Originally Posted By Hista98 So Disney wants to attempt to battle Harry Potter land with the Nighttastic promotion? does anyone else see the flaw in this logic? Good luck disney you are going to need it.. Honestly WWOHP is easliey going to win. It's a whole new land wih high tech rides, while nighttastic is just a new nightitme fireworks show and parade. Not really enough to bring in guests, of course the management at WDW will think Nighttastic was a huge hit if increse attendance occurs at the park, even if the attendance had nothing to do with Nighttastic.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Disney will win regardless, because chances are high that people making a trip to Uni to see WWOHP are likely going to spend time at WDW.
Originally Posted By standor What is harry potter land and where is it? What is nightlastic? I haven't heard of either before.
Originally Posted By danyoung The Wonderful World of Harry Potter is a new major area of Universal's theme parks. Nighttastic is the name of the summertime promotion at WDW. It includes a new fireworks show at the MK and the arrival of the Main Street Electrical Parade for a limited run.
Originally Posted By Hista98 the wizarding world of harry potter is a redo of the lost contentiant area of islands of adventure.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin I wasn't going to go outside the complex for my first trip, but now I think I'll have to see HP.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo WDWdreamin, as a woman of Science, you also must visit Kennedy Space Center.
Originally Posted By Manfried I can't wait to see Harry Potter. My spies tell me it has a real low hourly capacity.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros If Nightastic worked for Disneyland, then it must work for...OOOH! That's right, it didn't really work for DL. I really wonder what the logic behind these decisions is. "Well, it looks like the Year of A Million Dreams isn't working out, so I think that means we should do it again next year." That makes sense!
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin dave, my DH will insist we go there. It's not really my "type" of science, but I bet I will enjoy it a lot. I loved the Aerospace Museum in DC.
Originally Posted By mousermerf I don't know who lied to whom.. but it's not even a "new" fireworks show. It's an old fireworks show that was retired being redressed as new since no one saw it at the Pirate and Princess Parties that no one went to in the first place.
Originally Posted By danyoung Well, everyone who has seen it says that it's pretty incredible. And it's new to me, so I'm looking forward to seeing it.
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer All the posts I saw regarding the P&PP fireworks said it was the best fireworks done. I'm looking forward to seeing it. I'm also looking forward to seeing WWOHP but I won't skip WDW to see it. I'm not sure why but Universal has never required repeat trips for me the way WDW does. Maybe this will change now but I doubt it.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby WDW does not have to "top" HP. All they have to do is offer a little something - anything - to get all those people checking out HP to make a side trip to WDW. If they do that (which they will) then all the money UO spends on designing, constructing, and marketing HP will have just served to bring more guests to WDW. WDW had to figure out the minimum number of dollars they had to spend to make that happen, and Nightastic fit the bill. The only way HP "wins" over WDW is if a significant number of people checking out HP do NOT visit WDW while they're in town.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<WDW had to figure out the minimum number of dollars they had to spend to make that happen, and Nightastic fit the bill.>> I'm sorry, but as a life-long Disney park fan, this is NOT the way that I want to see WDW conducting business. I understand that there are financial realities they have to worry about, but Disney should never be looking for the "minimum" amount that they can give us to get us to come back. Disney used to be known for being #1 in the industry - always innovating and coming up with the next great attraction. I just don't understand how the company that brought us Pirates, Mansion, EPCOT, etc has now turned into the company that tries to "get away with as little as possible and still get guests to come". It's just sad.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I'd say the investment they are putting into Cars Land is ever bit as big as WWOHP. It's not at WDW, but you can't say the company isn't trying at all.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<I'd say the investment they are putting into Cars Land is ever bit as big as WWOHP.>> While the investment might be large, I just don't see what's so innovative and exciting about Cars Land. Like Harry Potter-land, it's just another re-creation of a world from some movie. It will no-doubt be fun, but it's not anything we haven't seen before.
Originally Posted By danyoung Really? So you've personally been to Hogwart's? You've strolled down the main street of Radiator Springs? How can you say it's not anything we haven't seen before? Both areas are totally new and totally unique.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<How can you say it's not anything we haven't seen before? Both areas are totally new and totally unique.>> I meant it in a general sort of way. Obviously the "themes" chosen are new to the theme park world, but like other "lands" before these, they are just taking an existing franchise - be it Harry Potter or Cars, and creating a themed-land around it. That's why I say it's nothing we haven't seen before - these are just two more lands based on a movie. I guess I'm just looking for something a little more innovative - but maybe I'm asking too much. I guess it's not an everyday occurance for someone to come-up with an original idea - like Disneyland or EPCOT were when originally concieved.
