hope this place never happens.
fuck boring kiddie rides, build sweeet ass strata coasters, stay strong busch.
fuck boring kiddie rides, build sweeet ass strata coasters, stay strong busch.
Sesame Place Williamsburg
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@bigbadwolffan76, I‘m wondering if you think comments like these are clever or funny or (more incredibly) shared by others on this theme park forum? If so, I fear you have dramatically misread your audience.
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Recent surveys about Land of the Dragons and Forest of Fun and the SEAS announcements to investors regarding incoming resort hotels sorta kinda have to make us think about this concept again a wee bit, no?
I think it does. Some of these bigger developments happening has me in an excited but nervous state.
It's worth noting that two years after opening the second park is the time frame spelled put the contract between SEA and SW to begin studying a third park possibility so it would make sense to start surveying guests about now to see if there was a demand. Wonder if BGW is the only location doing this.
Curiosity, what other parks would it make sense?
San Antonio?
Orlando?
That’s all I can think of. Orlando would be tough. Unless they own the land south of AquatI a there’s not much space. I think San Antonio makes a ton of sense if not Williamsburg. Lots of space around the park. Nothin else really there. In fact, I think they really underserve SWSA because SFFT is landlocked and SEAS could really take ahold of that market if they wanted to.
Sesame Place San Antonio would make a lot of sense especially if they're concerned about the Universal Texas Family park, could be good competition
What if they did a small indoor/outdoor Sesame FEC South of Water Country? That wouldn't take away land from BGW proper, but still provide a place to stick Sesame Street IP in the general area, and close to another existing SEAS park.
I also agree that San Antonio makes a ton of sense for a standalone Sesame park. Like at BGW, their existing Sesame Street area sits at the edge of the park near the main entrance/parking lot, so it could easily be carved into a separate park.
But, unlike BGW, SWSA already has the infrastructure for a multi-gate central entrance hub. Once you leave the parking lot, you go through a single security gate, and then enter a plaza that connects you to the separate entrances to SeaWorld, Aquatica, and Discovery Point. Adding a fourth gate would be natural.
On top of that, there’s a stronger distinction that SWSA would have against a separate Sesame gate, which I think BGW lacks. SWSA is the animal/aquarium park, and Sesame is the park for kids. Clear difference in value proposition. (Adding to this, SWSA doesn’t really have any specifically kiddie attractions outside of its Sesame area.)
For BGW, the distinction is clunkier — so the value proposition of a separate Sesame property seems murkier. It’s just adult theme park versus kiddie theme park. But, the adult theme park also has lots of kiddie rides?? So why go to a small Sesame theme park when BGW is bigger family theme park with many of the same things right next door?
For similar reasons, I think a SWSA/Sesame park pairing lends itself better to multi-day tickets. One day for the kids to go to Sesame, one day to see the animals at SeaWorld. At BGW, because of the relative similarity of the two parks, it seems like guests would be more likely to make an either-or choice: either visit the big theme park (BGW) or visit the smaller kids’ theme park (Sesame).
Plus, that point, coupled with my earlier point about how SWSA already has three parks connected by a central infrastructure, boosts the potential for SWSA to bill itself as a full-on resort. Especially with the year-round hot weather of San Antonio, imagine how many 3-day or 4-day passes they could sell for SWSA, Aquatica, Discovery Point, and Sesame. Build a hotel and put in some restaurants and SWSA can be the crown jewel of a resort vacation to San Antonio.
Seems like a great choice to me.
But, unlike BGW, SWSA already has the infrastructure for a multi-gate central entrance hub. Once you leave the parking lot, you go through a single security gate, and then enter a plaza that connects you to the separate entrances to SeaWorld, Aquatica, and Discovery Point. Adding a fourth gate would be natural.
On top of that, there’s a stronger distinction that SWSA would have against a separate Sesame gate, which I think BGW lacks. SWSA is the animal/aquarium park, and Sesame is the park for kids. Clear difference in value proposition. (Adding to this, SWSA doesn’t really have any specifically kiddie attractions outside of its Sesame area.)
For BGW, the distinction is clunkier — so the value proposition of a separate Sesame property seems murkier. It’s just adult theme park versus kiddie theme park. But, the adult theme park also has lots of kiddie rides?? So why go to a small Sesame theme park when BGW is bigger family theme park with many of the same things right next door?
For similar reasons, I think a SWSA/Sesame park pairing lends itself better to multi-day tickets. One day for the kids to go to Sesame, one day to see the animals at SeaWorld. At BGW, because of the relative similarity of the two parks, it seems like guests would be more likely to make an either-or choice: either visit the big theme park (BGW) or visit the smaller kids’ theme park (Sesame).
Plus, that point, coupled with my earlier point about how SWSA already has three parks connected by a central infrastructure, boosts the potential for SWSA to bill itself as a full-on resort. Especially with the year-round hot weather of San Antonio, imagine how many 3-day or 4-day passes they could sell for SWSA, Aquatica, Discovery Point, and Sesame. Build a hotel and put in some restaurants and SWSA can be the crown jewel of a resort vacation to San Antonio.
Seems like a great choice to me.
There has been a lot of residential development close to that area and even more planned and zoned for I think it would be highly unlikely that York County would approve a new park development that close.
They need to fix SEVERAL other things before they can just start building stuff….
I feel like this is copy and paste for any SEAS park right now, making it kind of a lessened reason to say no to a certain park.
Am I missing a reason as to why nobody seems to be talking about a potential conversion of WCUSA into Sesame Place park rather than building ground-up. They did it in San Diego to allow the park to go to year round ops, and this seems like it would make even more sense in Williamsburg. Just my two cents.