Honestly, a lot of the thrill junkies I know don't even like the current version. It's the wrong type of thrill for theme parks.
Its uniqueness is what makes it irreplaceable to me. I don’t get why it’s not more popular but can’t deny the fact that it isn’t and fear its loss.
It’s not a mystery.
I rode it once. I found it boring and got nauseous at the end. Then I spent the rest of the day angry that Horizons was gone.
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Iger, clearly inspired by one of the many facets of Disney IP, apparently now trying to rewrite history. Bob Tales - Whoo-oo!
One lever they could move would be to increase capacity, meaning park expansion or utilizing existing space presently unused (Stitch, etc). But of all those levers, that one requires an up front outlay of money that doesn’t guarantee a certain ROI (like a DVC tower or eating/dining experience). It just allows more people more options in a given park.
Yes -and - it’s all about messaging. The problem is they raised prices, cut benefits, AND capped attendance all at the same time. The message it sent was “we don’t want you, we want your money, but only if someone else with more money isn’t available to take your spot”
Why do you say that? It can be done more reasonably if you are willing to only pay Disney for park tickets and, if you have a car, the parking. Everything else can be done on a budget. Stay offsite, an AirBnB or off site hotel, bring your own food and beverages in, think about how much you'd eat on a normal day and pack that amount plus a few extra snacks, a refillable water bottle or bottles of water from Publix or WalMart, I never buy water at Disney, find out where all the refillable water stations are. I know of one at the DHS bus stop by the bathrooms and the one at GE, I don't know if there are more, maybe others know their location.
They control crowds by the park reservations system. U could easily lower ticket prices yet still control attendance. Best of both worlds. We visit disney 2 times a year. The prices have gotten way out of hand. Chepak was trying to recoup lost revenue from pandemic when all of the parks across the world shut due to covid. What these CEOs executives and other muppets in high authority miss is if you keep prices relatively low people will spend more in the parks!! If a hot dog is 12.95 sure people will buy them but if its 6.95 tons more would buy!! Lower prices means more $ to spend in park. Its pretty simple to grasp. We have cut back on park spending cause now you have to budget in the extra expense of genie plus to enjoy most of the rides in a timely manner. You pay the whopping admission price to only have to shell out an extra 60 to 120 bucks for 4 people depending on price that day. That's $$ that could of gone to food or gifts. Hopefully Igor figures this out before he leaves.
I also wonder how gun shy they are with the reception to SWGE. If I reca it didn’t increase capacity at DL. To be sure, DHS has been crowded and is often one of the first to cap out on reservations (along with MK) but I think it has some of the worst capacity of all the parks.
