Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-77277.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Disney Reveals Details About Park Expansion</b></a> <p>Coming out of the recent State of the Resort address the Orange County Register's Around Disney blog has additional details on the expansion project currently underway at Disney California Adventure including Buena Vista Street, Cars Land and The Little Mermaid.</p>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt This comment cracked me up: "Disenyland keeps doing the same old boring thing time after time, more expensive shops and more boring rides.Their money would be better spent if they turned california adventure into a real adventure… They should build nothing but extreme roller coasters there and make a name for themselves like Knott’s and Magic Mountain have been doing for years. There are enough expensive shops and boring rides already at Disneyland." Can you imagine what this individual would say if Disney brought the Peoplemover back?
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I'm guessing that person doesn't wait 30 minutes to ride on Peter Pan.
Originally Posted By doombuggy "They should build nothing but extreme roller coasters there and make a name for themselves like Knott’s" That's exactly why I stopped going to KBF. Only go for the haunt now.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf What about Goofy's comment? "I love everything Disney but for the theme park I can’t stand it. Everything is way over priced and ridiculous. I only went to Disneyland a couple years back cause I got a free ticket. I would never pay the price for a regular ticket. The economy obviously means nothing to Disneyland. I rather go to Knotts and Six flags any day." I'm glad to know higher ticket prices keep people like this away.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I'm guessing that person doesn't wait 30 minutes to ride on Peter Pan." Neither do I.
Originally Posted By avatarmickey115 i hate when people complain about the prices...it really is the same price as any other cruddy park out there...50 bucks a park. sounds reasonable...one mermaid and everything else around the pier opens up again, i think dca will be worth 50 in the eyes of the average guest...
Originally Posted By 73baloo He is welcome to other parks. A few years back my kids and I went to Magic Mountain because a couple of them wanted extreme rides. We were there when park opened and all 4 kids (plus their bf's and gf at the time) asked to leave by noon. They were disgusted with how filthy the park was plus the workers were rude. My 20 year old son said I had ruined them for any other park as Disneyland was so clean and CM's were great. KBF was not that much cleaner that same trip. Actually, that was 12 yers ago as my son is 32 now; where does time go? My kids have never wanted to stray since.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby Anytime we feel "nickeled and dimed" by Disneyland, the cure is a day at SFMM. Parking costs more at SFMM ($15). Food costs more at SFMM. And SFMM still has less shade than 2001 DCA.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Which is ridiculous considering that Magic Mountain has been there for almost 40 years.
Originally Posted By DBitz2 Whenever (non Disney fan)friends or acquaintances complain about how expensive it is to go to Disneyland, I just remind them how much it can cost for a ticket to a concert, Broadway musical show or major sports game, with the cost of parking at the venue added. I think I paid close to $100 for tickets to see the Mary Poppins stage musical at the Music Center in LA when the show was here. That's for around 3 hours of entertainment. The reality is, you're getting a lot more entertainment value buying a ticket for a day at Disneyland.
Originally Posted By calgrl2490 DBitz2 that is so true! Good argument I'll be sure to remember that one.
Originally Posted By calgrl2490 And Universal Studios is $100 a day for both parks but there are less rides and your limited to either rollercoasters or intense indoor rides. When I was planning a trip to Florida (even with Harry Potter land) it just didn't seem worth it. Disney forever!
Originally Posted By SafariRob Magic Mountain can be tolerable if: 1. You go once every four or five years. 2. You go with people that have never been (or rarely go). 3. Buy the Flash Pass. Just don't forget to take a bottle of Asprin with you. A dozen roller coasters...one right after the other...isn't kind to non-teenage guests.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance ""I'm guessing that person doesn't wait 30 minutes to ride on Peter Pan." Neither do I. " Truth be told, I try as hard as possible not to either. I usually am pretty good at finding less busy times to ride things. Right after the fireworks is an awesome time to ride Peter Pan. (If you watch the fireworks from Fantasyland right by the Mad Hatter shop in front of Dumbo.
