Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Oh and PS...the first 2 movies are terrible. Watch 3 or 4 if you wanna see something great. And read the books. They're even better.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>They haven't even started to build it.<<< That's another huge question. They have known that the MGs have been gone for a year. Get on it!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 By the time this thing is done there will be more Potter on the way. I don't see this driving attendance the way Potter did. --- agree- but again the Potter deal is a once in a generation shot due to popularity. We have discussed ad nauseum the fact that nothing else out there likely to do that today- including franchises like Star Wars and Potr... so you tip your hat and do what you do best- I think th Fantasyland change will be a welcome addition to most WDW visitors..it's an investment in the park and even though that's cried for here all the time, it's never enough. To me it's better than spending even more money until an opportunity like Potter possibly comes around again. Do I wish Potter was at WDW- you bet..but that didn't work out.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 books are definitely better than the movies..although I liked Sorcerers Stone because I always want to see how the books translate to something you can see. like them or not( and I do, just not fanatical like my oldest child was ) - the biggest contribution they made was to get kids to read again..that was not easy to do and they will be iconic for a long long time IMHO
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<so you tip your hat and do what you do best- I think th Fantasyland change will be a welcome addition to most WDW visitors..it's an investment in the park and even though that's cried for here all the time,>> Yea, it'll be a nice change. But it's still been almost 20 years since a big exciting E-ticket was added to the MK, and now with the FLE, I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up being 30 when all's said and done.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I hope you're wrong - but if the economy doesn't turn around soon, and I do not think it will- you may very well be right.
Originally Posted By brotherdave >>Oh and PS...the first 2 movies are terrible. Watch 3 or 4 if you wanna see something great.<< Funny, I really LIKED the first two movies. They immersed you into Harry's world so much more than the following films. Not saying I don't like the following films, (especially 3, which is my favorite of all of them), but they dove more into the whole grand story of Harry vs. Voldemort. The first two films were more exposition of the wondrous world of magic in Harry's universe and I felt they were done well in their own right.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Anyone know when SWSA will close? If the Mine Train doesn't open for another three years, does that mean that Snow White's Scary Adventures will remain for most of that time?
Originally Posted By Lee hisownself The internal timeline has the Princess M&G opening fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, July-September of next year. Working backwards from then....I would expect SWSA to close no later than just after the holidays.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I just don't get the whole harry Potter thing. I tried to watch the first movie twice and fell asleep both times." Me too!! Another series that I had no interest in was Lord of The Rings. It was a complete snoozefest for me. Still, I'm sure I'd have fun at the IOA HP attraction.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I like Potter, I love Lotr...but again nothing is for everyone. I may not understand how someone cannot like Lotr-- but I hate things like Gone With the Wind / Titanic and some other movies that have hauled in $$ for years-- and some that have fan clubs and all that. It's all personal taste and have yet to meet the product that everyone loves
