Let's Do Something about that DCA Problem

innerSpaceman · 11-29-2006, 07:50 PM

Wow, according to Al’s latest Update, famed Imagineer Tony Baxter is pushing for a radical plan to roll DCA into Downtown Disney and give up on calling it a theme park and charging for admission to the failed project.

Zoiks ... I can’t imagine the suits at Disney going for this, although I think it is the only proposal that faces reality. Steve Lassiter’s plans call for millions in upgrades and new attractions ... but Baxter’s camp feels the park is inherently flawed and no amount of money will ever make it a worthwhile companion park to Disneyland. I have to agree.

This reminds me of the failed and similarly named "Grand Adventures" Park in Las Vegas. It was a lame theme park behind the MGM Grand hotel. Originally, admission was charged for entry and all attractions were included. It wasn’t long, though, before the admission charge was scrapped and everyone was free to wander around, paying separately for any rides. Um, that didn’t work either. No one wanted to even wander around the place. Granted, it was an outdoor park in the hot Las Vegas desert ... but MGM eventually bowed to the inevitable, and the place was bulldozed.

I don’t see much better a fate for DCA. Isn’t everyone pretty much wandering around there for free right now? No one’s paying admission, right? It’s 99% APs at all times, if I’m not mistaken.

Baxter’s plan calls for a hotel on Harbor, with new entrances there, on Katella, and perhaps a one or two from the existing DTD. New restaurants and shops would go in, and Vacation Club villas would be sprinkled throughout (that last part reportedly being the only thing that Lassiter is sparking to).

While I certainly wouldn’t mind some new restaurants at the Resort, I just don’t see any real difference coming from the plan to make DCA more officially an extension of Downtown Disney. Oh, I certainly think Baxter’s plan is far more feasible than Lassiter’s pipe(smokin’)-dream of turning DCA into a successful theme park. But frankly I think the MGM plan is best of all: Bring in the bulldozers.

11-29-2006, 07:50 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Let's Do Something about that DCA Problem Wow, according to Al’s latest Update, famed Imagineer Tony Baxter is pushing for a radical plan to roll DCA into Downtown Disney and give up on calling it a theme park and charging for admission to the failed project. Zoiks ... I can’t imagine the suits at Disney going for this, although I think it is the only proposal that faces reality. Steve Lassiter’s plans call for millions in upgrades and new attractions ... but Baxter’s camp feels the park is inherently flawed and no amount of money will ever make it a worthwhile companion park to Disneyland. I have to agree. This reminds me of the failed and similarly named "Grand Adventures" Park in Las Vegas. It was a lame theme park behind the MGM Grand hotel. Originally, admission was charged for entry and all attractions were included. It wasn’t long, though, before the admission charge was scrapped and everyone was free to wander around, paying separately for any rides. Um, that didn’t work either. No one wanted to even wander around the place. Granted, it was an outdoor park in the hot Las Vegas desert ... but MGM eventually bowed to the inevitable, and the place was bulldozed. I don’t see much better a fate for DCA. Isn’t everyone pretty much wandering around there for free right now? No one’s paying admission, right? It’s 99% APs at all times, if I’m not mistaken. Baxter’s plan calls for a hotel on Harbor, with new entrances there, on Katella, and perhaps a one or two from the existing DTD. New restaurants and shops would go in, and Vacation Club villas would be sprinkled throughout (that last part reportedly being the only thing that Lassiter is sparking to). While I certainly wouldn’t mind some new restaurants at the Resort, I just don’t see any real difference coming from the plan to make DCA more officially an extension of Downtown Disney. Oh, I certainly think Baxter’s plan is far more feasible than Lassiter’s pipe(smokin’)-dream of turning DCA into a successful theme park. But frankly I think the MGM plan is best of all: Bring in the bulldozers.
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