Acknowledged, but I'd hate to see them use that as a cop-out reason to justify a bunch of new attractions - in the same way that I don't want to see too many more "amusement" rides added to the Grand Exposition. With more creativity a lot of the new technology can still fit within the theme.
That's not to say I haven't proposed some of my own "mad scientist" attractions. If you look back in this topic, you may find my idea for a suspended coaster - a mild-mannered schoolmaster by day, nineteenth century superhero after hours (Enter through the schoolhouse.).
In the 1990s, I even proposed an attraction to TPTB. It was of a giant barn attraction that was a combination show and walk-by interactive attraction in which the barn was owned by an inventor who has created new ways to do his chores. There was an egg collecting machine that did everything but what it was supposed to do, a flying machine that knocked a hole in the roof, a hay chute slide for people to get from the upper level to the lower, and many more ideas. On the wall would be a giant animated machine-looking contraction made of antique farm implements. This idea was proposed long before Doc Harris invented his Wildfire fuel, but I like to think I may have planted the seed for this idea in my proposal.
Now to revise a previous idea:
Hillbilly Hollow. It's a place full of nothing but front porches, hound dogs, and XXX jugs. The centerpiece a moonshine still that looks like Cinderella's castle. What do you do in Hillbilly Hollow? Sit on the front porch with your hat over your eyes. (I'm hoping this is a no smoking area.)
How about making this a WiFi area where folks could sip coffee and bring their laptops to enjoy the internet in a nature setting. I could see myself doing some research or using the setting as the inspiration to the Great American Novel.
Would anyone else LOG on (Get it? Can't you see the logo?) at the park?