DCA won't be a magnificent failure but a clumsy success. Now, I won't use any fancy business theories, furnish any spreadsheets, or cite Porter or Prahalad or Hamel or Howard or Fine. Just real world examples. Yes, Disneyland has about 60 attractions and the Company thinks that's too many. To lower operation costs, they'd like nothing more than to unplug Mr. Lincoln, stuff the Tiki birds, and board up all the low capacity attractions.
Attractions entice people into the park in the first place.
Initially, DCA doesn't need a quantity of attractions to lure people through the gates. Locals, who regularly pack Disneyland, are starved for an all new park and will go, at least once. But guest dissatisfaction with the paucity of attractions would spell long- term disaster if the park stayed that way. An anticipated lull in attendance will prevent Disney from letting DCA stagnate. When Disneyland opened in 1955 there were only 17 attractions.