WDW's Coaster Phobia

[MaryKatesMom]

Not at all. It just that every ride they don't ride tips the balance away from the image they are buying. They come to buy the image.



Actually, I do.

The first thing I said was that Disney needs more rides like Spiderman, Splash- I think those were the exact examples I used. (in my mind they are in the same realm) At 40"-44"mins, a majority of children can ride it. If the four year old rides, then grandma/grandpa are likely to at least consider riding. Everyone is also more likely to push their limit if the ride has great special effects, tells a great story, or offers a special perk (TSM vs. teacups).

Other parks have different demographics, but that's the experience WDW sells

Poll the folks waiting around the exterior of EE and SM while others ride. The look on their faces alone tells me they would not relish an additional opportunity to wait around for half an hour, not at WDW prices!

They pick WDW because they want the image in the commercials, not time apart. Family time is a precious commodity.

I don't mind waiting around at all to watch my DD's come up the escalator at space mountain with big smiles on our faces. Much better than telling me in the afternoon, which they did last trip, there is nothing else to do we want to go back to the hotel.

I would rather spend all of my 10 days at WDW instead of splitting the trip 6 at the Dolphin and 4 at Portofino bay. But as a parent it isn't about me now is it?

RNRRC is all of 90 seconds. We can manage to be apart that long. Not to mention I do go on some but not all with them.

Edited to add: Families have to split up all the time at the parks. If you have a teenage boy, you are NOT in Bibbity Bobbity Boutique.

 

[kbelle8995]

Mega coasters are not for me. I'm in if there's a place for me to watch and count all the cell phones and things that fall out of guests' pockets.

I don't think Disney has ever though of them as a company for coasters like Busch Gardens or Six Flags. If you every watch a Disneyland imaginears DVD, they talk how Walt was against rides of that variety. They had to push to get the matterhorn.

 

[Bigmo]

You're presupposing that the addition of one or two thrill rides would hamper this, which is untrue, as the existence of Space Mountain, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, and Tower of Terror does not compromise the family image Disney strives for. They're also three of the most-waited for attractions, as previously pointed out, proving that the demand is clearly there.

But in comparison the demand for Anna and Elsa and 7DMT is clearly head and shoulders above any coaster I have ever even heard of. I do not know of anyone who would wait in line for 6 hours to ride any coaster anywhere. I think Disney knows their target audience. I would love more huge thrill rides at Disney but I would rather see the look on mu little girls face when she meets the princesses and relives the fairy tales she has loved growing up.

 

[Brian Noble]

I find it hard to believe that any true Coaster Junkie would go to Disney of ONE Coaster.

Au contraire, mon frère. When M:S opened, a good number of CoasterBuzzers made the trip to check it out.

But, it doesn't really matter. It's clear that Disney has an idea of what sort of demographic they plan to serve based on where they've been investing, and on which of those investments have and have not drawn exceptionally well. For all the complaints that 7DMT is disappointing, it's still out-drawing everything not named Frozen. True, it's new, but so was Little Mermaid quite recently, and it did not pull this sort of attention even then.

 

[JoshuaShaw]

But in comparison the demand for Anna and Elsa and 7DMT is clearly head and shoulders above any coaster I have ever even heard of. I do not know of anyone who would wait in line for 6 hours to ride any coaster anywhere. I think Disney knows their target audience.

Let me know how their wait times are in 30 years. Comparing decades-old rides to brand new experiences is a bit of an unfair comparison. As for people waiting six hours for roller coasters, it happens frequently when new ones open.

I should note, I'm not trying to diminish the popularity of attractions aimed at younger guests. I believe we live in a world where both, thrilling or tame, experiences can be popular. I don't understand why people feel it has to be one or the other.

I would love more huge thrill rides at Disney but I would rather see the look on mu little girls face when she meets the princesses and relives the fairy tales she has loved growing up.

The two aren't mutually exclusive. That's one of the reasons I love Disney theme parks so much, because they've generally offered a decent spectrum of attraction types. It's possible to love both It's a Small World and Space Mountain, which I, and many other guests, do.

 

[Bigmo]

Let me know how their wait times are in 30 years. Comparing decades-old rides to brand new experiences is a bit of an unfair comparison. As for people waiting six hours for roller coasters, it happens frequently when new ones open.

I should note, I'm not trying to diminish the popularity of attractions aimed at younger guests. I believe we live in a world where both, thrilling or tame, experiences can be popular. I don't understand why people feel it has to be one or the other.


The two aren't mutually exclusive. That's one of the reasons I love Disney theme parks so much, because they've generally offered a decent spectrum of attraction types. It's possible to love both It's a Small World and Space Mountain, which I, and many other guests, do.

I actually loved all the rides at Disney this past week and am also a thrill ride junkie as well. I do know that the craze for some of these more recent attractions will die down with time. I also believe that there will be something new and exciting for that target audience to come along after that. With that said I do wish Disney would look into a area for more thrill rides. I do think that there is a audience who wants the thrill rides along with everything else that Disney offers.

 

[Cyrano]

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