Rock bottom? Come now. I've been a huge Disney fan since I was an infant, have worked in the parks, front-line, as well as in Disney Corporate (marketing), have been to the parks well over 100 times in my 32 years of life, and in no way do I consider now any kind of "rock bottom."
I was even just at the parks for 6 days 2 weeks ago, so have it all fresh on my mind. I had a blast. A great trip. Encountered great CMs, very few major issues, etc. I try not to pick apart every little thing and be too critical while at the parks because, well I mean, what's the fun in that?
Are there issues? Sure. There have always been, and always will be issues. Disney is not perfect. I think sometimes maybe our memories tend to be a bit rose-colored. We can block out the bad, and only recall the good, so we look back and think of how perfect things were, then go to the parks and pick everything apart. I mean when you're out there looking for the bad, you're going to see it.
And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying they haven't made mistakes, and I'm not saying things are better, worse or even the same now than they were 5, 10, 15, etc. years ago. What I am saying is that I just don't see how anyone can think of this as a "rock bottom" time in Disney history or something.
You know what I've noticed over the years as the biggest issue with Disney parks? A growing problem that just seems to get worse and worse as the years go on? The people. No, I don't mean the CMs, I mean the guests. And no, I'm not talking about crowds. I just mean people, plain and simple. People are getting ruder, more obnoxious and more inconsiderate by the day, and it really, really detracts from the park going experience. This is no fault of Disney's, and nothing they can do about it, but it is something I see getting worse every time we take a trip.
Anyways, I'll step off my soapbox, but as I said, I don't think this is any kind of rock bottom and see a lot of great things on the horizon, including Avatarland (say what you want about the movie, the renderings look incredible). Excited to see how things develop over the next several years.