im 5/13 6-8 hoping for some night time viewsI'm in on 5/15, and I can't freaking wait. It'll either be beautiful, or a beautiful disaster. Either way, a good time :ears:
how dark is it in Orlando at 8:00?
im 5/13 6-8 hoping for some night time viewsI'm in on 5/15, and I can't freaking wait. It'll either be beautiful, or a beautiful disaster. Either way, a good time :ears:
Has anyone posted the official image of the banshee toys yet?
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im 5/13 6-8 hoping for some night time views
how dark is it in Orlando at 8:00?
NFL was a joke. This is not. Contrary to most on this forum (which is primarily focused on Universal), I know lots of people who are planning a trip to WDW because of Pandora.
yeah i thought about that, great pointNice. Sunset will probably be close to 8, so you may get a few fleeting glimpses. But I wouldn't count on much.
I went 12-2. Hoping that if stuff is broken, I can huff and puff my way into the second session lol.
If they were expecting more, there would be more.
Disney is ready to go big time beyond just SWL, but the ROI on certain additions company wide have hindered how big they can go and when they can finally say "GO!". I personally think they are expecting bigger than Cars Land since #1 movie and all that; which is why I'm worried.
I switched from a Universal annual pass to a WDW annual pass for Animal Kingdom. I'm not a "local" being that I live 4 hours away.
Beg pardon?
What? The Animal Kingdom part or the local part? Lol
The new additions such as Pandora, ROL, the night time Safari, the tree of life shows are things I'm looking forward to. Also the new Magic Kingdom firework show and events like food and wine are things I will be attending so it just made sense to buy an AP.
There's a number of people in the world that will book a trip to WDW at the sight of anything new. With the exception of making a small visit to WDW after visiting Orlando for Hogsmeade, most of those I've talked to haven't been in 10+ years.This stuck out to me. I was told in 2014 New Fantasyland was driving attendance with some on twitter swearing up and down they heard and knew people booking just for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. This was in response to Diagon Alley and people saying NFL wasn't enough for the resort. Now it's "a joke". I simply don't buy what you're saying based on prior hyperbole.
What about FEA?Ah ok.
*Stares at Frozen Ever After*
There's a number of people in the world that will book a trip to WDW at the sight of anything new. With the exception of making a small visit to WDW after visiting Orlando for Hogsmeade, most of those I've talked to haven't been in 10+ years.
If you can't see the massive difference between NFL and Pandora...then I can't help you.
What about FEA?
I'm not excluding Avatar from that brand of thinking. I'm sure people will show up "just cause it's Disney". However, it's been a long time since this many of my friends been so interested in visiting.So why is Avatar excluded with this line of thinking?
Quality and problems aside, NFL has princesses. A huge selling point for any family with a little girl under 10 and also is based on properties that elevated the Disney name into what it is today, with decades of success.
Avatar is one hit film with a dwindling pop culture effect.
You said if they expected more, they would have done more. FEA is recent case of them using a huge IP with endless possibilities and shoehorning it in a 20 year old ride.
I'm not excluding Avatar from that brand of thinking. I'm sure people will show up "just cause it's Disney". However, it's been a long time since this many of my friends been so interested in visiting.
Having visited Cars Land, I'm far less convinced of the power of IP to attract guests. Despite Cars being my least favorite Pixar franchise by far, from the moment I stepped in, I was blown away. I love the place, and I keep going back. NFL was an incredibly weak expansion which, as you pointed out, appealed to a wide audience. Disney Princesses is one of the largest franchises there is, and yet... If anything, I think NFL is a perfect example of the relatively weak power of IPs in theme parks.
Disney never had high expectations for FEA, hence why we go what we got.
There was no advertising campaign for FEA, there is no restaurant. Did they even hold an opening ceremony?I agree that IP does not equal quality ride, however there is expectations that comes along with it. There was a worry when Cars Land was being built that they were spending more for a lesser known IP. Avatar is the #1 movie ever, has James Cameron's perfectionist attitude being involved, and is WDW's biggest project in years. Let's just say budget only went over by half, and list it at $750m... I better come out of the land feeling like I did after my honeymoon.
And yes, I've been to Cars Land. Loved the themeing. Ride is great. Everything else is fine. Tried to hard with some of the food and drink to ride off the Potter train.
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I better come out of the land feeling like I did after my honeymoon.
I think their expectation was that they would print money without having to put hardly any effort forth.if there was any expectations, it sure wasn't shown.
The Grand Opening Ceremony was cancelled due to Pulse.There was no advertising campaign for FEA, there is no restaurant. Did they even hold an opening ceremony?
if there was any expectations, it sure wasn't shown.