And I will steer you towards the appropriate armchair imagineering forum -> http://forums.wdwmagic.com/forums/imagineer.15/
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DHS Makeover - What we know so far.....
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And I will steer you towards the appropriate armchair imagineering forum -> http://forums.wdwmagic.com/forums/imagineer.15/
Thats going to change.
ChrisM
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As I knew you would. But at least give me a little credit for not posting yet another picture of Spaceship Earth themed as a Death Star.
Okay, maybe not.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
To the accountants and managers the former seeing the decline in operational expenses, the latter seeing their bonuses expand as people flock like sheep to the park even as the attraction count reaches one the fingers of one hand levels....
NeXuS1000
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To be honest, it's not the number of rides that count... it's how you use them
Seriously though, quality over quantity any day for me. 1 ride != 1 ride - it all depends on what that ride is. We can agree that DHS has too few rides atm, but Epcot has never had a huge amount of rides, even in its prime, and yet it is/was regarded as one of the best parks, and one where you can easily spend an entire day.
Next Big Thing
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Rides aren't the only thing that matter in a park, if you want that, go to six flags. WDW has a lot of side diversions in it's parks including nature trails and shows (both high caliber and street entertainment) and much more.
Of course DHS and DAK definitely need more rides. There is a point where a park has too few rides, but a park like Epcot can fill a day or more between Future World and all there is to see and do in World Showcase.
Of course DHS and DAK definitely need more rides. There is a point where a park has too few rides, but a park like Epcot can fill a day or more between Future World and all there is to see and do in World Showcase.
Disneyhead'71
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Any one know if there is any validity to the rumor that instead of the cooler TSPL rumored, that we are going to get the rides they purchased for Shanghai and then decided not to use there?
EPCOTCenterLover
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In my mind, great rides- real attractions- should be the bulk of a theme park with shows and character meet and greets as supporting acts. Shops and restaurants are below that in order of priority.
ULPO46
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That would only be a rumor. The attractions at Shanghai are for Shanghai only. If proven very popular perhaps TWDC may decide to bring an attraction or two stateside. But for now no talks are here to bring in something from Shanghai as they want to make the park the only location to have it so they boost attendance for it's first few years. Simple economics, after all we know crazy enough fanboy and girls stateside who would purchase the airline ticket to visit Shanghai just to see the new rides.
Mike S
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On the topic of how many rides should be in a park, I'll just say the first time I went to Diagon Alley I had an amazing time and Gringotts wasn't even open yet. Take that how you will. DHS does need more rides though and I do think World Showcase could still use the mountains that were ditched but whatever. One is being addressed and the other doesn't have the slightest chance of happening.
BrianLo
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I don't, however... Shanghai was to get the Woody version of Maters Junkyard jamboree in lieu of the drop tower, so that's at least one of the two improvements DHS was promised. Slinky Dog Spin is for the wee little ones, not very exciting, but at least it aesthetically pleasing enough.
You are confused, TSPL has been dropped from Shanghai entirely, now partially occupied by Marvel and Star Wars. Presumably there is another medium term plan for that plot of land or too much drama with Hong Kong to proceed with the cloned land. I suspect maybe a bit of both, same reason they are mum on Winnie the Pooh despite it being there.
There was some speculation about whether Disney had already purchased the rides (from Intamin?), and if so would they just send them to DHS instead.
HauntedMansionFLA
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I didn't realize DLR and DCA had WDW beat in rides. I never been to DLR/DCA, so I don't know if I'm missing anything??? But I find it interesting that two parks can beat out four parks plus you can walk to both, your resort and DTD.
There very well could be something to that.
Captain Neo
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filling in guesswork and making vague optimistic statements doesn't make someone an insider. Of those people only 2-3 are actually insiders and only 1 of them is actually known and discussed at TDA/O
HauntedMansionFLA
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If the land was themed right, TSPL would be a nice area for families with small children. I have to tell myself that Disney World is for small children. Just like @PhotoDave219 lobbies for the Speedway to stay at MK - let the kids have fun and drive their cars.
Matt_Black
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The dedication plaque at the front of the Magic Kingdom says differently.
All the peoples!
Wikkler
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Spirit is the person you're talking about, right?
Well, @PhotoDave219 and @marni1971 also work hard to bring information to us and deserve our thanks.
@articos and @Lee also have proven valuable and deserve thanks also.
@danlb_2000 isn't an insider (my mistake), but he works hard to check the Orange County permit records and therefore deserves thanks.
I don't claim to be an insider, but I appreciate the work these people do.
MagicGoofy
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Ok I just came across this Twitter account that I wasn't even following but theme park insider was re-tweeting their post, the account @vashsky is saying that star wars land is starting from scratch again and that it was orginally planned for it to come out before toy story play land.. I don't belive anything he is saying, but I thought I would put it out there just in case any of our insiders would like to point out if he really is that crazy or not 
Dan does the really heavy lifting. Sorting through public records is time consuming as hell