i think you may have misunderstood what i said. when HP opened in Orlando, Hollywood also saw massive attendance boosts that were furthered when it actually opened here. this is likely due to association. SLoP helps add the ride count to the park, so even if that ride itself doesn't draw people (though i do think it'll help with younger families) just having another ride listed makes the park seem bigger/more worth it. again, DL just didn't really have a chance once RotR opened and regardless the land itself did not come out as great as HP and Nintendo lands are. It's not about the Mario Kart ride, it's about the Nintendo IP and how the land looks/will look in advertising material. in both of those, this land is a major win. Mario is a universally loved and known character, and you can see through Switch sales that this is still something the general public cares about. People are also not reading rumors and leaks and won't necessarily know that this is coming to Orlando, and even if they did might not want to wait 3 years. I do think if we see a summer opening (unlikely though it may be) it would do a lot more than a winter opening. also, LA is already a tourist destination. a lot of this is driving tourists already coming to the parks, not just getting them to make a trip for the park. if they can get people to do one day disney and one day universal instead of two days disney, that's gonna help.
