Then why was it not built in cheap swampland in South Carolina, Georgia, Lousiana or Texas? Answer: Because they weren't in Florida.
you know there are a host of other possible alternatives than that answer. the truth is, i don't know for sure. i do know he wanted a position in the east coast as opposed to disneyland on the west. but disney is positioned very differently than they were when they started buying up that land. the vision is reality. disney won't be building a new park in the States going, "gee...i hope we're near beaches and sea world so people will show up!!" they're far too arrogant for that....with cause.
Disney wanted to conqueror the two coasts first. Those other states (except Texas) were not as large as Florida as well.
I think that it would be great to have disney something in Texas, especially near Houston...However, I just can't see that type of investment happening anytime soon...Maybe I'm wrong, but Six Flags couldn't survive hear, why would something else, but that's just my opinion...
I went to Disney World twice when I was a kid. We never even stayed a night in Orlando. We would go straight to Kissimmee. My family and I went to Disneyland once. Again, we did not do anything LA related. Just Disney and then back home. My girlfriend and I went to LA a few years ago for Christmas break. We went to Disneyland, but this time it was not the primary destination. LA was. I have been to LA 5 or 6 times in the last 10 years and have never gone to Six Flags Magic Mountain. Disney caters to a different audience. Families take vacations to go to a Disney Park. The whole trip is Disney. Go to the park during the day, relax in the hotel at night. Astroworld only had a handful of rides for children. I liked Astroworld, but I never yearned to go there as a kid. I always wanted to go to Disneyworld. Florida residents get huge ticket price discounts for Disneyworld. If there were a Disney park near Houston, I would have gone all the time as a kid, especially if the prices were discounted for residents. A season ticket pass for a Florida resident is ~200, a non resident, ~450.
There is almost no comparison between Disney parks and Six Flags parks. One is a day excursion...the other is a vacation for people from around the country.
