TiggerBouncy
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2013
Right, But they are not adding a fifth gate. For some reason, people have deadlocked into that need for a fifth gate. Disney has a different perspective. They feel that the 4 parks they have currently embrace the concepts they want. There has been - for many years - a desire to see a villain park. From what I have heard in the rumor mill, Disney actually sees some merit in the idea; but they want to place it within MK (and I can not say I disagree). They do not believe that warrants a full park by itself. Not that they couldn't come up with enough ideas. Just that they do not see it as a separate park concept.Exactly.
Universal has nothing new for the next 3 years, then all at once they open a new park. So, yes, in 2025 - that one year - Universal will introduce more than Disney. But if you count what Universal and Disney introduce in 2020-2025 or 2015-2025, still advantage, Disney.
If you example the parks, each has a distinct purpose.
So far any concept that Disney has had would feed into one of those 4 base themes. They have not had something that justifies in and of itself a new concept which cannot be met by the existing parks, and adding a new park adds a LOT of infrastructure which just seems unnecessary. I.E. you can add a Villian land in MK easily. But to add a fifth gate, you need ticket counters, roads, busses, parking lots, other mass transit. You need a lot more staff. You need backend / behind the scenes infrastructure. You need to do a TON of IT work. That's all before you even approach that a new park needs a dozen+ rides, shows, dozens of venues for food (your guests can't have to go to another park just to eat), etc, etc, etc.
Compare this to adding a villain section to MK which basically requires a few rides, a bathroom, 1-2 restrooms, and that's about it.
Universal HAS to make a new gate. They can't expand where they are and they do not have the infrastructure to support it, and conceptually they do not have the same layout that Disney has. Apples to Oranges. A new gate completely makes sense for Universal. It does not make sense for Disney.