Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I agree, monorail or WEDway need to be expanded to include all WDW property. The way the economy is now, who can possibly correctly predict 12 1/2 years away. But it's nice to talk about.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I'm just hoping they splurg for at least special magical paper cups and napkins. << >> oooh oooh and some new merchandise bags << You 2 sure expect a lot out of WDW for just the 50th. Do you think the Mouse is made of MONEY?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Yeah, they'll export such wonderful attractions to each park such as Primeval Whirl (they'll just remove one side and send it to Hong Kong because they need another coaster), Triceratops Spin to Tokyo to replace the Starjets in Tomorrowland, Kim Possible to DLP, and the best for last, the Waste Management Innoventions exhibit from EPCOT to California Adventures! << It'll break my heart if they send the WM attraction to the West coast. It's just not a Disney vacation until I see the big green truck!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> never thought Pierce was merry ... closeted, perhaps, but not merry. ;-) << I'm very merry after drinking my sip of wine for the day. Well enough of our stale bantering for this thread. I'm off to throw Darts at my autograph picture of Mickey. Everyone have a Magical day.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>I don't want to look ahead to WDW's 50th. Not with the 40th coming in 2 1/2 years.<< The thing is that a really, really big change, like the kind of stuff we'd really love to see, would take years and years. Starting now, it couldn't be done by the 40th. For example, really properly building out the monorail system would be a multi-year project. Imagineering would have to start working on it fairly soon if they wanted to get it done by the 50th. It's not about the economy, either. There will be ups and downs over the years. You need to keep building during the down times so that when the up times come back, you're ready for them. ----- To return to the original topic: I don't really have any specific ideas, but I'd love to hear anybody else's suggestions.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Thank You! I've been thinking that for so long now! I hate when people do that! If you want to bash Disney, this is the wrong website. It says connecting DISNEY FANS. If you don't like Disney Just leave. You all bother me when you bash it! GOD!!! << I must have missed the litmus test for being a Disney fan when I joined this fan site. I'll submit all future post for your, and magnet's approval. Takes final sip of wine, and sprinkles Pixie Dust while leaving.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I'm very merry after drinking my sip of wine for the day. Well enough of our stale bantering for this thread.>> Speak for yourself, Tex. There's nothing stale about my bantering! <<I'm off to throw Darts at my autograph picture of Mickey.>> Did you pin Mickey's picture to Mrs. Pierce's behind again? <<Everyone have a Magical day.>> Hey, did you just give us all the finger? ~New carpeting is MAGIC!~
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<The thing is that a really, really big change, like the kind of stuff we'd really love to see, would take years and years. Starting now, it couldn't be done by the 40th.>> You could have Star Tours 2.0 open for 10/1/11. You could have Monsters coaster open for 10/1/11. You could have Imagination 4.0 open for 10/1/11. You could (likely) have Mermaid open for 10/1/11. You could certainly have two new parades and a new pyro show at MK and a replacement for ROE at EPCOT for 10/1/11. You could do a lot. I'm betting Disney does next to nothing. <<For example, really properly building out the monorail system would be a multi-year project. Imagineering would have to start working on it fairly soon if they wanted to get it done by the 50th.>> Any monorail expansion is pure fantasy. That died with Euro Disney. Although it might be fun to dig up the footers planted for the Studios/EPCOT resorts line and sell pieces to fans as LE pins for the 40th! Disney is going to keep using buses because that is the mindset now. WalMart. LCD. Cheap. Ordinary. <<It's not about the economy, either. There will be ups and downs over the years. You need to keep building during the down times so that when the up times come back, you're ready for them.>> You read me often? ~WDW at 40? Not much different than WDW at 30!~
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> Thank You! I've been thinking that for so long now! I hate when people do that! If you want to bash Disney, this is the wrong website. It says connecting DISNEY FANS. If you don't like Disney Just leave. You all bother me when you bash it! GOD!!! << <<I must have missed the litmus test for being a Disney fan when I joined this fan site.>> Hmm ... that post put me in a mood to go see if Steve has started an 11th thread about phased closings at WDW (you need to say that breathlessly like you just ran a mile ... or just kissed the gal/or boy of your dreams). ~There were 765,543 people at MK today!~
Originally Posted By alexbook >>Any monorail expansion is pure fantasy.<< Bingo! I can't actually speak for magic0214, but my reading of post #1 is that he was looking for "pure fantasy" ideas. Not what's going to happen or what could happen if only somebody got their act together, but complete blue-sky, wildest-dreams thoughts. FUN thoughts, not practical ones. >><<It's not about the economy, either. There will be ups and downs over the years. You need to keep building during the down times so that when the up times come back, you're ready for them.>> You read me often? << Intermittently. I agree with a lot of you write. It's great that you're holding people's feet to the fire, and pointing out all the problems. But here's the challenge for you: Can you dream BIG? Really big? What would your perfect park be like, if you were emperor of the theme park universe?
Originally Posted By Disney and beyond Make a version of Remember... for the Magic Kingdom, or one that possibly represents the entire WDW resort. Remember is the greatest mix of Disney Music I have ever heard, and I think some of the songs at WDW, if they decide to do it for all parks, would lead to a fantastic show. I wouldn't even care if they made it a 30 minute show if the music is good.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt <<But here's the challenge for you>> How about a "Chilling Challenge"!! like CM's dressing as the dearly departed & popping out at the guests in the HM Graveyard scene. I heard bobbelee9 had a eerie experience once!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 The one time in my life I actually screamed. The guy terrified me. And my son couldn't stop laughing at us both.
Originally Posted By PARADE OF DREAMS 2 For the 50th I just hope they make the castle look like a gold bithday cake!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >>Any monorail expansion is pure fantasy.<< <<Bingo! I can't actually speak for magic0214, but my reading of post #1 is that he was looking for "pure fantasy" ideas. Not what's going to happen or what could happen if only somebody got their act together, but complete blue-sky, wildest-dreams thoughts. FUN thoughts, not practical ones.>> I actually DO think monorail expansion is very visionary AND practical in the long term ... but you have to understand that long term may be looking ahead 10-15 years. By that time, folks like Bob Iger, Jay Rasulo, Al Weiss, Meg Crofton etc ... will be LONG gone from Disney. All they know is how much it would cost now to start. And that's why it won't happen. Over a period of many years, monorails would pay for themselves in so many ways ... even if you had to add a transport fee like the TDR Resort Line does. >><<It's not about the economy, either. There will be ups and downs over the years. You need to keep building during the down times so that when the up times come back, you're ready for them.>> You read me often? << <<Intermittently. I agree with a lot of you write. It's great that you're holding people's feet to the fire, and pointing out all the problems.>> I try. I do feel good when I know where my stuff is read. They do get the messages. <<But here's the challenge for you: Can you dream BIG? Really big? What would your perfect park be like, if you were emperor of the theme park universe?>. Don't put me on the spot after I just spent the past three hours doing (wish I had a shocked smiley here) MANUAL LABOR! But it would be visionary. It would be something on par with EPCOT Center of the 80s, TDS of today, DAK had it been built as Joe pitched it or something like the Westcot/Port Disney projects for SoCal. It would be a pushing the limits deal. It would cost billions (although I'd be watching WDI's spending like a Baptist preacher watches his teen daughter). It would be innovative. It woule respect theme and story, so toons would be very limited and where they fit. ~You don't top pigs with pigs ... except at Team Disney!~
Originally Posted By itsme >>It's not about the economy, either. There will be ups and downs over the years. You need to keep building during the down times so that when the up times come back, you're ready for them.>> Hows that build and spend during this down time going for Universal?
Originally Posted By alexbook I was reading recently about some of the things Walt discussed in the early planning of EPCOT. If I were king, I'd love to order a new "prototype community of tomorrow." Something to inspire people for the next half-century, not just commemorate the last one. I'd also turn "Environmentality" into a real crusade. Imagine a decade-long program to take WDW entirely off the electrical gride, with its own geothermal, wind and solar power. Completely revamp the internal transportation system: Cheap and efficient internal transportation, with no private cars allowed on the resort's internal roads. You park at the edge of Disney's property and take monorails or buses or boats everywhere.
Originally Posted By alexbook "electrical grid" :-( "gride: To produce a grinding or scraping sound."
