mattpeto
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- Oct 2, 2019
At least anything already started. Anything not started may be a different story.
Epcot is such a mess that I would assume everything will go as planned.
At least anything already started. Anything not started may be a different story.
Epcot is such a mess that I would assume everything will go as planned.
Epcot is such a mess that I would assume everything will go as planned.
Yep .. not surprised to see the Star Wars hotel defunded. This may be an excuse to shelve that project alltogether .. with Star Wars not really being the huge hit anymore like it was when they announced this thing, they may just decide that the time to do that is past.
Space 220? Wasn't it almost finished? Was it's delay food/chef related or technical issues?
Epcot? I could see them cutting back on some of the features (to add later) .. like the Moana fountain or the double-decker garden and just make the middle of future world "prettier" without adding in the big features.
I can see them pausing Woody's BBQ IF attendance isn't going to be what it was.
This probably means Stitch's Great Escape is quickly becoming the Wonders of Life pavilion .. that will just be empty for years and years.
The thing is .. I can just see A LOT things just not opening for a while to save money in the short term.
I mean we could see many attractions just not running, many regular restaurants just not opening .. especially IF the crowds are going to be super super light with everyone afraid to fly, travel or be within 6 feet of any other living soul.
They were already closing Muppetvision early and Pizzarizzos being seasonal .. I could see them just shutting down the whole Muppets Courtyard to save operational expenses on an area of the park that was low attendance to begin with.
I could see things like Planetwatch going seasonal or just shutting down for a while.
I could see huge chunks of Fantasyland closing down (like Princess Fairytale Hall) while they divert resources to extra "cleaning" of attractions. I mean .. will high touch attractions (like the Teacups or Carousel) even be turned on as they are afraid of the bad perception that would give of spreading viruses? Maybe the less popular (and more expensive) restaurants won't open (like Skipper Canteen) .. etc. etc. etc.
State of the virus aside, It just may not even be worth going to WDW in June (or July/August) if the place will be a former shell of itself unless they give huge (bigger than they are now) discounts/incentives to do so. I mean like $X day gift card.
(or .. if the attendance is going to be super low .. that being there at that low attendance is worth the "risk").
Mess yes but money is certainly an issue. I don't think Mary Poppins happens at all. I think the spine area also sees thins scaled back. Disney is looking at every option right now.Epcot is such a mess that I would assume everything will go as planned.
Heh. Sorry. Maybe I exaggerated a bit for effect, but it definitely is not as "high" as it was after the Force Awakens in the eyes of the hard-core fanbase.Dude, I stopped at your first comment.
Star Wars is still a huge draw. Were people not lining up hours before opening at DHS every day still just to get a Boarding Group to ride Rise? Oh, the last movie still made a billion dollars and has a popular TV series everyone can't wait to resume for in October.
Defunding means they are pulling the money for that project. They obviously can go forward in the future with those projects but there is a pause right now which is expected.Defunding as in completely abandoning or just putting on hold for the time being?
I feel badly about the hotel, only because a friend of mine was one of the imagineers working on it. I'm not surprised it's being shelved for now.
Just because it's defunded, doesn't mean it's cancelled.
Once the revenue starts streaming again, I'd expect nearly every project to resume. Especially all the big ones.
Epcot is such a mess that I would assume everything will go as planned.
Yep .. not surprised to see the Star Wars hotel defunded. This may be an excuse to shelve that project alltogether .. with Star Wars not really being the huge hit anymore like it was when they announced this thing, they may just decide that the time to do that is past.
Space 220? Wasn't it almost finished? Was it's delay food/chef related or technical issues?
Epcot? I could see them cutting back on some of the features (to add later) .. like the Moana fountain or the double-decker garden and just make the middle of future world "prettier" without adding in the big features.
I can see them pausing Woody's BBQ IF attendance isn't going to be what it was.
This probably means Stitch's Great Escape is quickly becoming the Wonders of Life pavilion .. that will just be empty for years and years.
The thing is .. I can just see A LOT things just not opening for a while to save money in the short term.
I mean we could see many attractions just not running, many regular restaurants just not opening .. especially IF the crowds are going to be super super light with everyone afraid to fly, travel or be within 6 feet of any other living soul.
They were already closing Muppetvision early and Pizzarizzos being seasonal .. I could see them just shutting down the whole Muppets Courtyard to save operational expenses on an area of the park that was low attendance to begin with.
I could see things like Planetwatch going seasonal or just shutting down for a while.
I could see huge chunks of Fantasyland closing down (like Princess Fairytale Hall) while they divert resources to extra "cleaning" of attractions. I mean .. will high touch attractions (like the Teacups or Carousel) even be turned on as they are afraid of the bad perception that would give of spreading viruses? Maybe the less popular (and more expensive) restaurants won't open (like Skipper Canteen) .. etc. etc. etc.
State of the virus aside, It just may not even be worth going to WDW in June (or July/August) if the place will be a former shell of itself unless they give huge (bigger than they are now) discounts/incentives to do so. I mean like $X day gift card.
(or .. if the attendance is going to be super low .. that being there at that low attendance is worth the "risk").
Isn't Moana basically going in front of The Land/Seas Pavilions? I thought it was already technically "started" as part of the gutting of most of Future World. Would it really make sense for them to re-pave everything and then close the area and tear it down in a few years?Mary Poppins and Moana haven't started, so there's really no reason to start working on them at the moment either. Maybe they come back to it in 5 years, maybe not. Everything just seems so up in the air right now.
Not started really but half of Innoventions West is gone.Isn't Moana basically going in front of The Land/Seas Pavilions? I thought it was already technically "started" as part of the gutting of most of Future World. Would it really make sense for them to re-pave everything and then close the area and tear it down in a few years?
I wonder about the face characters and the costume ones too. You can't give Cinderella a mask to meet the little ones and it's kind of impossible to stop a kid from hugging Mickey Mouse. I just don't know how you'd do it safely before we have a vaccine.
Oh? There is some kind of announcement today?It will be very interesting with today's announcement to see what it is we all come back to.
Why? If Disney knows that Cinderalla doesn't have the virus, she isn't going to spread it to anyone else. Someone COULD spread it to her, and then she is taken offline if she gets sick. Maybe Disney (if testing is more available) test those cast members a lot. We don't worry about this during cold/flu season. They could handle that with distancing .. just stand next to the character. I am sure a lot of parents will tell their kids no touching anyway!
Oh? There is some kind of announcement today?
What's really interesting is that DVC availability for the rest of the year is pretty much booked. Granted, DVC fills up quickly and people are rescheduling cancelled trips, but usually you can find 2 or 3 bedrooms, or cabins, or grand villas. Those seem to be gone. So where as many people may be cancelling altogether because of money or health concerns, there seem to be many choosing to try to come back. It will be very interesting with today's announcement to see what it is we all come back to.