Shouldn't Disney have close to the same amount of attractions...

[kiford]

We find that so much of MK is devoted to younger children that we consider it to have fewer attractions from our perspective. And attractions to us aren't just thrill rides - we do love them, but they aren't the be-all and end-all for us. We like to spend time doing lots of other things. We can spend an entire day at Epcot without even going into the attractions. We'll wander through the shops in the World Showcase, watch performers out in the streets, people watch... And we can spend hours in Animal Kingdom going through the animal exhibits. The number of "attractions" per park is somewhat in the eye of the beholder. That's what we like about WDW. It can be as thrilling or sedate as you like on any particular day not just a series of roller coasters.

 

[Davey Jones II]

The MK opened in 1971. Of course it's going to be better and more complete than the other parks, which opened much later.

 

[jade1]

DL and DCA combine to pretty much the same number of rides as all 4 WDW parks now, all in a space roughly the size of Epcot.

Exactly, which I would hate compared to what WDW has dispersed into. Some would probably prefer that it were all in 1 big park, or even the first 2-not me.

 

[fluffykalie]

Disney fixed that. According to their 1st quarter earnings, attendance at WDW was down Jan-Mar 2016 but revenue was up thanks to higher pricing, Iger made it out to be a perfect balance (attendance at DLR was up, IIRC).

i do not think its just the price increase that has caused slightly lower crowds. I think all the attractions closing and all the new attractions coming soon has caused some people to wait. I had a trip planned for august resort booked tickets bought then canceled it because we dont want to just vacation at disney and to much is closed right now for it to be worth our time and money. If disney had been expanding more right now instead of replacing we may have still gone. money is not the only reason if people are going right now or not.

 

[maltdizzy]

i do not think its just the price increase that has caused slightly lower crowds. I think all the attractions closing and all the new attractions coming soon has caused some people to wait. I had a trip planned for august resort booked tickets bought then canceled it because we dont want to just vacation at disney and to much is closed right now for it to be worth our time and money. If disney had been expanding more right now instead of replacing we may have still gone. money is not the only reason if people are going right now or not.

That wasn't my reasoning, it was Bob Igers in the earnings presentation.

 

[captain america 2003]

To reiterate...I love EP , HS , & AK , they are all great parks with so many unique experiences . Having said that I still think and feel that each of them needs to grow . Over the past 15 years or so what we've gotten in these parks has been change , mostly good but not always . EP lost the Wonders of Life pavilion which was not replaced with anything . It contained 3 attractions . The Innoventions Pavilions have been lacking anything substantial for a while now other than Sum of All Thrills . And let's not forget how the Imagination Pavilion has become a shell of it's former self . Moving on to HS now we've lost over the past few years or so Sounds Dangerous , the afternoon parade , & The Legend of Jack Sparrow . AK , is in the process of finally getting some new attractions but it still needs more expansion in my opinion . Hopefully we will get ROL within the next few months and it will be a big upgrade over the Jungle Book understudy show but we did lose the MJJP here and I for one would like to see an afternoon parade return here (and at HS & EP for that matter ) . I don't mean to imply I want all thrill rides/coasters , but one more per park would be nice , and the rest can be a mixture of dark rides , simulators , shows , whatever ...as long as they're quality attractions .