EPCOTCenterLover
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Please leave Carsland as exclusive to DCA. We got a second rate Tower of Terror, no Epcot, and no Animal Kingdom. Gotta have something great and original in our second park! ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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I was not ranting I was joking with the picture but i dont get the 5 dollars is that a booby prize?Was it not one of his favourite rants???
Or is it the mystery-man reference that may have lost something in transatlantic translation
Disney can say Potter-land is bringing people to both parks, but I think the more likely reality is that many people staying at WDW are now spending at least one day of their vacations (that they would have spent at WDW in the past) at Universal.
And I would bet that many people are now choosing to stay off-site because of it as well.
I was not ranting I was joking with the picture but i dont get the 5 dollars is that a booby prize?
TDO, it seems, does not have a clue as to what is good for the guests and the parks... They only know what's good for the bottom line and their bonuses... I just wish this Disney Parks inititive pulled the power out of their hands and put power in the hands of people who actually do care about the parks, the maintenance, and the guest experience...
WDW needs Cars Land... And if not Cars Land, then something just as good, themed, and would be a huge draw.. FLE isn't it...
How easy would that be? My goodness, I've been saying that FOREVER!!! Why can't I eat at the Creature Cantina, then do Star Tours 2, then an omnimover Dark Ride that resembles the Death Star (a mini SSE?) on the outside and takes you thru the whole 6 films in like 15 minutes... Maybe some living character initiative M&Gs w Yoda, C3po, Darth Vader... This would ABSOLUTELY trump WWOHP.Add a Star Wars-land to MGM Studios, that could be the merchandise juggernaut TDO is looking for.
It is as they say, Disney gets overflow from people traveling to see Potter. They are getting something for nothing. But Legoland threatens the local market. So Disney is reacting. It is why the FLE showed up out of nowhere when all of our insiders were insisting "nothing new is coming to the MK for at least 5 years". :lookaroun........:zipit:........Pfffffft:ROFLOL:
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Let's fix this stagnation by adding something new to the Animal Kingdom, like a new land. Throw in an E-ticket, maybe a C-ticket or two. Add a Star Wars-land to MGM Studios, that could be the merchandise juggernaut TDO is looking for. Put in a ride at the Imagination pavilion worthy of being at EPCOT. Put a thrill ride in the Magic Kingdom so it doesn't turn into a kiddie park. Add some live entertainment back in, and re-instate the immaculate maintenance standards that WDW once enjoyed. That'd be a good start.
I agree completely. While I have come to defense of Disney from foamers and haters in the past (of which you referenced in your '74 comment), Disney is just a theme park.I freely admit that in the last few years I enjoy my days at Uni more than Disney, but thats because there is nothing new and most of what has been added is OK. I expect Disney to be more than OK.
Potter has shown that Uni can do many of the things that the uber fans on here claim have been weaknesses. The themeing is excellent, the attraction is a very good development of technology, the Q I think is fantastic and the staff interaction is what people expect from Disney.
There are plenty of things I dont like or have no interest in, some do seem well done others are "is that it". It needs to grow the Potter area and Uni needs to manage its increased numbers. Three hotels running at high occupancy are good for the bottom line but if recent trip reports are to be believed the service levels are suffering.
Either way as a true tourist Im happy to have new experiences available as I have no undying corporate loyalty. So Meg is right in some ways but as someone pointed out I do have x number of days each trip and Disney has been getting fewer of them. Though I admit my two trips to the Tequila Cave more than offset that.
The answer to Disney's welcoming Potter is in the article:
There ya go. Sounds like Universal's plan is backfiring. :lol:
People coming to Orlando to experience Potter will be tempted to visit WDW and Disney knows that. So in reality Universal is drawing tourists for Disney.
Disney won't close the parks to people staying in the Disney resorts either. So while the park may be at capacity, guests staying in these resorts are still let in.
Th important thing, at least for me, is not where guests are being drawn to or who is dominating who in attendance. The important point is that Uni has built an area and an attraction that is far superior to anything WDW has done in at least the last 15 years.
Uni is trying harder to raise the bar on attractions, while WDW is resting on it's laurels and coasting along on it's (well earned) reputation.
WDW needs to swing for the fence again. Shoot for the "wow" factor that they seem to have forgotten about.
And, no....FLE ain't it.
I can't understand why TDO did not plan and start a response to wwhp after they passed on jk and rumors floated she drove up I-4 to international drive to see universal. I really hope that FLE is not the belated answer, that would be sad.
As for ioa helping to bring guests to wdw, people may extend their hotel stays while on property an extra day but likely they will not go to ak. A million less guests at wdw is going to take a revenue hit less than the revenue gain by blackstone and universal with an extra million guests, but it is still going to be a hit.The answer is not FLE, not in the anyway. TDO is going to take the time to see if the growth continues but why gauge what the other guy is doing when you are the star?
I can't understand why TDO did not plan and start a response to wwhp after they passed on jk and rumors floated she drove up I-4 to international drive to see universal. I really hope that FLE is not the belated answer, that would be sad.
Exactly. Also that is a day or two at Universal's parks with people spending money in Hogsmeade and the rest of the resort that they are not spending at WDW parks. All that potential merch lost every min the guests are somewhere else other than WDW.
The answer was never FLE.The answer is not FLE, not in the anyway.
Let's put this into perspective just a bit. Since WWoHP premiered and in the comping years, Disney has/will debut the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy cruise ships, Fantasyland Expansion, Star Tours 2.0, Hyperion Wharf (along with other changes to DTD) and Art of Animation Resort, not to mention all the smaller changes (new parades, shows, etc). In that time and what we know of in the future... what is Universal doing/adding to its Florida assets?
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