Originally Posted By kennect OK, Today Mr. Lutz publishes his lastest piece at his site...In it he mentions the potential of The Little Mermaid clone happening in Florida...With everything that has happened recently in regards to layoffs and cutbacks are the two park actually going to sort of act together in regards to new projects? Plus if say the Mermaid project did make it to both coasts would the one in Florida open in a timely fashion along with the west coast version or would we be sitting waiting for several years for it to happen... The only reason I ask is based on the idea that I cannot figure out why the two seperate destinations have acted so independtly(sp?) of each other for years...I always thought they should be somewhat in line with each other regardless...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^That's what the homogenizing project known as One Disney is supposed to address. If they started Mermaid tomorrow they could have it done by 10/11. But they aren't starting it ... ~Ask Leemac about it~
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad I would hope that they don't make both parks the same. Each park should be different.
Originally Posted By joe80x86 @ DisneyDad I would be interested to see how many people actually visit more than 1 disney park. Have the majority of WDW visitors been to Disneyland, TD, or DLP? I would personally doubt it and for the ones who have been to DL unless they live in CA and are just traveling here my guess it that they would not have seen it in years. Therefore the idea that the MK at both parks needs to be different for most people probably does not make sense. Now I am sure there are a few (15% or so) who may regularly see both parks but I doubt making both parks almost (they can never be exactly) the same would really matter. Flame Away
Originally Posted By wachawacha Lets be honest. There have been lots of rumors about adding expensive new attractions to the Magic Kingdom over the last decade and or so. None have come about. Why??? Well the other parks in Florida need the money more. AK, DS, and Epcot have lots of holes to be filled and Mk's numbers remain strong. Second this attraction is just too expensive for MK. Everything they have added over the last 15 or so years have been done with minimal budgets. While the other Disney parks around the world have gotten much grander attractions. Unless they can find a Living Seas to DL's Nemo type budget. I highly doubt we will see this attraction in Florida's Magic Kingdom any time soon.
Originally Posted By Disney and beyond >>I would be interested to see how many people actually visit more than 1 disney park. Have the majority of WDW visitors been to Disneyland, TD, or DLP? I would personally doubt it and for the ones who have been to DL unless they live in CA and are just traveling here my guess it that they would not have seen it in years. Therefore the idea that the MK at both parks needs to be different for most people probably does not make sense. Now I am sure there are a few (15% or so) who may regularly see both parks but I doubt making both parks almost (they can never be exactly) the same would really matter.<< Agreed 100% In fact, I would say less than that 15% visit both parks regularly. My ratio of WDW trips to DL trips is somewhere around 40-1 (Though that may switch soon if I go to school in California. I honestly think that each park should be the best possible experience to guests, and if that means building two of the same awesome ride in two different places, I'm all for it.
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct <<I would be interested to see how many people actually visit more than 1 disney park.>> I have been to the Florida, CA and Paris resorts. How many people? hmmm ... how many DVC members are there? My guess is all the DVC members are very Disney saavy and loyal AND would love to visit all the parks.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I haven't been to WDW (something I hope to correct before too long) but the Magic KIngdom doesn't draw me. I'd like to see the Country Bears and the Treehouse again, but an Alladin flyer in Adventureland? Tiki Room Under New Management? Forget it. I'm much more interested in EPCOT and Animal Kingdom.
Originally Posted By kennect Spirit, You know the sad part of all of this is the idea that there is going to be some point when FL. has to admit they have to do something...Or they are forced to...Which makes me think back on what was the real reason the HM got such a great makeover recently? I can't remember the gossip at the time...Remind me please... Where do the rather lame projects come from that WDW gets instead of DL? Is it just me or did Epcot really need Mission Space worse than the studio park needing a rehaul of Star Tours? Just wondering how somethings happen while other things that need to happen get ignored in the process...Obviouly money is being spent but is it in the right place is my biggest concern...I think we all know the answer to that question..
Originally Posted By kennect Wait a second Spirit...I forgot the creative angle to the whole mess....That seems to be a missing ingredient to the whole thing...
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad I've only been to WDW but I hope to go to DL when my kids are older. But my reasoning for keeping the parks different is that I want Disney to keep trying new thing and create new ideas. I don't want it to become a try one thing, see if it works, put it in all the parks, and repeat. I would like for all the parks to have the ability to try their own creative ideas and then the best can be put at all the parks. Meanwhile, the result would be numerous unique attractions which I think in the long run would benefit everyone because it encourages new ideas.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Disney has been cloning attractions since WDW opened in 1971. That they continue doing so should come as no surprise.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper >>Second this attraction is just too expensive for MK.<< This is quite possibly the worst argument for an attraction not coming I have ever seen. It honestly makes no sense.
