jw24
Well-Known Member
I'm not gonna lie. I've felt extremely uncomfortable posting anywhere on these forums except for Chit Chat and Games forums and it's been that way for quite some time because of the aforementioned reasons previously stated. I won't name names or throw users under the bus of who is responsible for the discourse of the same old topics over and over again. But I will say this. I, too, love Disney World as a whole but there are certain aspects I don't like. I will admit I am not as vocal compared to others because for me, it's not a feeling of hate which is what some people are coming across as. For me, it's a feeling of, "You can do better. I know you can. I know the willpower to succeed is in there but you need to dig deep, find it and then follow through. But you have to want it first and that is the first step" Though I think some feel Disney doesn't have the want or motivation to improve their parks and that some of their decision making were panic movies like the Frozen-Maelstrom conversion to counter Diagon Alley, New Fantasyland to one up Wizarding World to name a few.
But anyway, I think the main reasons for the griping comes from two basic factors: High expectations cemented from past results and negative comparing to others of its current state.
Has Disney World become a victim of its own success? Possibly because they've done a lot in the theme parks in the past and they've set the bar for theme parks extremely high that it is becoming difficult to replicate that in this day. For many people, a lot of them grew up in the 70s, 80s and 90s where Disney World was in its heyday with state of the art attractions. I think because of that, that is why so many hold Disney World to extremely high expectations and standards over other parks. So they feel "entitled" in a way to have a great vacation experience every time because of the Disney name and brand. When they don't have a great experience, they go through the five stages of grief with some reaching acceptance of the reality more quickly than others. Can an argument be made Disney right now is not even making an attempt to replicate its past success? Well, that's debatable but it does seem to appear that Disney is settling on complacency and not challenging themselves to improve their parks. For some undisclosed reason, they are not investing in their parks and that is one part of the griping, I feel. Settling for complacency can come across as accepting mediocrity or worse, settling for nothing.
The other is what I call negative comparing. I think for Disney fans, it is frustrating that other theme parks are playing hardball with their parks. Not just Universal and Harry Potter but Six Flags and Cedar Fair are always building tall, giant roller coasters almost every year to gain more attendance and they're building them less than a fraction of the time Disney takes to build one new park area. Remember when you were a kid and every time, you came up short in some way or form, your parents always asked you in a negative sense, "Why couldn't you be more like your brother, sister, friend, etc..?" That is what Disney fans are saying. Because other theme parks are building critically acclaimed rides and areas and Disney isn't, they are asking, "Why can't Disney be like Universal right now?" or "Why can't Disney build a tall attraction attention coaster like Six Flags or Cedar Fair?" It is jealousy at its finest. It's human nature to always want what we don't have.
I know this subject has been brought up to an extent time and time again and I'm pretty a lot of users are tired of arguing their points over and over again. But I searched through the posts are found this one very resonating.
But anyway, I think the main reasons for the griping comes from two basic factors: High expectations cemented from past results and negative comparing to others of its current state.
Has Disney World become a victim of its own success? Possibly because they've done a lot in the theme parks in the past and they've set the bar for theme parks extremely high that it is becoming difficult to replicate that in this day. For many people, a lot of them grew up in the 70s, 80s and 90s where Disney World was in its heyday with state of the art attractions. I think because of that, that is why so many hold Disney World to extremely high expectations and standards over other parks. So they feel "entitled" in a way to have a great vacation experience every time because of the Disney name and brand. When they don't have a great experience, they go through the five stages of grief with some reaching acceptance of the reality more quickly than others. Can an argument be made Disney right now is not even making an attempt to replicate its past success? Well, that's debatable but it does seem to appear that Disney is settling on complacency and not challenging themselves to improve their parks. For some undisclosed reason, they are not investing in their parks and that is one part of the griping, I feel. Settling for complacency can come across as accepting mediocrity or worse, settling for nothing.
The other is what I call negative comparing. I think for Disney fans, it is frustrating that other theme parks are playing hardball with their parks. Not just Universal and Harry Potter but Six Flags and Cedar Fair are always building tall, giant roller coasters almost every year to gain more attendance and they're building them less than a fraction of the time Disney takes to build one new park area. Remember when you were a kid and every time, you came up short in some way or form, your parents always asked you in a negative sense, "Why couldn't you be more like your brother, sister, friend, etc..?" That is what Disney fans are saying. Because other theme parks are building critically acclaimed rides and areas and Disney isn't, they are asking, "Why can't Disney be like Universal right now?" or "Why can't Disney build a tall attraction attention coaster like Six Flags or Cedar Fair?" It is jealousy at its finest. It's human nature to always want what we don't have.
I know this subject has been brought up to an extent time and time again and I'm pretty a lot of users are tired of arguing their points over and over again. But I searched through the posts are found this one very resonating.
. IDK makes no sense to me, but I'm just a silly girl
