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Five Year Plan
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somebodies living in fantasyland....
But having nothing new when the parks are at capacity 3 years from now is even worse :wave:
Actually, what you just described is a poor business decision. Spend the money now when construction and material costs are low. Spend money now in order to attract more guests in a time when people may decide against going to WDW when 2 or more attractions are down or because they under-budgeted their expenses.
CaptainMichael
Well-Known Member
steener618
New Member
Especially when Universal Orlando will
Im sure Disney will have something new up their sleeve that will surprise us all.
Thiger
New Member
for sure
even just some rehabbing could make all the difference
i mean, HMs' rehab was so amazing
maybe they just need to supe' up some of the existing rides that aren't that hot to upgrade their ticket status?
I'm thinking of retooling tiki, the tree house(dont know the acronym), HISTA and more. Actually, I bet they could add more Soarin' style rides or TSM style for much less than building coasters and the like
even just some rehabbing could make all the difference
i mean, HMs' rehab was so amazing
maybe they just need to supe' up some of the existing rides that aren't that hot to upgrade their ticket status?
I'm thinking of retooling tiki, the tree house(dont know the acronym), HISTA and more. Actually, I bet they could add more Soarin' style rides or TSM style for much less than building coasters and the like
DisneyMusician2
Well-Known Member
I think Disney has been giving people new attractions on a pretty regular basis, while giving MORE DVC property and MORE major rehabs. They may not all be giant e-ticket thrill rides, but they certainly help.
Some things not mentioned a lot:
Numerous upgrades and rehabs of food service locations
New kidcot areas going up all time
Many resort room upgrades for exisiting resorts
It is also important to remember that Universal covers far less area and only supports two parks while Disney has many times more resorts and grounds to consider, as well as two water parks.
Just a thought.
Some things not mentioned a lot:
Numerous upgrades and rehabs of food service locations
New kidcot areas going up all time
Many resort room upgrades for exisiting resorts
It is also important to remember that Universal covers far less area and only supports two parks while Disney has many times more resorts and grounds to consider, as well as two water parks.
Just a thought.
CaptainMichael
Well-Known Member
Ah, I've been hearing this for years now.
If you repeat something long enough, eventually it will be true. I'm really looking forward to that t-shirt store and hot air baloon...woo hoo!
Not when we have inside info clearly stating that the few projects that were up for consideration have been placed on hold or cancelled. There will be no new construction for attractions in the parks at all next year (2009). The earliest a new attraction would open is now 2014.
You can thank unregulated wall street, the sitting president, and poor management (both upper and middle) at disney for this.
jedimaster1227
Active Member
Not quite. Though may projects have been placed on hold, several were already greenlit and underway before the market decline. Several projects are still in the works for 2009 and beyond, though like others have said, some of the less final ones like The Little Mermaid and the rest of the Fantasyland update has been delayed.
Space Mountain is still a go, as is one other project of interest. You may have already seen a substantial test-lighting system installed in this pavilion--a sign of the illumination of a previously dark area... :animwink:
jt04
Well-Known Member
Cool! Can you shed any further "illumination" on the SM rehab? The rumors on here are all over the place.:veryconfu
:shrug:: :brick:Ok I'll bite...Does this mean JII 4 is still a go? And will Image Works come back upstairs? That's great and all...I just hope they'd extend the ride back to its original length. And of course reuniting Dreamfinder and Figment would be clutch, too.
I have been told JII was deemed essentially "unnecessary" and been put on hold for the foreseeable future. Dont expect anything to happen with the pavillion.
stitch2008
Member
:sohappy::sohappy: That's great news.
We're talking SSE descent, right?
jedimaster1227
Active Member
Cool! Can you shed any further "illumination" on the SM rehab? The rumors on here are all over the place.:veryconfu
Some track work, onboard audio, rebuilt station and some additional ride effects are still in order. I'm waiting on a few more details to confirm or deny before I say anything more on this... :animwink:
Thats actually the opposite of what I've been told at this point... :shrug:
Nope.
mcjaco
Well-Known Member
As I just got back from the World yesterday, I can tell you I'd rather see them pour some money into rehabing UofE, fixing all the broken items in the newer Nemo, give Maelstrom some love, and getting SSE working. The camera function wasn't working at all in the past week. The decent lights were also off yesterday.
Journey had lines of 15-20 minutes the two days I was there, which is the longest I've seen it years during the "offseason." Everything works, and it runs fine. I don't believe an ounce of the Journey rehab stuff. Especially since they just redid the floor in the Imageworks. That would be a ridiculous waste of money. And pointing the removal of Fast Pass machines for HISTA asa sign that it's "beginning, is moronic specualtion. If anyone has noticed, all Fast Pass machines for the theater shows are being removed. Across all the parks. They've deemed them unecessary.
I do have a tidbit on the Yeti, if anyone wants to know. :animwink: And perhaps a certain Kingdom of folktales......
jt04
Well-Known Member
mcjaco
Well-Known Member
Procreation.
And, lots more talk, but still waiting for the traffic light to turn colors.