Never question geography when it comes to Disney.
As we learned in Pocahontas, there are cliffs and waterfalls on the Virginia coast that make Yosemite look small by comparison.
Anything is possible.
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Blue Ridge.
Never question geography when it comes to Disney.
As we learned in Pocahontas, there are cliffs and waterfalls on the Virginia coast that make Yosemite look small by comparison.
Anything is possible.
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It's a holdover from the Eisner mentality days. When there was more consistent knee jerk reactions to the competition. Mixed with wishful thinking that Disney will pull out another 5 billion dollars investment package.
Disney should do more, but I do agree that they actually had a pretty good recent run of new things that seem to slip people's minds. Some very excellent individual attractions out of Islands of Adventure, but I actually think the last 7 years go to Disney overall. The previous period to Universal.
Apple Polish MountainIf one is allowed to be intellectually honest, the forced perspective of trying to look as tall as possible, to now now trying to make it as low as possible, is symbolic of blandishing apple-polishing. Seems supersillyosciousatrocious.
"The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again...again" would be a fitting and great play on words.Apple Polish Mountain
I haven’t seen that one since the 80s lol"The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again...again" would be a fitting and great play on words.
Maybe they watched Benjamin Buttons and Treme during the lockdowns to get an authentic feel for the location/era.Looks like they're going to completely change the scale of the mountain. Instead of making it look taller with forced perspective, they'll be trying to make it look as small as possible.
This is a stupid name for a ride that should not be replacing a popular attraction. The name is actually worse because of what it's replacing. I wouldn't mind the name so much if this were being built on an expansion pad.
The fact (if it is a fact) that they filmed the research trip two weeks after the date reveal proves that this was not planned whatsoever prior to 2020. And it kind of seems like they spent the next two years not doing anything. To the retheme apologists, how do you account for this long layoff? Doesn't this bode ill for a well-done attraction?
DISNEY WORLD since 2015:It's a holdover from the Eisner mentality days. When there was more consistent knee jerk reactions to the competition. Mixed with wishful thinking that Disney will pull out another 5 billion dollars investment package.
Disney should do more, but I do agree that they actually had a pretty good recent run of new things that seem to slip people's minds. Some very excellent individual attractions out of Islands of Adventure, but I actually think the last 7 years go to Disney overall. The previous period to Universal.
Maybe they watched Benjamin Buttons and Treme during the lockdowns to get an authentic feel for the location/era.
Go back one more year and you have Hogwarts Express and all of Diagon Alley.DISNEY WORLD since 2015:
1. Rise
2. MF:SR
3. MMRR
4. FoP
5. NRJ
6. SDD
7. *** (don’t @ me, I didn’t name it)
8. GotG: CR
9. Remy
10. Tron (In production)
UNIVERSAL:
1. Kong
2. Fast and Furious (if this counts as a plus)
3. Jimmy Fallon
4. Hagrid’s
5. Velocicoaster
Yes, the last 7 years have gone to Disney. The issues with Disney over the last 7 years deal more with price increases, crowds, and logistics. I personally don’t find any of these rides that great other than arise, but it’s hard to say they haven’t been willing to spend money or build rides in response to the Wizarding World.
Universal may have built two VERY good coasters in this time period, but they’re not making strides towards being a destination for all generations. Not everyone wants thrill rides. They have very few rides with no height requirement, and honestly they seem uninterested in remediating that.
On the VA coast? Near Jamestown settlement?Blue Ridge.
Well we can’t just “minus” the best ride on this entire list. It exists. If we throw in Diagon Alley, we also have to throw in New Fantasyland (yes, inferior but it was around the same time). But let’s call it even over the last decade or so - that cuts against the notion people have that Disney has been totally complacent while Universal has been aggressively playing catch-up. Disney might take forever to build things, but they have been getting built. And I’m no apologist - a lot of Disney’s stuff has been crap. But a lot of Uni’s has been crap, too.Go back one more year and you have Hogwarts Express and all of Diagon Alley.
Not saying Uni has had all spam dunks but Diagon Alley was another masterpiece they just came off of at the time, Kong was a complete addition, not replacement as was Velocicoaster(Raptor Encounter was the trike replacement, it just.moved across the street)
And Uni has two parks. I say minus Rise of the Resistance, it is pretty even at worst.
Well we can’t just “minus” the best ride on this entire list. It exists. If we throw in Diagon Alley, we also have to throw in New Fantasyland (yes, inferior but it was around the same time). But let’s call it even over the last decade or so - that cuts against the notion people have that Disney has been totally complacent while Universal has been aggressively playing catch-up. Disney might take forever to build things, but they have been getting built. And I’m no apologist - a lot of Disney’s stuff has been crap. But a lot of Uni’s has been crap, too.
Epic changes the equation. Disney doesn’t have to respond to Epic right now. They’re still finishing the projects that were announced as a result of Potter. My assumption is they will be done with new projects for the next few years, and then my hope is they respond with new projects once Epic is operating. At the end of the day, commendable as it is that Uni is building an all new park, WDW shouldn’t build a new theme park. They have too many theme parks, if anything. They need to continue to expand the parks they have.If the theme park with more than double the resources and reputation is even with the two park resort....that is a sad situation.
I more or.less.jist wanted to get the omitted there.
And I agree. The theme parks for the most part the last decade have been big IP feast or carnival/simulator project delivering famine.
Only one however, is master planning an entire new theme park resort complex during all of this.
Uni expands their parks as well as a resort with a new park,Epic changes the equation. Disney doesn’t have to respond to Epic right now. They’re still finishing the projects that were announced as a result of Potter. My assumption is they will be done with new projects for the next few years, and then my hope is they respond with new projects once Epic is operating. At the end of the day, commendable as it is that Uni is building an all new park, WDW shouldn’t build a new theme park. They have too many theme parks, if anything. They need to continue to expand the parks they have.
This. If we're going for proportional capacity, Uni wins hand down with the space they have.If the theme park with more than double the resources and reputation is even with the two park resort....that is a sad situation.
I more or less just wanted to get the omitted there.
There is also still not a star wars ride that has no height requirement and is an easy going ride for the entire family.
And I agree. The theme parks for the most part the last decade have been big IP feast or carnival/simulator project delivering famine.
Only one company however, is master planning an entire new theme park resort complex during all of this and admitting their mistakes.
We thought she looked like she was on the Jungle Cruise. Surprised they didn't put here there.Her clothes look appropriate enough to me.
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I think Disney is catching up to the lag between demand and capacity that they themselves created due to under-investment for a long period rather than anything Universal has done. Put another way, are they adding new attractions because the parks are losing attendance to Universal or are they adding them because the parks are slammed and can't handle demand?Uni expands their parks as well as a resort with a new park,
And according to your post it seems contradictory to the other points. Disney does not need to respond and is still finishing up projects that responded to Potter sounds like playing catch up to me and most. So semantics I guess but I am not sure what else playing catch up would be then.
And to the main point in the rest of your post is the the biggest issue. Bob Iger's failed promise of focusing on expanding the parks the company had in the US when he took over the role of CEO,
And had failed to do so since capacity has lessened as popularity increased.
You're kidding!Hate to tell you this, but most of the Alligators didn't play Trumpets either.
You mean like this frontier?Splash Mountain was never set in the frontier. You wouldn’t have found that setting in the frontier either.
I think the argument is that the Louisiana setting of Tiana is no less 'frontier' than the Georgia setting of Splash.You mean like this frontier?
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or this one?
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or this one?
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or this one?
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I see frontier mountains in all of them.
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