Will WDW change to compare with Dubailand?

[majortom1981]

wow

Anything can be as good as disney. All you need is an imagination and customer service .

The thing is most of the people who go to wdw are from within the U.S.

THis other park will attract a whole different group of people.

 

[EdandAmy]

I'll propose one thing that will keep WDW more popular than Dubai world, etc.. and that is creative content. Disney has the multimedia pull to get kids, grown ups, etc.. to come and be a part of the magic. Yes other theme parks exist and do well, but they are just a bunch of rides loosly themed together. I say let them build Dubai world. I hope it does well and provides some cool ideas and rides. WDW won't suffer at all.

 

[dopey]

OH, BOY, DUBAILAND!!!! FORGET DISNEY!!!! I'M TAKING MY NEXT FAMILY VACATION TO THE MIDDLE EAST!!!! :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy:

 

[Lucky]

Disney's response to this challenge? How about "Aladdin IV: Adventures in Dubailand".

 

[imagineer boy]

Good lord, they're building that all at once?! That must cost a TON of money. Of course, we are talking about the nations that produce oil...

 

[ImagineAtl23]

dude, all I have to say is that, ITS IN DUBAI ! there are no were near as many people who can afford to go there, as there are ppl who can go to wdw.

No competition

 

[joshwill]

Wow, the press releases for Dubailand are so vaguely worded. They're just throwing out ideas and writing them down as "future expansion plans".

"And then we're going to have... uh... super... monkey land! Yeah! Supermonkeyland! and um, we're planning a... uh.... space-shuttle that will take you to the moon- no! Mars! yes, we're definitely doing daily shuttle trips to Mars, yeah, we're almost ready... oh, and uh, how about... the Loch Ness monster! we're totally going to bring Nessie down here... as soon as we... prove and find it.... also, everyone wins a million dollars and a unicorn for coming"

edit: lol, i didn't even see the space shuttle in the picture when i wrote that!

they could have such attractions as hall of terrorists, saddams great escape, the haunted white house, desert cruise, bin ladens flight, and its a small middle east :drevil:

 

[Yanks07]

Yup, Rhyhmes with good-bye land. :wave:

 

[AndyMagic]

they could have such attractions as hall of terrorists, saddams great escape, the haunted white house, desert cruise, bin ladens flight, and its a small middle east :drevil:

I know this is just a joke but could we try to stop being so close minded!! This is why people across the world hate Americans. Stop generalizing an entire section of the planet. Dubai is perfectly safe and it a HUGE tourist destination for people in Europe. My post isn't attacking you but the general feel I am getting from this thread. Yes it is in the Middle East. NO it isn't in Iraq or Lebanon, or Isreal. As for whether or not it is a pipe dream, I can assure you all that it isn't. Do a quick search for Dubai and its history. A massive skyscraper city has basically been created in less than ten years and there are currently more cranes for construction in Dubai than everywhere in the world combined. This thing will be built but like other people have said, few people will be able to afford travelling that far to go on a family vacation from America. What we should be talking about is the upcoming "Utopia Studios" in Preston, CT. If that thing gets built it could seriously effect Disney travel for Northeasterners.

 

[SirGoofy]

I know this is just a joke but could we try to stop being so close minded!! This is why people across the world hate Americans. Stop generalizing an entire section of the planet. Dubai is perfectly safe and it a HUGE tourist destination for people in Europe. My post isn't attacking you but the general feel I am getting from this thread. Yes it is in the Middle East. NO it isn't in Iraq or Lebanon, or Isreal. As for whether or not it is a pipe dream, I can assure you all that it isn't. Do a quick search for Dubai and its history. A massive skyscraper city has basically been created in less than ten years and there are currently more cranes for construction in Dubai than everywhere in the world combined. This thing will be built but like other people have said, few people will be able to afford travelling that far to go on a family vacation from America. What we should be talking about is the upcoming "Utopia Studios" in Preston, CT. If that thing gets built it could seriously effect Disney travel for Northeasterners.

Well, personally I was saying that if this indeed becomes "as big" as WDW, it is a prime terrorist target in their backyard. People in the US aren't going to be rushing there for vacations.

And I'm not sure about people going to CT either, especially in the winter months.

 

[plutoismyhero]

i heard that

i heard that the dubai resort was gonna have an underwater resort where every room but a few will be under water i think that disney should do this because that would just be sweet lol far fetched i know but wouldint an underwater resort like right by animal kingdom be amazing

 

[celticdog]

I really don't beleive WDW has anything to worry about. Right now Dubailand is just one amusement park. Disney has great theming, it's got history. A long time ago, amusment parks used to be a destination for a vacation. People now want more. Once Dubai creates a vast resort community with exceptional theming, then maybe Disney will feel threatened. As for right now, the cost for Americans to travel there is absurd. I'm not going to spend $1000 on an airplane ticket to visit a second rate amusement park in the desert.

 

[bdinger]

If you go to their web site, check out the photos on the first page under "Dubai's Amazing Attractions". They can't be too amazing if they have to use stock footage (or rip off another web site). The picture of the kid and his mom on a coaster is used on other sites. I think it's been popping up on Travelocity or Orbitz as an ad for Florida attractions. I've seen it recently while checking out airfare to Orlando.

 

[joshwill]

on dubai's history.

when i was working at JKF airport, oh around 10 years or so ago, someone showed me a book that only ticket agents got to look at. in it there were travel restrictions. one of them showed me just how countries such as that are. it told me, that were i on an airplane tha landed in dubai, even in an emergency, i could be removed from the plane and jailed. why? for the crime of being a jew.

i would guess its changed now, but thats part of their history.

as for a park in ct, i dont think disney would have that much to worry about. who is going to vaction in ct during the winter?

 

[TP2000]

If Dubailand actually gets built, and it actually resembles anything currently mentioned on their hilarious "COMING SOON!" website, then I will buy every person in this thread a churro from the churro cart located in front of Osama Bin Laden's Happy Castle when we have our first Dubailand meet.

Seriously folks, go look at that picture of Dubailand taken in March, 2006 on the Wikipedia link earlier in this thread. Do you even think this could ever in a thousand years be something that would give any Disney property a run for its money? Here's that Dubailand pic for those that missed it earlier... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dubailand2006.jpg

Dubailand? Please! :lol:

 

[TP2000]

it told me, that were i on an airplane tha landed in dubai, even in an emergency, i could be removed from the plane and jailed. why? for the crime of being a jew.

Welcome to Dubailand! The parade is at Three O'Clock!

 

[dopey]

I know this is just a joke but could we try to stop being so close minded!! This is why people across the world hate Americans. Stop generalizing an entire section of the planet. Dubai is perfectly safe and it a HUGE tourist destination for people in Europe. My post isn't attacking you but the general feel I am getting from this thread. Yes it is in the Middle East. NO it isn't in Iraq or Lebanon, or Isreal. As for whether or not it is a pipe dream, I can assure you all that it isn't. Do a quick search for Dubai and its history. A massive skyscraper city has basically been created in less than ten years and there are currently more cranes for construction in Dubai than everywhere in the world combined. This thing will be built but like other people have said, few people will be able to afford travelling that far to go on a family vacation from America. What we should be talking about is the upcoming "Utopia Studios" in Preston, CT. If that thing gets built it could seriously effect Disney travel for Northeasterners.

They could build it out of fat-free Krispy Kreme doughnuts and most Americans wouldn't go there.

Your points about Dubai are valid. But remember the ports deal? Even those left of Che Guevara were opposed to that on the grounds that it was a Middle East company running American ports.

I'll bet most people outside of Preston, CT, have never heard of Utopia Studios or Preston, CT, so it's hard to see that making any impact on WDW whatsoever. That's not to say it won't be cool, whatever it is, but what else is there to do in Connecticut? Visit ESPN studios? (shrug.)

 

[TP2000]

. I'll bet most people outside of Preston, CT, have never heard of Utopia Studios or Preston, CT, so it's hard to see that making any impact on WDW whatsoever. That's not to say it won't be cool, whatever it is, but what else is there to do in Connecticut? Visit ESPN studios? (shrug.)

I've never heard of Utopia Studios or Preston, Connecticut, but I did a Google search and learned this Utopia thing is a floundering real estate project that would use an old state hospital site to create a theme park/real estate/retail/entertainment center. It's entirely fabricated by some Long Island businessman named Joseph Gentile who has been blathering on about it for four years and has yet to provide any substance or product to all of his snake oil pitches to the local politicians in the great state of Connecticut, or to the good people of Preston. There's no actual physical structure yet, and not so much as a single bulldozer has been hired by Mr. Gentile to begin work. Utopia Studios only exists in the pithy world of slick press releases and vague websites.

Mr. Gentile has been claiming he's going to create this beautiful theme park on the grounds of an old state hospital and it will employ 22,000 "union" workers and draw 22 Million customers per year through the turnstiles. Of course, he has no real design concepts and no real financial backing, and it's in an area of the country that has a climate tourists would only find enjoyable for about 6 months out of the year. Oh, and he also has no idea how to run a major theme park, and no artistic or creative design experience. Other than that, it's going to be awesome!

So, it's actually very similar to Dubailand.

 

[Hakunamatata]

Its another Nara Dreamland waiting to happen....

 

[scottnj1966]

For those unfamiliar with the project in Dubai, check here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubailand

The theme park/city will be *twice* the size of WDW. Now, Disney is not one to take such competition lightly. The question is, will Disney wait until this park opens to take competitive action, or will it start kicking into high gear sooner?

If Disney perceives Dubailand as a threat to its cred and reputation, what radical changes might be made to WDW to keep up?

I'm of the opinion that bigger is not necessarily better. Dubailand could very well crash under its own weight, even though the park has billiions and billions of dollars to play with.

It still would not be Disney. Disney is more then a theme park, it is a part of people's childhood and memories. This is something many other parks dont and wont ever understand.