popularity of the Hoop-de-Doo (and Myrtle Beach and Branson and Pigeon Forge, for that matter) despite much less advertising especially for the Hoop-De-Doo, shows its resilience.
Hoop-de-doo! :animwink:
Paul
prberk
Well-Known Member
It would bring more NEW dollars, which of course would spill over into the other attractions and hotels, especially if the Disney investment is not all-consuming like it is in Orlando (where there is still huge spillover effect to the locals).
Good point, since alot of Bransons entertainment venues are late afternoon, evening shows, it likely would feed well off of a Disney park.
starkfamily04
New Member
Wow I am surprised I wasn't totally laughed out of the water.
I guess I see it as if other parks (disney's competitors) can be hugely sucessful in the midwest so can they. Plus a lot of family's still drive to their vacation destinations. Missouri is literally smack dab in the middle of the country. I know that Missouri doesn't have the historical advantage as say Virginia but we do have Lewis and Clark.
Branson is also trying to become more upscale too. They have just built a huge development called Branson Landing that is trying to bring more luxurious accomodations and feel to the country atmosphere. Branson has actually done a good job of holding onto its country roots yet still attracting high end customers.
I am just saying you never know. Maybe they are thinking outside of the box. Maybe they have enough confidence in their name that if they surely do build a park somewhere else in the country than people will surely come. And all the midwesterners that go to the parks. Well maybe instead of going to a disney park once every 5-10 years (like most people I know who have even been to one, most people I know have never been to a Disney park but would love to) they could now go every 1-3 years.
I guess I see it as if other parks (disney's competitors) can be hugely sucessful in the midwest so can they. Plus a lot of family's still drive to their vacation destinations. Missouri is literally smack dab in the middle of the country. I know that Missouri doesn't have the historical advantage as say Virginia but we do have Lewis and Clark.
Branson is also trying to become more upscale too. They have just built a huge development called Branson Landing that is trying to bring more luxurious accomodations and feel to the country atmosphere. Branson has actually done a good job of holding onto its country roots yet still attracting high end customers.
I am just saying you never know. Maybe they are thinking outside of the box. Maybe they have enough confidence in their name that if they surely do build a park somewhere else in the country than people will surely come. And all the midwesterners that go to the parks. Well maybe instead of going to a disney park once every 5-10 years (like most people I know who have even been to one, most people I know have never been to a Disney park but would love to) they could now go every 1-3 years.
It might not be the typcical Disney park either. It could be a modified DTD/PI with some attractions, or possibly shows.