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In 1980, the park had something the current park lacks: vision. World Showcase still works (although food, wine, and beer now seem more important than actually learning about the country), but Future World is becoming IPCOT I guess. It feels like we've lost the optimism of that early park...

If you really loved your kids, you'd swipe your Magic Band just one more time. Go ahead... it's easy... you know you want to...

I totally agree... and it really changes the whole feeling for me. And it doesn't really matter which side of the rope you're standing on (except that the view and food is better :) )... there is a visible separation that wasn't there before. Once we were all guests coming together for a good...

It's not just about a 5th park. It's about reinvestment in the current parks. If you look at attendance numbers, the Magic Kingdom attendance is way up while the other parks are fairly flat (I haven't seen numbers for AK post-Pandora yet, but it doesn't appear that they have brought in the...

It's more about "value" than cost. I'm sure many people who are loyal to Cadillac would tell you the extra $$$ each month is worth it for the difference in the experience you get driving an Escalade vs. a Passat. Luxury car companies build loyalty by delivering a good product at a premium price...

I hate that so many threads become "Disney vs. Universal" since it's not about that for me, it's about "Disney now vs. what Disney used to be". That said, I agree that in general, Universal has done a better job in recent years incorporating innovative new technology into their attractions...

I think many people remain loyal from the earlier years, so Disney is living off that loyalty instead of working to earn it and build it with each guest who visits. I agree with you, though... it's probably better that I'm not feeling as "loyal" to Disney any longer as that has opened the door...

You're absolutely right, but Disney operated under a different money-making model. They thought long-term. They worked to exceed guest expectations so that you'd love Disney and want to return time and time again. They built the loyalty we're talking about. And I was as loyal as they come. I...

^THIS. I feel a loyalty to Walt's vision and how it was carried out in the parks up until maybe 10 years ago. Today I find myself searching for traces of it :(

I'm still struggling with the concept of a "land" only having two attractions. But other than that I'm happy to see WDW putting the attention to detail into the theme of Pandora.

Just for kicks I looked up attendance figures. In 1997 (before AK opened and before paper FP), 39.3 million people visited the 3 WDW parks. In 2016, attendance was 53.6 million with 10.8 million visiting AK. When you subtract the AK numbers you have 42.8 million in the other 3 parks vs. 39.3...

Yeah, it's an imperfect analogy too. Here's another one, also not perfect. I've only ridden Mummy at Universal once, so I don't remember every detail. I know that I really enjoyed it and my memory is that it's a pretty fun coaster. But the #1 thing I really remember, what was totally unique...

I agree there are a lot of factors to consider. I think what frustrates me is how poorly the standby lines function with FP+ as it currently stands. I don't fully understand the dynamic. I'm guessing they are giving out more FPs now than in the past? For popular attractions, the standby line is...

We used to visit WDW in October and November every year. No longer. Magic Kingdom is our favorite park, and I am NOT ok with losing multiple nights of the Magic Kingdom over a 10-day trip. I paid to visit MK every night if I want to. As was pointed out, I wasn't given a refund because my...

I like this post because it gets to my point about how most people don't understand what they're missing. Maybe it's because so few people experienced A-mode. Or maybe they remember A-mode and just sorta imagine it as they zoom by the Yeti. I dunno. But the bottom line is, there's not a huge...

^THIS. It was one of the things we loved about a WDW vacation. As regular visitors we could just do what we felt like doing. We didn't really have to do a lot of planning because we knew the parks so well. Today we are forced to plan. Then we feel compelled to follow the plan. If you deviate...

Especially if "healthier" is cheaper to make.

Thanks for the reply. It gives me hope, actually... maybe when it's just my wife and I we can be more spontaneous again and still be able to do stuff. Right now with the 4 of us it hasn't worked very well since MM+, but to be fair we've been away from the parks for a bit after some negative...

I think the app works pretty well now too (better than a year or two ago) but I'm curious... do you prefer things the way they are now to what they were before MM+? The reason I ask is the loss of spontaneity. For a person who makes occasional trips you either love the advanced planning or hate...

The fact that this is difficult speaks volumes. Trying to be positive... I've really enjoyed some of Disney's breakfast buffets recently. I'm thinking specifically about Boma. It's absurdly expensive but it is really good and themed well to the Animal Kingdom Lodge. I would do it on my next...