I have wondered, in terms of WDW's place in the cultural American identity, what would happen if multiple of the big fan sites turned against WDW. What if MDE had been rolled out without any of the discussions about how to actually use the website, set up tickets, which ones to reserve, advice about keep checking and all the ways fans have figured out how to "deal" with the system and its many errors. Many of the "fans" of MDE, credit all the info they were able to learn in advance as why it was so successful for them. So what would have happened if all those resources weren't there?
I did think, that at some point the bloggers and fan sites could be WDW's worst enemy, because in order for their sites to retain credibility, they have to eventually post the real scoop on things. Like the process at BOG, realities of FP+ availability and short stays for the most popular things, the FP+ only testing, which premium events aren't worth the money, and stuff like that. They can't be all gushy, gushy, if their readers are growing more frustrated with all the changes. Pete Werner's negative Villains Soiree report, can go into this category.
But if it expanded into some sites deciding not to participate in the "marketing" (for example deciding as a group to not talk about the next premium upcharge event), I'd kinda like to see what would happen. Although, I'm sure it would be, some would see it as "scoop" and continue to write about it, and then everyone else just falling back in line. All this character meal, M&G, Hidden Mickey hunting, princess dress-up seems to have coincided with the rise of the fan sites and their readership, so could you turn it back off? Or is there too much inertia at this point for that stuff.
