Comments on: 5th Gate: Future http://blog.mousekingdom.com/2006/04/20/5th-gate-future/ The Magic - seen from different points of view... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:13:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Simon Veness http://blog.mousekingdom.com/2006/04/20/5th-gate-future/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Simon Veness Mon, 24 Apr 2006 02:00:46 +0000 http://blog.mousekingdom.com/2006/04/20/5th-gate-future/#comment-394 All WDW management's current focus seems to be on 'fixing' various issues within the existing parks and resorts, rather than anything visionary for the future. The Animal Kingdom has already received a lot of attention with EE and there is more in the works with the new Finding Nemo musical. Disney are keen to see the park's attendance rise substantially (and people staying until closing time) before they green-light any 5th gate, unfortunately. Then when you consider all the rather confusing ideas being considered for the Pleasure Island area, the failed 2nd part of the Pop Century resort, problems with the public perception of Disney-MGM Studios and the ongoing public relations nightmare with Mission: Space at Epcot, WDW have WAY too much on their plates to even consider a new park. My best guess is, like Andy's, that the 50th anniversary <i>might</i> be the starting point for a new park, but there would have to be a lot of strong economic signals before even that could happen, IMHO. All WDW management’s current focus seems to be on ‘fixing’ various issues within the existing parks and resorts, rather than anything visionary for the future. The Animal Kingdom has already received a lot of attention with EE and there is more in the works with the new Finding Nemo musical. Disney are keen to see the park’s attendance rise substantially (and people staying until closing time) before they green-light any 5th gate, unfortunately. Then when you consider all the rather confusing ideas being considered for the Pleasure Island area, the failed 2nd part of the Pop Century resort, problems with the public perception of Disney-MGM Studios and the ongoing public relations nightmare with Mission: Space at Epcot, WDW have WAY too much on their plates to even consider a new park. My best guess is, like Andy’s, that the 50th anniversary might be the starting point for a new park, but there would have to be a lot of strong economic signals before even that could happen, IMHO.

]]> By: BellBoy http://blog.mousekingdom.com/2006/04/20/5th-gate-future/comment-page-1/#comment-335 BellBoy Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:43:23 +0000 http://blog.mousekingdom.com/2006/04/20/5th-gate-future/#comment-335 It is so exciting to think about, but you are right (I think) to say it is far off. Look at the stopped construction projects sitting dormant. Another gate would require expanded capacity across the board, and that is something that has stopped in Florida. It would take years of expansion much like what we saw before AK opened. We will have plenty of warning when it comes. http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jeff_lange/archive/2006/04/13/1813.aspx Thanks, love the posts!!! It is so exciting to think about, but you are right (I think) to say it is far off. Look at the stopped construction projects sitting dormant. Another gate would require expanded capacity across the board, and that is something that has stopped in Florida. It would take years of expansion much like what we saw before AK opened. We will have plenty of warning when it comes.

http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jeff_lange/archive/2006/04/13/1813.aspx

Thanks, love the posts!!!

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