Originally Posted By dvcnut This has been on my mind for sometime. Does anyone thing that disney has anything up their sleeve to take away the hipe from universal harry potter? I hope so, I feel disney made a mistake, this is going to be a huge draw that disney is going to feel the pain. With a billion going to california there might not be money for dw. Any ideas??
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Universal may have Harry Potter, but Disney has at least 3 witches from Morva to 'combat' the competition with. ORWEN: Yeah, what's one little warlock against 3 grown witches? ORGOCH: A sight more pow'rful than you two over-fed 'n under-sexed lame brains, that's fer sure!! I say dvcnut's got a good point, here!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Probably not at all. I mean, witches and warlocks don't usually have to rely on money too much. We just conjur up what we need.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 Disneys plan to combat Harry Potter: -New promo campaign gimmick. Everyone who shows up on their birthday gets a prize! -New DVC! Come on in, sign up, and get screwed! Seriously, do not expect any substantial additions or new attractions for Walt Disney World for the next few years. The earliest you will see a new attraction is 2011 maybe even 2012. Sorry.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I had also been told that Disney isn't planning to really answer Harry Potter until 2011/2012. I am tired of all the Disney promotions, I'd rather see more substance.
Originally Posted By blueharvest82 Well, we got today and October 3rd to here if anything huge will be announced.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 today is announcing there new promo gimmick that involves giveaways on peoples birthdays. October 3rd announcement concerns the cruise line and dvc. For all intents and purposes wdw is "complete" for the next 5 years. If you want to see new experinces then go to Universal.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<I am tired of all the Disney promotions, I'd rather see more substance.>> Yeah, they wil probably respond with more things like free dining, etc. And maybe they realize that no matter what they do, they will be upstaged by Universal with HP. So maybe they will just ride on Harry's coat tails, and try to capitalize on the incremental visitors to Orlando who will come to see HP. Just get those people to stay on Disney property (with discounts) and maybe WDW attendance will actually bump up!
Originally Posted By blueharvest82 October 6th is going to be the cruise line announcement. October 3rd is the media announcement in front of the castle.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 >October 6th is going to be the cruise line announcement. October 3rd is the media announcement in front of the castle.< Since when was there a media announcement at the Castle?? Do you have proof?
Originally Posted By CMDad << I am tired of all the Disney promotions, I'd rather see more substance. >> And me as well. It takes away the significance of a SPECIAL EVENT when every day is a special event. It's now meaningless.
Originally Posted By barboy I keep seeing these off the wall posts about the impact of Universal's Potter on Disney and it's coming from multiple posters. Disney will not feel(a bee sting at the very most) Universal's expansion. In 1999 Universal ambitiously built an entire park and a nightlife area which more or less unfased Disney; Dinosaurs, dragons, Dudley Dorights and dancing/dining did not impact the mouse so how can one 'land' inside one park affect it?.... It won't.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^I don't know.... When I told my kid about HP at Universal their reaction was unlike anything I ever saw. But like I said above, if HP draws us to Orlando, there is little doubt we will also visit the Mouse.
Originally Posted By barboy Oh you can bet there will be many families like yours fk who fully anticipate Harry's arrival just like countless who eagerly awaited for IOA's opening(like Me!!!). But I think a more likely outcome is that Harry will have a most neutral affect on Disney in that it should prompt many to hit Orlando and for the vast majority no Orlando experience is complete without a mouse visit. Something else to consider: Universal is at the very least 0 for 4(maybe 0 for 7) in coming out with thier blockbuster/super headliner/state of the art super- hyped attractions which were designed to fill their parks with both domestic and international visitors. Take a look at these hugely anticipated industry groundbrakers that did not live up to expectations ***as far as pulling in the masses***: T2 '96 Jurassic Park(USH) '98 Spiderman and Dueling Dragons '99 MIB 2000 Mummy(USO, USH) '04(or was it '05?) Those are very fine attractions but they haven't brought in the crowds Universal was hoping to see and they definitely have not hurt Disney in any way. Potter will be no different. I expect Universal to see a clear bump in attendance for it first two years then level off again but nothing earthshaking since, again, it's just one part of one section(Lost Continent) of one park.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I swooped down into Islands of Adventure on September 7th and saw the massive castle being built over by the Unicorn Rollercoaster. Supposedly the castle will be hidden from view if a guest is in the Jurasic Park area. ORWEN: The Oak Tree Tavern Restaurant is all gone, too! It was such a pretty place to eat but now it's just not there any more. I guess they'll have to have a restaurant inside the new castle they're buiding, instead.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 >Potter will be no different. I expect Universal to see a clear bump in attendance for it first two years then level off again but nothing earthshaking since, again, it's just one part of one section(Lost Continent) of one park.< A common misconception. The main harry potter area is actually taking up an expansion pad that was always saved for a 6th. island. However, since potter is such a large franchise they wanted to give it more land than the other islands so it will be taking over most of Lost Contintent as well to become a super island.
