Originally Posted By Manfried I predict, again, that mostly APers will attend Lincoln. After a year, attendance will rapidly fall off until it is mostly empty yet again.
Originally Posted By believe ^^^ unfortunately, you are probably right. Just wondering why Hall of Presidents at WDW seems to keep the crowd coming. I guess the demographics are a bit different there.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby ^^It will take far less than a full year. Even when it is brand-new, I don't think it will be particularly crowded. I'm not knocking the attraction (I'll see it as soon as it opens), just stating the reality of the modern DL audience.
Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins Personally, I think the APers are a vacillating bunch--the ones that go every week anyhow. I had always enjoyed Lincoln. For me, it was a quiet, slower pace, nostalgic part of my trip. The best part was that it was never that busy. So during the summertime, it was the best place to go and get away from the crowds and the heat for a little while. I always had Lincoln on one end of the park and Country Bears on the other. Hey, maybe if they drove people in on a presidential carriage or something, it would have more appeal to the ride-hungry masses.
Originally Posted By ni_teach FerretAfros said: I could be mistaken, but I just feel like most Californians wouldn't care either way. You are mistaken. There are a great number of people out here who know their history and follow the Civil War. We have a large number of civil War reenacting groups though out the state. <a href="http://www.acwa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.acwa.org/</a> What you might not know is that a very large number of Civil War veterans after the war moved west and came to California. So there are a good number of Civil War veterans decadence around.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 It'll never happen, but I'd be curious to see how the show's attendance pattern would change if Lincoln and the Main Street Cinema were to swap places . . . I think location is a big part of it. Did the 50th Anniversary film play to empty seats?
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<Did the 50th Anniversary film play to empty seats?>> I saw it several times and I don't remember the theater ever being more than half full, even in 2005. Usually the theater was less than a third full.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby The Lincoln attraction is interesting because die-hard fans and locals kick and scream and pull hair if Disney even hints at closing it (as happened in the 80s). But do these same people ever visit the attraction? No. It's like a classic book or DVD you keep on your shelf - you're very proud to HAVE it, you just don't really care to experience it.
Originally Posted By Manfried I think Disney should consider donating this attraction to the Lincoln museum in Illinois after it runs at Disneyland for a couple more years. That way it has a good permanent home. Then they could put something different in that space.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin >>What you might not know is that a very large number of Civil War veterans after the war moved west and came to California. So there are a good number of Civil War veterans decadence around.<< There is a section dedicated to CSA veterans in the cemetary I like to hang out in..
Originally Posted By Ohana thats a great idea Manfred. it is true that the attraction will fall back into non-interested attendance levels again soon. i have a soft spot for it but am honest to know its not a big deal for modern audiences. if they turned it into a pixar cartoon theater with a tribute to the :amazing: John Lassetter it would likely be full. okay sorry, that last part was sarcastic
