Originally Posted By rydisney50GA I cant find anything on the 40th anniversary besides merchandise I want to know if anyone has heard anything on what Disney is planing?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo That is about it I am afraid. They will comment that that are doing the Fantasyland redo.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 your kidding right? Queen Megara wish Oct 1st 2011 wasn't even comming...
Originally Posted By plpeters70 Maybe if the fans make enough of a stink, like we did for the EPCOT 25th Anniversary, maybe Disney will feel compelled to do something small at least. It amazes me that a company like seems to LOVE having a year-long celebration of pretty much anything isn't turning this actual event into a celebration?!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer There might be something on Oct 1, but that's it. And to think that in 2008 a plan with E Tics for EACH park was a plan...
Originally Posted By dshyates "I want to know if anyone has heard anything on what Disney is planing?" I heard they were going to throw WDW a surprise party. What!?! That doesn't even make sense. Yes it does. No...it doesn't! Yes it does. NO! IT DOESN'T! Yes it does. AARRGGHH..............
Originally Posted By TP2000 I want to know more about that E Ticket plan! Anything you can share Explorer? It is odd that the've got nothing planned. There will probably be a little ceremony of some sort in Magic Kingdom on October 1st, maybe some LE merchandise released in stores this fall, and then probably not much else. I think TDO thinks they can claim the recent D23 Destination D thing was a celebration for the anniversary. Even though not a single TDO executive bothered to even stop by the thing for 15 minutes during its 2 day run. Tells you where their priorities are right there.
Originally Posted By standor How does Disney expect us to come to WDW when they don't give us anything to come there for.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 There might be something on Oct 1, but that's it. And to think that in 2008 a plan with E Tics for EACH park was a plan... ------------- you think the economy in the crapper has not had an effect on everyone's plans?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 perfect example- my house worth $75K less than it was in 2008--- multiply that on a scale to equal Disney's holdings and it affects th ability to borrow and expand. If and when the conomy turns around- if not much is done ( and let's remember the Fantasyland commitment of cash on top of DCA just in the states alone already) - then there will be room to criticize. and I know I 've heard you build it now and they will come...unlike the federal government they cannot raise their debt ceiling and just print more money
Originally Posted By FerretAfros While I would assume that Disney's corporate holdings aren't worth quite as much as they once were, they haven't lost any money on them until they try to sell them off. It makes no sense that they wouldn't build anything in a time like this. The number of guests in the parks is lower, making it easy to close off areas and put in strange circulation routes, and since nobody else is building homes, the cost of labor and materials is significantly lower than just a few years ago. But the accountaneers think that building new attractions for the park might be risky, so it's safer to just not do anything of value and hope that people keep coming. That makes long-term finanacial sense.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I want to know more about that E Ticket plan! Anything you can share Explorer? <<< I don't know much, but I think it was something along the lines of a new land for DAK, JII in EPCOT, MI/ST in DHS and perhaps the first phase of FLE in MK along with refurbs of several classics, to get them back in shape. Fireworks and a parade were also planned. Sigh.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>you think the economy in the crapper has not had an effect on everyone's plans?<<< Meanwhile, Disney's been building hotels. Divert the money this way. They weathered the economic storm just fine...
Originally Posted By rydisney50GA I say we need to make a stink about this I mean Disneyland gets a party every five years why cant Disney World? It's turning 40 the whole month of October should be a party!
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>...you think the economy in the crapper has not had an effect on everyone's plans?<< Those with long term strategic plans are doing just fine. The 40th events should have been planned and budgeted before the free fall-- this was true of DCA and the Disneyland Hotel out here in California. Now that budgeted money goes a LOT further, since everyone is hungry for projects. The Disneyland Hotel was able to squeeze their budget and get a whole new pool complex that wasn't originally part of the plans. If WDW's planners weren't so timid, they would have had plans in place, a budget set, and they would be reaping the benefit of long term planning.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I'm going to preface this post by saying I am a Disneylander who would rather go to WDW than Walt's original these days. WDW's Magic Kingdom turns 40 this year, big deal. It's opening wasn't any great innovation in family entertainment. It just brought what we had on the West coast to the East coast with scads more land and Disney resorts. To me the only American parks that deserve big anniversary celebrations are the innovators: Disneyland and EPCOT.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>WDW's Magic Kingdom turns 40 this year, big deal. It's opening wasn't any great innovation in family entertainment. It just brought what we had on the West coast to the East coast with scads more land and Disney resorts. To me the only American parks that deserve big anniversary celebrations are the innovators: Disneyland and EPCOT.<<< Disagreed totally. It was designed with the same idea in mind, but it was a park very much different from DL. New lands, new rides, and all the land, as you mentioned. A HUGE step for the WDC, going into a full fledged resort. That deserves to be celebrated, hugely.
