First let's discuss feasibility, followed by profitability, and then lets disregard that all and talk about what we would want to be in a brand new Disney theme park.
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HYPOTHETICAL: Disney Park in New York or surrounding area
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spacemt354
Chili's
Feasibility: My first thought would be the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ. It has a decent amount of space if you tear down the Xanadu Mall, and is very close to Secaucus, NJ and the Lautenberg Station (that connect the NJ transit trains to NYC) That would be the location I would consider because it's very accessible to and from NYC and the most populous part of the tri-state area.
But the negative side of feasibility is that the park might have to close for the winter, as Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ closes as well. Unless there are indoor portions to the park, this could also affect profitability.
Profitability: The most visitors will probably come from the Northeast, everywhere from Washington DC to Boston, especially with the Acela train only a few hours away. With that though, WDW will probably lose a lot of visitors seeing as a lot of the east coast travels to Florida. Plus the inclement weather, and plus they'd probably lose out on hotels since most visitors would live close by. Though maybe not considering Disneyland seems to do well with their hotels.
Disregarding that...
It seems like a version of the Magic Kingdom would be the first and best call, but seeing as it would be the third MK in the US, I wouldn't go that route. Instead, I would lean towards something different. I would keep it small as well. A functioning hub of all the latest Disney properties, films, technology, advancements, etc. A park called Disney's "Crossroads of the World" (inspired by the nickname for Times Square)
I'll come back and do more on this later.
But the negative side of feasibility is that the park might have to close for the winter, as Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ closes as well. Unless there are indoor portions to the park, this could also affect profitability.
Profitability: The most visitors will probably come from the Northeast, everywhere from Washington DC to Boston, especially with the Acela train only a few hours away. With that though, WDW will probably lose a lot of visitors seeing as a lot of the east coast travels to Florida. Plus the inclement weather, and plus they'd probably lose out on hotels since most visitors would live close by. Though maybe not considering Disneyland seems to do well with their hotels.
Disregarding that...
It seems like a version of the Magic Kingdom would be the first and best call, but seeing as it would be the third MK in the US, I wouldn't go that route. Instead, I would lean towards something different. I would keep it small as well. A functioning hub of all the latest Disney properties, films, technology, advancements, etc. A park called Disney's "Crossroads of the World" (inspired by the nickname for Times Square)
I'll come back and do more on this later.
If WDW goes under (literally due to global warming), then this would be a great business plan. Many of WDW's repeated visits seem to come from moderately wealthy northerners, and this might suck up all the business towards the two Six Flags, the Big E, and Hershey. Of course, I'd hate to see them go, but from a business sense I think it has potential.
Great wolf lodge style indoor park???
It also seems like it would take business from Busch Gardens, again though, not really a problem from a business standpoint.
Voxel
President of Progress City
I would say that while this seems like a good idea to place it here, there are 2 problems one is faced with.
1. You are near an airport, so not only is the surrounding area kind of sketchy, but there is a lot of air and noise pollution.
2. The area has already been reestablished as a park, and as a museum. That building from MIB is still there, and the globe thing is also there.
Good in theory, not in practice.
source: I live in NY
Voxel
President of Progress City
It's was a fun theory to play with, a lot of our design kept many of the original icon still at the World's Fair but repurposing them.
Side note: This was gonna be an indoor theme park too, but I agree possibly not the best area but it's an interesting area to work in.
Sam Magic
Well-Known Member
The Fountain of the Planets would actually provide a brilliant backdrop for a Disney area. Maybe not a fully fleshed out theme park, but a Disney owned and operated amusement facility could not only work beautifully with the existing park but also lead to further redevelopment of the surrounding neighborhoods.
Voxel
President of Progress City
That was another reason for Red and I using this location. Perhaps we could re-vitalize the area.
I am thinking that this is a really good idea. We're onto something...
California adventure amusement park style Disney owned venture; note, amusement, not theme.
Maybe Disney could buy Rye Playland. It's still state owned. Heck, I would even go as far to say that the State would outright give it to them. They are always losing money on it, but if Disney were to step in and fix the unhealthy lack of maintenance done there, it could become something potentially magical. As of now, it is just another dumpy amusement park, a relic of the art deco age. Tons of tractor trailer style flat rides, one wooden roller coaster and a transportable steel coaster with inversion. Very poor safety record. Disney could very easily fix this all.
Here is the wikipedia if anyone is interested:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playland_(New_York)
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Sam Magic
Well-Known Member
It's on the National Historic Register...
I think it would be interesting to see some type of future world/tomorrowland theme. Something reminiscent of the 1964 and 1939 Worlds Fairs.
