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At least that'll go from 4-12 before outright closing up shop.
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Absolutely not joking, they've gotta be on the chopping block, right? I'd set it up as an HHN pop-up space so that I wouldn't have to keep retheming the Coconut Club every yearYou joke…
Can’t say I really care because I never saw myself doing this, but I do think people in both the dancing-on-the-grave and the genuinely sad camp are missing the bigger picture. This was a unique and first-of-its-kind experience at this scale. The first iteration in the innovation pipeline is rarely successful. If Disney (or someone else) can figure out how to take what worked here, streamline it, and make it more accessible, then the whole venture will ultimately have been worth it to some degree.
I think the problem was always that what this brought to the table didn’t really correspond with Star Wars. Given how successful it was from a satisfaction standpoint, I have no doubt someone will figure out the right application eventually.
I think the parks are going to wish they could just fast forward to '25 lol. Going to be same situation as pre-Hogsmeade.and....WDW attendance has appeared to nosedive the last month....so future SW Hotel bookings might have been 'projected' to drop drastically. Get out while the getting is good. This might be a tough year for Orlando theme parks. Covid money gone, and customers dissatisfied with the direction, cost and operational, parks/hotels have taken in the last couple of years.....and economic uncertainty, actual or imagined, looming in people's minds.
Can’t say I really care because I never saw myself doing this, but I do think people in both the dancing-on-the-grave and the genuinely sad camp are missing the bigger picture. This was a unique and first-of-its-kind experience at this scale. The first iteration in the innovation pipeline is rarely successful. If Disney (or someone else) can figure out how to take what worked here, streamline it, and make it more accessible, then the whole venture will ultimately have been worth it to some degree.
I think the problem was always that what this brought to the table didn’t really correspond with Star Wars. Given how successful it was from a satisfaction standpoint, I have no doubt someone will figure out the right application eventually.
Welp went right past that didn't they?I’m pretty sure I already know the answer but: Disney doesn’t offer a discount on your second (and beyond) visit, do they? After several months it’s clear comments about GC lean towards an overall great experience usually followed by some variation of wanting to go back but not at that price point.
These experiences exist all over, just Disney fans don’t pay attention to them. Excited to do Sleep No More in august
Punchdrunk is probably the only theatrical company that has figured out how to do these types of experiences at a larger scale at an acceptable price point. Other companies have experimented with more linear productions that don't quite produce the same level of agency or discovery. That has come with significant compromises, including a lack of spoken dialogue (outside of a few select moments) and an inevitable reality where only some guests get to experience the most special moments (a problem that also existed with Starcruiser).
If you all are genuinely interested in learning more about how immersive theater is crafted and how it has evolved over the past several decades, I really encourage you to check out the Punchdrunk Encyclopedia. It's been very illuminating.
Not just Punckdrunk but Meow wolf is showing how these large installs can be done.
Okay, I’ll take your word for it but let’s be honest…having Star Wars and Disney attached opened it up to a whole new level of exposure. Which is why I said in the post you quoted, “This was a unique and first-of-its-kind experience at this scale.” Scaling up an existing product to a mass market still puts it at the beginning of the product innovation timeline.These experiences exist all over, just Disney fans don’t pay attention to them. Excited to do Sleep No More in august
Okay, I’ll take your word for it but let’s be honest…having Star Wars and Disney attached opened it up to a whole new level of exposure. Which is why I said in the post you quoted, “This was a unique and first-of-its-kind experience at this scale.” Scaling up an existing product to a mass market still puts it at the beginning of the product innovation timeline.