Jrb1979
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They technically did that with Tron. That movie bombed and they still built an attraction for it.
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Brian
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Those are all characters from Disney movies though. Albeit older ones, but still part of the studio's body of work.
I don't mean to nitpick. I only bring it up becuase there are large swaths of the guests who visit in recent years because they like the classics, but couldn't care less about the newer stuff. They want to share with their kids the stuff they came up on. They'll go on Guardians or Ratatouille, but they want to share the classics they enjoyed as kids.
The company's strategy involves that notion, as well as using the parks as an advertising vehicle for the latest and greatest the studio has to offer. For example, slapping Asha from Wish in EPCOT before the movie even came out.
Sirwalterraleigh
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Tron is considered a cult classic now by a lot of movie people
Sirwalterraleigh
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I think the general public is well versed in 50+ years of hearing how the Disney parks are superior…the aura…whether they’re big of Disney content or not
Iger, Inc are overcharging and running them into the ground
Not smart
Jrb1979
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I get that's their strategy. Personally I don't think it's a great one. IMO it's how we end up with so many lackluster attractions lately.
Jrb1979
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I don't blame them. It's hard to make them superior when you don't understand them and think they are for the lowest common denominator
TrainsOfDisney
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I’m confused…. What does meeting Mickey have to do with current Disney movies? People left Wish and said “well now we have to go meet Mickey Mouse!”
You’re confused about why the character most associated with the company is on the shortlist to meet? The latest movies are almost never a major fixture in the parks until they become classics. Frozen getting a ride has to be the quickest movie to ride latency in decades.
In the history of this board it already happened once with Chapek.
Sirwalterraleigh
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TrainsOfDisney
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I was confused how that backed up your point that people visit the parks because of the movies.
Movies=The entire catalog. Mickey is a movie star.
Disstevefan1
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Maybe for some but not for me.
And if you think back the infusion of IP into the parks did not happen until relatively recently.
EPCOT was always my favorite park and all the attractions I liked did NOT have a movie associated with them.
In MK, POTC attraction came before the movies. Same for Haunted Mansion. Space mountain, no movie, Thunder Mountain, no movie, Splash mountain, the most loved ride from a BANNED movie, Country Bears came before I think a failed attempt at a movie. OK, there is Peter Pan and the mine train and, Poo, but In my opinion, there is no spiritual support but today YES, Disney is now trying to FORCE a synergy between some movies and the parks.
Disney Hollywood Studios, doesn’t apply here because that park was supposed to be about the movies, and when it opened it was more about movies and movie making than it is now. Today it’s just another theme park with some IP related stuff jammed into it.
RSoxNo1
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I'd argue that TRON makes a better themed area than a movie.
Normally the opposite is true and the IP driven attractions are repurposing one medium of entertainment (movie) for another medium of entertainment (attraction) with mixed success.
GhostHost1000
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Well that gives me all the confidence in the world then. In that case I’m sure it’s all being worked out as we speak and will be carried out with flawless success.
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Nubs70
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The BoD reached into their back pocket and came up with ..... Nothing viable but Bob the Elder.
JD80
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From my experience, this isn't true. My kids find all sorts of random shows to watch on D+ and other platforms just from the suggestion line or just looking through the library.
The only thing that isn't the same is kids watching toy commercials and constantly asking for stuff.
They didn't do that. They already built it in Shanghai so they took the "Iger Disney" path and cloned it at MK. 5+ years and already showing it's age and decay on the outside for ride that just opened.
The decay of Tron is excessive dirt on the track system that hasn't been cleaned.
Right...how about the lights in the hallway in the que that went out for a while? New ride huh? I thought Bob Ego said they provide a "Premium" product vs Six Flags or Universal. Premium cost means your parks should be immaculate, clean, well kept and not falling apart. You and Bob Ego v2 can defend the issues on the outside due to Florida "weather" but that doesn't matter to people paying the prices and getting nickel and dimed or perception to others who won't come back. Guess that's a winning strategy. The Disney brand is too good to fail but if this doesn't course correct, we'll all see that Disney is either going to be board flipped or welcome a hostile takeover.