Another things wrong post

[WondersOfLife]

I was wondering if you were the one who has been on here since you were a teenager. Sometimes I get the regular posters mixed up, especially when they change their pictures. Now that I know it's you, I'll also add you are not one who usually complains either, so I'm sad that you had such a disappointing experience. I hope it was just a fluke, out of all your trips, you're bound to have one that's not so good.

Yep, I joined when I was 12 years old... The internet at my fingertips included endless information about the history of Disney parks, which for whatever reason, I found fascinating. And these forums and threads we so intriguing to me. It was the first time I realized that I was not the only one who enjoyed Disney Parks as much as I did...

...Nowadays, I find myself battling between pixie dust snorters and the classic Epcot cult. I am kind of smack dead in the middle of the two extremes, but occasionally lean towards the classics more than the present direction.

Regardless, either I'm growing up and reality is hitting me in all sorts of bad ways, or Disney has really just lost their mark. It is driving me mentally insane.

 

[Thepuma]

Test Track is my biggest bugbear at the moment...being trying every night for 5 nights to get on it and EVERY time it's been down, either due to weather or technical issues.

 

[SteveAZee]

Yep, I joined when I was 12 years old... The internet at my fingertips included endless information about the history of Disney parks, which for whatever reason, I found fascinating. And these forums and threads we so intriguing to me. It was the first time I realized that I was not the only one who enjoyed Disney Parks as much as I did...

...Nowadays, I find myself battling between pixie dust snorters and the classic Epcot cult. I am kind of smack dead in the middle of the two extremes, but occasionally lean towards the classics more than the present direction.

Regardless, either I'm growing up and reality is hitting me in all sorts of bad ways, or Disney has really just lost their mark. It is driving me mentally insane.

This makes me wonder if anyone here goes back as far as rec.arts.disney.parks.

 

[DfromATX]

Yep, I joined when I was 12 years old... The internet at my fingertips included endless information about the history of Disney parks, which for whatever reason, I found fascinating. And these forums and threads we so intriguing to me. It was the first time I realized that I was not the only one who enjoyed Disney Parks as much as I did...

...Nowadays, I find myself battling between pixie dust snorters and the classic Epcot cult. I am kind of smack dead in the middle of the two extremes, but occasionally lean towards the classics more than the present direction.

Regardless, either I'm growing up and reality is hitting me in all sorts of bad ways, or Disney has really just lost their mark. It is driving me mentally insane.

When you are little, you see things a lot differently. Your whole mindset on life is different. But, that's not to say Disney hasn't changed since you were a kid - we all know it has. One example (not related to Disney): when I was about 9 we moved to a new house. I can remember thinking the house looked like such a beautiful mansion to me. Later in life, I realized it was just an ordinary small suburban home. It wasn't even that nice, but I didn't know it.

When was your first trip to Disney? We have a trip booked in January and we are taking my mom and my 12 year old nephew. It will be the first time for both of them. He's a big Star Wars fan. I want everything to be special for them, especially him. I want him to go home and report back to his father (my brother) that Disney was a blast and he had a great time. My brother is one of those anti-Disney people, but he wanted him to see all the Star Wars stuff.

 

[WondersOfLife]

When you are little, you see things a lot differently. Your whole mindset on life is different. But, that's not to say Disney hasn't changed since you were a kid - we all know it has. One example (not related to Disney): when I was about 9 we moved to a new house. I can remember thinking the house looked like such a beautiful mansion to me. Later in life, I realized it was just an ordinary small suburban home. It wasn't even that nice, but I didn't know it.

When was your first trip to Disney? We have a trip booked in January and we are taking my mom and my 12 year old nephew. It will be the first time for both of them. He's a big Star Wars fan. I want everything to be special for them, especially him. I want him to go home and report back to his father (my brother) that Disney was a blast and he had a great time. My brother is one of those anti-Disney people, but he wanted him to see all the Star Wars stuff.

I've been going to Disney every year since I was born... We used to go every other weekend when we lived in the lower part of South Carolina. I'd say I've been over 80 or 90 trips total, if you include weekend trips.

 

[JoeCamel]

When you are little, you see things a lot differently. Your whole mindset on life is different. But, that's not to say Disney hasn't changed since you were a kid - we all know it has. One example (not related to Disney): when I was about 9 we moved to a new house. I can remember thinking the house looked like such a beautiful mansion to me. Later in life, I realized it was just an ordinary small suburban home. It wasn't even that nice, but I didn't know it.

When was your first trip to Disney? We have a trip booked in January and we are taking my mom and my 12 year old nephew. It will be the first time for both of them. He's a big Star Wars fan. I want everything to be special for them, especially him. I want him to go home and report back to his father (my brother) that Disney was a blast and he had a great time. My brother is one of those anti-Disney people, but he wanted him to see all the Star Wars stuff.

12 is about the first time I went to DL, if you really want to make it special for him give him a way to charge a bit and turn him loose for a couple of hours to meet up later and tell you what he found. Worked for me for 45 years

 

[DfromATX]

12 is about the first time I went to DL, if you really want to make it special for him give him a way to charge a bit and turn him loose for a couple of hours to meet up later and tell you what he found. Worked for me for 45 years

The trip is mostly for him and we plan to let him kind of lead the way, but I can't imagine letting him loose on his own. I've let my own kids loose when they were younger, but we felt like they were ok and knew their way around since they had been before.

 

[DfromATX]

I've been going to Disney every year since I was born... We used to go every other weekend when we lived in the lower part of South Carolina. I'd say I've been over 80 or 90 trips total, if you include weekend trips.

Maybe you just need a nice break - like a few years off. Or... maybe one day when you get married and have children, you will get the spark back when you take your own kids.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Maybe you just need a nice break - like a few years off. Or... maybe one day when you get married and have children, you will get the spark back when you take your own kids.

Luckily, I am happily married, so I am building on that rather than theme parks now.

We do NOT want kids! LOL... Too much money. We are too selfish for kids. I'll look into doing Disney cruises, as others suggested.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

No offense but it looks like you were going in with a mindset totally incompatible with a fun and relaxing vacation. WDW is the real world. Things break down. It is what it is. It’s better to just try to enjoy what is available and the times you have then to try to not pick everything apart. Life is a lot easier and more enjoyable that way.

 

[Jrb1979]

No offense but it looks like you were going in with a mindset totally incompatible with a fun and relaxing vacation. WDW is the real world. Things break down. It is what it is. It’s better to just try to enjoy what is available and the times you have then to try to not pick everything apart. Life is a lot easier and more enjoyable that way.

IMO that's the major difference between guests. Those who still enjoy the parks seem just happy to be there and don't care much about the behind the scenes stuff.

Where as those that seem to have not as good trips only think about what the parks were like before Covid and all the changes.

 

[WondersOfLife]

IMO that's the major difference between guests. Those who still enjoy the parks seem just happy to be there and don't care much about the behind the scenes stuff.

Where as those that seem to have not as good trips only think about what the parks were like before Covid and all the changes.

Imagine holding a company up to the standards they used to practice. What a concept. Lol.

 

[Jrb1979]

Imagine holding a company up to the standards they used to practice. What a concept. Lol.

I agree with you. It feels like those who seem to enjoy the parks right now is they are just happy to be there. I do wonder if a lot of that has to do with Covid and not being able to travel like they used to.

For me I have no interest in going anytime soon and I have a 2 year old that I do want to take. The drastic changes they have made recently is not positive.

 

[larryz]

This makes me wonder if anyone here goes back as far as rec.arts.disney.parks.

Compuserve forums...

 

[EricsBiscuit]

IMO that's the major difference between guests. Those who still enjoy the parks seem just happy to be there and don't care much about the behind the scenes stuff.

Where as those that seem to have not as good trips only think about what the parks were like before Covid and all the changes.

It’s not that I don’t have standards. I’m just not letting a broken effect ruin my day or vacation. I go to Disney to relax. To walk around in the fresh air. To get ideas for MY business. Most of all, to spend time with my family.

 

[Jrb1979]

It’s not that I don’t have standards. I’m just not letting a broken effect ruin my day or vacation. I go to Disney to relax. To walk around in the fresh air. To get ideas for MY business. Most of all, to spend time with my family.

I never said you didn't. My point is those outside factors like broken effects don't matter to you as much as family time. While I enjoy family time those little things matter to me. Things like Genie+ and the reservation system affect my enjoyment of the parks. For my family since my child has fun no matter what park we go to right now I will choose a park that my wife and I have fun at. For us riding things the whole family can ride is overrated.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

I never said you didn't. My point is those outside factors like broken effects don't matter to you as much as family time. While I enjoy family time those little things matter to me. Things like Genie+ and the reservation system affect my enjoyment of the parks. For my family since my child has fun no matter what park we go to right now I will choose a park that my wife and I have fun at. For us riding things the whole family can ride is overrated.

My advice re Genie is it’s unnecessary. You can do every ride without waiting too long without it. The reservation system just is what it is. I do t like it either but I don’t let it aggravate me. It’s all how you frame it mentally re broken effects. If you say “wow the mist on pirates really sucked today, this whole ride is ruined for me” then you’re going to have a negative experience. On the other hand you could say something like “well, the mist might not be working but the cannons look great and the pirates look good too” then you’ll have a much more enjoyable experience. Of course, that doesn’t preclude you from also telling Disney at guest services which effects need work. Maintaining something the size of WDW is a gargantuan task and something as a business owner I respect.

 

[larryz]

It’s not that I don’t have standards. I’m just not letting a broken effect ruin my day or vacation. I go to Disney to relax. To walk around in the fresh air. To get ideas for MY business. Most of all, to spend time with my family.

I guess WDW's the only place in the world where you can do that... oh, wait:

 

[Weather_Lady]

Just a question cause I have always wondered this. Why do so many not choose another park for a vacation if Disney becomes not worth it?

Everybody has to have one or two disappointing trips, I think, before it really sinks in that Disney is not remotely what it used to be, and that its standards are lowered for good. It's human nature to want to give something another chance, especially when we've invested so much in it, and really did used to get something wonderful in return.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

I guess WDW's the only place in the world where you can do that... oh, wait:
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True! That’s why it’s not the only thing we do as a family. All I’m saying is if you walk in with a negative mindset you’re not going to enjoy it.