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Obvious to you perhaps I haven't seen a cohesive, logical argument in favor of the cab/limo drivers yet. What I have seen are alot of emotional arguments. Block of ice? Perhaps if that's what you mean by working hard to make myself successful earning a very comfortable wage which enables...

I continue to disagree Either you believe in a free market economy or you don't. I assume from your comments you don't but rather you believe in protectionism, an economic policy that has proven destructive in every instance from small (local) to large (entire countries). It's ashame that...

Honestly, and this is not for the feint of heart... but a child abduction or molestation or worse. That would be the end because I would never be able to get it out of my head. Lowering the quality of attractions further would be a distant second...

Just look at their quarter filings... as the acquisition would be substantial (hundreds of millions to billions of dollars) and show up as a line item or be grouped into real estate as an asset with associated financing liability and shareholder equity. It certainly would be large enough to...

Let's look at history... It is a level field. Everyone has access and the right to compete. Disney has as much right as any taxi/limo driver to shuttle people to and from the Disney property. Is it in the best interests of the consumer to have to pay for a ride someone else is willing to...

This would be news to me... but I highly doubt it's validity. There is no way to verify your time in and out of the park. True, they could associate a timestamp with your "ticket" when you entered, but you don't use your ticket on the way out. You would have to return to some checkpoint to...

Cinderelly becomes Cinder-smelly? Whoa. That was a disturbing disclosure. A rare example of cast members making a reasonable request and management actually granting it alebit at the negotiating table. I wonder if they brought samples and offered them to the Disney neogtiators to wear for...

Funny you should ask... At least one: Eisner. There's been tension between Eisner and the board since the Ovitz affair and he hung in there anyway. Eisner never showed a capacity to recognize defeat let alone error. This is the same ego maniac who wanted to pass leadership of the...

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah! This news sounds too good to be true - had to consult multiple sources to make sure it wasn't a goof. Ending the Eisner Reign of Terror which started shortly after the death of Frank Wells marks a HUGE step forward for Disney. Time to buy that stock back now that I can have...

Hit that one on the nose My wife and I agree. We went to Alfredo's once on our honeymoon and would rather starve than go back. Having travelled throughout Italy and been to the original Alfredo's in Rome I can say without hesitation the similarity ends at the outside architecture...

It's more a lack of understanding than stupidity. The reality is that as medicine as advanced over the past 100 years as medicine has done more to detect potentially fatal flaws, parents seem less inclined to take appropriate steps instead wishing problems away to keep their children from being...

When I was in CRO I had a lady ask me to return her to the queue. She said she didn't want to make a reservation, but called to hear the queue music whenever she got depressed. I put her on hold for a couple of minutes (which was against the rules technically but I was also bound to satisfy...

Be forwarned!!! Guest Relations is no longer concerned with guests but is simply a booking service for the restaurants to ensure maximum foot traffic. My family and I recently spent 10 days at WDW and on one evening after spending the morning at Blizzard Beach we headed over to Epcot. On a...

It is unsightly but... I have to agree that some TLC for Epcot is a good thing. I just returned last week from 10 days at WDW and can point out a few other areas which could use some help, like painting the queue rails in Space Mountain.

On a recent trip to Disneyland... I noticed something I had never seen before. In the fort during the battle scene there were two AA figures firing the spanish canon. I am certain these are new additions which bring the scene to life seeing opposition to the pirates. I wish they'd make this...

Disney's Standards are Hardly the Highest Among Hotels Marriott, The Four Seasons, The Ritz Carlton, Hilton, and The Westin all have higher standards for customer service than Disney. I travel the world on business and go to WDW three or four times a year with my family. I worked in Resorts...

Ok, first I admit I am not normal. I went to the campfire sing-a-longs when I was a kid, I went when I was a reservationist for Disney, and I now take my three daughters. My wife and I went together during our honeymoon. Its a fun atmosphere with something for everyone. Sing-a-long for the...

Happens more often at WDW than people think, particularly from the observation deck at the Contemporary. I was told during our site survey in training for CRO that approximately 30-35 people die on WDW property each year primarily from natural causes followed by car accidents and suicides. We...

Nobody can argue priorities... because like opinions everyone has one and few are the same. However, I will argue about economic viability and after reviewing a number of your postings which, unfortunately, appear to be 50% focused on defending yourself, I take issue with some of your...

And the answer is... that light rail costs nearly the same as monorails for those advocating light rail. <a href="http://www.publicpurpose.com/ut-lrt2001.htm">Look here</a> for more details. For comparison, Las Vegas cost $87M/mi and, as stated before, many transporation experts believe it...