Originally Posted By ChiMike It tells me that they are VERY busy trying to extract money from guests through new revenue channels rather than delivering the best product/service they possibly can with the revenue channels they already have. That they have milked the golden goose dry, and need to mine other areas that aren't as exploited.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Or at least...add *rides* to the existing ones.. There are more rides at the Mall of America than there is at EPCOT Center!!
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Just confirms that Parks and Resorts expanded too much and too quickly over the past 15 years.<< Exactly. They should just stop doing stuff.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>Or at least...add *rides* to the existing ones.. There are more rides at the Mall of America than there is at EPCOT Center!!<< ...Seriously? World Showcase, yes, but FW still boasts a nice line up.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Seriously.. but don't take my word for it. Notice the Nickelodeon park inside the mall has 24 attraction.. in addition to other things to do like the aquarium, lego, etc.. <a href="http://www.bloomingtonmn.org/page/1/attractions-entertainment.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.bloomingtonmn.org/p...ment.jsp</a>
Originally Posted By leobloom >>Just confirms that Parks and Resorts expanded too much and too quickly over the past 15 years.<< >> Exactly. They should just stop doing stuff. << Slight (or huge) misrepresentation of what I said, but that's par for the course, isn't it, Doug?
Originally Posted By ChiMike I will say it was refreshing to see the video of the WDP&R booth, with a dedicated section of the intro film focusing on EPCOT Center. No other park built after EPCOT Center seemed to get singular focus. Again, just going off the video. Way too late now, but it is nice to see WDI and other jump on the EPCOT Center bandwagon. A far cry from 15 years ago when everyone got all insecure and bent out of shape because the park had become comedic fodder for things like the Simpsons. At that time they were more concerned about being Hip & Edgy for the new millennium. See how that worked out.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Slight (or huge) misrepresentation of what I said...<< What did I miss?
Originally Posted By leobloom What'd you miss? I said that P&R have expanded too much over the past 15 years in reference to the number of undercooked parks that Disney has opened and apparently can't maintain to previous Disney standards. (And Shanghai is waiting in the wings while MGM, DAK and to a lesser extent Epcot wither away.) You said something sarcastic to the effect that Disney should just stop building. Which was obviously not my point. They should build attractions at the parks, but why continue to develop new parks and destinations when they can't maintain what they currently have?
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>...why continue to develop new parks and destinations when they can't maintain what they currently have?<< But two of the bigger projects (DCA and the FLE) are in existing destinations. Surely you're not suggesting that the Company stop expanding their offerings? I do agree that they need to always maintain and enhance their existing properties. And they have certainly been remiss at this in Florida. But it was a rather blunt statement that brought on my equally blunt response.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> But two of the bigger projects (DCA and the FLE) are in existing destinations. Surely you're not suggesting that the Company stop expanding their offerings? << Surely not. Merely suggesting that they cease expanding the number of resort destinations and the number of parks they develop/build/manage if the best they can do is what is happening in WDW right now.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Someone told me our own Leemac opted not to attend stating he'd rather 'slit my wrists' ... couldn't put it better myself.>> I didn't realize that my text messages to SuperDry were public knowledge!
