_caleb
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I'm obviously speaking as a fan here, but that's exactly the sort of expansion I'm talking about: more parks, more to do at the smaller parks, and something in another state would be great.I'd love to see this too but the castle parks are bursting at the seems, new rides and entertainment can't overcome the limitations of the paths and other pinch points, not to mention the packed roads, sold out hotels, staffing issues, and other issues outside the park gates. In a perfect world they'd build another resort in another state to pull some of the crowds away from CA and FL, and to expand their market, but I don't think it'll ever happen, why spend $ Billions building a new resort when the overcrowding allows them to nickel and dime their loyal guests with schemes like ILL and Genie+ and to charge outrageous rates for their hotels and parking?
Overcrowding is horrible for the guests but allows Disney to overcharge for everything, it's great for them.
I know nickel-and-diming is their strategy, but I think it puts short-term profit ahead of long-term customer loyalty. So the parks are packed and money keeps pouring in, but I want them to be thinking generationally, not quarterly (stock prices). I know someone always says something like, "surely it'll catch up with them eventually." Well, I think one reason Disney isn't doing as well at the box office is that they've squandered a good bit of the long-term loyalty they earned with previous generations by making lots of stuff super accessible (content on TV networks, low ticket prices at the parks) and getting people hooked.