Originally Posted By fkurucz >>I have stayed well over 100 nights at the WL ... REALLY! ... and I have never paid more than $175 a night for a room there, including concierge.<< Wow, you spent somewhere between 10K and 20K dollars at the WL. Does Mickey come and tuck you in every night ;-)
Originally Posted By leemac <<What would be a fair estimate on picking up the cloned version?>> 50% of the R&D costs if two attractions are being installed simultaneously - every last dime of them. R&D on projects like TSMM can be a substantial part of the overall cost - ultimately the playtesting was more important for TSMM than any attraction in history.
Originally Posted By leemac <<(P.S. And since we're keeping score, there was also a "Return to Oz" unit in the Electrical Parade back when the film opened.)>> Didn't know that - was it Tik-Tok?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Didn't know that - was it Tik-Tok?<<<< Gromectik from WIcked? He's in the original?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> That's just crazy. I have stayed well over 100 nights at the WL ... REALLY! ... and I have never paid more than $175 a night for a room there, including concierge. << Then please share your secret, because I've scoured the net looking for discounts, and have yet to find them except the one's offered by the Mouse. I believe the final total was $311 a night, including tax, for a courtyard view room during value season. And I did look for discounts at expedia, and the other place that I can't remember the name of now. Naturally it was less this last time because of the 3 free nights, and I've gotten discounts before. But that is how much it runs without the discounts. So enlighten me now.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> 50% of the R&D costs if two attractions are being installed simultaneously - every last dime of them. With a budget saving like that, then I vote for WDW to get nothing but clones in the future! Runs, and hides from EE!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> R&D on projects like TSMM can be a substantial part of the overall cost - ultimately the playtesting was more important for TSMM than any attraction in history. << That would be a very interesting article for your Magazine.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Wow, you spent somewhere between 10K and 20K dollars at the WL. Does Mickey come and tuck you in every night ;-) << The guys loaded. He can afford it. Besides what do you expect from a guy who sleeps in Mickey underwear.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>With a budget saving like that, then I vote for WDW to get nothing but clones in the future! Runs, and hides from EE!<<< Depends on the clones...;-)
Originally Posted By dshyates USA Today has an article about how Potter is effecting Orlando hotel occupancy rates. <a href="http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2010/07/harry-potter-helps-orlando-hotels-hike-rates-for-first-time-in-two-years/100437/1" target="_blank">http://travel.usatoday.com/hot...100437/1</a>
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt <<I believe the final total was $311 a night, including tax, for a courtyard view room during value season. >> if you forget the view you can save an easy $50 a night. I don't sit around in my room & strangly enough I could see MK fireworks!!
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt It was!! The DD's were tired early one night so we went back. DH is watching tv & says what's that loud noise. I whipped open the drapes & said " the MK fireworks"!!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 My view from WL was a ten foot length of the monorail. And my room was two over from Happy's.
Originally Posted By Manfried Then I guess its time for Disney to start doing some things at its aging parks like EPCOT and the Magic Kingdom.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Guess I'm just bored, posting at work. Boss hasn't signed checks yet. He better hurry up or I'll miss the mailman. Oh yea he's doing a funeral. Maybe he should have signed them last night. I had them ready. I'm the good one.
