This board is proof that Disney and Universal cater to very different audiences.
Now days, yes, I agree there. In years past, however, the gap was not so glaringly obvious and, unfortunately, I fear Disney has started to forget part of the audience who originally propelled them into success in the first place. I also fear that if they don't soon remember that they must appeal to a broader audience, their audiences as a whole (as well as their profits) will eventually begin to suffer as a result; no matter what Disney optimists may think. Even a restaurant chain knows to sell food that appeals to people of all ages and Universal has been getting much better at this concept steadily over the last ten years or so. Disney, on the other hand, seems to have been going the opposite way over the same time span, I just don't understand their logic. All the hotels and resorts in the world won't bring people in if there is nothing
new worth doing in the parks for adults anymore. An exaggeration now, sure; but in the future? Nothing and nobody is
truly too big to fail. Even if Disney has been on top since before some of you were born (myself included), I hate to have to be the one to break it to some of you but nothing lasts forever.
Back on topic, good to see some news on this thing again (referring to the brief video and previous photo link). I still look forward to riding this thing someday, whenever they finally finish it and when I can get another free ticket to go there :thumbs:. I know it won't be anything 'ground breaking' but I like all rides personally (excepted little kiddie ones, which this obviously won't be) and especially roller coaster rides. Yes, even the tamer ones like this are still fun. Have you ever rode Primeval Whirl? When me and my friends first saw it we almost didn't go on it because it looked so kiddie like. Thankfully, and mostly because Animal Kingdom has very little else to do if you spend a whole day there, we tried it. While its small and not super fast, we still loved it (although I would have definitely preferred the ride originally proposed much more). It was still a lot of laughs! I still think Seven Dwarfs will end up being the best, and obviously most thrilling, ride in the new Fantasyland.