Recent content by Editor516

To me, it’s pretty obvious that Disney as a whole does not put out a quality product anymore. While it’s most evident in their recent movies (and the “reimagined” live-action Snow White seems like the next big polarizing flop on the horizon), it’s true in the parks. What were the last big...

It might not take a few years. Disney is giving the lobby of the GF a “modernization” makeover, including more IP. Apparently adding Beauty and the Beast to the lobby bar and replacing Citricos’ Mediterranean theme with a Mary Poppins theme was only the beginning of the changes there. Reports...

I guess the question is why guests go to WDW in the first place. For some, it’s nostalgia, something they did as a kid with their families: it’s a traditional vacation. This is especially true during the 50th anniversary celebration, which I believe is driving a lot of the current park traffic...

I guess this goes to my original point. It’s sad that we can’t just talk about how awesome the parks are, or how we’re looking forward to an upcoming trip. The shift in corporate focus not only affected processes and systems designed to improve the parks and the guest experience, but it is also...

I wish I was paid to post by Disney or Disney’s competition. Then I could easily pay for my upcoming trip, or at least some of those cool shirts MagicRat described!

I think you answer your own questions here. It’s because people love the place that they’re so passionate about it. They know the names of imagineers because they care. Disney World is a place of fond memories and true magic, and when those things are threatened, those who love it get concerned...

The title of the thread was very clear. If you knew it would upset you, you should have read something else. It’s like tasting milk, finding it’s sour, and having another sip. Why do it? There are thousands of threads to read. Pick a different one that does not offend your sensibilities. Since...

This. Exactly this. I cannot tell you how many of my family’s stories involve something that happened at Disney World, or getting there, or returning from there. To see it change from what it was to what it is and what it seems like it will be is heartbreaking. I need to clear up something -...

What about clicking on a thread that you know you’re going to dislike yet doing it anyway? What about reading the subject line, clicking on it, then posting how much you dislike these types of threads? Find another hobby. If you not only don’t agree with the topic but also are going to...

The comment I responded to was that the board is accountable to all shareholders, not what their responsibility is. Those are two different things.

You’re right! People who don’t agree with the direction of the parks and Disney corporate should just shut up and stay quiet! I guess I should apologize for voicing a different opinion, which is now called whining.

Yeah, it’s a real head-scratcher why someone would take to a forum in which people explain how and why they became and remain a fan of something to also explain why they are no longer a fan of that same thing.

This is untrue. The board is accountable to a majority of the shareholders, not just “the shareholders.”

No, I was just venting after watching the news lately and talking about this with friends. I don’t expect Disney corporate to care or even notice. Unless MagicRat is actually Chapek.

Not that I need to defend my position but to provide added context. I will explain that this trip was not my idea. Friends from Europe want to visit the Florida theme parks and asked me to go since I am so familiar with them. We are doing Disney World and Universal. Since they’re flying a...