Sure, but does that mean that it didn't have any problems? Zootopia and Moana being targeted at DAK seem to suggest that there are still problems at DAK that they are trying to address... right?
It would be great to have the data that shows how successful those attractions really are in today's world. Whether people really do spend and plan a Disney vacation around going on Pirates for the 50th time, or whether they are really going to see the new stuff. Having the old stuff around is great, but is it actually pushing people toward booking those vacations? Probably not.
But you know who does have those numbers? Bob Iger.
You have implied it several times, when you initially stated that IP attractions are not more likely to succeed and then doubled down by claiming that IP attractions do not increase attendance. But you have not been able to define why an IP focused attraction, that just comes with an extra layer of familiarity, is supposed to somehow be at a disadvantage than an original attraction.
You know.... the more I think about where you are trying to come from here the more and more it sounds off.
I don't think WDI has ever been creative at the level you seem to want them to be. WDI very rarely ever created attractions with full backstories and character development and core themes to the degree that you seem to think they should be doing. For most of their existence, their attraction development centered around the idea of you being in a place and just a bunch of things (usually in the form of sight gags) happen to you.
That type of experience making still happens on attractions whether they have an IP or not. You don't have to know who Jack Sparrow is to understand that there are pirates in the town. You don't have to know who Anna and Elsa are to know you are being invited to an ice castle. You don't have to know what the Twilight Zone is to know that it's a spooky place you probably don't want to be. WDI still has to create a physical place, show sets, and sight gags in order to pull of those attractions and the IP at that point is just icing on the cake.
I get that some people don't like icing, but suggesting that cakes are better off if no one gets icing is wrong.
