Originally Posted By crapshoot <<They want to guarantee the park is packed to show that it's successful.>> Given the upgrades to DCA: Instead of hoping that DCA will be successful, maybe Disney can trust that DCA will be successful.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan The marketing this time around is far, far superior to the confusing launch of DCA 1.0. Buzz exploring the new park, with shots of Carsland, Little Mermaid, World of Color, Tower of Terror -- it shows a park packed with fun things to do and by anyone's definition, it's all VERY "Disney" and upbeat. The message is clear, it whets the theme park appetite, and the spots are fun entertainment in themselves. Five Stars, says me! Compare. Discuss. Interestingly, Buzz Lightyear is the featured player in both. Then: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t08e-KNFBlU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...e-KNFBlU</a> Now: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eq2JLy9jk0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...2JLy9jk0</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "yet the fact is DCA was never intended to get that many people in the first place" >>Darkbeer debunked all this during the DCA wars of yesteryear.<< There was a ton of nonsense chatter going on back then, yet nobody was ever able to debunk the official 7 million figure. That number has always been used as the benchmark for whether or not DCA had met its attendance goals. Everything else is just conjecture. As far as we know DCA was never supposed to attract more than 7 million guests during its first year.
Originally Posted By danyoung I think there's a totally different vibe this time around. As the grand opening of DCA 1.0 approached, more and more people were expressing concern about the park as a whole. While Disney was busy spouting marketing drivel and refusing to issue APs that included DCA, the general public was less than thrilled with what was offered. And the people staying away in droves pretty much confirmed that, while it wasn't exactly a failure (hey, haven't we had this discussion before?), it was in no way the wild success that Disney wanted it to be. Flash forward to today, and all of the advance buzz is about not only how they got it right this time but about how wrong it was the first time. I don't see the new DCA being anything less than a smashing success, which will put the pressure on Disney to bring the lacking Hollywoodland up to the higher standard of the rest of the park.
Originally Posted By SafariRob The fact that Disney just spent five years and $1.2 billion to improve the park speaks volumes. It fell short of expectations.
Originally Posted By phruby You guys sound like Star Wars fans. After seeing Episode 1, everyone said it sucked. Before Episode 2 was released everyone was hopeful George did it right that time.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <After seeing Episode 1, everyone said it sucked.> Episode 1 does suck. <Before Episode 2 was released everyone was hopeful George did it right that time.> And he did not. As it also sucks.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "tire hats?" Tire hats: <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rsth02qgY9k/T9TxxXM_ZbI/AAAAAAAABMc/wbdqwY72cfQ/s1600/LFTHat.jpg" target="_blank">http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rsth...THat.jpg</a> These beauties were enormously popular. Didn't fit me, my head is kinda big.
Originally Posted By Finch Fries As someone that has been to DCA since its inception, I really doubt with the improvements/upgrades that it will fail now. I get a bit nervous they add on more food options because there were too many restaurants/food outlets early on (didn't they have like 19 or so?). However the food options they have now are MUCH better IMO than Disneyland's.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "These beauties were enormously popular. Didn't fit me, my head is kinda big." I'm going to let this one slide. "Thanks for posting Yonkeroo! Tire hats are cool!" YoNkeroo lol
Originally Posted By Terminus >> However the food options they have now are MUCH better IMO than Disneyland's. << I was thinking this yesterday. The food at DCA seems way better (to me) than the food at DL.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I thought dining options at DCA were better than at DL even BEFORE the renovation... now I bet they are MUCH better!
Originally Posted By believe So the question still stands, Did it fail yesterday? We're there more quests than opening day DCA 1.0?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Just for fun take a look at LP's 22 page coverage of DCA's grand opening: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID502110.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/N...2110.asp</a>
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I saw an FB udpate from a friend who said she had so much fun yesterday she wants to go back already and do it again. That doesn't exactly ring of failure to me.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Here's a shortcut to the interview with Cynthia Harriss on opening day: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID502110-502116.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/N...2116.asp</a> >>LP: What has been the guest response so far with the previews and such? CH: Certainly it has been extraordinary. Everything from people coming up to tell us to the surveys that we’ve done as people have left have all been a thumbs up. Hopefully the rest of the world will think the same thing, too.<<
