Recent content by freediverdude

Right, if they had just made 3 more longhouses with differing villa types instead of the tower, everybody would be excited. Or even if they made the tower look similar to Aulani or something. But it's looking like a generic hotel plopped next to the Poly and calling it part of the Poly. I...

What I would like to know, before I hop on this DAS must be severely restricted bandwagon, is some typical numbers for non- DAS non- LL users. Like how many rides does a typical standby user get to ride each day.

Well, if we are going to get picky, Tokelau was built in 1978, not 1985, and I do distinctly remember Tikiman's page describing how the exterior wood supports needed replacing, but as to the balconies, we would have to check with him, as I couldn't find any info about that anymore.

This building looks like it will absolutely tower over the existing Poly. And if I'm counting the stories correctly, 8? 9? It looks like it will even tower over the existing 6 story GF DVC building as well. What were they thinking? The original Poly as built followed traditional Polynesian...

I'm only 5'11" and my knees already hit the back of the seat in front of me on IASW and Splash (we'll see about Tiana ride) - I can't imagine what it's like for somebody say 6'5 or so.

Yes. As a wise person told me, your time is actually worth money. And, you're literally spending X dollars for every hour you're inside Disney World, every minute even. If you have to spend hours getting a pass that you could spend $100 to get instantly, it's just a no-brainer.

I wonder what Katiebug would think of the parks and the reservations and Genie+ etc. now lol.

Wow. Wish I could get that drunk on the Kool-aid.

This is what I was going to say. Over 30% disapproval in a shareholder vote for a large company is virtually unheard of. Eisner's famous shareholders meeting after the save Disney campaign was less than that, about 27-28%, something like that, which resulted in him resigning shortly afterward...

I could see horrible price creep if they changed to that model. Let's say they start with $49.95 to enter the park, and $10 for each ride. Before you know it, the entrance fee would be $59, then $69, etc., until you're right back up to what we pay now, only without any ride access.

It was so amazing when it worked- he almost reached out to your vehicle! There's no excuse for Disco yeti, but I guess Disney has bigger issues going on right now.

The problem here is, there was a certain person there in the 90s who helped with the transition to Eisner and then again launched a campaign to transition to Iger in the 2000s. A Disney family member, Roy Jr. Everyone in the company basically looked to him as the Disney stamp of approval. And...

The key phrase there in the investment firm's quote is "support Mr. Iger's efforts constructively"- in other words, more yes men. I don't see any change coming. I think it would take not just removing Iger, but also several of his board members, to initiate a turnaround.

Well it used to have a story that went with it, and the bridge that almost fails, and an ending, which made it more of a thrilling ride. Now it's just a safari ride. An impressive one, but just a safari ride. I think maybe they should go back to that old playbook and come up with a new story...

So it's based on the rate when the facility opened then?