ColoradoDreamin
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2015
So I was just thinking about this 5th gate idea. Let me first say I am one that doesn't expect a 5th gate anytime soon. I agree with the logic of money talks. What would a 5th gate do to get guest to stay longer. Or would a 5th gate just spread the crowd out more, and with the cost of developing and opening a 5th gate it would not be a financially wise decision to make.
But I was thinking about one idea, which I am sure would have a thousand holes, but still want to throw it out there. I love Disney, and personally have a hard time justifying a trip to Universal on my trips to Florida. I keep saying I will, and I am sure I will someday, but Disney is just too much of a draw. But I am not oblivious to the fact that Universal does have a draw to a crowd that for the most part Disney doesn't lock into. So what if that 5th gate targeted that audience. Maybe one could pull in more, without just reducing the attendance of the other parks.
So what audience (for the most part) is Universal getting that Disney is not winning - I would venture to guess it is the thrill seeker. The roller coasters, the teenagers and young adults. So what if a 5th gate targeted that group. I know it goes against what Disney typically does..the roller coaster theme park...but everybody will change especially when it comes to money. Still a lot of hurdles.
Going farther, what they could do is start small...in an area where they could see this 5th gate, build one large ride (like a coaster) must like the rumors of that large coaster going next to Universal (in competition with Universal no less). Obviously this would need to be really thought out...cause you still need parking and transportation (seeing the issues already) but if thought out well enough maybe one could build the park around it...as enough success comes from that one coaster (so it would have to be a pay to ride type thing). That would be a lot of planning...
I see it impossible to build an entire park on this idea from day 1, and probably impossible to even do it one piece at a time...but what do I know about planning a park.
I used to think about what a "new" Disney park would be. There would still need to be Imagineering on how this new park is "Disney". But there is so many creative people out there, I am sure there is a way to show how a movie ties into the park of thrill rides. I always thought about something like rides tied to natural weather events (learning how weather patterns like hurricanes and tornadoes and snow storms create). Disney buys the rights to Wizard of Oz and there's your tornado ride. Ok...I need to stop now cause I am really going out into leftfield...
But I was thinking about one idea, which I am sure would have a thousand holes, but still want to throw it out there. I love Disney, and personally have a hard time justifying a trip to Universal on my trips to Florida. I keep saying I will, and I am sure I will someday, but Disney is just too much of a draw. But I am not oblivious to the fact that Universal does have a draw to a crowd that for the most part Disney doesn't lock into. So what if that 5th gate targeted that audience. Maybe one could pull in more, without just reducing the attendance of the other parks.
So what audience (for the most part) is Universal getting that Disney is not winning - I would venture to guess it is the thrill seeker. The roller coasters, the teenagers and young adults. So what if a 5th gate targeted that group. I know it goes against what Disney typically does..the roller coaster theme park...but everybody will change especially when it comes to money. Still a lot of hurdles.
Going farther, what they could do is start small...in an area where they could see this 5th gate, build one large ride (like a coaster) must like the rumors of that large coaster going next to Universal (in competition with Universal no less). Obviously this would need to be really thought out...cause you still need parking and transportation (seeing the issues already) but if thought out well enough maybe one could build the park around it...as enough success comes from that one coaster (so it would have to be a pay to ride type thing). That would be a lot of planning...
I see it impossible to build an entire park on this idea from day 1, and probably impossible to even do it one piece at a time...but what do I know about planning a park.
I used to think about what a "new" Disney park would be. There would still need to be Imagineering on how this new park is "Disney". But there is so many creative people out there, I am sure there is a way to show how a movie ties into the park of thrill rides. I always thought about something like rides tied to natural weather events (learning how weather patterns like hurricanes and tornadoes and snow storms create). Disney buys the rights to Wizard of Oz and there's your tornado ride. Ok...I need to stop now cause I am really going out into leftfield...