News Disney hints at more changes to come at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom

[Indy_UK]

I am actually not against Genie+ especially if they used the $$$ from ILL to cover the costs they paid for the attraction but they simply don't do that. Its just more money to shareholders and sunk into Disney+ losses.

Could you imagine if that they did use that income to make more attractions more frequently? oh boy

 

[aladdin2007]

Whats crazy is this. They can expand parks and people will still pay up for Genie. Any new ride they can still charge an ILL fee people will pay. These rides can pay for themselves over time. Add in a couple cool dark/family rides and its a no brainer.

yep that right there, I was just going to respond with that and you already did lol. genie$$$ is all that matters anymore to them. I think its now above merch/bev$$$.

 

[Bocabear]

I wonder if one day the end game for Genie + will be to have everyone buy their day passes to the park which will include no rides... then you can purchase each attraction separately, thereby paying more than double to spend a day at the park...or the current park entrance fee to just enter and buy food and souvenirs...

 

[SteveAZee]

But they have lots of hotel rooms to staff and fill, empty rooms don't generate cash flow or merch bev sales which is where the money is

It does seem like only building DVC resorts and converting existing hotel rooms to DVC is part of their solution for that.

 

[GhostHost1000]

I wonder if one day the end game for Genie + will be to have everyone buy their day passes to the park which will include no rides... then you can purchase each attraction separately, thereby paying more than double to spend a day at the park...or the current park entrance fee to just enter and buy food and souvenirs...

they'd love that... but guests wouldn't and i think it would majorly hurt attendance

plus you need some people in lines because there isn't enough room to spread out the crowds without many doing attractions

 

[SamusAranX]

I am actually not against Genie+ especially if they used the $$$ from ILL to cover the costs they paid for the attraction but they simply don't do that. Its just more money to shareholders and sunk into Disney+ losses.

Could you imagine if that they did use that income to make more attractions more frequently? oh boy

But then they wouldn’t sell as much Genie +. Disney has no incentive to add capacity

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

But they have lots of hotel rooms to staff and fill, empty rooms don't generate cash flow or merch bev sales which is where the money is

Everything was sold out last week… wanted an extra night at riverside - all moderates and values were full so stayed at flamingo the last night.

Disney is filling rooms sometimes!

 

[GhostHost1000]

Everything was sold out last week… wanted an extra night at riverside - all moderates and values were full so stayed at flamingo the last night.

Disney is filling rooms sometimes!

That doesn’t mean the rooms were full.
Not by a long shot

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

That doesn’t mean the rooms were full.
Not by a long shot

Have they moth balled a bunch?

 

[CalebS]

I’ll have you know Disney is dreaming up some really big plans, they just haven’t woken up yet.

 

[aladdin2007]

I wonder if they are talking about Wakanda since some rumors are saying the ip is so unfitting for MK which that would be for sure.

 

[Brer Oswald]

I wonder if they are talking about Wakanda since they are saying the ip is so unfitting for MK which that would be for sure.

Wakanda would be a waste. That “franchise” has little value without its major character, who is currently tied up at Universal.

 

[aladdin2007]

Wakanda would be a waste. That “franchise” has little value without its major character, who is currently tied up at Universal.

I agree all the way just wasn't sure how tied up it was

 

[Indy_UK]

I wonder if they are talking about Wakanda since some rumors are saying the ip is so unfitting for MK which that would be for sure.

I think the audience has moved on now from Black Panther. They missed any opportunity to add him in a big way past an in park character

 

[MR.Dis]

I think the audience has moved on now from Black Panther. They missed any opportunity to add him in a big way past an in park character

When the actor passed away who portrayed the Black Panther, that was when the franchise took a hit that it will most likely not recover from.

 

[Vinnie Mac]

I think the audience has moved on now from Black Panther. They missed any opportunity to add him in a big way past an in park character

Moved on is so wrong for BP's case lol

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

I wonder if one day the end game for Genie + will be to have everyone buy their day passes to the park which will include no rides... then you can purchase each attraction separately, thereby paying more than double to spend a day at the park...or the current park entrance fee to just enter and buy food and souvenirs...

That was literally how Disneyland operated when it opened.

 

[castlecake2.0]

That doesn’t mean the rooms were full.
Not by a long shot

I don’t think there’s anything offline right now

 

[Bocabear]

That was literally how Disneyland operated when it opened.

That was literally how the Magic Kingdome was when I went as a kid... Individual tickets for each ride... That is what makes me wonder if they are toying with going back to that model...

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

That was literally how the Magic Kingdom was when I went as a kid... Individual tickets for each ride... That is what makes me wonder if they are toying with going back to that model...

that's why E tickets are called that - the E ticket was for roller coasters, technologically advanced, or new attractions and were more limited/expensive