GiveMeTheMusic
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Yeah, it's doesn't appear to be temporary. The move to the AIE theatre makes it "indefinite", i.e. forever. Would be shocked to see it go away any time in the next decade, let alone after. Hopefully I'm wrong.
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Studio Backlot Tour Closing on September 27, 2014
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Yeah, it's doesn't appear to be temporary. The move to the AIE theatre makes it "indefinite", i.e. forever. Would be shocked to see it go away any time in the next decade, let alone after. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Jake Wilson
Active Member
What is the benefit of closing this attraction going into the Holliday season if there is not something imminently happening in this area?
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
The fiscal year ends on September 27. It's financial.
space42
Well-Known Member
When nothing else makes sense, follow the $$$. End of the fiscal year.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
I would imagine it's a fairly expensive attraction to operate, especially when compared to the number of guests to ride it.
Jake Wilson
Active Member
Ahhhhh unfortunately I am starting to see the dark side of Disney, I used to only see the Unicorns and Rainbows. Now I am seeing it is a business being run strictly off the all mighty dollar.
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jt04
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You should have said, "run strictly off the......."
Welcome to the real world. Happy you made it. Now go to WDW and enjoy yourself. It is worth the admission price to escape the real world for awhile.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Step 1 - Stop updating the attraction
Step 2 - Stop upkeep non-essential to just keeping things running
Step 3 - When things become so bad they can't be ignored anymore - just remove it
Step 4 - Remove CM shifts (no more spiel CMs we have to pay a higher rate for!)
Step 5 - Close it when its so bad they can't dupe anymore noobs to ride it
Too bad Disney had to invest all that money updating the gates on the trams not too long ago for over the top safety crap.
Jake Wilson
Active Member
fixed it, unfortunately English was not a strong subject for me. I will continue to go to Disney parks to be free from my mind and become a child again. It is one place that I am truly happy at, even if I could only walk the park and not ride anything. It brings me pure pleasure just to be there.
Goofyernmost
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Could I respectfully request that The Muppets Theater stays. After all these years, I still find it funny and well done. Plus it's a tribute to Jim Henson and his imagination. Please? If I ask nice?
I don't doubt that this is accurate, but I'm trying to figure out the benefit of it? Seems to me that closing just before the fiscal year ends makes very little sense as you've incurred the operating cost for the whole year. Closing it for a few days doesn't help at all, unless it's to aide on projecting the next fiscal year's budget? Now they can show that they'll have fewer costs in 15 than in 14? Anyways, just looking for a little inight as to what motivation the end of the fiscal year brings to close attractions. (In the case of the BLT, I use the word 'attraction' VERY generously)
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
Yes, but, that was because of tremendous amounts of over the top stupid guests. Back when people had even a tiny amount of common sense, it was never a problem or if it was, it wasn't a lot. Wanna bet some idiot fell while trying to get to be first off the moving tram? Then reached into the deep pockets of Disney to help sooth their stupid induced physical pain?
Mike S
Well-Known Member
Almost forgot. After my last time seeing it with only 6 other people in the theater (late EMH) I definitely want to see it stay
Next Big Thing
Well-Known Member
That's not "showing my true colors" at all. I act and do theater for a LIVING. I'm not against shows at all. However, as you and I said, they can't stage the same LM and BatB shows for 20+ years and expect guests to still love them. Especially if they aren't even all that great to begin with.
Replace BatB and TLM with Tangled and Frozen and instantly you have something to market and something to get people excited about... For stage shows!
But at the end of the day, you can have the best shows in the world, but the general public expects rides when they come to theme parks. I just feel like when a 25 year old park has more shows than rides, it's a problem.
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flynnibus
Premium Member
This is what I'm talking about...
EPCOT bucked this trend.. AK is dominated by exhibits and shows.. DHS did as well.. as well as Universal did for much of it's early years too.
I agree about stagnant content - the cave that 'people expect rides when they come to theme parks' is just a cave-in to the desire for things to be amusement parks. And why parks like seaworld started adding roller coasters
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Goofyernmost
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CC has been there since the park opened. LMA for about 10 years. Quick shuffle and CC is the loser. However, LMA is probably more expensive to run then CC therefore the dynamic shifts. But wait.. if you close both and put in a plastic playground, they can jack up the executive bonus once again.
Or they could find a way to incorporate CC into the area (don't know how without the trams, but anything is possible), put eyeballs on all the cars in LMA and you have Cars, on steroids, attraction.
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
I don't know how that happened flynn, but you managed to quote something that I didn't say. You must be magical.This is what I'm talking about...
EPCOT bucked this trend.. AK is dominated by exhibits and shows.. DHS did as well.. as well as Universal did for much of it's early years too.
I agree about stagnant content - the cave that 'people expect rides when they come to theme parks' is just a cave-in to the desire for things to be amusement parks. And why parks like seaworld started adding roller coasters
Next Big Thing said that!
Launchpad McQuack
Well-Known Member
I agree with this. Maybe some updates need to be done to the show itself, but the Muppets need to not only stay in DHS, but also expand their presence.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Fixed
WeLComeHomE OKW
Active Member
I don't know why everyone is now assuming that Toy Story Playland is the definite replacement. I've read every post of this thread, and the person who brought it up was saying something like "I hope it's not this." Once people started discussing it, someone just assumed that's what was happening and now everyone is talking about how horrible it is that that's the replacement.
It's like a thread version of the game "telephone." Guys, there are ZERO legit rumors that suggest it's replacing this area. Calm down.
It's like a thread version of the game "telephone." Guys, there are ZERO legit rumors that suggest it's replacing this area. Calm down.