Quick example: people who complain that Disney is no longer innovative with rides because a new ride is announced that uses a pre-existing ride system. Well, most of Magic Kingdom was just a rebuild of Disneyland. So this idea that if every new ride isn't a completely unique ride system, then Disney isn't the innovator it once was, is an unrealistic vision of what it ever was. Yes, Disney was an innovator, but it also reused ride systems and rides constantly.
I don't think anyone ever did or would suggest that EVERYTHING has to be new...
And lets not even go the "Disney always uses old stuff" route...
The tubular rail (all metal rollercoasters...90% of the worlds supply), flume systems, the omnimover, AA, computer control, synchronized control, about a dozen safety systems, the pre show, the on ride photo, the shop dump, the multipark complex, the multiday ticket, the fastpass system (1.0... Still the standard bearer for simplicity and usability)
These were all firsts and are not small things.
Disney has installed a co-developed ride, a clone, another clone, a repurposed spinner and clone, and one junior coaster with one AA scene, and numerous overlays of existing systems...
Actually just tWO: nemo and frozen out of place...
...Since 2005...four parks, 10 years, tens of billions in revenue, hundreds of millions in walkaway profit.
Avatar will open to expand that dearth period to 14 years...
That's a lot of parks and alot of stagnation time for themeparks.
It just is...hard to counterpoint it.
And...if anyone is gonna tell
Me that the pace of construction isnt a problem...and a deliberate tactic...we are just NOT gonna be able to have tea together