bubbles1812
Well-Known Member
You do realize the same thing could be said about Universal right? For people who experience that first? Or even for people who don't. I'm not saying Disney and Universal are the exact same when it comes to "believing/seeing the magic" but Universal is leaps and bounds above any traveling carnival and I'd argue most theme parks as well....they have fairly nice themed areas, good quality rides that are varied in their design, and are also cleaning it up so that it looks better cleanliness wise. (It wasn't always this way but Universal is getting there. Universal certainly has its flaws too). And they are also improving their quality as evidenced by the fact that Comcast is going to pump $150 million into the parks per year for at least I think the next 5 years above and beyond the maintenance/employee payroll/ect. That's more than Disney is certainly. Yes, new FLE is expensive but they aren't planning to do that every year over the next 5.
And that is great you think the parks are fine. It's your opinion. I actually think the parks are fine too, at least to a degree. I love it when I'm there. I have fun and I feel the magic. But I also see many areas that could be improved upon. And I'd like to see the Disney TDO make the same commitment management at Universal is...heck even how the management at DL is. And I recognize the average park goer doesn't see probably a decent amount of the things needing repair or maybe that DHS/AK can feel a little lacking at times. But if Disney does not do something major eventually even average park goers will begin to notice. Splash can only break down so many times. When Universal and many of the other Orlando theme parks are offering new things on a relatively constant basis and Disney stagnates, people will notice. They can only coast on the nostalgia factor so much.
You just simply refuse to see that Disney can, and will lose money if they continue along at their current "same old, same old." Adding one more Meet and Greet does not a problem fix. It's not like its just me who now takes time to go visit Universal when I go to Florida. There are many many people who are now taking that time. And again, as said by many posters earlier including myself, ANY time not spent at Disney because the competition finally attracted Disney goers away from Disney that would have been otherwise at Disney IS lost revenue. It doesn't matter if it is is just half a day or if it was even just one soda...that's one soda someone didn't buy from Disney. And one soda times several million can add up pretty darn fast. It doesn't matter how many more in total attendance Disney gets that Universal. Honestly it's pretty irrelevant. It's about how much money the competition can take away from Disney before the balance is tipped to where they have to do something.
My post isn't doom and gloom. Again, I love Disney, love it. People can be critical and still love something. I think the management does well at somethings though not others. My post is based from a purely economic stance that has been proven time and time again. If your competition ups their game, you have to as well or get left behind.
