Good for you! :sohappy:
About 8 or 10 years ago Disneyland was in the same condition and headed in the same direction that WDW is now. But after Pressler bailed to go to The Gap in '02, and Cynthia Harriss was booted suddenly in October, '03 to "spend more time with my family" as a single woman with no children, Disneyland made a complete 180 degree turn under new management. (And Cynthia Harriss only seemed to need a couple of months to devote to her mythical family, since she signed on with the gap in early '04. I trust her "family" is in good condition now that she hasn't had a job in over a year after being fired from The Gap in early '07.)
And now Disneyland is being shepherded through continuing TLC and devotion and capital improvement by John Lasseter and Tony Baxter, plus some old-school operations executives from the pre-Eisner era, not to mention the Billion Dollar Extreme Makeover that DCA is getting next door.
If WDW can get out from under the soulless Marketing Department and come under the control of operational and creative people that truly care about the WDW legacy since 1971, then the next decade can be bright for WDW. Right now things are a little bleak, but the 2010's may hold promise.
Disneyland did it over five years ago, and the rewards it has reaped are huge, with great promise for the next few years as the bulldozers move in this fall. Just look at the gorgeous little gem in Pixie Hollow at Disneyland, compared to the version at WDW. And the new Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough opens next month, which should be even more charming and infused with love and heritage and a decent pile of cash. Disneyland is batting a thousand.
WDW, while seemingly on the wrong path now, could be on the same path as Disneyland within a year or so if it plays its cards right. :wave: