I think a lot of the problem is the Disney fan base willing to accept mediocracy as amazing.
For sure WDI is bloated and way too expensive. But they can and do produce amazing experiences that then get "value engineered" to very mediocre experiences.
I think galaxies edge falls into that bucket. I am just not impressed. RotR has impressive moments but to me it is NOT as amazing as Radiator Springs Racers and Flight of Passage.
But that just me. My opinion only. But the Disney fans.... I was watching a live broadcast of a fan/blogger reacting live to Josh's "announcing" all the attractions coming to the parks during D23.
He was BLOWN away by the D23 announcements. A constant barrage of positive comments like "Oh my goodness" , "only Disney", "that's amazing" and "I can't believe it" and for what???? A hat box ghost, a tangled spinner and a unknown replacement for not one but two failed nighttime spectaculars.
As much as wdwmagic can be overly critical the general audiences today drinks the juice and thinks this stuff is amazing! And Disney knows it. They would not value engineering something ( which is 100% code for doing LESS for LESS) if they felt their audience would be less accepting of it.
Six years to build Tron? A cloned super short eye candy coaster in the dark right next to the Original coaster in the dark finally opening on...... make that In spring 2023!
Instead of rage that fan base goes "omg that's amazing, I cannot wait!!!". And wait they will.
Meanwhile down the road not one but two vastly superior experiences, Hagrids and Velocicoaster have been designed, constructed, opened and are thrill universals fan base for what will literally be years before Tron even finally opens.
It's not a popular opinion by some but the relentless loyalty if the Disney Fan Base, ever willing to pay more and accept less because they love the product so much, IS a huge part of the problem.
Kill off the AP sales at Disneyland? Bob refers to their spending habits as unfavorable.... And what do they do. Instead of not going anymore they
-buy a multiday ticket,
-infinity more expensive per day then magic key
-buys shirt and prints "unfavorable" on it
-goes to park And of course doesn't buy a single thing while in the park. Not one. (Sarcasm)
Yeah, that'll teach the Disney accountants and executives a lesson. The expression laughing all the way to the bank comes to mind.
With loyalty like that, what would possibly inspire them to not buy the overly bloated, overly complex, but still cheapest version of what WDI pitches to them?
AND ten ask them to go back to the drawing board and do it for 10% less?
There are so many things wrong with Disney right now but as long as the loyal fan base keeps opening their wallets, even when they know they're being screwed, none of those things are going to get fixed.
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