5th theme park?

[MJMcBride]

It just so happens that Disney now owns the theme park rights to a boy wizard by the name of Harry Potter! Let the magic begin!

We actually don't know that yet. I hope its true, it would make a nice addition to MGM.

 

[jesszac610]

It would be nice to have a 5th park especially if it has thrill rides me and my son are itchen to ride rockin roller coaster again,maybe these will be just as good. Thrill rides definitly turn me on I dont know if it'll ever happen but if it does ill be waiting!!!!

 

[Uptown Sasquatch]

If they added a fifth them park that would be great! All of the parks are perfect the way they are now but it doesn't hurt to add one more. Good luck with building the new installment if you do!

 

[MJMcBride]

All of the parks are perfect the way they are now but it doesn't hurt to add one more.

I feel an AV or Yoho reply coming.

 

[dbm20th]

I feel and AV or Yoho reply coming.

 

[m_kasch]

Fiddle Sticks!!!!
I just tried to book BWI for 2 adults for those dates with a 7 day MYW package.

My cost was 2,659.06
When I addecd the dining package the cost inceased to $3114.94

I guess my computer just won't let me in on the glitch.

Bad computer!!!

LOL

Fiddle Sticks here too!! My "pretend" vacation package also went up. I had Contemporary Tower MK View 2 adults from 12/20 - 12/27, for $5,023.62, and when I added the dining it was $5,569.48. Thank God I don't have to pay those prices, since I am related to a cast member!! Although an extra $38.99 per day really is not all that bad for food...but it is not FREE.

AV -- maybe since you hate DW so much and never plan to go there even though you spend all of your time critizing it, you can share your magical computer??

 

[raidermatt]

All of the parks are perfect the way they are now

I feel an AV or Yoho reply coming.

Heck, you can tackle that one!

 

[EUROPACL]

AV -- maybe since you hate DW so much and never plan to go there even though you spend all of your time critizing it,

 

[MJMcBride]

Heck, you can tackle that one!

wouldn't be nearly as much fun

 

[minnie61650]

wouldn't be nearly as much fun

 

[Another Voice]

Originally Posted by m_kasch
AV -- maybe since you hate DW so much and never plan to go there even though you spend all of your time critizing it,

Yea, you get used to that after a while.

Most “fans” are in this because they like Disney. They like going to the parks, they like eating at the character breakfasts, they like being surrounded by hidden mickeys. It’s a perfectly legitimate point of view. Their interest in the company goes no further than personal preference and personal experience.

Other people, however, enjoy understanding the “why’s and how’s” of Disney. There is always a certain fascination with seeing what goes on behind the curtain. There are people that want to understand why something is popular, what makes something “good” beyond a simple “I like it, I don’t like it” response, people who like the craft just as much as the fine product.

It’s the same with any hobby – there are people that drink wine just because they like the taste, there are some that enjoy knowing about soils and varieties of grapes and the history of vineyards.

Every now and then the two groups clash. No one likes to hear that something they like isn’t good in an artist sense – people with a detached appreciation can be baffled by others’ gut reactions. Neither group is right, neither group is bad. Both just look at that same thing in different ways.

Disney is special, certainly both a unique company and the most unique (and important) creative force that America produced. Disney’s films and parks have probably influenced more people than any other popular entertainment created. It’s worth while to understand it, to know why it was special and why it worked so well. And learning from the past is the best way to help keep things going in the future. It’s not a guarantee – nothing in entertainment is ever certain. But knowing why is the best way to figure out how to and the best chance Disney has to grow and continue making what we all like.

 

[Peter Pirate 2]

In that same vein Mr. Voice, it wasn't that long ago that "the Disney Way" was revered in both the academic and business communites. So much so that many institutions of higher learning had classes on "the Disney Way". It was a formula to be marveled at, one where customers were guests and employees were Cast Members. Where doing acceptable was never good enough. The goal was always to exceed expectations. Corporations from around the world studied and marveled at the plan and tried to implement it as best they could within their own framework. The dotcoms did well with the formula, taking it even further, so much so that most of the employees of those highly succesful companies became multi-millionaires right along with the creators. Pixar became more Disney than Disney.

Sadly those days are gone. It's obvious that Disney is still "good enough". They most certainly are preeminent in their field and wall st. certainly likes the numbers Iger is putting up. But just because the numbers are good and the product is acceptable (and sometimes great) doesn't mean they are still doing things "the Disney Way". Their ownership of the name gives them the right to proclaim they are still "Disney" but aside from their excellent marketing strategies, little else harkens to the day of exceeding a guests expectations. JMO.

 

[DS_DisneyFan]

I overheard some cast members at Disneyland talking, and they were saying that the Imagineers and Disney are working on building a ski resort of some type near Sequoia National Park in California. Did anyone else hear about this? Didn't Disney try to build something like this before without success?

 

[MJMcBride]

I overheard some cast members at Disneyland talking, and they were saying that the Imagineers and Disney are working on building a ski resort of some type near Sequoia National Park in California. Did anyone else hear about this? Didn't Disney try to build something like this before without success?

I don't know if its true, but it makes more sense than a 5th park at WDW. It would fit in with its current resorts like Vero Beach