Only a year and a half away from Harry Potter Land and still nothing from Disney!

[fosse76]

Is that why WDW is the world's number one vacation destination?

Technically, it's only the 'singular' most popular destination spot. France is actually the most popular tourist destination.

 

[nuttyskadork]

Technically, it's only the 'singular' most popular destination spot. France is actually the most popular tourist destination.

Yes but in all fairness, when someone visits France, a single company doesn't rake in ALL of the profits lol.

 

[Enigma]

I'm sure WDW's record high and rising attendance figures reflect that, right?:hammer:

I can assure you that attendance has been in decline for some months now and Disney is already preparing for an extremly bad Fall/Winter this year. Expect Quarter 2 2008 to be the last big attendance jump for Disney for quite some time.

 

[Fade_to_Blah]

I can assure you that attendance has been in decline for some months now and Disney is already preparing for an extremly bad Fall/Winter this year. Expect Quarter 2 2008 to be the last big attendance jump for Disney for quite some time.

I think thats more to do with the economy, and im sure you will see attendance drops across all theme parks no matter what disney does.

 

[Tinkwings]

All muggles know that the real magic is at Walt Disney World.

Ditto.....no witchcraft required to boot :lookaroun...the HM is scary enough for me....it's all in the little things at WDW....detailed theming, the beautiful vistas, multiple themes....and appeals to all ages.....no Snape would survive the happiness factor at WDW....I think I would rather keep my imagination intact than go to HP land and expect a Disney twist...and not get it....If I am going to spend all that money to fly down to Florida I want to stay immersed in WDW and feel no need to go elsewhere....:king::sohappy:

 

[disneydiva72]

A whole week at Universal?? If you have the Xpress Pass, you can do EVERYTHING in both parks comfortably in less than a full day...

LOL! Less that a day? What are you doing? Running like a marathon sprinter? To take your time like a nice relaxing vacation, it took us about 3-4 days, we enjoyed both parks so we went back a few times.

 

[MousDad]

LOL! Less that a day? What are you doing? Running like a marathon sprinter? To take your time like a nice relaxing vacation, it took us about 3-4 days, we enjoyed both parks so we went back a few times.

C'mon, everyone knows US is 5/8 day park and IOA is a 5/16 day park.

 

[disnyfan89]

I was at Universal on Weds. and we did everything in IOA by noon and then went to the studios and finished at 4. We then stayed and took a few more spins on Mummy and Simpsons.

 

[WDWBlaze]

You know why you don't feel disappointed when the Yeti is in B mode? It's because the AA plays such an insignificant part in the attraction, which I thinks proves just how poor the theming of the ride itself is. They do a wonderful job building up the myth/legend of the Yeti is the awesome queue, and the climax is a split second look in the dark at an AA? Totally underwhelming.

You are sooooo right about this. I had to ride EE 3 times becuse my DS7 at the time missed him the 1st two times. And even then I have to point him out we passed him so fast.

 

[NemoRocks78]

I was at Universal on Weds. and we did everything in IOA by noon and then went to the studios and finished at 4. We then stayed and took a few more spins on Mummy and Simpsons.

I was in the Studios that day. What did you get done there? Simpsons was posted at 80, Mummy 30, Disaster 40, MIB 65, etc.

 

[Figment571]

A view thats expressed quite a lot in the UK, but then that is how Disney markets itself

THANK YOU!!!!
I'm not the only one who knows this and regrets it...

Disney should try to get the rights to Batman and do The DArk Knight justice, rather than some cruddy Six Flags crud... Not really but the movie is awesome!! GO SEE IT!!!!

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

I was at Universal on Weds. and we did everything in IOA by noon and then went to the studios and finished at 4. We then stayed and took a few more spins on Mummy and Simpsons.

Wow, how great are you

 

[disnyfan89]

I was in the Studios that day. What did you get done there? Simpsons was posted at 80, Mummy 30, Disaster 40, MIB 65, etc.

I had an express pass. Sorry, I should have mentioned that. The longest wait we had was for the simpsons.

Wow, how great are you

Im not great. Im just a man.

 

[Frank Stallone]

Is that why you were there?

Yea, I was the chaperone for a bunch of "challenged" message board kids who somehow can't manage to get through IoA and Studios in a day.

 

[marni1971]

Sounds like I missed a good thread here...

The Mouse is well prepared for Uni, IOA and SeaWorlds upcoming attractions. All 4 parks will have new attractions on a par with the competition.

And a note on crowds aside from my forthcoming report... the parks were crazy the past 2 weeks. The ecomony wasn`t slowing in Orlando. Just don`t mention South American tour groups to me.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Yea, I was the chaperone for a bunch of "challenged" message board kids who somehow can't manage to get through IoA and Studios in a day.

I can see why youd fit in in well with your party.

 

[LudwigVonDrake]

Just don`t mention South American tour groups to me.

I'm with you, Martin! They were all over the place and out of control!

 

[Hammer1310]

I've always been pretty impressed with the way Universal maintains their rides. The skins on the dinos I'll give you but they are tough to maintain because they are half submerged in water. However, the rest of the effects on rides throughout the resort all work on a regular basis. Spider-Man is so incredibly complex and yet everything works, everytime I ride (and that's a lot). Imhotep on the Mummy works every time I ride as well as every other fire effect, smoke effect, strobe effect, and tactile effect on that ride. Everest has about 3 visual effects, all of which work about 30 percent of the time. And mind you, Everest has such ground-breaking effects as a waterfall, steam, and birds on sticks, and they still can't get them working. Bottom line: what crack are you smoking? End Rant Here.

Really? The preshow in Spiderman has looked like expletive for years. The videos on all their preshow tvs are the worst. Imhotep hasn't worked on any of my trips since '06, fire has been out in the treasure room once. And yes, JP looks like crap alot because latex, water and sun don't mix. Didn't they know that in advance?? Then fix it!

On the other hand, I've only seen the yeti in A mode, seen the mist and steam out only occassionaly and didn't see the bird at all on my last trip.

What does it mean? They both have some 'splaining to do. You have to be ready for regular mainentance when you make outdoor effects and have a better schedule in place. Universal, if you want to put TVs in every queue line, please replace them when they quit working, fade, etc.

Lastly, it comes down to luck too. I know I've been lucky to see the yeti working every trip and the bird on most but I get excited when I see the steam on the trains or see mist on the mountain. Same with the fire in Spiderman which was off my first 2 trips.

 

[Timmay]

Well, WDW finally got in the game and is doing something about HP!!

They are cutting back Fantasmic to two shows a week. Outstanding...now I don't have to hang around DHS after 3:00pm. I can just head over to IOA to experience more HP.

 

[Hakunamatata]

Well, WDW finally got in the game and is doing something about HP!!

They are cutting back Fantasmic to two shows a week. Outstanding...now I don't have to hang around DHS after 3:00pm. I can just head over to IOA to experience more HP.

Im kinda wondering how the rumored attendance drops are going to affect the HP project. Will it be scaled back, similar to what happened to DAK? I think it would be hillarious if it ended up as a HP broom ride and gift shop. :ROFLOL: