Question though - if they did use this expansion pad, and knowing that it this point no matter when they decide to do, the land will be open by then, and I would think management will not want construction walls to take away from the experience for the first few years, making it very hard to use that expansion pad. Maybe I am overthinking it, but I think they will be stuck between a rock and a hard place with that expansion pad. They will want to build something, but won't want to build it while the crowds are so heavy (as it would take away from the newly created area).
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Tavernacle12
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I would really hope there’s something in between DLP Indy and another five year wait... though I realize in saying it they likely thought that thing was Toy Story Land.
Part of me has hoped this thing is a disaster that forces them to start genuine expansion instead of replacing 1:1 older things.
It also makes me remember what could have been at HS, like the Muppet and Roger Rabbit lands. Maybe if they’d have been built long ago it wouldn’t have become an issue now.
Phicinfan
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Martin, I have to ask....
Do you really think any major add would be enough to take the pressure off of SW:GE? That was going to be a huge draw regardless, and I am not sure they could add enough to take that pressure off. Do you?
Phicinfan
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Honestly it needs both. It needed to expand yes, but it also needed some upgrades to current. I hate the loss of GMR, and having put MMRR in another place and redoing GMR would have been HUGE. But they also need to replace Indy, and they need to replace what is currently in animation area with some new rides as well
jt04
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They can't close Indy for the time being because it can hold many thousands of guests and keep them happily entertained. They could move Laugh Floor to the new theater though in time for SWL opening.
drod1985
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I know there are plenty of factors (like licensing) that complicate this plan, but man, it would've been so worth it - solely for the offset of GE crowds.
MMRR is going to help soak up some of the crowds. But, even with as much as my son loves him, I don't think Lightning McQueen is going to do much.
At this stage? No.
You'd think that. But one would have also thought: They can't close Back Lot Tour, Lights Motor Action, Honey I Shrunk Playground, and Great Movie Ride because they keep thousands of guests entertained.
But they did.
There will likely be a line, and a long line at that, to even get into SW:GE for months. Complaints to Guest Relations will be at an all-time high. Unless, of course, a ton more people than expected stay away for the first few months it's open, which is possible, I guess. Not likely, but possible.
jt04
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All for the best IMO. I like that they don't keep attractions for nostalgia purposes. They just don't err when it is time to remove something. Yes, I know that isn't a popular opinion here. But most here are not representative of 99% of visitors.
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jt04
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Perhaps that point is being overstated. I'll trade SWL for LMA any day. Even if it causes park ops a few headaches. Challenges create opportunities.
yensidtlaw1969
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Like . . . an opportunity to further build out the park?
They've had that opportunity for 30 years - and if they were smart they would have taken it ahead of the coming storm.
Spin it all you like, but the crippling overcrowding that DHS is about to experience is the result of mismanaging the park. As evidenced by Disneyland, a park already primed to fare several times better that STILL is editing queues, planters, and pathways to brace itself for the onslaught.
jt04
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Beats having the opposite problem. The parks are becoming more profitable and therefore more likely to see expansion. Perhaps we are entering a new era when adding to the parks is no longer cyclical.
Phicinfan
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I believe the issue with your statement is you can't say keep a item because it will eat people and then turn around and say not keeping items that eat people isn't an issue.
GMR was a great people eater, as is Indy....and LMA - but if folks aren't riding it, or seeing it, then it isn't eating anything.
As for Indy, I am not stating removing the theater and put something new there.... I am saying keeping it as it is, isn't helping. An updated show, or more would be a huge help. Then again, so would having GMR and MMRR but that ship has sailed.
HauntedMansionFLA
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What new theatre??
jt04
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near rnrc
Phicinfan
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jt04
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GMRs slow moving theaters just didn't cut it in the digital age. The current Indy show still entertains. LMA, like GMR, also did not hold up well. These are all important considerations.
jt04
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Cool.