When I was down in Florida, a Disney Cast Member told my friend that they were gonna build a rollar coaster park, as the fifth park, to compete with IOA. .....????
Originally posted by mickeyman
If disney did it right they could appeal to everyone. They could have a kiddieland With smaller versions of the same rides. I think this would be a great idea. If it was done the right way they could put universal out of buisness. There would be no need to go there if disney has the same types of rides.:sohappy:
Originally posted by disneydisney
What about "If you can dream it, you can do it" anything is possibly. They also could create a park we never thought of. But you could theme rollar coaster around the villians in a Villian Theme Park and also have rides in other lands and a land of it's own for young kids. Anything is possibly!!!
Originally posted by DogsRule!
they want more people in all of their parks, they don't want to leech teens away from every other park. That's why it makes more sense to build coasters at the existing parks...it's an easy way to raise attendance at one park, but the second you build an entire park like that, you get Islands of Adventure...they aren't getting new guests, people are just deciding to go to Islands instead of the original Universal...same effect Animal Kingdom had right after it opened, only it ended up making Epcot, MGM, and Animal Kingdom relatively even with attendance...cuz a lot of people weren't too pleased with Animal Kingdom. Building a new park with a small number of attractions just doesn't work too well, so disney is not even in the POSITION to build a new park...Animal Kingdom still needs SO MUCH work. And...it's also not feasable to build 10 coasters in one park at one time...with good disney theming, it'd be VERY expensive, and there aren't that many indoor or or short-outdoor coasters you can make (remember, tall coasters don't work in Florida w/ all the thunder during disney's busiest months). I would be pleased with a Bolliger and Mabillard coaster at Animal Kingdom (the Beastly Kingdom coaster) and the proposed Matterhorn style coaster at Epcot...that'd be seven coasters on the disney property--no need to build a park with another ten...17 is excessive. I do think Epcot has waited long enough for a coaster, though...a coaster along w/ Test Track and Mission: SPACE would do well to kill the "Epcot is boring" attitude that keeps its attendance down around that of the much smaller, newer MGM...and I think most people would enjoy a Matterhorn style ride with two tracks like the original, but one being family-oriented, and the other being geared toward the thrill crowd that Epcot doesn't seem to please (I'm in that crowd and I love epcot, but I do think disney needs SOMETHING for teens in every park...
Kyle
Originally posted by disneydisney
When I was down in Florida, a Disney Cast Member told my friend that they were gonna build a rollar coaster park, as the fifth park, to compete with IOA. .....????
Originally posted by WDW-Imagineer
May I ask why Disney needs to compete with IOA?? According to the 2001 attendance figures, Disney parks (including Disneyland in California) holds the top 5 spots, IOA is 7. When a family park in California can compete with IOA and win, why does Disney have to build a coaster park in Florida to compete with it?
Originally posted by NowInc
Exactly...seems to be that IoA isnt really a great Idea...granted it has won "awards" for the best coasters etc...but if no ones there to fill the seats..it means nothing..
Originally posted by marciahahn
NowInc, I agree. My parents have been to WDW several times, but never to IOA...aside from Poseidon's Fury, and Cat In the Hat, there's nothing for them to do! Parents of small children have the same problem. I myself am not a big coaster fan, and neither is my son (yet.) My husband can't tolerate spinning rides or Spiderman, so we always split up when in the park. Some of the rides are just too wet for colder weather! I don't mind getting a little wet, but I don't like being soaked! I could go (or could until my dad became so ill) to WDW and find lots of "gentle" attractions for the folks, plenty of things to do when my children were tiny, but still find a thrill ride or two for my husband.
Originally posted by WDW-Imagineer
May I ask why Disney needs to compete with IOA?? According to the 2001 attendance figures, Disney parks (including Disneyland in California) holds the top 5 spots, IOA is 7. When a family park in California can compete with IOA and win, why does Disney have to build a coaster park in Florida to compete with it?
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