WDWDad13
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I'm still here...just choosing not to throw anymore gas on the fire around here at the moment
I'm now enrolled in the @Jimmy Thick school of observation and opposition
....may the forks be with you
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I'm still here...just choosing not to throw anymore gas on the fire around here at the moment
I'm now enrolled in the @Jimmy Thick school of observation and opposition
....may the forks be with you
WDWDad13
Well-Known Member
Phew! Glad to see you still posting
I knew you would be... I was trying to wait until next year to start posting again but I just couldn't wait to spend more time with so many magical (glass half full/positive) people
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Higher occupancy rate looks a lot better to the 'Street having 80+ occupancy in deluxes instead of the 40-50% actual rate posited by @WDW1974 in the deluxes
Longhairbear
Well-Known Member
Although we have no plans yet, I went to MDE to check it out. Um, no. Not our thing, anyone that's good with it... go for it.
TubaGeek
God bless the "Ignore" button.
flynnibus
Premium Member
free thinking = great
but simply being a contrarian doesn't make you a free thinker. Especially when said person is obtuse and ignores anything that doesn't fit the spiel.
Group think sucks... but breaking group think requires accepting and evaluating new perspectives. Simply holding onto a DIFFERENT perspective while still closing your eyes... is not 'accepting new perspectives'
but simply being a contrarian doesn't make you a free thinker. Especially when said person is obtuse and ignores anything that doesn't fit the spiel.
Group think sucks... but breaking group think requires accepting and evaluating new perspectives. Simply holding onto a DIFFERENT perspective while still closing your eyes... is not 'accepting new perspectives'
DVCOwner
A Long Time DVC Member
I have noticed that the Magic Kingdom closed several times this week for occupancy, I guess that is because Disney so bad no one wants to go any more. Some of the things Disney is doing may be a turn off the fans of Universal, but things like the new princess meet and greets are bringing in the families. The new meet and greets may not be an E ticket ride, but I know two families that went to Magic Kingdom because of them. Just like four people from my group during our last trip to Walt Disney World went to Universal because they are Harry Potter fans, little girls want to go to Walt Disney World because of the princesses.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
And you are right they arent E tickets, but then what is these days, and isnt that the point for many? I know 10 families who wont go to Disney cause its for small girls apparently. But then who am i to question Disneys advertising team.
But i see universal are having some high wait times too, fad cant be over just yet
DVCOwner
A Long Time DVC Member
So the Magic Kingdom did not close for a couple of times for occupancy the past seven days?
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Yes that's it obviously. It couldnt be the bit about the invented claims that no one wants to go.
DVCOwner
A Long Time DVC Member
The point I am trying to make is that Harry Potter and other attractions at Universal is bring people to that park. It increased the attendance by huge numbers. When it comes to the Magic Kingdom Disney is trying to get families with young kids and the expansion of the Magic Kingdom has help with this. It believe that the new Seven Dwarf Mine Train will add to this appeal.
SirLink
Well-Known Member
I don't want to pick holes in your line of thinking: but how can a D-ticket of an IP in a land which has been exposed loads of times in various media iterations, compete with Potter which was the first time non WB staff/union members working on the films got the chance to experience the World of Potter in a 3D environment.
ABQ
Well-Known Member
I'll not try to answer for @DVCOwner , but it's a completely different demographic being attracted by the two places. The crowd that wants to see the Potter attraction my overlap the crowd that's bringing its youngsters as a family to the MK, but they are two, distinct groups each company is looking to pull in.
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ABQ
Well-Known Member
Of course you have, and some are the same families and children you'll see at Dumbo. But there's enough of a population out there that there are many who will go to one or the other. Just as there are people that watch hockey and football, while there are others that watch hockey or football. The princess and Potter crowds may share some followers, but there are others who are in one court and not the other. The supposed D ticket mine train and its neighboring attractions have and will continue to justify its construction. I wish it were something more substantial, but I accept it for what it is.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Which is why some are critical of Disney, the focus has shifted from whole family to a select portion. And it could be argued the section thats cheapest to please. It is their right to do so, just as its hardly unexpected that those who are deemed no longer wanted complain.