Let's Do Something about that DCA Problem

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by mousepod

Moonliner has a point - but the counterpoint will always be TDS. It's hardly "Disney", it's not truly a resort, and it's butted up against TDL, which is clearly the more familiar park - yet it's incredibly popular and a marvel to behold. For me, it's all about the execution...

Bingo.

I always like to point out that my 4 top favorite attractions (HM, Space Mountain, PotC, Matterhorn) at Disneyland are NOT movie based attractions (well, Pirates used to not be...). And, it's no coincidence, that those 4 consistently rank among the top in the general population, so I'm not alone.
The only "Disney" element those attractions had was execution, to use Moonliner's terminology. They were the best attractions built in the world when they opened.

DCA simply doesn't have that, and no amount of rethemining, repackaging, repurposing, etc is going to change that. To me, the ONLY thing that will ever turn that place around is a comitment to true innovation. I don't think it needs a full, immediate* bulldoze. I think what it needs to get things rolling is a single, wholly original attraction, executed in true Disney fashion with style and quality. Restore some faith in the company that one can expect the best.





* However, I would expect/hope that if and when they ever get their act together and start taking the creative risks that made Disney what it is, or used to be, that someone does take a critical look at what's there now and start to bulldoze pieces in the name of progress