I recently got back from Florida and was lucky enough to have lunch with an Imagineer while on the Disney Magic. Over lunch, I asked him a question (actually many questions) pertaining to attraction capacity at AK. I knew he wouldn't answer any specific questions so I just addressed the capacity issue. Well, he got a huge smile on his face and said that this issue was going to be addressed VERY SOON. We discussed the fact that it isn't a "full day park" and he said that Disney was quite aware of that. Disney invested a lot of $$$ developing shops and restaurants that close early due to this fact. It is one of the biggest complaints about the park, but the park itself gets very high marks. Personally, it's my favorite of the parks in Florida. He also added (on his own) that AK has the most available land for expansion of all the parks, all the while SMILING. When asked about the area set aside for BK, more big smiling and nodding was his reaction. While he never gave any specifics, he did say that lots of BIG things are on the horizon for both AK AND Epcot. I also asked whether a slow down in the economy would slow down developement of any of these projects, and the impression he gave me was no. They need to be done to keep the turnstiles turning. This guy has been with the company for a long time, so I was fortunate to be able to meet with him, and it was all by chance. I think over the next few months, we're going to hear some announcements that will make all of us happy.
One more thing....He had just been able to see Mickey's Philharmagic while at WDW before the cruise, and said that it's incredible. The best they've produced to date. Maybe even too short.
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