Comments on: Disney CFO announces no 5th gate coming soon

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:12:26 +0000

I still say it makes absolutely no sense to ever build a 5th gate

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New WDW park???? - Page 6 - Disney World Trivia .com Forums — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:53:04 +0000

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By: David

David — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:46:36 +0000

Jon, let’s review the sentence shall we…

“If Disney feels they are not getting the teen crowd, and then build a thrill ride park, then numbers may increase.”

This is a hypothetical. Believe me, I don’t imply much

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:30:25 +0000

Not getting the teen crowd? What the hell? Are you implying that Universal and Sea World are getting the teen crowd? Is there some mysterious demographic that isn’t being serviced by all the parks already? How is Disney going to build a bunch of thrill rides when they take great efforts to hide their roller coasters in fake mountains?

By: Raidermatt

Raidermatt — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:51:19 +0000

I agree 100% with Matt. I think the phrase Mr. Staggs actually used was “foreseeable future”, and when it comes to public statements, foreseeable future means until 5:00.

That said, I don’t think they will move forward on a 5th gate anytime soon. On that, I’m in complete agreement with David that the wiser investment at this point is to work on the existing parks. I happen to think all four need some work, with AK and MGM needing the most. But MK and Epcot aren’t what they could/should be either.

As for whether a new park would increase overall visitation or just redistribute guests, I think that all depends on the park. If they open it before it’s anywhere close to being a full park, like they did with the last three domestic parks, then yes, I think it will only serve to redistribute.

But if they actually build something unique and original, and do it on a scale that provides good value to the guest, then I think they can most definitely attract new visitors and extend current guest stays.

Incidentally I don’t think building a thrill park aimed at teens is the way to do that.

By: David

David — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:47:44 +0000

Well, that depends on the park. If Disney feels they are not getting the teen crowd, and then build a thrill ride park, then numbers may increase. I’m not suggesting they do that, only offering a scenario