Figgy1
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Only men fight over inches or less!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In most cases less much less!!!!
Ta daaah! Not much bigger really is it.
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How Big Is Magic Kingdom Now!
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disneysince71
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lazyboy97o
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Disney is not above stretching the truth.
Wouldn't be the first time the official site is wrong. But we all know how much their disconnected PR spin department likes to stretch the truth.
lazyboy97o
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Wasn't the UK site not showing Fantasyland as open well after opening?
True.
And for the record, the FLE "expansion" area is 5.54 acres. Tomorrowlands expansion was 6.7 acres.
Sunset Blvd was 8.7 acres, not including the Hollywood Hills Ampitheatre complex.
Even the MuppetVision project of 1991/2 was 5.3 acres.
pumpkin7
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We like to be behind the times us Brits.
The Empress Lilly
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The MK did not gain in size. Part of the MK was repurposed. It is still the exact same size as before. The Fantasyland expansion means that eleven of FL's twenty-one acres got an overhaul.Just been on a tour of the new fantasy land ( video on I-Pad ) And I couldn't believe how big it is now.Its went from 10 acres to 21 ( double the original size ) So just how big is MK now in comparison to the other parks.I know that AK is still the biggest but just curious ( as ever ) where MK stands in line with its neighbours.Fact..Fantasyland is the biggest expansion in 41 years of Disney.
Size is measured with a measurement ruler, starting at the base of the fully erec...oops, wrong thread. I mean, size is measured by the circumference of the railroad track, or total build area, or - far more difficult to or define- area accessible to guests. The first stayed the same, the second increased by Martin's amount, the third increased quite a bit compared to the time after 20k was closed, and hardly a bit compared to when 20k was still open.
The MK before the FL re-purposing:
The MK after the FL re-purposing:
The Empress Lilly
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For the sake of fun:I'd imagine AoA cost the same amount that WDW makes in a couple of days
TWDC does not release information about profits of individual resorts. The entire Parks and Resorts unit however has a revenue of $35 million a day(!), and a daily operating profit of $5,2 million. With WDW accounting for an estimated $3-$3,5 million of that.
So AoA is several days worth of revenue of WDW, and several weeks of net income.
http://cdn.media.ir.thewaltdisneycompany.com/2012/annual/10kwrap-2012.pdf
George Lucas on a Bench
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The only real expansions of the Magic Kingdom were Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain and Splash Mountain, all of which extend beyond the berm. Fantasyland replaced the space formerly occupied by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Birthdayland. It didn't even add a ride, it replaced or re-purposed.
The Empress Lilly
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It all depends on definition. Naturally, WDW wishes to spin the FL work as positively as possible.
Well, I guess 'we added eleven acres' sounds a bit more rousing than 'the eleven acres that used to comprise 20k and Toontown have been reworked into FL Forest and Storybook circus. This area is eleven acres, while the unaffected area of FL is ten acres'.
doctornick
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That's a pretty restrictive definition. There is land inside the berm that is not developed and if it were ever developed for guest use, I don't see how you could say it isn't a "real expansion". Mickey's Birthdayland was most certainly an expansion -- it took land that wasn't part of the park and added it to the park.
I guess it depends on what is defined as being "part of the Magic Kingdom". The biggest issue IMHO is whether that is just guest accessable areas or is backstage counted. Either way, there is undeveloped space within the railroad berm that isn't "part of the park" at this point.
Aye..Inches make many a happy woman,especially when it's less on their diet.However I was referring to the " Fantasyland " not any other part of WDW or DL.
So fantasylands no bigger than it was originally due to 20ks plot being reused?Aye..Inches make many a happy woman,especially when it's less on their diet.However I was referring to the " Fantasyland " not any other part of WDW or DL.
Yeh! Whatever Dude.So fantasylands no bigger than it was originally due to 20ks plot being reused?
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lazyboy97o
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You should really consider the source.Yeh! Whatever Dude.
Yer right. No more Disney Press.
So sad!Nice bit of Scottish lingo there. Very nice.
Can't deny the facts
Why's that then?