Exactly what I thought...”brand new worlds first 2021 etc”Hopefully now they can launch The World of David Walliams next season with a completed ride line up, instead of the rushed attempt this year
I'd be amazed if there's money available to put anything extra in next year, Merlin will be cutting everything to try and recover from this year.Hopefully now they can launch The World of David Walliams next season with a completed ride line up, instead of the rushed attempt this year
That would've been my guess - the main benefit of delaying what is a complete and ready-to-go ride until next year, is that it gives them some 'new news' to use for the 2021 season, rather than having nothing to advertise as new.I'd be amazed if there's money available to put anything extra in next year, Merlin will be cutting everything to try and recover from this year.
As they’ve delayed this, then it will still be new for 2021, meaning that in theory, they could just push their planned CAPEX back by a year or so, so whatever was planned for 2021 comes in 2022 and so on. That would save them some money over the losses of 2020, as they could promote something they’d invested in pre-COVID for 2021, therefore meaning that they can use 2021 to rebuild cash reserves lost in 2020.
I think we may still see these in the future, just delayed compared to when they were originally intended to come.I think we can say goodbye to David Walliams land future phases (Im sure the plan wasn't just to leave it so small), or at least cut back
This area is going to be so much better now they have an extra year to work on it.
He has a story about driving called Bad Dad. I'd like to see a new flat ride like a Zamperla Air Race maybe themed around one of his books but it's known Merlin don't like their flat rides!Perhaps in the meantime they can convince David Walliams to write a story about Cuckoo Cars Driving School.