We just spent 5 days at Universal and it was packed! They really did a great job with balancing entertainment and social distancing. Universal hotels are far superior to Disney with a much better price point. We stayed in a two room suite at Endless Summer for less than a regular room at Pop Century...a lot less. I expected it to be terrible, but it was an awesome little hotel with a nice look, a gym, Starbucks, and great transportation. We didn't do any Disney parks, but we had dinner at House of Blues on Wednesday night. Disney Springs was a ghost town especially compared to City Walk. Of course, that is purely anecdotal.
What I’m getting from this conversation is that you should randomly talk about Penguins all the time.
2020 has been one of the worst managed years in the more recent history of the Disney Parks. Yes, I’m aware that a lot of circumstances were out of their control, but the way they went about various decisions was just very damaging for the company’s finances and especially their reputation.
It did for me. I cancelled after the free year from Verizon was over.
Call Verizon and ask about their new deal.
That's the trick I do every year to get cheaper deals on services. Ask to speak to the retention dept and say you are a loyal customer thinking about looking at other options. I've used it on my cell phone plan, XM radio, TV provider, landscaping and termite plans, etc. If the first retention person I speak with can't lower my rate then I call back again in a few days and speak with another retention person on the line. It works to my advantage and more money stays in my pocket. Back to regularly scheduled programming.
I'm hardly the only person on this site who's ben posting about the retheme so much. And while you don't randomly bring up how much you like the retheme all the time, you do have a habit of arguing with folks who don't want the retheme.
Usually when people make baseless accusations that are tantamount to lying... see here:
I have zero interest in Hulu and even less in ESPN.
I understand about ESPN+ but Hulu has both Deadpool movies and has some great TV shows. Plus Hulu, Disney+ and free services like Pluto and Peacock eliminate the need for paying for the TV portion of cable TV. In fact you don't even need the landline and you can even stream directly from your cell phone to your smart TV so your entire cell phone, internet and TV bill could be just your cell phone bill. Think of how much you can save.
Totally agree about the Universal resorts. They prove you can build high quality suites and charge less than the “value” resorts at Disney. It’s good that this brings to light Disney’s “provide less but charge more” mentality that they have been pushing for years..
Too bad not enough Disney fans see that and just accept it.
I agree, there WDW fans that simply will not even look UNI’s way. But it’s looking like COVID may help some folks who did not normally go to UNI, experience it and after this thing is over, I think UNI will pick up fans.
That's been going on for awhile now. Disney is trying to get as much money from people while cutting as much as they can.
How do you stream from your phone to your tv?
No one says it sucks, but it has issues. Pretending it doesn't is part of the reason the parks are in the mess they are in right now. For years, no one could compete with Disney parks, but the gap has closed considerably due to Disney's hubris and other parks stepping up their game. If I had attempted the same trip to Disney that I just took to Universal, I would have spent thousands more. It just isn't worth it, and pointing that out doesn't make me a hater.Admins should create a Disney Sucks forum.
On my TCL Roku and my S10 I can "cast" and pair them. Pretty easy to do but you need a smart TV I think I get 480p for quality
No we shouldn't. Why does everyone think we should all wear Mickey colored glasses hereAdmins should create a Disney Sucks forum.
