tirian
Well-Known Member
I completely agree!!! I was suprised when I joined this website how many people were Complaining about EVERYTHING!!! I thought this website was to talk about how wonderful WDW was! I love WDW AND the hat and I would be very disapointed if the hat left!
We do love WDW, which is why we're disheartened to see the constant cuts that make it less special and more like a money-grabbing operation. It has always been a business, but as opposed to the old regime that personally built the resort and had personally invested into it, the last few years of execs seem to care only about spreadsheets.
The best way to describe it is this: old MK was full of lush trees, unique music, top-notch shows, and extensive theming. For example, Caribbean Plaza in AL had a real steel drum band; cannons fired from the top of POTC; fountains flowed throughout the area; merchant shops were truly one-of-a-kind and not full of stuffed plush. Disney didn't have to advertise "magic" because anyone who visited WDW felt it.
Today that same location blasts the movie soundtrack, the cannons are silent, the fountains are flower planters, the shops sell movie items. It isn't that things are "bad," they're just not as special as they were. The little things that added to overall ambience have been cut in favor of cheaper alternatives requiring less maintenance, and Disney has to constantly tell people they're experiencing magic instead of letting guests enjoy and realize it on their own.
Things are getting better, though. After years of fading and cracking, Main Street has been restored. Fantasyland may be the best one Disney has ever built after the FLE. Frontierland is getting attention, and Caribbean Plaza is going to be more like the old one soon. If Disney would start maintaining its attractions again (Splash Mt is practically falling apart), I would confidently say the current management cares again.