Pioneer Hall
Well-Known Member
I never once said you didn't have the freedom to post what you wanted, but we are getting to a point of saturation with these threads. The difference is in the audience they cater to, which I have explained in a number of other posts. First off, it is only fair to compare WDW and DL when you are looking at these things. All of the international resorts have a lot of different people pulling strings and they have a much different business process.
Disney World caters to tourists and people who aren't making frequent visits. The average WDW visitor is far from someone on this board that follows and pays attention to what is going on. For the average visitor who comes maybe every 3 years, a couple of new attractions in that span are fine. For the Disney geeks like us that is not acceptable. While I would love to see WDW continuously building and improving they don't have to and they are much more frugal with their money. They also have the disadvantage to Disneyland in the amount of property that they own. Size is a blessing and a curse because 20 resorts, miles of roads, water parks, etc cost a lot more to maintain than the west coast cousin.
Disneyland on the other hand has over 1 million (yes that is correct) AP holders. A lot of these AP holders consider themselves to be invested in the park, so when things are looking good they complain. When they complain, they complain loudly. The environment there is different, and I think the company realized that when Ed Grier was president and he had more of a TDO mentality. When you now trying to cater to an audience that might visit 25 times a year, you have to keep things evoloving and maintained. If you don't you are going to start to lose the regular revenue stream that these guests bring in.
Whether we like it or not, Disney knows the business they are running. If TDO has the ability to print money and continuosly build...they would. However, they need to be realisitic too and manage their money accordingly.
