Disgruntled Walt
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It's time to ignite the spark. I think this guy says it better than I possibly could, but this is how I feel:
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MK Cars-Themed Attractions at Magic Kingdom
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The second Cars attraction was/is filler and the main attraction sounds worse and worse with each passing update/blog post. Surely this isn't as originally planned?! I have to wonder if this hypothetical shift in concept is in part due to fandom outcry for Rivers of America and not just budgetary reasons. Not by any stretch of the imagination an optimist but perhaps they've made sacrifices to the ride system to save some of ROA, however unlikely. Hoping for the best but really don't see the point anymore.
peter11435
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What shift in concept? Nothing has changed about the ride system or concept since it was originally announced.
I agree with the Penguin. We have truly entered a new golden age!!!
If this is the case. It was the case for several decades and would have required something drastic being done about it long ago.
However, if this is *suddenly* the case (as surprising as such a situation would be a surprise) and this alone was the reason for getting rid of RoA; then how come our trusted insiders have been telling us for the past decade that Disney has been constantly considering getting rid of RoA?
You know what's new that could trigger such a move?...
Lightning Lanes in their various forms that need D- and E-Tickets to monetize.
Disney can't keep finding new was to lower attendance at MK. They have to do the unthinkable... add capacity.
It's easy to speculate whether RoA water management is or has become unmanageable or not and to take a speculative side.
It's also easy to ignore the other point I've been making and people seem to want to turn a blind eye towards, namely, RoA has been on the chopping block for a while.
Why assign to Mother Nature which is more easily assigned to profiteering?
None.
Brer Panther
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The shareholders really like Bob Iger that much?
The same guy who puts the company's foot in a controversy once every two months?
He's doing literally everything that Eisner did to get branded Disney Enemy #1, so why do they still worship the ground eh walks on?
GenChi
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Imagine if this bombed and we're stuck with a giant construction site dirt field in the middle of Magic Kingdom for a quarter century
peter11435
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That’s kind of a strange stance
WaltWiz1901
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keep in mind that this is hardly an all-new phenomenon - it all traces back to the NextGen initiative, the FastPass+ system it birthed being added to near any attraction with a moving vehicle, maintenance tanking to the point where taking an attraction down to get it in optimal working order (an unsung, yet crucial factor in customer satisfaction; you'd be surprised at how a given attraction's reputation can be affected by how it's maintained) is instead a rare commodity, the majority of new attractions being high-demand technology showcases (and in quite a few cases, added to the wrong parks just for the sake of inducing more demand where it isn't really necessary), etc. etc. etc.
whenever Foxx Nolte writes about the parks, she's almost always dead-on, and that goes double for her piece on the domino effect that led up to where we are now
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TrainsOfDisney
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I think you are referring to a different “guest experience” - and yes Disney still does a great job with that compared to most places.
But Disney used to add to the guest experience with free additions like Fastpass, Magical Express, etc. - when is the last time they added something for free? The app? *edit* - skyliner counts
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SamusAranX
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SamusAranX
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Perform better AKA monetize lines using LL sales
SoFloMagic
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It's so interesting that so many people care so much about the riverboat and Tom sawyer island, yet they both are walk ons every time I go.
Jrb1979
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It's also so interesting how little most care about the theme of the park. As long as they get their IP, the rest doesn't matter
TrainsOfDisney
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So is country bears. Not sure what the point is?