Disney World is about to open one of the most highly talked about attractions and they’re also expecting a soft summer.
A few things to note
1) Princess and the Frog is not a big IP
2) No one asked for the ride to be redone and while I'm sure most people will like it, its not something you fly to Florida for
3) Reviews are mixed and you can watch the ride online
4) Epic Universe is next year, thats when I plan on paying the dough to go to WDW and USF
I want to really clarify here why I've been pushing for the major IPs I have, they have fans....not just fans but life long fans who will travel to see X character or be in a land or ride based on said IP. I think like Video games, movies and many other media right now you can spend lots of money and hope thats enough but you need to listen to consumers on what they want
It costs a lot to travel and go tot he parks now, so think parks now have to be more careful with what they spend money on in the parks. Nintendo, Potter, Frozen, seem to be pretty safe bets which is why a rumor for Disney Forward is Frozen area/land.
If USH is happy with going back to coke can deals then continue on the current path and enjoy what your making but if you want growth, you need to pull more people side and look at the data available and focus on what will draw people and stop telling us what we want.
I love USH, I literally go.....weekly now. But doesn't mean I think its being run at 100 percent, I go enough to see people miss entertainment and shows from the park, which HHN seems to be trying to fix for it's event and love them for that but outside of Grinchmas and HHN they seem unwilling to make any other events to draw people in when its not crowded or spend less and hope deal draw people.
I vote for spending more to make more because we all benefit from that