Michael72688 said:
Hey WDWResort, for some reason people like you and me are be forbidden to think that WDW needs more thrills even though it does, and I agree that they need serious updates for everyone not just the little kids. But sadly most everyone here believes Disney should only cater to that group of people.
I really don't know what Disney World you are talking about, but there have been very few attractions added in the last ten years that are for little kids. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Millionaire, the new stunt show at MGM, not geared toward little kids
Test Track, Mission: SPACE, Soarin', not geared toward little kids (MOST of Epcot is not geared toward kids--it has a very mature theming)
At the Magic Kingdom, I hesitate to say PhilharMagic is geared toward kids--it is kid-friendly, but just about everyone loves it.
Just about nothing at Animal Kingdom is even suited for little kids (Dino, Primeval, Kali, EVEREST), and even Kilimanjaro has a more mature theming to it while It's Tough to be a Bug! scares little kids. Meanwhile, what kiddie attractions have been added?
MGM-Playhouse Disney and I can't think of anything else
Epcot--Journey into Imagination, perhaps, and you MIGHT argue Universe of Energy, but even it has themes that are best suited for those guests with Adult Park Tickets
Animal Kingdom--Tricera Top Spin (does that even count?)
Magic Kingdom--Pooh and perhaps Stitch
Disney makes attractions that are almost all kid-friendly because THAT MAKES MONEY, but most of the recent attractions (while kid-friendly) have very mature theming that would go over the heads of most little kids and there have been quite a few thrill rides in the works. I love thrill rides and find no shortage...
I think most people on these forums think that thrill rides are FINE at WDW, but in a park that is 300 acres in size, like Epcot, why can't they leave the classic rides like Spaceship Earth similar to how they are now (with some updates, but keep the same music!) and build thrill rides in some of the open space? This is not Disneyland where space is tight. I would rather see WDW's theme parks EXPAND, not change completely. Keep attractions that already exist similar to how they are now, in the future, and just add new rides (one would think with the yearly increase in park ticket pricing, we would get more attractions). I'm not saying moves like replacing Food Rocks! with Soarin' are bad (I wasn't a HUGE Food Rocks! fan), but it certainly wasn't necessary. Rides like Spaceship Earth, though, which I love, should never become 4 minute thrill rides. It is just such a brilliant attractions, and even most kids who ride say "that was kewl!" It is better than most history lessons I have received...and I actually like the end of the ride. True, it appears cheaper and more empty than the rest of the ride, but the combination of the outstanding music with the fiber optic and other lighting effects are just kewl to me...and the fact that they took that screaming girl out at the end of the ride is something I am very pleased with! Also, as for the tv's in the opening scene, I understand their necessity from the lawsuit perspective, but why can't they be in the queue line, instead? Just put them along that final walkway to the entrance that everyone has to pass by, and that should make the lawyers happy. Just add the "please take small children by the hand" message to those videos...it wouldn't detract from the ride, so I'd be happy.
