Originally Posted By Mr F Lego has a chain of small indoor "theme parks" across the US and Europe called "Legoland Discovery Centers": <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legoland_Discovery_Centre" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...y_Centre</a> <a href="http://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/dallasfw/en/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.legolanddiscoveryce...ndex.htm</a> Essentially,they are small mini versions of Legoland Theme Parks. They are the Lego company's way to bring the "Legoland" theme park experience to other parts of the country without having to build a full scale Theme Park. Plus, since they are indoors, they can operate year round in any climate. My question is, why doesn't Disney do something like this? Disney could open a "Disneyland Discovery Center" which would be a mini indoor version of it's Magic Kingdom Style parks. The building could be divided up into separate areas themed to the famous lands from the parks such as Fantasyland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, etc. and could feature small attractions themed to those lands. They could have smaller versions of their magic kingdom park staples such as a carousel, a dumbo spinner, a tea cups ride, and maybe even a dark ride or a mini casey Jr. Train. They could have a 3-D theater which would show the 3-D films from the parks such as Philharmagic, Muppet Vision, and It's tough to be a bug. There could be a motion simulator theater which could show Star Tours, as well as Body wars or Stormrider. There could even be a small enclosed rollercoaster themed to Indiana Jones, where with a flip of a switch, the ride effects could be changed and the ride could double as Space Mountain. The "mini parks" could also include a restaurant, a retail shop, and maybe even a videogame arcade or a play area themed to Pirates Lair. It could also feature rooms which can be reserved for private birthday parties. The exterior of the Building could be themed to resemble a Magic kingdom style castle seen as Disney's parks. These mini parks would very much be like Disney's version of Chucky Cheeses or Discovery Zone, except a lot classier and more high end. I know DisneyQuest didn't really work out, but this idea would be a lot different than DisneyQuest, it would be a lot more "Disney" more charming, and with real attractions instead of virtual ones. The Imagineers could revive the old plans for the "S.S. Disney" and use some of those concepts for these new mini indoor parks. This idea would bring the Disney Theme Park experience to other areas of the country where people otherwise can't visit a Disney park without traveling hundreds of miles. Disney could build these "mini Magic Kingdoms" in urban areas with high tourism such as New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas, etc. These places could entice guests with a sample of what they could expect from a full sized Disney park and maybe even tempt or encourage them to plan a visit to a full sized Disney Theme Park Resort. Thoughts?
Originally Posted By Mr F Forgot to mention: There could be an area for face painting, or where a child can get a “Princess Makover”, and an area where guest can meet famous Disney Characters.
Originally Posted By TP2000 They had a smaller version of this in the late 1990's. It was called Club Disney, and it had several locations in upper-middle class suburbs around the country. It didn't work and it didn't make much money. I doubt they would dig up that old business plan and try it again.
