Originally Posted By disneycrusader Allow me to say I think people had some very intriguing predictions. Glad Captain John agreed with me on Roger Rabbit. I do also agree that Disney needs to find something else to get that Harry Potter attendance. They should try to get something with National Treasure. I know that among my friends it's popular and with the success of the still in pre production third one, it could work for them. Plus, if Del Toro's Haunted Mansion is popular, attendance would rise again. Again, this is all bold optimism. Once again, thanks for the podcast, I really enjoyed the discussions.
Originally Posted By magic0214 Don't want to be rude, but did you recieve my predicitions? I sent like 3 voicemails a couple weeks ago. Wondering if you recieved them.
Originally Posted By Doobie We had a technical issue that prevented us from playing voicemails. I did intend to. I plan to do it in the next show.
Originally Posted By magic0214 Okay, thats good, causeI didn't save them so I would have to think up new ones! lol Great podcast, and hope the LPP crew's year is good so far! P.S. tell Gideon I wish him an early Happy B-Day!
Originally Posted By SuperDry Doobie, Regarding the predictions for the Aulani possibly being a "miss" because it's a DVC at a non-resort location, one factor that I think you've overlooked is the Japanese market. I would guess that guests living in Japan are tiny percentage of current DVC owners, but for Aulani, they are one of the primary target markets. In fact, they've converted the old Planet Hollywood location at Tokyo Disney Resort into a two-story Aulani preview center, complete with room mock-ups. At one point last year, reportedly there was a 30-day waiting list just to get the complete sales presentation including the room mock-up visits. Considering how popular Hawaii is with Japanese tourists, and how popular Disney is in Japan, I suspect that a good percentage of Aulani sales will come from the Japanese market. Think of the sales pitch: vacation ownership in Hawaii, plus the ability to use points for resort stays at Anaheim or Orlando, as well as cruise options.
Originally Posted By Rebekah Hey Super-Dry. Thanks so much for bringing in the Japanese. We appreciate the global perspective and will share it with podcast listeners. R
