Barca33Runner
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When it comes to adding, subtracting, and/or changing attractions at Disney I have…ideas. Like, all of the ideas. Way too many of the ideas. Although I have many, I’ll just go with a couple that should be easy and relatively actionable.
The simplest idea, no subtractions. If something is so unpopular that it must close, replace it. Or at least have a plan for the area moving forward. Crowds need somewhere to go and taking away attractions puts greater strain on the rest of the park. They seem to be doing a little better job of this recently, but even removing something like Primeval Whirl and making Dinoland, USA a relative lame duck land for a couple years really hurts.
As for replacing something, Tomorrowland Speedway should have been changed 20 (30?) years ago to lower emission ride vehicles and better theming. They even had a recent perfect opportunity with Tron construction to make changes. Even considering my previous statement about not closing anything, I would have 0 issue if they just closed this ride. My preference would be for it to be replaced as Sugar Rush Speedway with modernized ride vehicles, but it’s the one attraction that straight up closing it is preferable to its current state. It would be more appropriately placed at a $20 roadside carnival (where you are happy to just escape with your life) not the $200 a day Most Magical Place on Earth. The marginal amount of crowd it diverts does not outweigh the assault on the senses it gives off.
ETA: My preference for Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island to be replaced by a larger Villains Land rather than CarsLand East was detailed in another thread. I understand the Cars series is catnip for small children and that they have a tremendous proof of concept with CarsLand at DL, but I would have loved to see them go all-in on the Villains concept and have the land be a 2 e-ticket attraction area at opening (and something much closer to a 5th gate).
When it comes to adding, subtracting, and/or changing attractions at Disney I have…ideas. Like, all of the ideas. Way too many of the ideas. Although I have many, I’ll just go with a couple that should be easy and relatively actionable.
The simplest idea, no subtractions. If something is so unpopular that it must close, replace it. Or at least have a plan for the area moving forward. Crowds need somewhere to go and taking away attractions puts greater strain on the rest of the park. They seem to be doing a little better job of this recently, but even removing something like Primeval Whirl and making Dinoland, USA a relative lame duck land for a couple years really hurts.
As for replacing something, Tomorrowland Speedway should have been changed 20 (30?) years ago to lower emission ride vehicles and better theming. They even had a recent perfect opportunity with Tron construction to make changes. Even considering my previous statement about not closing anything, I would have 0 issue if they just closed this ride. My preference would be for it to be replaced as Sugar Rush Speedway with modernized ride vehicles, but it’s the one attraction that straight up closing it is preferable to its current state. It would be more appropriately placed at a $20 roadside carnival (where you are happy to just escape with your life) not the $200 a day Most Magical Place on Earth. The marginal amount of crowd it diverts does not outweigh the assault on the senses it gives off.
ETA: My preference for Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island to be replaced by a larger Villains Land rather than CarsLand East was detailed in another thread. I understand the Cars series is catnip for small children and that they have a tremendous proof of concept with CarsLand at DL, but I would have loved to see them go all-in on the Villains concept and have the land be a 2 e-ticket attraction area at opening (and something much closer to a 5th gate).
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