Post #775807 by AceExplorer on Wed, May 10, 2017 6:26 AM

On 2017-05-09 21:07, EnchantedTikiGoth wrote:
You mean since New Fantasyland opened? :wink: I know this isn't a theme park debate thread, but Universal and Walt Disney World have different challenges. Universal has to keep opening up new attractions to keep their numbers up (running to stand still, as it were), while WDW has the challenge of managing the huge volumes of guests that already do come. It's easy to go goo-goo eyes over Volcano Bay because Disney's TWO huge, amazing waterparks have already been around for a while.

I thought about "New Fantasyland" and skipped it because it wasn't really in the category of new-from-scratch. And I considered that I might draw a response or two, thanks for the catch! :)

Good points about Universal and Disney, but I'm still standing on pretty firm ground when I say that Universal really thumped Disney. They really put themselves onto similar footing with quality of theming and guest impact. Universal did what previously only Disney did and it did not go unnoticed. While I'm not on the Disney board myself (heh) I have come to understand that it had an impact on how they came to green-light Avatar for Disney Animal Kingdom and a few other things. And, ironically, we know Universal Creative is headed up by an ex-Disney person who moved over when the proper enticements came. It's all very interesting.

You're right, not a theme park discussion board here, but it's nice to see tropical / faux Polynesian / tiki stuff coming in so solidly to theme parks.

I really appreciate and share your enthusiasm for themed entertainment and tiki. Let me know the next time you visit Florida, it would be great to meet up!