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Which is correct? Osborne or Osbourne (Wikipedia says the 1st)
Osborne lights will be moved to Disney Springs!!
And the un-most? Not all people can afford Disney
In a somewhat recent Disney Dish podcast with Jim Hill, Jim talked about how incredibly popular this attraction is even though it is only up for 2 months out of the year. This was discussed in relation to how the Streets of America space could be put to better use for DHS. According to Jim Hill, the lights are a huge draw, which is why they haven't re-purposed that space for something else. If what Jim says is true, it would be very surprising that Disney would impact the Streets of America with their expansion plans.
In a somewhat recent Disney Dish podcast with Jim Hill, Jim talked about how incredibly popular this attraction is even though it is only up for 2 months out of the year. This was discussed in relation to how the Streets of America space could be put to better use for DHS. According to Jim Hill, the lights are a huge draw, which is why they haven't re-purposed that space for something else. If what Jim says is true, it would be very surprising that Disney would impact the Streets of America with their expansion plans.
Assuming validity in the rumor. . .I don't listen to podcasts and don't know if anyone's quantified the popularity of the show, but it would have to be extremely large for a 2 month show -- that's only active a fraction of the night -- to outweigh the benefits of upgrades that could provide increased attendance for 12 months out of the year and throughout the entire day/night.
We greatly enjoyed the show when we saw it for the first (only) time in 2011, but other than the nights on that trip, we had no reason for visiting the Streets of America versus the rest of the park. If they have an opportunity to improve the use of that space, I would hope that they seize it, and I would also hope that they could find a new destination for the lights if possible.
In addition to drawing crowds into DHS, the Osborne lights create dozens of opportunities per year for private parties/events that take place after park closing. Those are hugely profitable, as staffing needs are minimal. And the people who attend those parties also have to have a park ticket for that day.
It's not unlike Tomorrowland Terrace. Yes, it sits dead most of the year. It's a big chunk of otherwise usable space in the Magic Kingdom. But for those peak crowd times, it's necessary. So it's maintained and available to handle things like overflow when a major counter service location gets a refurb (like breakfast during the Main Street Bakery refurb).
From what I have read, the Streets of America would be a later phase of the Pixar Place expansion. Star Wars Land's later phases would use space from the parking lot. Pixar will expand into the Backlot first, then Streets of Amer, and eventually into Animation Ctyd.In a somewhat recent Disney Dish podcast with Jim Hill, Jim talked about how incredibly popular this attraction is even though it is only up for 2 months out of the year. This was discussed in relation to how the Streets of America space could be put to better use for DHS. According to Jim Hill, the lights are a huge draw, which is why they haven't re-purposed that space for something else. If what Jim says is true, it would be very surprising that Disney would impact the Streets of America with their expansion plans.
I, for one, would be all kind of excited to see Star Wars Land, Carsland, Pixar Place, etc at HS. I was a bit surprised to see the other day that the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground was closed for refurbishment. If money is being spent on that, I can't imagine they are gonna just up and rip it out real soon. Even if the Streets of America is an area affcted later rather than sooner, as is mentioned in a prior post, I'd think it would be relatively soon and there would be little reason to refurb the playground. Based on that, my guess is the lights will be up at least next year.
Any word on a dates for 2013 yet? I have made some assumptions based on last year but this will affect what date I stay in Disney world through in November. Thanks!
Any word on a dates for 2013 yet? I have made some assumptions based on last year but this will affect what date I stay in Disney world through in November. Thanks!
I hope the dates are posted soon. We are going in Nov. this year. and would really like to see this. We are going to be booking within the next couple weeks.
I am not sure about the ending date for OL which is usually sometime in early January I believe but they start this year on Friday November 8th, the day we leave which if the rumor of this being the last year I am thinking of changeing.
We saw the OL for first time last year and loved them
That date will work well for us! We are planning on getting there on the 14th.
Hey Guys were heading down Nov 11-17 anyone know if there dates they will be lighting them up