WDW Hollywood Studios: General Discussion

[Benzin]

It was meant very tongue in cheek, especially as I'd prefer a Muppets overlay than the Avengers version it got.

 

[Tim]

Oh?

Big Thunder Mountain - better in Paris
Tower of Terror - better in Paris
Pirates of the Caribbean - better in Paris
Phantom Manor/Haunted Mansion - better in Paris

In my view, anyway.

Tower of Terror is a controversial one. I love ToT in Paris but the original is a masterpiece.
Although I havn't been since Paris added the new stories.

I won't disagree with the others, but I will note that they all opened with the park.

 

[Ash]

Although given Universal Orlando opened about the same time and the only original attraction left is ET it isn’t that surprising either.

Indeed, for the most part I’d say it’s different than in the UK bus their attractions are tied to IP/Films which themselves become dated.

However with unique IP in the UK I’d say that’s not the case. I.e. Nemesis as a brand wasn’t dated, that was the issue that people stopped caring. Quite the opposite, I think its enduring nature strengthened the brand.

In the US however people hadn’t seen a new film for decades and its relevance to pop culture had wained. Also the majority of the time, what was replaced was 9/10 better than the original. Which in the UK is often not the case (Toyland tours, ride removals, Ug Land removal) and Alton in particular hasn’t overall increased its total rides now in a considerable length of time.