sponica
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- Oct 16, 2017
@firefly_ris I miss the old days where I decide on tuesday that I'm going to MK, not the tuesday 6 months before or the tuesday 2 months before
I think what we may be seeing is maybe some fallout and unintended consequences of the ambitious plan to build the same GIANT land in two different parks in the United States.
And as if Disney had heard the lamentations of the Canadians on this thread, a new ticket offer has been made available to our neighbors to the north.
https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...offers-saves-canadian-residents-20-on-4-days/
Well DHS needed Star Wars Land more than DL needed it, in my opinion (not ever having been there). Once the "making of movies" theme shine wore off (pretty quickly), that park was a mess and had way too few ride attractions. Now it has the most rides in WDW (not counting MK).That is a good point. I'm not sure I ever will, but I do have a desire to see DLR... why? Because of some of the attractions that aren't in Florida, or at the least, different incarnations of familiar attractions on top of it. Radiator Springs Racers, to me, looks way better than Test Track and I think the theming looks great in Cars Land, and I'm not even what I'd consider a huge Cars fan. They could have invested the money in so many other ways at WDW... get Epcot whipped into shape faster, or new monorails, better materials in TSL, or any other number of things.
Well DHS needed Star Wars Land more than DL needed it, in my opinion (not ever having been there). Once the "making of movies" theme shine wore off (pretty quickly), that park was a mess and had way too few ride attractions. Now it has the most rides in WDW (not counting MK).
now they need to release the rest of the discounts dang it.And as if Disney had heard the lamentations of the Canadians on this thread, a new ticket offer has been made available to our neighbors to the north.
https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...offers-saves-canadian-residents-20-on-4-days/
Oh . .it has always been my favorite park even during its dark times because of that old Hollywood theming and the inclusion of Lucasfilm attractions. It just became way too much of a hodge podge of attractions that didn't fit (Rock and Roller coaster, Midway Mania). Though, a lot of those things I enjoyed and missed .. like the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire "show" and Lights, Motor, Action, etc.That's true. I've always been one of those DHS apologists because I love the old Hollywood and 40's theming so much that I felt more at "home" there than the other 3 parks even when it was really disjointed!
I think what we may be seeing is maybe some fallout and unintended consequences of the ambitious plan to build the same GIANT land in two different parks in the United States.
It cost a lot of money to build this giant land in two places. They felt they needed to do that .. but what did it do?
1) Created WAY less excitement for the opening of it in WDW since it already has been seen and done by the huge fans and vloggers in DL months before.
2) Disney was basically doubling down on this being a success ..spending twice as much money as they normally would. They need twice as much tech for the rides, twice as many souvenirs to sell, etc. Granted there are some scaling effeciencies, but still.
3) This dispersed the crowds excited for this to TWO different parks. As a Star Wars fan .. I would have probably made a special trip out to DL to see this, but since it is 9 hour drive away, I just went here .. where I go anyway. Disney didn't get me to plan a special trip. I am more exited to go to DL to see things that aren't here, like Cars Land, or Mission Breakout, etc. I guess I don't see the reason they felt the need to make it on both coasts.
4) And because neither land is fully finished, people may just be waiting until it is all done in BOTH parks.
A decent number of friends are but birth rates are definitely down compared to decades past. Could definitely be a reason why attendance is down, but it seems like several things are contributing.How many in your generation are having children? Going from the "baby boomers" to "generation x" to "millennials" to now "generation z" (or whatever you want to call it), the trend has gone from couples having children in their early twenties, to having children in their late twenties/early thirties, and older. Obviously, its too early to know the definitive trend for millennials and generation z; but, I know quite a few young couple who proclaim that they don't plan on having children at all. This is anecdotal, of course, and certainly subject to change as they age into their thirties and beyond (particularly, millennials as they are first up). But, it makes me wonder if the relative lack of younger couples with children is having a current impact on attendance at Disney parks.
And as if Disney had heard the lamentations of the Canadians on this thread, a new ticket offer has been made available to our neighbors to the north.
https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...offers-saves-canadian-residents-20-on-4-days/
How many in your generation are having children? Going from the "baby boomers" to "generation x" to "millennials" to now "generation z" (or whatever you want to call it), the trend has gone from couples having children in their early twenties, to having children in their late twenties/early thirties, and older. Obviously, its too early to know the definitive trend for millennials and generation z; but, I know quite a few young couple who proclaim that they don't plan on having children at all. This is anecdotal, of course, and certainly subject to change as they age into their thirties and beyond (particularly, millennials as they are first up). But, it makes me wonder if the relative lack of younger couples with children is having a current impact on attendance at Disney parks.
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