So, imagineering has crept into rumors. How about I add my concept for an alternative '5th gate'.
Rather than a physical 5th gate/new parking lot etc. I propose a 1/2 gate.
No, not the night kingdom or any other $300 entry fee experience. I mean something like this:
7 seas lagoon becomes a Magic kingdom 'area'. Hotel guests enter free, others require a day pass to one of the parks. This area becomes something like the boardwalk. A walking/lifestyle area for families. Seamlessly connected (no gate) is the MK. Now what they'd do is say add a fully realized 'adventure land' half park. You can seamlessly enter it and explore it and shop and eat there with an Mk pass, but all the rides require an adventure land or park hopper pass. And vice versa. Staying at a hotel, you can buy an adventure land pass, not ride rides at MK, but still walk around the ambiance of MK. At once, the overall experience is enhanced, and capacity increased, at minimal cost.
So, imagine a similar set up for an Epcot area. Buy a marvel land pass and get access to rides at HS and you can visit Star Wars land no rides though. Or, buy a Star Wars land pass, no marvel rides, but you can visit marvel or go get dinner at Epcot.
Much more realistic than a full 5th gate, would encourage significant expansion, but would require a paradigm shift. I think the magic+ tech can facilitate this, as a 'gate' is a product of 1950s technology.
This is like the old ticket system, but instead of confusion about which rides are which - separation between substantial 'zones' (think super lands) would be very obvious. This could allow for differential pricing, like the old ticket system - but zone based. Epcot future world is a $40 ticket, marvel is $60, hopper is $90. One ticket, or hotel attendance gives walking access everywhere.
So my 2 cents - maybe we might expect a 1/2 gate
Rather than a physical 5th gate/new parking lot etc. I propose a 1/2 gate.
No, not the night kingdom or any other $300 entry fee experience. I mean something like this:
7 seas lagoon becomes a Magic kingdom 'area'. Hotel guests enter free, others require a day pass to one of the parks. This area becomes something like the boardwalk. A walking/lifestyle area for families. Seamlessly connected (no gate) is the MK. Now what they'd do is say add a fully realized 'adventure land' half park. You can seamlessly enter it and explore it and shop and eat there with an Mk pass, but all the rides require an adventure land or park hopper pass. And vice versa. Staying at a hotel, you can buy an adventure land pass, not ride rides at MK, but still walk around the ambiance of MK. At once, the overall experience is enhanced, and capacity increased, at minimal cost.
So, imagine a similar set up for an Epcot area. Buy a marvel land pass and get access to rides at HS and you can visit Star Wars land no rides though. Or, buy a Star Wars land pass, no marvel rides, but you can visit marvel or go get dinner at Epcot.
Much more realistic than a full 5th gate, would encourage significant expansion, but would require a paradigm shift. I think the magic+ tech can facilitate this, as a 'gate' is a product of 1950s technology.
This is like the old ticket system, but instead of confusion about which rides are which - separation between substantial 'zones' (think super lands) would be very obvious. This could allow for differential pricing, like the old ticket system - but zone based. Epcot future world is a $40 ticket, marvel is $60, hopper is $90. One ticket, or hotel attendance gives walking access everywhere.
So my 2 cents - maybe we might expect a 1/2 gate
