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mikepizzo said:
But you can keep Oi-Oi Puff? I don't get it. Change everything or (better yet) don't change anything. Nothing immerses me into a land more than going onto a foreign planet...and ordering Fried Chicken...
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yeah, was chatting with some other people about this and I think it comes down to that the vast majority of guests to Disney don't want to experience it as if they are going to some place "foreign" - they just want to experience going to Disney and having fun and riding rides and not going that extra level. So while your thought process might not be the exception here, in this thread, it likely is amongst the average guest to the park

Which is the issue/challenge with trying to have this immersive land inside an existing park - you aren't just getting the super fans there and, at least so far, Disney wasn't able to get the right balance and they need to make sure the "Disney fans" that come are happy vs the "Star Wars" fans that want the full immersion (and that overlap was perhaps smaller than they expected).

Plus, with the main ride still down and the prices being like 10-20% higher than in the rest of the park, people are probably less forgiving than if they though the rest of the land made up for any small inconvenience
 
TheMaxRebo said:
yeah, was chatting with some other people about this and I think it comes down to that the vast majority of guests to Disney don't want to experience it as if they are going to some place "foreign" - they just want to experience going to Disney and having fun and riding rides and not going that extra level. So while your thought process might not be the exception here, in this thread, it likely is amongst the average guest to the park

Which is the issue/challenge with trying to have this immersive land inside an existing park - you aren't just getting the super fans there and, at least so far, Disney wasn't able to get the right balance and they need to make sure the "Disney fans" that come are happy vs the "Star Wars" fans that want the full immersion (and that overlap was perhaps smaller than they expected).

Plus, with the main ride still down and the prices being like 10-20% higher than in the rest of the park, people are probably less forgiving than if they though the rest of the land made up for any small inconvenience
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I feel this is true because a majority of Domestic Disney park guests might be DISNEY crazy but arent up to visiting the Non North American parks, I feel like there is a difference between normal North American Disney fans and those who really want to explore Disney everywhere in whatever culture it can be explored in.
 


Mackenzie Click-Mickelson said:
So how long has it been closed for so far? (I haven't kept up on it).
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it closed on December 3rd 2018 - so looking at a near 2 year closure

Which I think was the expected timeline in total, but there was some thinking it might close while they do some work, then could reopen and then close again, but guess they will just keep it down the entire time
 
only hope said:
There goes the One Man's Dream (forgot the new name) film that's actually about Walt yet again...trailers can be watched online. Seems like almost every time we're there it's a preview running.
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These previews are typically more than just a trailer .... but I wish there was a way to do it without removing the One Man's Dream video - maybe have them alternate or something?
 
TheMaxRebo said:
Yeah, definitely trying to look ok at the positive side impact of TT bring down that it likely means SSE will still be open

We are going Presidents week so just resting ripple effect of more rides being down when it already tends to be crowded
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Yeah - tough enough as it is with crowds and so few rides. It'll also just mean more people going for Frozen and Soarin' for their Tier 1 FPs too.

We're actually going the first week of February because our kids happen to have inservice days and are off 2/3 and 2/4. We get the benefit of a short school week to take them out without it being the holiday week so we're hoping the crowds won't be too bad.
 
skier_pete said:
Hey @TheMaxRebo - looks like we'll be there at the same time again. Time for another beer/sightline survey?
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Wow, so our trips are almost matching up twice - just figured out over on the DVC Fan Facebook page that @skier_pete and I are both at Boardwalk for a trip next weekend. That's our kid-free trip, but then we're taking the kids the first week of February.

A couple of firsts for us though - next weekend will be our first time staying at Boardwalk, then we'll be split-staying our February trip with 4 nights at Riviera (obviously a first) and 4 nights at Poly. Stayed at Poly regular, but not the DVC.
 
Brianstl said:
Is this just being announced now? That would be the bigger issue for me. Seems pretty late to do this to people who have thought they had a solid vacation plan and those that bought midday magic tickets.
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It may not have been officially announced that it was a corporate event, but it was clearly on the calendar for months.
 
TheMaxRebo said:
yeah, was chatting with some other people about this and I think it comes down to that the vast majority of guests to Disney don't want to experience it as if they are going to some place "foreign" - they just want to experience going to Disney and having fun and riding rides and not going that extra level. So while your thought process might not be the exception here, in this thread, it likely is amongst the average guest to the park

Which is the issue/challenge with trying to have this immersive land inside an existing park - you aren't just getting the super fans there and, at least so far, Disney wasn't able to get the right balance and they need to make sure the "Disney fans" that come are happy vs the "Star Wars" fans that want the full immersion (and that overlap was perhaps smaller than they expected).

Plus, with the main ride still down and the prices being like 10-20% higher than in the rest of the park, people are probably less forgiving than if they though the rest of the land made up for any small inconvenience
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If they're giving up on immersion, they are kind of giving up on the main concept of the land.
 
OSUZorba said:
If they're giving up on immersion, they are kind of giving up on the main concept of the land.
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yeah, or at least what makes it unique and what they were preaching about how it would be "next level" of theme park, etc. .... now just like other lands - which is fine, but then comes down to attractions and entertainment, etc.
 
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