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| Jhawk
Sun 1/13/2008 9:34a | Does anyone know what the plans are for the 5th theme park at WDW? |
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| Bob Paris
Sun 1/13/2008 9:42a | A $5 billion super park that will be a cross between Tokyo DisneySea and a Villains park.
Apparently Imagineers are secretly at work on new ride technologies that will make the new HP land at IOA seem like Pooh's Pitiful Spot. |
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| Mr X
Sun 1/13/2008 10:14a | I heard they're even installing an ocean.
You know..for authenticity (DisneySea just wouldn't be the same without it!). |
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| trekkeruss
Sun 1/13/2008 10:26a | The fifth park has already been built and is hidden by a cloaking field. It's only for Disney fans who are good-looking, wear stylish yet conservative clothing, don't smoke, don't use SUV strollers, and wipe the sink in the restrooms after using it. |
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| juicer
Sun 1/13/2008 10:37a | I follow the directions on how to wash my hands that are posted in the restrooms...does that count? :) |
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| Bob Paris
Sun 1/13/2008 10:43a | Plans already exist for a sixth park. Ironically, it won't be a park at all but rather the WDC plan to take out a long term lease on Mars and rename it "Disney Planet".
Just steer clear of the Yul Brynner animatronic. |
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| nbodyhome
Sun 1/13/2008 11:47a | Of course, since there is nobody left in the Orlando area to work at Disney, they'll have a new Dream Job contest. All new cast members, every day of the year.
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| blueharvest82
Sun 1/13/2008 3:23p | I am glad someone else is starting a thread like this. The last one that that was made kinda fell out of orbit. It is obvious they are making another park. All you have to do is look at google maps and see the two gigantic cleared out spaces on property. One could be a resort and the other a theme park. So before you anti-fifth park bashers come on and ruin this thread like you did the last one, come up with a logical explanation for the empty space (new empty space).
You would figure that a new park would be five years in the making from announcement to opening. So, lets say thats in the next year or two, thats 2014-2015. Thats gives disney plenty of time to finish all of their other park enhancements both on the east and west coast and earn money for the new parks. There are so many people who go every year, or every other week if your me and I personally know we are all looking for a new park. For those of you are going to respond with 'I think disney needs to pay attention with fixing their existing parks first', THEY ALREADY ARE. there are projects for all 4 parks going on right now. They are going to do everything they can and then really work on the fifth gate. I know they already started the plans. Anyone have any ideas on what themes and attractions they would like to see? |
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| blueharvest82
Sun 1/13/2008 3:27p | <<Of course, since there is nobody left in the Orlando area to work at Disney, they'll have a new Dream Job contest. All new cast members, every day of the year.>>
Disneys waiting list for applicants is about 3 months long depending on the position. They are waiting for positions to become available for everyone that passed the first interview. They could run and brand new park without having a single job fair. |
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| nbodyhome
Sun 1/13/2008 3:39p | >> Disneys waiting list for applicants is about 3 months long depending on the position. They are waiting for positions to become available for everyone that passed the first interview. They could run and brand new park without having a single job fair. <<
Disney may have 3 month waits for some positions, but they continually are running ads in the paper, and at least 2 people I trust have given me an idea of how short Disney is on staff. They certainly do NOT have enough housekeepers and haven't for some time. If they did, then there wouldn't be the "between 3 and 5" timeframe often given at the front desk when rooms are supposed to be done by 3. I will say that Disney did quite well over Christmas, I would guess a lot of CT's worked a few shifts to keep their status. I don't believe that Disney could easily staff a new park. Wages aren't that great (though benefits are good), housing prices are still too high.
Perhaps that will be different in 5 years. But there just isn't an unlimited supply of people here willing to work for Disney wages. (I actually would be fine doing it if the park was a little closer, but gas prices are also high).
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