Keep in mind....The name "Cars Land" is just that....A land dedicated to the Cars movies. There's nothing to say it won't look and feel different than DCA with non-duplicated attractions.
Wish I could believe that will be the case.
But why spend $50 million on development when they can do it a lot cheaper with a Xerox machine.
Guess we'll know soon enough.
Because Disney knows most people don't go to both DLR and WDW.
I loved Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, but I'm not getting on a plane and taking my family of 4 to the west coast because DLR has it and WDW doesn't.
I don't know where you live but judging by the "I'm not getting on a plane" comment, I assume it's within driving distance of WDW. Obviously the closer one lives to a park, the less likely they are to visit the other. Those who live in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and other close states will not visit Disneyland in great numbers. Similarly those living in parts of California, Nevada, etc won't make it to WDW often.
You're right, I do live within driving distance, I'm in Charlotte. From my driveway to WDW it's 7.5 hours. I still believe that most families up the entire east coast are more willing to get in a car and drive or fly to WDW, then fly out to the west coast to DLR.
For most families its more economical to drive 12-13 hours than it is to fly an entire family of 4 almost anywhere.
You're probably right. But again, that's still just a fraction of the US.
We live in Ohio and it's an 18 hour drive. I've made that drive a couple of times but we've flown far more often. People in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, NY, NJ, New England states, Illinois and everywhere west of that are outside of your 12-13 hour comfort zone.
Some people will still make those long drives, but I'm sure the percentages get smaller as you go further north and west.
My point is simply that there are a lot of people who aren't already drivers, who could have relatively equal access to DL or WDW. Depending on where you live, it may cost a little more to visit one than the other. It may take more time to get there. But with the proper incentive, people will choose to visit the more distant, more expensive destination.
Cloning attractions removes that incentive entirely. It just seems short-sighted to me.
Outside of that 12-13 hours yes I agree, they are already flying, but there's very large amount of the US population within that 12-13 hours that aren't going to go to the West Coast simply because DCA has a Carsland and WDW doesn't.
Today...right now...yes I agree.
However, if Disney were making a concerted effort to differentiate the two Resorts, there would be many reasons to visit both. Put it this way: If they copy Cars Land in FL, the percentage of people willing to visit both Resorts TODAY will only decrease. A cloned Cars Land gives people living in the East and Midwest one less reason to visit DL.
Speaking solely for myself, I like Disneyland better than WDW. Haven't been to DL as many times so I'm sure that is part of the reason. Even though DL requires a longer, often more expensive flight, given a choice I would go to DL over WDW.
Cloning Cars Land at DHS--while removing two of its unique attractions--does nothing to encourage me to spend more time & money at WDW. I'm sure the same is true of folks living west of the Mississippi.
But why rob Peter to pay Paul?
By making them "unique", Disney would not only be competing with Universal, Sea world, and every other theme park in the country, but they would also be competing with themselves. To me history proves that Disney can support and make a massive profit with 2 resorts on both sides of the country.
By bringing a lot of the same attractions to each park, it reduces the cost for disney and allows them to do more with their money. That's good for the guest.
Remember, there's already a big difference between the resorts to begin with.
Regarding your comment about it doesnt encourage you to spend more. Maybe it doesnt, but Disney can't let DHS sit like it is get stale, they have to compete with Universal and keep their guest on property longer and keep them from going to Universal and WWOHP.
It does entice my family of 4. We have 2 young boys, while the new fanastyland is still very princess heavy, this is a big deal for my family, its more stuff for our boys to do.
When guests see appeal in both destinations, it becomes a win for Disney.