JMcMahonEsq
Well-Known Member
Anytime a ride gets redone, especially with the passage of time, you have a chance to improve on the original. You get the benefit of years of data on riders to figure out what works, and what doesn't. You get the benefit of new technologies to make rides smother/more visually appealing.
But what does that mean for the original. Is it a fair comparison to judge an older ride, against the more modern version of itself? Do we need/want Disney to give its rides virtual shelf lifes and totally redo them once modern technology has moved on? It's one way to go certainly. Imagine rebuilding HM or PotC, or Small world using modern technology, and after having 30+ years of data on the rides? Personally I like some of the connection to the past, riding the same ride with my kids, that i road with my parents when i was was there age.
As to ride time, that such a slippery slope. If a ride is good, of course you could argue that you want it to be longer. I think Navi river is probably the poster child for such a feeling. But really how much longer are you making Peter Pan's flight, a ride built for younger kids with attention/sit still spans not being those of adults. Are we talking about make the ride 30sec longer? A minute, 2 minutes? Is there any business perspective, other than a total rebuild using the afformentioned modern techs, where its justifiable to take the ride out of service, spend tens, if not more, millions of dollars to expand the ride, and not infringe on surrounding parts of the park, to what....add 30-90 seconds to a ride that is already one of the most popular in the entire park?
But what does that mean for the original. Is it a fair comparison to judge an older ride, against the more modern version of itself? Do we need/want Disney to give its rides virtual shelf lifes and totally redo them once modern technology has moved on? It's one way to go certainly. Imagine rebuilding HM or PotC, or Small world using modern technology, and after having 30+ years of data on the rides? Personally I like some of the connection to the past, riding the same ride with my kids, that i road with my parents when i was was there age.
As to ride time, that such a slippery slope. If a ride is good, of course you could argue that you want it to be longer. I think Navi river is probably the poster child for such a feeling. But really how much longer are you making Peter Pan's flight, a ride built for younger kids with attention/sit still spans not being those of adults. Are we talking about make the ride 30sec longer? A minute, 2 minutes? Is there any business perspective, other than a total rebuild using the afformentioned modern techs, where its justifiable to take the ride out of service, spend tens, if not more, millions of dollars to expand the ride, and not infringe on surrounding parts of the park, to what....add 30-90 seconds to a ride that is already one of the most popular in the entire park?
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