With rumors flying about that Epcot will become a second Magic Kingdom by stuffing IPs into it and betraying the educational mission of the park, I was curious to know more about how Disney leadership is acting. Stuffing IPs into the park feels cheap and doesn't possess the lasting appeal of classic attractions. It astounds me that Disney leadership considers Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion to be classics, but not Spaceship Earth, The Great Movie Ride, Universe of Energy, El Rio del Tiempo and Maelstrom. It seems it would be cheaper on their part to simply update the rides and sell them as Disney classics in the same way Magic Kingdom classics have, and it would still retain the integrity of the ideas each park is built on. I like Frozen Ever After, but it's almost insulting to stick that into a part of Epcot that was supposed to showcase Norway and its culture. The same with the Great Movie Ride, removing an attraction that is the epitome of what Hollywood Studios is about. With rumors of Coco, Ratatouille, Mary Poppins, Inside Out and Guardians of the Galaxy coming to Epcot, it seems the park will completely lose its identity. It seems a poor attempt at making a quick buck, as opposed to making a lasting Disney legacy. Even though I love Universal, they have always felt cheaper than Disney, replacing their classic attractions by stuffing in IPs, with Disney being on this same path.
I've also heard of numerous instances where Disney has cheaped out in other places, whether it be the type of soap used in resorts, the lack of desperately needed monorail tracks to DHS and DAK, or the lack of an update to the monorails themselves. I also noticed that on Navi River Journey, it's a ride where you can easily tell budget cuts were made. Why is there only one animatronic and the rest of the ride screens? I like the ride, but even slow moving animatronic animals would have sufficed to make it a much more interesting experience. Screens have their place in enhancing rides as they do in the Dinosaur refurb, but to rely on them, again feels cheap.
I've heard it was the case that the acquisition of Marvel influenced the culture of Disney leadership to act in this way, cheaping out on the experience. I don't know much about this and couldn't really find information on it. I was hoping that someone could give me some more background on this, or really just a general overview of why Disney has taken this turn. Is Bob Iger a factor and when he leaves, will this get better of worse? I'm looking for all information I can get my hands on if possible.
I've also heard of numerous instances where Disney has cheaped out in other places, whether it be the type of soap used in resorts, the lack of desperately needed monorail tracks to DHS and DAK, or the lack of an update to the monorails themselves. I also noticed that on Navi River Journey, it's a ride where you can easily tell budget cuts were made. Why is there only one animatronic and the rest of the ride screens? I like the ride, but even slow moving animatronic animals would have sufficed to make it a much more interesting experience. Screens have their place in enhancing rides as they do in the Dinosaur refurb, but to rely on them, again feels cheap.
I've heard it was the case that the acquisition of Marvel influenced the culture of Disney leadership to act in this way, cheaping out on the experience. I don't know much about this and couldn't really find information on it. I was hoping that someone could give me some more background on this, or really just a general overview of why Disney has taken this turn. Is Bob Iger a factor and when he leaves, will this get better of worse? I'm looking for all information I can get my hands on if possible.