The "Legoland" Effect

[TP2000]

They are horribly hysterical :lol:

I lived in South Carolina for a few years, and I always loved seeing the signs and on drives up north would pull off and enjoy how horrible the place was.

When I try to tell Californians about South Of The Border, they think I'm making it all up. Until I pull out the pictures of me atop the Sombrero Tower. :lol:

 

[JimboJones123]

Probably not. There is a Lego Store in DL,with a LegoLand in Cali. too.

Also,Disney will nit make them leave because they do not want more empty buildings at DtD,and Lego won't pull out as long as money is coming.

90 minute drive in CA though.

 

[Laura]

90 minute drive in CA though.

60, actually. :lookaroun

 

[TP2000]

60, actually. :lookaroun

I've done it in 50.

 

[Laura]

I've done it in 50.

Nice. :lol: My record is 55 minutes from DL to LL...and that was driving 80 mph at midnight. You must really fly.

 

[hrcollectibles]

I think the factor that people fail to realize is that Legoland could be added to a new "Flex Pass" that already includes US, IoA, SW, and BGT.

5 parks vs Disney's 4? Sounds like competition to me.

But the 4 Disney Parks are a lot closer together..

 

[hrcollectibles]

Doesn't matter. Uni already has some of the nicest(and economical!) hotels with more on the way, I believe. Partner up with some of the other nicer hotels in the area,and you've got all you need.

But they only have 3 hotels on property and none are economical

 

[Avenger117]

Ugh, do I loathe the South of the Border signs. I remember Dad and I's first actual drive to WDW. We celebrated the minute we saw the last one.

I'm glad to see that someone else shares that sentiment. I must say that its a little better than the more risque billboards that you see on the whole ride through Georgia.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

But they only have 3 hotels on property and none are economical

They dont compare with Value resorts but if you look for discounts you can get on par with moderate, and to be fair IMHO they are better hotels tahn Disney anyway.

And for the 97th time, combined tickets already exist, I just cant see what Legoland is going to do to make people take the trip down the road. I believe based on commenst Ive read, that the sort of guest who would be interseted in this from the UK is the same person who already doesnt visit WDW, either because the marketing has convinced them its for kids (so no likely interest in Lego) or because they dont want to pay for Disney tickets and the Orlando Flexticket/Plus.

What you colonials choose to do is a mistery as you have had the indoctrination of Mouse Plc from birth for generations. :drevil:

 

[Duckberg]

Pardon my noobyness, but what are the "south of the border" signs?

WDW Magic YOUTH Duckberg

 

[Figment632]

Not sure if this was posted?

http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/da...eing-turned-into-the-worlds-largest-legoland/

 

[puntagordabob]

I think you should first visit Legoland California

And even with all that going for it, it hasn't done a thing to the Disneyland Resort in the last decade. It's very rarely mentioned in theme park circles in SoCal or on Disneyland boards.
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Disneyland caters much more to their locals than WDW does (new shows, fireworks, parades, attractions, etc)...therefore you cannot compare DL to WDW in this capacity.

Do you know what percentage of WDW visitors are locals vs non-locals? Because that is where Legoland will impact Disney at first.

Any person that is Local to Florida and decides to go to any other non-Disney location in the Florida area WILL impact Disney...and that is a fact. Some may discount it, but in the end it IS WHAT IT IS to the Bottom Line: A Drain.

I have no idea, only a guess.

If you consider a "local" someone who lives in the five central Florida counties (Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Polk), you get 2.3 Million people. If you throw in the Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater metro area you get another 2.7 Million people. That's a total of 5 Million "locals" that live within a 2 hour drive of WDW.

It's alot, but then you realize that the six counties of SoCal (Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino) comprise 21 Million people within a 2 hour drive of Disneyland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_California

So there's a good idea at the power of locals at the two Disney properties.

There are about 8 Million people within a one hour drive of Legoland California, in the San Diego/Orange/Riverside counties. There are about 2 Million people within a one hour drive of Legoland in the Orange/Osceola/Polk counties.

Interestingly, there are 8 major theme parks in SoCal, and 8 major theme parks in Central Florida. So spoken broadly, the tourists are driving the parks in Central Florida, and the locals are driving the parks in SoCal, with a few exceptions. The parks in SoCal are spread out from Magic Mountain in north LA County to Sea World down in San Diego. The Central Florida parks are fairly close together, although Legoland will be noticeably separate from that Orlando core. You could also make the argument that Busch Gardens Tampa should be included in the tally.

SoCal Theme Parks
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Universal Studios Hollywood
Knott's Berry Farm
Disneyland
Disney's California Adventure
Legoland California
Sea World
San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park

Central Florida Theme Parks
Universal Studios Florida
Islands of Adventure
Sea World
Magic Kingdom
Epcot Center
Animal Kingdom
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Legoland Florida

Uh...Local is anyone who is within distance to drive up/down for the day and go home that evening if they wish...and people in California have traffic jams that make even a few miles a two hour drive at times...so I dunno how that works for your analysis.

I live 2 hours and 20 minutes from Walt Disney World... and I am Local obviously...I live in CHARLOTTE County...

In my Opinion you need to add any location within 3 hours of the parks under NORMAL driving conditions...this would bring the Gulfcoast from perhaps Lee County north through Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee, Pinellas, Hilsborough, Pasco, Hernando, etc...and on the Atlantic side a very large number of the counties over there... I am more familiar with driving on the west coast so perhaps someone on the east coast could comment on what they think is local over there.

My point is, Florida may be spread out a bit...but overall traffic conditions make a trip to WDW local to a lot more people since driving times here versus a lot of California are far shorter time per mile.

 

[roadtripper]

Hold on Lois..Mets suck, Knicks suck, Yankees suck!



Can we agree that nobody agrees.

 

[disnyfan89]

Hold on Lois..Mets suck, Knicks suck, Yankees suck!



Can we agree that nobody agrees.

I think we all agree on some things. Disney isn't going belly up anytime soon and competition is good. But then again if we all agreed we probably wouldn't have much need for discussion boards. :animwink:

 

[EpcotServo]

It's all explained in "The LEGOLAND Effect" by Dan Brown.

 

[wm49rs]

It's all explained in "The LEGOLAND Effect" by Dan Brown.

Which is located right next to "How to Be the Best Weatherman You Can" by Bob Iger....

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

That would be by Mr. Iger, wm9rs.


Rasulo would have penned "The WalMarting Manifesto. :lookaroun

 

[wm49rs]

That would be by Mr. Iger, wm9rs.


Rasulo would have penned "The WalMarting Manifesto. :lookaroun

I always mix those two up in my mind for some reason. Don't know why, old age or something. Too much alcohol, or not enough.....

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

I always mix those two up in my mind for some reason. Don't know why, old age or something. Too much alcohol, or not enough.....

Not enough. It's always that.:shrug::lookaroun


What does your Username stand for, by the way? I had to check if it was right when I typed it out. :lol:

 

[wm49rs]

Not enough. It's always that.:shrug::lookaroun


What does your Username stand for, by the way? I had to check if it was right when I typed it out. :lol:

The initials of my name, combined with my favorite NFC team. I've had that "handle," if you will, for years and just use it out of ease (or laziness) more than anything else. I suppose I should come up with something more proper to the board, but I figure the avatar is good enough for the time being.