Summer time isn't tourist season!?
In SoCal, it's less tourist season than Christmas.
Summer time isn't tourist season!?
We probably should have got a clue what was happening when so many people on the various Disney forums were unhappy with the opening dates because they had already booked their vacations at WDW and/or Disneyland and didn't want to be there on those dates because of anticipated overcrowding, plus they weren't big SW fans.I think he was right. Thing is, they over-marketed and made it seem like it would be hell on earth. That, along with price increases and blackouts have really hampered attendance imo.
Florida vs Cali, ENTIRELY different environment. People are on vacation and captive.
We probably should have got a clue what was happening when so many people on the various Disney forums were unhappy with the opening dates because they had already booked their vacations at WDW and/or Disneyland and didn't want to be there on those dates because of anticipated overcrowding, plus they weren't big SW fans.
I can see that point but both are tourist destinations.
Disney scared people so bad that they ran all the way from LA to Orlando, and got in line for Hagrid's coaster.
It's clearly an outrageous joke, note the emois. No harm in lightening discussions up a bit. Humor takes the bitterness off the discussion. Lighten up dude.Disney is the world's most famous regional theme park. It just happens to have an enormous local populace to fall back on.
Ugh let's not start this please, not even as a joke.
Disney scared people so bad that they ran all the way from LA to Orlando, and got in line for Hagrid's coaster.
It's clearly an outrageous joke, note the emois. No harm in lightening discussions up a bit. Humor takes the bitterness off the discussion. Lighten up dude.
I know you joke but I know two people who had planned to go to LA for the first time to see Star Wars before it opened in Orlando. They go in September time like me but once the opening date was announced for DHS, they changed their plans and decided to go to Orlando. Hagrid's is now a huge bonus.
Thanks Scott for literally proving my point.
Yeah, the thing is none of us should “want” the parks to be empty. It could easily cause Disney to rethink future investments/announcements at D23 this year.Opening both of the lands in the same year was definitely an error, and with no discerning differences between the two I'd also be willing to bet the value of visiting either/or is weighted more towards DHS, as I believe ultimately from the consumer pov it can be seen that Disney World offers a better value for your money if you're going to travel anyways... But if you're only Travelling for the experience of SW:GE, It doesn't make sense that it really isn't more flooded as both lands are the same.
I'm hyper critical of Disney as they've positioned themselves as the top dog for so long... But for all the heavy-handed criticism I've thrown their way involving SW:GE, I'm a fan of themed entertainment first and foremost and I'm not rooting for anyone's theme park to be empty.
I think what GESWL does at DHS is going to be crucial to the future of full scale IP lands for Disney. TSL didn't really end up as a strong attendance pull short of it's first week or two. Pandora has succeeded more on the strength of the really good FOP attraction than the land as a whole. New Fantasy Land never met expectations either. The first phase of Marvel at DC is fairly small, so what's to come after Spider Man isn't for sure yet. If DHS GESWL only ends up as a moderate success, Disney might end up backing off of these really expensive IP lands and go back to the concept of new IP attractions just placed in existing areas of their parks. I'm talking "Return on Investment' primarily, and single attractions might look more feasible if DHS GESWL doesn't deliver big time. It will certainly be interesting to watch what happens....Myself, I hope the GESWL areas get over this initial slump since I greatly prefer immersive new lands over individual attractions plucked down in an existing land/area.Yeah, the thing is none of us should “want” the parks to be empty. It could easily cause Disney to rethink future investments/announcements at D23 this year.
Almost as if they should focus on the parks being great as a whole and not focus on each new thing boosting attendance by 20 percentI think what GESWL does at DHS is going to be crucial to the future of full scale IP lands for Disney. TSL didn't really end up as a strong attendance pull short of it's first week or two. Pandora has succeeded more on the strength of the really good FOP attraction than the land as a whole. New Fantasy Land never met expectations either. The first phase of Marvel at DC is fairly small, so what's to come after Spider Man isn't for sure yet. If DHS GESWL only ends up as a moderate success, Disney might end up backing off of these really expensive IP lands and go back to the concept of new IP attractions just placed in existing areas of their parks. I'm talking "Return on Investment' primarily, and single attractions might look more feasible if DHS GESWL doesn't deliver big time. It will certainly be interesting to watch what happens....Myself, I hope the GESWL areas get over this initial slump since I greatly prefer immersive new lands over individual attractions plucked down in an existing land/area.
Oh wow, this is New.Disneyland just started a being a friend for $99 park hopper ticket for the summer. Desperate times.
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