Here's what I've learned from this wall of text. You're kind of stuck up about food and entertainment because your mom exposed you to it. You went to Disney when you were 7-ish. You went back when you were 23-ish and probably infinitely more stuck up. Disney didn't change all that much, but you had changed a great deal. While WDW may have declined from a 9 to a 5 at that point, your snobbery was exponentially greater than when you were 7. What was probably a 3 was now well past 11 on the snob-o-meter.
I'm actually probably a lot less snobbish about food than I was as a kid given that my health became a more important factor for me since my teen years (as well as having gone through some rough financial years in there as well and having to deal with lesser quality food at times). But I will say that far more people could stand to be food snobs, it's not even remotely a bad idea to have high standards in food quality. It's objectively a good thing for everyone in fact to give yourself some higher standards in that part of your life. It would put places like McDonalds out of business (glad to see they're suffering). Or insert all the branded junk food garbage you constantly see pushed in the fronts of groceries that neither actually tastes very good NOR is good for people. So yeah if i'm a food snob, then it's one form of snobbery that is beneficial and good to have. It's actually kind of common sense and i'm ok with it. Unlike actual rude and trashy snobbery directed towards less fortunate people.
While there are issues at Disney, and always have been, you basically went to Disney when you were the target audience and you returned as a stuck up 20-something with all the righteous indignation that accompanies that. You were appalled that WDW did not fill you with awe as it did when you were 7, but instead of the self reflection required to understand that most people change from the time they are 7 to the time they are 23 (kudos to you for not, apparently) you blamed the park.
Actually I basically went to Disney when EVERYONE was the target audience, no exclusions and not just the singular demographic of small children (skewed particularly towards little girls) and/or drunks. It's a good business practice, something i'm interested to hear that Universal is practicing more now (Nintendo being one supposedly aimed towards families and all ages instead of just children OR adults). Here's a quote from someone i'm sure is of no consequence whatsoever and clearly doesn't know jack about anything:
"You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."
^Geeze, what moron made that quote? I'm laughing at how foolish he was, he must have never gotten anywhere in life and died a miserable failure.
You came here and found a group that shares your sentiment, but given that you had no real adult experience at WDW other than it failed to meet your lofty expectations, you fumble to articulate the reason you were disappointed and you've fallen into a pattern of hilarious mimicry of others points with long winded post containing little substance.
I've been pretty specific about what has disappointed me with WDW that has ballooned out of control to an extent that wasn't remotely as big of an issue prior to the 90's. It is prudent to recall that the expectations I have for Disney World were not set by myself, but by the Disney company. I am merely holding them to their own standards. But by all means, have some substance and attempt to find even more excuses to ignore facts and reason:
- removed trees in areas that beg for shade relief (not to even mention the aesthetic problems)
- paint chipping frequently as touch ups are no longer applied for general overnight work
- many rows of burned out light bulbs (Grand Floridian's trim lighting has almost completely nonexistent for years)
- nonworking or missing animatronics on rides that are allowed to continue operating in such conditions for months if not years
- work lighting being allowed to operate while guests are around (whether in rides, queues or elsewhere) with the cast members being oblivious
- mold and water damage plastering the walls, ceilings and carpets of rides
- little in unique merch that can only be found at specific shops and parks (there are a few but dwindling number of exceptions remaining)
- removed attractions with no suitable replacement (or no replacement at all)
- removed entertainment offerings
- dirt and litter that is no longer picked up in a timely manner
- bathrooms that are filthy and remain that way due to custodial being reduced and stretched thin and not patrolling the areas properly (this has gotten far worse more recently)
- food made out of pre-prepared and low quality ingredients, many of the quick service locations lose more and more taste as time goes on
- monorail interiors that stink and are literally (yes literally) falling apart
- downgraded hotel room decor (lots of removed Disney quality details, replaced by generic detail non distinguishable from any other motel/hotel)
- reduced amenities for hotel guests (DVC guests have complained about the same for them, i'm not one of them though so can't speak from experience)
- noticeably unhappy and overwhelmed cast members, from a multitude of issues (some guest related, many related to how they're treated and trained by higher ups)
Your argument of hilarious mimicry can just as easily (moreso in fact) be turned on its butt and used to describe the people who blindly fall into Disney's clutches to defend everything they do. The difference is that the reality is far more skewed towards the company not being what it used to be, rather than being as good if not better than it was. It again gives me no pleasure to have to agree with people on negative WDW affairs.
