For weeks now, there has been alot of talk about Porject Gemini, and how money that was going to be used to build a 5th gate at WDW was going to be used for Gemini and some for Animal Kingdom. But lets recap for a second and take a look at Disney history, yeah History, but I'll make it entertaining.:hammer:
In Anaheim, Disneyland was the only park for a long time, then one day came DCA ( a park filled with clones, and many many shops and restaurants) and Disney thought that people would come to the DCA like they had to Disneyland, because of the DISNEY name. Since its opening somethings have changed in the park, but it still lacking in many areas.
In WDW, after EPCOT Center was built, Disney built the studios but basically in my humble opinion they built the studios to compete with the rumored Universal. For years that park like DCA lacked in value. Whats remarkable is that not too long after the studios, AK would be opened. Of coarse people can argue that the studios was a bit better than when it opened, and so AK was built.
The thing is, that in WDW we have what some would say a half finished park, Animal Kingdom (which is true, the park lacks a couple of attractions), and Epcot, which is growing older with each passing day. And yet all four WDW parks are at the top when it comes to attendence in Orlando (but the numbers are falling, but that COULD be because of economic reasons). So this leads me to think that perhaps, Mr. Eisner will not spend all that money on Epcot and keep the money for a 5th gate, another half finished park. That way when people finish seeing AK in half a day they can go over to the 5th gate and spend the other half instead of going to IOA for the full day:lol: .
In all seriousness though, when it comes to Disney you just don't know, and this whole Project Gemini, which I want most of it to go through will probably not happen, because Eisner won't spend all that money on one park (but hey even scrooge had a change of heart :lol: ).
Rumors are still out there that a Disney Seas type of park will go somewhere in the Epcot vicinity. Other rumors suggest that the money will go to help the other WDW parks, while some speculate the money will just dissapear:animwink: . History shows that lately Disney has a habit of opening half finished parks, could history repeat itself?????? Just trying to point out all the possibilities in the endless spectrum of ways Disney will show its current cheapness.:hammer:
If you were the person in charge at Disney and you had, lets say approx. 1 billion dollars (give or take a couple of million), what would you do with it??
In Anaheim, Disneyland was the only park for a long time, then one day came DCA ( a park filled with clones, and many many shops and restaurants) and Disney thought that people would come to the DCA like they had to Disneyland, because of the DISNEY name. Since its opening somethings have changed in the park, but it still lacking in many areas.
In WDW, after EPCOT Center was built, Disney built the studios but basically in my humble opinion they built the studios to compete with the rumored Universal. For years that park like DCA lacked in value. Whats remarkable is that not too long after the studios, AK would be opened. Of coarse people can argue that the studios was a bit better than when it opened, and so AK was built.
The thing is, that in WDW we have what some would say a half finished park, Animal Kingdom (which is true, the park lacks a couple of attractions), and Epcot, which is growing older with each passing day. And yet all four WDW parks are at the top when it comes to attendence in Orlando (but the numbers are falling, but that COULD be because of economic reasons). So this leads me to think that perhaps, Mr. Eisner will not spend all that money on Epcot and keep the money for a 5th gate, another half finished park. That way when people finish seeing AK in half a day they can go over to the 5th gate and spend the other half instead of going to IOA for the full day:lol: .
In all seriousness though, when it comes to Disney you just don't know, and this whole Project Gemini, which I want most of it to go through will probably not happen, because Eisner won't spend all that money on one park (but hey even scrooge had a change of heart :lol: ).
Rumors are still out there that a Disney Seas type of park will go somewhere in the Epcot vicinity. Other rumors suggest that the money will go to help the other WDW parks, while some speculate the money will just dissapear:animwink: . History shows that lately Disney has a habit of opening half finished parks, could history repeat itself?????? Just trying to point out all the possibilities in the endless spectrum of ways Disney will show its current cheapness.:hammer:
If you were the person in charge at Disney and you had, lets say approx. 1 billion dollars (give or take a couple of million), what would you do with it??
Don't forget the big picture, not just the current or very near term. Even if they broke ground today, it would be 2+ years before anything big like a 5th park opened. I would be more worried about starting a new park at the peak (I know, we can't use hind sight) of a boom or growth of the economy, than starting it near or at a bottom.