lockedoutlogic
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 26, 2007
From an attendance point of view, and general acceptance by the average Disney fan, DCA was rejected by Disney fans while DHS and AK were just "half-day" parks in some people's minds and still, overall, embraced.
Heck, some might argue (not me ) that WDW fans are spoiled. They got not one, not two, not three, but four parks in a 27 year period (1971-1998). That is tons of attention. As mentioned earlier, DLR has gotten one new park (which was DOA and needed a complete overhaul) and DL has not gotten a major new ride in 22 years. Yes, the WDW effort was pre-Iger. But when he took over, other parts of Disney were in deeper trouble. It affected the brand. I do not think they forgot about WDW, but they focused on other things for WDW (like MDE). For that first 6 years (2006-2012) neither resort saw much actually installed. Starting in 2012 things came to fruition.
Anyways, it is surprising (and instructive) for me to hear some of you folks down on Iger. I had no idea folks felt that way. So I have learned something.
They got 4 parks because there was much more money to be made on the east coast...considering where it was In relation to the megalopolis and Western Europe...
And again...it was wide open land...not slammed next to the 5.
Half of the us population...including most of the old money...is within a 2 hour flight of Orlando.
And Eisner did like the east coast customer...there was no doubt.
But the rest is just simple money concerns.