can someone explain this to me?

[wolf359]

sad with the prices we pay for everything to not provide the proper funding but if it's just poor supervising and general apathy from workers that just stinks...i wonder what would happen if we all did our jobs that way??? i'm a nurse practitioner in urgent care...i'm just imagining the consequences if i could be that lazy at work.

Yeah, Disney really could learn some things from hospitals when it comes to quality of service and reasonable costs... :lol:

 

[EvilQueen-T]

lol i'm thinking more along the lines of taking a break instead of doing cpr (which i have control over) not pricing which i don't but good point.

 

[devoy1701]

I'm calling shenanigans on the "better in the 80s & 90s" & "cutbacks and downscales" basis for your argument.
1. The company was so poorly run in the early 80s that they where almost the victim of a hostile takeover. We could be talking about WDW, brought to you by RJR Nabisco "Smoke up and eat a cracker."

2. If you want to look at a bad time, the late 90s, early 2000s where probably the worst for maintenance and upkeep. Now things shine and they seem to be consistent with upkeep, as can be seen by the steady refurbishment of almost every building in MK.

3. I never have understood "cutbacks and downscales." There are extra magic hours, halloween events, xmas on a scale never dreamed of back in the 80s, and more attractions than ever before. The dining is better and more varied than in the past, and there are great resorts to choose from.

I will grant you that the merchandise is more generic and the same things can be found in most shops. However I always seem to score a unique shirt or item on each trip that I find in one store and nowhere else. So hey, I'm not that bent out of shape.

Remember, there's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day.

are you forgetting that we could have had WDW brought to you by Comcast in 2004?

And it's not just cutbacks and scaledowns...it's about value as well, yes we now have xmas and halloween events but those are now offered at a premium and at the expense of regular park guests who do not want to pay for that extra time in the parks. Also, the prices for these events have jumped about 15% over the past 5 years while offerings at these particular events have diminished (ever so slightly...see shortened version of Happy HalloWishes).

 

[wedenterprises]

The only thing that has gotten worse in the last 20 years, IMO, is the bus service.

It's understandable though, there are more resorts and parks now.

I don't mind the wait so much, what irks me is the resort sharing of buses. AK to Beach Club takes you
AK>blizzard Beach>boardwalk>swan>dolphin>yacht>beach That's worse than my old city commute!! We usually get off at the Boardwalk and walk.