Lord_Vader
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Disney cares deeply about what Comcast is doing in their parks, just as they do Sea World, maybe even Busch Gardens or any other competitor but that does not mean they will or should react suddenly to anything the competition does. Disney is the market leader by a very wide margin, their core audience believes they are the best and will pay a significant premium to take a vacation to WDW right now. Being a market leader, which is also near their maximum capacity right now brings a specific set of problems that adding new attractions to will hurt the business long term.
Magic Kingdom has capacity problems routinely therefore they added more space, dining with a small expansion of ride capacity and are now focusing on how to get all those paying guests into and out of the park. Everyone visits MK when they come to WDW regardless of what the other parks offer therefore they have to shore up the infrastructure to handle the load or they will make all their customers angry which results in losing customers. The boat dock expansion, monorail automation, hub redesign, FL expansion, MS bypass, and additional bus stops show that Disney believes they need more infrastructure capacity to support all the new guests they expect to bring in over the next few years. Heck, I would even throw in the much hated MM+ as part of the overall infrastructure expansion to help with guest management.
I hope they build a completely immersive SW land more than most I would guess but would prefer it is done right. Not close, not piecemeal but RIGHT the first time with no phase 2 planned and fill guests with excitement and wonder. Whatever they build it needs to accommodate young and old alike. Not just the thrill rides adults and teenagers like but attractions that all ages can enjoy, especially the next generation of SW fans, the 7-14 year old that is watching the cartoons, seeing the new movies in the theaters and buying all those action figures that generate huge amounts of revenue. The gift shops need to expand to add more items like the build your own R2 units, light-sabers and such, make these shops the ONLY place you can get certain items and make them special to the guests that purchase them. Any restaurant cannot simply be a M&G, it must be completely themed, they hit the nail on the head with BoG. So much so my 17yo son (who doesn't really like BatB) wants to eat there constantly, when he isn't begging for a pork shank but that is another story. If it is the rumored Cantina, it better have an AA band and a seedy bar. I want to see where Han shot Greedo, I would pay a premium to sit there because it is a major part of my childhood memory. The entire back could be a restaurant that offers special foods but the entrance better look and feel just like the movie, no droids allowed! Maybe even have a land speeder out front for guest photos with PhotoPass.
Magic Kingdom has capacity problems routinely therefore they added more space, dining with a small expansion of ride capacity and are now focusing on how to get all those paying guests into and out of the park. Everyone visits MK when they come to WDW regardless of what the other parks offer therefore they have to shore up the infrastructure to handle the load or they will make all their customers angry which results in losing customers. The boat dock expansion, monorail automation, hub redesign, FL expansion, MS bypass, and additional bus stops show that Disney believes they need more infrastructure capacity to support all the new guests they expect to bring in over the next few years. Heck, I would even throw in the much hated MM+ as part of the overall infrastructure expansion to help with guest management.
I hope they build a completely immersive SW land more than most I would guess but would prefer it is done right. Not close, not piecemeal but RIGHT the first time with no phase 2 planned and fill guests with excitement and wonder. Whatever they build it needs to accommodate young and old alike. Not just the thrill rides adults and teenagers like but attractions that all ages can enjoy, especially the next generation of SW fans, the 7-14 year old that is watching the cartoons, seeing the new movies in the theaters and buying all those action figures that generate huge amounts of revenue. The gift shops need to expand to add more items like the build your own R2 units, light-sabers and such, make these shops the ONLY place you can get certain items and make them special to the guests that purchase them. Any restaurant cannot simply be a M&G, it must be completely themed, they hit the nail on the head with BoG. So much so my 17yo son (who doesn't really like BatB) wants to eat there constantly, when he isn't begging for a pork shank but that is another story. If it is the rumored Cantina, it better have an AA band and a seedy bar. I want to see where Han shot Greedo, I would pay a premium to sit there because it is a major part of my childhood memory. The entire back could be a restaurant that offers special foods but the entrance better look and feel just like the movie, no droids allowed! Maybe even have a land speeder out front for guest photos with PhotoPass.
If the BAH could be removed, why not the theater? The Chinese Theater is not Spaceship Earth, it's just a replica of a famous theater in California. If the Great Movie Ride goes, why would the theater survive as well? It makes perfect sense to me that it could get cut. No one can see it now without getting a massive crick in their neck. Would anybody really miss it from the general public? I just realized the other day that the BAH's been there longer now as the park icon than the theater was ... think about that for a second ...
