Saxsoon
Can't wait until Nov 2019 for next WDW fix
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THank youTexas is #5 in the US for tourism then add over 21 million people live there. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/top-10-states-for-tourism/ar-AAcVMdS#page=7
THank youTexas is #5 in the US for tourism then add over 21 million people live there. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/top-10-states-for-tourism/ar-AAcVMdS#page=7
Maybe, maybe not. They may be able to get all that in Texas.Disney has infrastructure, land and laws already in place to further develop the Orlando property and people come from all over the world to visit. It would be far cheaper to expand Orlando than to try and build a new resort where they don’t write the “rules”.
I kind of doubt it. While there are vast areas South and West of San Antonio that could be large enough for Disney, it is doubtful the State Legislature and the counties involved would be easily swayed to give that much control over to any corporation, especially when you consider the horrible death at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas a year or so ago. Schlitterbahn is headquartered in New Braunfels and recently sold their original park in New Braunfels and their Corpus Christi park to Cedar Fair because of pending lawsuits from those that were injured and the unfortunate death of the 10 year old boy, due to an unsafe design of a high speed water raft slide. All the signs were there, the park built and opened the ride even though the engineers a told them it would be unsafe.Maybe, maybe not. They may be able to get all that in Texas.
When Disney bought up the land he needed in Florida he petitioned the state to incorporate his own city to make it easier to develop and it was granted. Not sure you will see happen today in Texas or any other state again.Maybe, maybe not. They may be able to get all that in Texas.
When Disney bought up the land he needed in Florida he petitioned the state to incorporate his own city to make it easier to develop and it was granted. Not sure you will see happen today in Texas or any other state again.
Two problems. Disneyland is in Anaheim, and it wasnt a tourist destination until DL, and San Antonio is absolutely a tourist destination, whether you believe it to be or not.Disneyland was different...it was chosen for its proximity to the Disney studio. But people in the 50s absolutely were vacationing in Los Angeles and San Diego before Disneyland was built.
I have never considered San Antonio as a vacation destination nor have I ever known anyone who has vacationed there. That's not to say people don't go there in large numbers, but I don't think it has a huge draw for people outside the midwest.
There isn't a point. Travel is so cheap that Disney has no need to cannibalize what they have for another park. While Texas would be logical if there was a reason to create a third U.S. resort there is no business case to actually build one.
I like the way you think. I bet with Disney's experiences with hurricanes and especially the Galveston experience with Hurricanes, I bet Disney would make sure to be a little bit away from the actual Gulf of Mexico. I had another thought...how about Louisiana? You could combine a Disney trip with a trip to the Big Easy. Just a thought...Interesting discussion...
San Antonio-Houston could be developed as a major vacation destination with Disney if done right. Major airports and other attractions already in place. Disney cruises out of Galveston already as well. Challenge with that is the distance from SA to Galveston. Houston definitely shorter distance wise to Galveston port (about same as Orlando to Port Canaveral), with about the same horrible traffic as Orlando LOL. And Houston has 2 airports to fly into....Plus you do have the gulf coast as well for beachy vacations...
Not super scientific, and these types of lists are always qualified with questionable methodology, but a cursory search of top US destinations came up with many lists including San Antonio (as well as Austin, Houston, Dallas)...No one goes to Texas for vacation. Florida was chosen because it was ALREADY a popular tourist destination. You build vacation kingdoms where people go on vacation. Hawaii would make more sense than Texas.
Yesterdark:
I do not doubt your list, but do note that Chicago is the only city listed in the Central USA. Chicago would of course be a terrible location.
Yes, Central Florida was already a tourist destination before Disney, BUT Gator Land and Cypress Gardens circa 1960 is a far cry from Central Florida of today as a tourist destination.
Walt Disney particularly looked for large plots of land, interstate access and warm weather. Sure, having tourists built in could be helpful in the early stages, but know that Disney brings its own tourist.
The bigger issue is that too many parks hurts the uniqueness of the Disney experience. A third location in the US needs to be the final destination in my opinion.
My list wasn't for a place to put a Disney park, but just regarding Texas as a popular destination which I personally haven't heard anyone ever going there for a vacation.