xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
Is this accurate? If so, there is a lot of posts in this thread that need updating.
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NBA Experience at Disney Springs
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DznyGrlSD
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- In the Parks
- Yes
It's staffed by Castmemebers and not Operating participant workers...so maybe?
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
It's a big deal if it's true. It changes it from a mistake, to a colossal failure for TDO.
Hawkeye_2018
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Weren't the ESPN attractions and venues in the Disney area also somewhat of a failure?
ESPN at WDW gets athletic business throughout the year but after 20 years the Atlanta Braves decided to not return and will have their spring training on the west coast of FL. ESPN also lost the Tampa Bay Bucs when after a number of years at ESPN, the football team instead holds their summer training near Tampa.
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ESPN ar WDW is a huge success but most people will never understand. The purpose of the area is to bring sports teams and cheerleadering teams to WDW for competitions and in turn visit the parks. It is the same reason they go after the convention business. Vacationers are great but having other things that attract people to WDW are critical to the bottom line. It is also the reason for Run Disney.
Disstevefan1
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So in Disney’s extensive research they thought it made better business sense to demolish Disney quest and put up this NBA experience instead of simply giving Disney quest a refresh?
I don’t get it, but then again I don’t get pandora, Disney’s version of Star Wars, or the skyliner...
Jon81uk
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Are you sure? Don't forget a lot of World showcase isn't Disney run but the staff still wear the same nametags as Disney employees.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Yeah, that fact that they just built a new good sized stadium at ESPN is an indication that it is doing well.
peter11435
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They are Disney cast members.
Hawkeye_2018
Well-Known Member
I've been to the College Basketball experience in KC multiple times and the crowds were always fairly low. The NFL had one in NY that had to close as well. Is there an example of these things being a big success?
NFL Experience to close its doors
There's a pretty good chance you didn't even know that the NFL Experience existed. It's rare for a league with such high-powered marketing muscle to not crow from the rooftops about an interactive museum-style offering in which they partnered with Cirque Du Soleil. Well, if…
touchdownwire.usatoday.com
DisneyOutsider
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It's important to understand that Bob Iger's corporation pays Adam Silver's corporation BILLIONS of dollars every year for the broadcast rights to NBA games via ESPN including the NBA Finals (the championship series) exclusively on ABC.
Bob Iger showed up to the opening of this facility because if Adam Silver is in town you damn well better make an effort. They are business partners on a multi-billion dollar level. I don't really care to argue whether the experience is a failure or why DisneyQuest failed, but discussions about why it exists in the first place need to be viewed through this lens.
Yes this is exactly it. And while Disney obviously want it to do well, there is a much bigger picture to consider.
Disney operated or not, do we know who’s actually responsible for the lackluster ‘experiences’? Was it actually designed and installed by Disney / WDI, or did NBA themselves come up with this and executed it through a 3rd party? It certainly doesn’t have the feel of a WDI product.
RobWDW1971
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If WDI did it you would only shoot hoops on your phone on an app and be part of a needless, complicated backstory nobody cares about.
Iger is one slick CEO. Eisner groomed a good one before he left.
Flynnwriter
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This ill-conceived and poorly executed “interactive” experience makes Disney Quest seem like a good idea. Discounts are just the start of its slow march to irrelevance.
DisneyOutsider
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He's certainly earned his keep.