I mean, Jim Hill (for whatever his info's worth) says it's not closing down for the retheme until sometime in 2022. At Magic Kingdom, anyway.
Do you think they’ll do Disneyland’s sooner since they don’t have a big anniversary event to hype up?
I mean, Jim Hill (for whatever his info's worth) says it's not closing down for the retheme until sometime in 2022. At Magic Kingdom, anyway.
Back in the day yes, but Jaws as an IP now is not that strong. I'm sure in one year of HP stuff sold more than the entire 30 years of Jaws in parks. Wands are like almost 100 bucks and butter beers always have a line.You’re comparing apples to oranges in regards to the discussion of Splash Mountain.
Jaws, the film, has done way more for Universal than the Harry Potter films, simply because HP isn’t Universal. Both are strong IPs to present in a theme park.
Song of the South has done more to damage Disney. Its presence in the parks was inappropriate from the start, although widely loved (even by myself). PatF will undoubtedly do more for the parks and Disney as a company with its conversion to PatF.
Jaws was simply a good business move due to cost and foot print.
Do you think they’ll do Disneyland’s sooner since they don’t have a big anniversary event to hype up?
Potter will be a flop, calling it nowJosh D'Amaro speaks on the matter:
"We actually have been working on it for well over a year. In fact, I was a part of those conversations over a year ago. Listen, our stories evolve all the time. I mean, back from when Walt started Disneyland back in 1955, he stated that if we would continue to evolve our stories, that they're never ending, that they'll always be contemporary. And I think that that's what you're seeing with Splash Mountain.
I keep using the same word, but I'm really proud of this team and what we're doing on this front. I think Splash Mountain, no doubt, is a sacred attraction to many of our guests. And I think you're going to love what we're doing in making the attraction even more contemporary."
Make if it what you will. It is somewhat telling that -- every time they need to justify making a change -- they drag out some variation of something Walt Disney said once (in contexts that aren't really reflective of what he likely meant).
The "you're going to love what's coming" is the standard operating procedure when talking about replacing a beloved attraction (I still remember Universal's statement announcing Jaws was going away, and it was very similar). But if "making it more contemporary" means significantly fewer animatronics, it's going to be difficult for me to "love" it.
Also, for better or worse, this is going to be the first modern dark ride put in MK using Disney's current "tricks of the trade".
It will feel different than Splash does currently, but what I've seen of the attraction gives me hope.
Meet in the middle.So a small handful of animatronics and lots of projected media.
I'm assuming you're not at liberty to share what gives you hope, but would you say the end result is going to be closer to current Splash Mountain or, say, Na'vi River Journey?
Meet in the middle.
Magic Kingdom rides just can't stop having maintenance issues.Not even rides on the chopping block can escape the Chapek Curse!
Splash Mountain log flume ride sinks at Disney World's Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney World's Splash Mountain hit rough waters Sunday as Twitter users posted video of a submerged log flume ride they were in moments earlier.www.usatoday.com
Not even rides on the chopping block can escape the Chapek Curse!
Splash Mountain log flume ride sinks at Disney World's Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney World's Splash Mountain hit rough waters Sunday as Twitter users posted video of a submerged log flume ride they were in moments earlier.www.usatoday.com
I hope the CM doesn't get in toruble....I'm sure they were doing what they were trained/told to this is on Disney rather than the person. They most likely didn't want to get fired and its sad but true you can get fired over doing the right thing over what you are told to doI know this person was just doing their job, but at a certain point, common sense comes into play. I've been in situations with guests as a frontline worker and i've totally bypassed protocol sometimes because in certain situations, such as this one, following "standard operating procedures" just becomes stupid and not only makes no sense, but it makes YOU look stupid and makes the guest mad.
Oh that's true but the threat of that only entices me moreI hope the CM doesn't get in toruble....I'm sure they were doing what they were trained/told to this is on Disney rather than the person. They most likely didn't want to get fired and its sad but true you can get fired over doing the right thing over what you are told to do