Transformative Multi-Year Expansion Announced for WDS Paris

[nickys]

Could it be that they don’t really want visitor numbers to soar too far?

How far are they from that threshold where they are contracted to build a third park?

 

[nickys]

I can’t remember where I saw it but I’m pretty sure that WDW and Paris have the highest overlap of guests of any of the two resorts

Americans and people who go to America for the parks tend to go to one or the other. Shanghai and Tokyo are very insular in their demographics, HK has a wider demographic but they only go to HK which leaves Paris and MK as the two that overlap the most

Im assuming the overlap is still very minor on a resort wide scale but they may be trying to avoid giving Parisian guests a reason to not visit WDW

That makes sense. And also perhaps explains what @Gusey was saying.

 

[Gusey]

That makes sense. And also perhaps explains what @Gusey was saying.

Yeah, I think I had seen something similar but cannot remember where. Also anecdotally I know a lot of people who have done DLP and WDW

 

[Gusey]

Could it be that they don’t really want visitor numbers to soar too far?

How far are they from that threshold where they are contracted to build a third park?

22 million is the goal by 2036 and as of 2023 it was 16.1 million

 

[marni1971]

22 million is the goal by 2036 and as of 2023 it was 16.1 million

In 1997 it was 12.6 million. Makes you wonder if it’s hit a ceiling.

 

[Supersnow84]

Makes you wonder what yas island’s attendance goal is

Paris does have a lower operating capacity than all but HK by magic kingdom alone because it’s very much built form over function. You can see this in its path design

 

[Gusey]

In 1997 it was 12.6 million. Makes you wonder if it’s hit a ceiling.

At least the lake expansion and Frozen will add capacity to the WDS park, but the lack of expansions in the main park definitely feels like a ceiling they could do something about. Adding extra capacity could add something new to draw people and increase the park's max capacity. I'm guessing that's the plan for WDS, it's just taken a lot longer than they planned as all three phases were supposed to be open by now if everything had gone as planned

 

[DCBaker]

DLP Report has shared new documents and renderings for the Lion King area:

 

[marni1971]

Bit of a dump going on as they say !

 

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[nickys]

So the shop will be about 5 times the size of the restaurant. Although the covered terrace will even things out. Gotta get the priorities right! But yeah, I think a QS is a given here.

 

[Bernswss]

So the shop will be about 5 times the size of the restaurant. Although the covered terrace will even things out. Gotta get the priorities right! But yeah, I think a QS is a given here.

No restaurant will be in this area, only the kiosk.

 

[nickys]

No restaurant will be in this area, only the kiosk.

I used the term restaurant because I detest “eatery”.

 

[European1992]

Is there any space left for adding some rides to Lion King and Frozen in the future?

 

[UpAllNight]

I feel this Lion King area was designed for Adventureland in the main park, and when they got cold feet for Star Wars, they switched it around.

There have been rumours of new rides for the main park for years, and Adventureland, to me, needs something the most.

Maybe it’s in this park due to budget cuts.

 

[marni1971]

Is there any space left for adding some rides to Lion King and Frozen in the future?

Lion King doesn’t use all the plot but the empty part would be hard to access. Frozen uses pretty much all. And you’d hate them to use part of an adjacent plot.

 

[marni1971]

I feel this Lion King area was designed for Adventureland in the main park, and when they got cold feet for Star Wars, they switched it around.

There have been rumours of new rides for the main park for years, and Adventureland, to me, needs something the most.

Maybe it’s in this park due to budget cuts.

That would have been preferable.

 

[Gusey]

I do wonder what this section is, seems odd to have a path through just this bit?

Also this area below looks like a potential stage/meet and greet area with a large plaza to watch it