Ok, so I've been to WDW more times then I can count over the past 30 years, but never went to DL until today.
Let me say that DL did not seem to have the same magic WDW has. For example it started with the parking lot cashier, he greeted me with saying "Hey what's up man." And thanked me by saying "Have a good one dude" This does not seem magical or Disney like in anyway. I felt like I was at a McDonalds not Disney... very unprofessional. Then as I was walking to the Disney transport bus the guy directing traffic heard a car making a loud noise and he says to me "Damn that car needs some major work bro" I was thinking how un-Disney like these cast members are. I brushed it off and thought well maybe things will get more Disney like when I get into the park... well I was wrong.
First of all at 90% of the rides the ride operators or other cast members near the rides were talking to each other and not paying attention to the guests. They were have side conversations about everything from their plans for the weekend to even making fun of guests to each other. I hardly saw one cast member who seemed to be Disney like at all. I counted 3 cast members throughout the entire day that acted like I would expect a Disney cast member to act like. There were even a couple times when I needed to ask a cast member a question and they were bust talking to co-workers about non-work related things and didn't even notice I was standing there and when I did talk to them they seemed like I was interrupting them.
I simply couldn't believe how un-Disney like nearly every cast member was.
As far as the park, it was kept up very well. The bathrooms were all dirty, but over all everything else was nice and clean. The only other thing that surprised me (I'm not complaining, I know things happen) is that on Indiana Jones, HM, Alice, Cars, Star Tours and a couple other rides they had E stops while I was riding. Not sure if I just was very unlikely with my timing or if this is normal to have that many breakdowns in one day. Of course at WDW I've only had an Estop on a very rare occasion.
So those are my thoughts....
Let me say that DL did not seem to have the same magic WDW has. For example it started with the parking lot cashier, he greeted me with saying "Hey what's up man." And thanked me by saying "Have a good one dude" This does not seem magical or Disney like in anyway. I felt like I was at a McDonalds not Disney... very unprofessional. Then as I was walking to the Disney transport bus the guy directing traffic heard a car making a loud noise and he says to me "Damn that car needs some major work bro" I was thinking how un-Disney like these cast members are. I brushed it off and thought well maybe things will get more Disney like when I get into the park... well I was wrong.
First of all at 90% of the rides the ride operators or other cast members near the rides were talking to each other and not paying attention to the guests. They were have side conversations about everything from their plans for the weekend to even making fun of guests to each other. I hardly saw one cast member who seemed to be Disney like at all. I counted 3 cast members throughout the entire day that acted like I would expect a Disney cast member to act like. There were even a couple times when I needed to ask a cast member a question and they were bust talking to co-workers about non-work related things and didn't even notice I was standing there and when I did talk to them they seemed like I was interrupting them.
I simply couldn't believe how un-Disney like nearly every cast member was.
As far as the park, it was kept up very well. The bathrooms were all dirty, but over all everything else was nice and clean. The only other thing that surprised me (I'm not complaining, I know things happen) is that on Indiana Jones, HM, Alice, Cars, Star Tours and a couple other rides they had E stops while I was riding. Not sure if I just was very unlikely with my timing or if this is normal to have that many breakdowns in one day. Of course at WDW I've only had an Estop on a very rare occasion.
So those are my thoughts....