ImperfectPixie
Well-Known Member
I think this is where you and I differ. While I know the parks well enough and generally can game plan around whatever Disney management throws at me, I have *always* accepted I am just a wallet to Disney.
They are a major billion dollar corporation, beholden to their shareholders. It may have been different once upon a time, but it’s simply not reality now. I recognize that. And while I still enjoy their product and haven’t reached that line where I don’t wish to pay anymore, it’d be naive to think Disney cares about me beyond what dollars I give to them.
And their brand power is still pretty impeccable, so while they may be losing some fans with these changes, I’m not convinced it will necessarily have substantial impact. I take care of many small patients and to say that Disney still gets ingrained from the beginning would be an understatement. There are always more people to step on the Disney Train.
(Please don’t take this as me saying I don’t want Disney to do better. I very much do. But I try to also be accepting of what their business model currently is and work within it to enjoy myself.)
By continuing to give your money to Disney parks, you're telling them that their current trajectory is okay.This is so true. People will stop going to WDW when they no longer find value in the product. I doubt Disney is too concerned about the diehard fans who complain but find workarounds and continue to visit. Obviously, it’s still worth it to them to keep going.
When enough people decide the value is no longer there and stop going (as opposed to complaining on a Disney site), Disney will notice. Who knows what they’ll do? Change their philosophy/business model? Sell the parks?
Disney is burning through the good will of multiple generation families who are becoming disillusioned. Disney wants to have their cake and eat it too, but it doesn't work like that. You can't play on people's nostalgia and then treat them like a number on a spreadsheet...nor can you market yourself as a "luxury" experience and pack people so tightly into the parks and resorts that the experience is horrible. And they're doing both. I think this is going to come back and bite them HARD.