tirian
Well-Known Member
In my opinion...
The MK's day has come.
Refurbishments are being rolled out across the entire park to restore the magic. MK management hasn't been ignoring this; to the contrary, everyone I've spoken to knows that the MK needs to be updated and is working very hard to do so. Thus, the train station was rebuilt, IaSW was gutted and restored (people forget that so quickly!), the area around PotC was redesigned (and has more coming), and an undisclosed--but huge--sum of money was recently budgeted to refurbish major areas of the park. Even the area surrounding Pooh's Play Place received new cement, and the Arabian Bazaar area of Adventureland has the same themed walkways as areas of Animal Kingdom.
With the exception of Tomorrowland, the MK hasn't received sweeping changes because of the headache involved in refurbishing the most visited theme park on earth. TDL hits high attendance numbers, but no theme park comes close to the steady stream at the MK. Many people also forget that Florida's Fantasyland was refurbished, but much of the delicate buildings couldn't be constructed due to the weather conditions in Orlando. TDL has the exact same Medieval fair theme as WDW because of the weather in Japan.
The MK needs a refurbishment, and it's finally getting it; but don't look at DL and think that it has always been pristine. To the contrary, DL was falling apart before its 50th anniversary restoration. The Enchanted Tiki Room had to be razed and the castle was so neglected that it had to be completely covered with scaffolding. Disney did a lot more than repaint it. The Magic Kingdom was immensely superior to its West Coast sister in both refurbishments and show quality before the 50th celebration, and Florida still has better CMs. (For the most part, WDW management treats its CMs better than Disneyland's.) Disneyland's updates, including the New Fantasyland from the early 1980s, were great; but DL is much less expensive to rebuild than the MK.
MK managers aren't letting everything fall apart "as long as money rolls in"; they know better than that. Furthermore, unlike Team Disney Anaheim, the majority of executives in Team Disney Orlando actually come from the parks and still enjoy visiting them. I know that WDW doesn't do as many over-the-top events at the MK as DL does, but the reasoning is due more to operations than money.
The Magic Kingdom has already rebuilt the train station and IaSW; all of Main Street will be refurbished; the castle is being completely repainted because they want to, since the 50th anniversary decorations really did not require a complete overhaul; and little by little, the entire park will be rebuilt. An E-ticket is on its way, Space Mountain will finally be refurbished, and more little details (like the new signage for PotC) are being brought in.
No one has abandoned the MK.
So far, the majority of previous posts have either ignored the MK's superior qualities (such as its insulation from the real world) and demonized it, or have defended it with rabid fanboy-ism. Everyone needs to relax.
P.S. If you actually read through my entire post, congratulations! Even I think it's too long.
The MK's day has come.
Refurbishments are being rolled out across the entire park to restore the magic. MK management hasn't been ignoring this; to the contrary, everyone I've spoken to knows that the MK needs to be updated and is working very hard to do so. Thus, the train station was rebuilt, IaSW was gutted and restored (people forget that so quickly!), the area around PotC was redesigned (and has more coming), and an undisclosed--but huge--sum of money was recently budgeted to refurbish major areas of the park. Even the area surrounding Pooh's Play Place received new cement, and the Arabian Bazaar area of Adventureland has the same themed walkways as areas of Animal Kingdom.
With the exception of Tomorrowland, the MK hasn't received sweeping changes because of the headache involved in refurbishing the most visited theme park on earth. TDL hits high attendance numbers, but no theme park comes close to the steady stream at the MK. Many people also forget that Florida's Fantasyland was refurbished, but much of the delicate buildings couldn't be constructed due to the weather conditions in Orlando. TDL has the exact same Medieval fair theme as WDW because of the weather in Japan.
The MK needs a refurbishment, and it's finally getting it; but don't look at DL and think that it has always been pristine. To the contrary, DL was falling apart before its 50th anniversary restoration. The Enchanted Tiki Room had to be razed and the castle was so neglected that it had to be completely covered with scaffolding. Disney did a lot more than repaint it. The Magic Kingdom was immensely superior to its West Coast sister in both refurbishments and show quality before the 50th celebration, and Florida still has better CMs. (For the most part, WDW management treats its CMs better than Disneyland's.) Disneyland's updates, including the New Fantasyland from the early 1980s, were great; but DL is much less expensive to rebuild than the MK.
MK managers aren't letting everything fall apart "as long as money rolls in"; they know better than that. Furthermore, unlike Team Disney Anaheim, the majority of executives in Team Disney Orlando actually come from the parks and still enjoy visiting them. I know that WDW doesn't do as many over-the-top events at the MK as DL does, but the reasoning is due more to operations than money.
The Magic Kingdom has already rebuilt the train station and IaSW; all of Main Street will be refurbished; the castle is being completely repainted because they want to, since the 50th anniversary decorations really did not require a complete overhaul; and little by little, the entire park will be rebuilt. An E-ticket is on its way, Space Mountain will finally be refurbished, and more little details (like the new signage for PotC) are being brought in.
No one has abandoned the MK.
So far, the majority of previous posts have either ignored the MK's superior qualities (such as its insulation from the real world) and demonized it, or have defended it with rabid fanboy-ism. Everyone needs to relax.
P.S. If you actually read through my entire post, congratulations! Even I think it's too long.
