News New Play Pavilion to replace Epcot's Wonders of Life

[Missing20K]

profits seem to suggest there's a good reason to.

Ahh profits, the only true way to judge a creative product. All hail the almighty Free Market.

Jokes aside, DIS made plenty of profit even in the days they clung to story, theme, and arguably the best customer service in the hospitality industry.

Profits and superior guest experience are not mutually exclusive. Now one might argue that as long as guests are forking over their $$$ that the guest experience is superior. I might postulate that even Walmart makes a profit and their guest experience is anything but superior.

For me, profits alone do not equate to a successful product. The best businesses historically, have their profit built into the production, distribution and quality of the product, not in finding ever increasing margins in their existing product catalogue.

 

[gustaftp]

Should the new frozen banana stand be themed to Arrested Development

How much will one banana cost? $10?

 

[HauntedPirate]

Ahh profits, the only true way to judge a creative product. All hail the almighty Free Market.

Jokes aside, DIS made plenty of profit even in the days they clung to story, theme, and arguably the best customer service in the hospitality industry.

Profits and superior guest experience are not mutually exclusive. Now one might argue that as long as guests are forking over their $$$ that the guest experience is superior. I might postulate that even Walmart makes a profit and their guest experience is anything but superior.

For me, profits alone do not equate to a successful product. The best businesses historically, have their profit built into the production, distribution and quality of the product, not in finding ever increasing margins in their existing product catalogue.

Wait a minute. You mean a solid business plan focused on real, sustainable and organic growth is actually better than simply increasing quarterly margins on existing products by charging higher prices???

 

[lazyboy97o]

Wait a minute. You mean a solid business plan focused on real, sustainable and organic growth is actually better than simply increasing quarterly margins on existing products by charging higher prices???

No, it’s not. What you describe is a charity, and Disney is a business so they by law must do only what they are doing.

 

[mhochman]

How much will one banana cost? $10?

There's always money in the banana stand.

 

[Disney Maddux]

Jim Hill says there's to be a Black Box Theater in here to recreate past attractions, and that one original ideal for the new pavilion was the Wakanda Outpost Center.

 

[PJBuckeye]

Jim Hill says there's to be a Black Box Theater in here to recreate past attractions, and that one original ideal for the new pavilion was the Wakanda Outpost Center.

That isn't exactly what he said.

He said that there is a Chapek idea for a black box ride concept for extinct rides.

However, this would be a similar black box concept for new IPs but in more of a show or VR setting.

 

[Disney Maddux]

That isn't exactly what he said. He said that the black box ride concept for extinct rides is a Chapek idea. He said this would be a similar black box concept for new IPs but in more of a show or VR setting.

Ah, okay. I took this from WDWDisney Parks, cause I don't watch his podcasts.

 

[PJBuckeye]

Ah, okay. I took this from WDWDisney Parks, cause I don't watch his podcasts.

I recommend you listening to the SW:GE podcast from Friday. It is worth a listen even if you don't listen normally.

@lentesta great job on this one.

 

[Princess Leia]

That isn't exactly what he said.

He said that there is a Chapek idea for a black box ride concept for extinct rides.

However, this would be a similar black box concept for new IPs but in more of a show or VR setting.

What is a black box ride concept?

 

[lazyboy97o]

What is a black box ride concept?

A space that could quickly be turned into different rides. It’s a ridiculous ideas unless one is only ever projecting onto walls.

 

[ToTBellHop]

A space that could quickly be turned into different rides. It’s a ridiculous ideas unless one is only ever projecting onto walls.

So Universal will build 3?

 

[bcoachable]

A space that could quickly be turned into different rides. It’s a ridiculous ideas unless one is only ever projecting onto walls.

If it’s like Hollywood studios version of “Lion witch wardrobe” and “quicky pirates” save the money...

 

[MisterPenguin]

A space that could quickly be turned into different rides. It’s a ridiculous ideas unless one is only ever projecting onto walls.

How about a flex space where you can project on the walls with just one AA in the center of the room talking at you? I bet that can be easily swapped out for any number of attractions!!

 

[DisneyJayL]

Is there going to be a lowering of the floor for this?

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Is there going to be a lowering of the floor for this?

The floor in the center area is already sunk into
the ground more than the rest of the dome, not sure if they’re going any further down than that or not.

 

[Captain Neo]

It’s really a moot point now. EPCOT Center is dead. Epcot ‘94 etc. is pretty much dead. There’s no comparison anymore.

What’s coming could be called another name now, it will be that far removed from the park that used to exist.

It Epcot 2021 now

 

[marni1971]

Is there going to be a lowering of the floor for this?

No. Nothing too expensive.

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

No. Nothing too expensive.

Hello everyone, and welcome to "Is Martin confirming the rumor or not?"

 

[DisneyJayL]

The floor in the center area is already sunk into
the ground more than the rest of the dome, not sure if they’re going any further down than that or not.

No. Nothing too expensive.

Is it open right now? I haven't been to the building so I want to check it out when I am down.