Disstevefan1
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Built around 1972. It was a good run for an off site.
Built around 1972. It was a good run for an off site.
Eh not really, this resort is rather old and in prime real estate between both Universal campuses... I'd imagine this is a real estate deal.
I hope so! I have my doubts, but it would be nice. It would be so nice to have some more reasonably priced options for lodging and food in the area.One of the positive effects of Epic Universe will, hopefully, be a revitalization of older/abandoned structures along I-Drive to be replaced with newer businesses and to spruce up the area nicely. There isn't much empty land available anymore along the tourism corridor, so replacing stuff is now the ideal business move.
There’s not substantially more there now than there was in 1998…if you want to break it down
I'll give you that you could just casually show up and enjoy a day at a park. But I took my now wife to Disney and her parents in 96' and we did 5 days and were no way close to doing everything. I'll give you when it was just MK and Epcot because we did it all the time when I was a kid. But it's been at least a 6 or 7 day thing, 5 min, for a long while.I could argue as a kid when we went pre-2000 that families were able to visit Florida/Orlando and WDW would be a day or 2 on the agenda next to Gatorland, Cape Canaveral, the beach, etc. so casually showing up and enjoying it for a brief stint was fun
…I was gonna mention all that on the follow up…In 1998, they had three operating water parks, DisneyQuest, expansive water recreation at CBR and Seven Seas Lagoon, and Pleasure Island.
Yeah…time for the grapplerBuilt around 1972. It was a good run for an off site.
I heard dead…nobody realized it’s hot in a subtropical swamp without tree coverJust saw a report that the MK had very light crowds today.
I’m sure it was the heat though.
Probably all at home in the AC watching Taylor Swift on Disney+Yeah…time for the grappler
I heard dead…nobody realized it’s hot in a subtropical swamp without tree cover
I agree with this. We were, also, regular loyal customers who sung the praises of WDW to everyone. We helped set up vacations. We went with extended family at least once a year. All of our vacation money was spent at WDW because we thought it was a good ROI on our money. Our last visit was in 2020, just a week before covid hit and shut everything down. We won't be back, which is a shame because disney was such a big part of our lives at one time. I'm not saying never, but things would have to change a lot for us to return. Like you, we are not the magical demographic they prefer.This is it exactly. Modern Disney has no fear of losing their loyal customers. They believe they'll show up anyway. And if not, their place will be taken by someone new who isn't as hard to please and is going to spend more. I was an every year 8 or 9 day vacation since around 95/96. Since 2016 we've been once and that was last year. So for 7yrs not a promo or insensitive or even a hey, where have you been email. Why? We don't fall into their magical demographic of consumer spending.
We were, also, regular loyal customers who sung the praises of WDW to everyone.
This is what happens to folks who have visited WDW over the decades. We see the decline in offerings at the same time as never ending price hikes on everything.Unfortunately, that has been one of the biggest changes for me. I sang the Disney praise all my life since my first visit in 1972. But now I run the Disney brand into the ground on a very regular basis. I wear my Disney cloths that I accumulated for years, strike up conversation, and then talk about just how far Disney has fallen. Many folks are surprised.
which is why some of us (like me) come across more negative than others... we know what it once was, how it once felt, what it was once priced, how much money we've given the mouse over the years... and then experience it and see the changes today and they don't give that same feel anymore...it's not that it's bad, it's just...not the sameThis is what happens to folks who have visited WDW over the decades. We see the decline in offerings at the same time as never ending price hikes on everything.
The newer visitors have no point of reference.
I’m not a newer visitor, and I still really enjoy Disney.This is what happens to folks who have visited WDW over the decades. We see the decline in offerings at the same time as never ending price hikes on everything.
The newer visitors have no point of reference.
10 or more years ago I was rope dropping the MK and standing by the train station I was talking to a family that was new to the parks and they wanted suggestions. I obliged and when I got to Epcot all I could do was shake my head and sigh, a 20 something CM overheard and asked what I meant, all I could offer was that they were too young to know what used to be. It was my favorite park at one timewhich is why some of us (like me) come across more negative than others... we know what it once was, how it once felt, what it was once priced, how much money we've given the mouse over the years... and then experience it and see the changes today and they don't give that same feel anymore...it's not that it's bad, it's just...not the same
I'm envious of those who still enjoy and love Disney, honestlyI’m not a newer visitor, and I still really enjoy Disney.
Perhaps it helps that my visits aren’t frequent or lengthy, so I treasure every minute I’m there.I'm envious of those who still enjoy and love Disney, honestly
I have a very good friend who has not stopped visiting and finds the magic.
I wish that I could do that, but not at this time.
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