Dranth
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Oh God. Now you have done it.
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News Disney Leaders Explain How the 'Disney Bubble' Shapes the Guest Experience and What's Next
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Agent H
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What? What have I done?
Dranth
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His views on Rise are well documented on the site. Let's just say he isn't a fan.
Charlie The Chatbox Ghost
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It's too bad we don't have any of Walt's relatives in the company still, but then again even if we did, I doubt the suits would care what they think. They'll use Walt as a way to justify their decisions but then not follow any of his creative principles. They'll just go "Walt used to go to this desert to admire the beauty, so now we're gonna pave over it all and make a
Agent H
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I’m just saying. This seems like a “don’t throw stones when you live in glass houses” sort of thing.
That’s what bullies did in my school to the smart guys. There is a saying
Be nice to nerds. One day YOU will be working for one.
So for us, the Disney bubble has changed a bit. When we would fly in, we loved the Magical Express and used it for every trip. The bubble started at our local airport and ended at the local airport. Now that we live in Florida, we drive there so the bubble starts when we get to our resort. Being DVC, we still see value in our resort trips as we don't have to worry about shelling out thousands of dollars for a trip. We also make day trips now, so no actual bubble during those day trips.
Ron Miller Walt’s son in law was ousted by Roy Disney and Stanley Gold so Eisner and his group could take control of Disney. Begin in the family didn’t help Ron. Roy Disney and Stanley Gold also led a shareholder revolt years later to oust Eisner which Eisner ended up quitting.
RobbinsDad
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We chose a Hotel Plaza Blvd hotel for the first time last week. No theming of course, but comparable in quality to a moderate at half the price, and that includes the daily parking fee. Multiple Lyfts added to the daily costs but not enough to miss waiting in bus lines. Plus still had early entry for rope drops.
Even so, something felt off. We all concluded that staying in a Disney resort somehow made us feel, for lack of a better word, invested. And I am saying all of this knowing it’s not logical to feel that way. If I had any advice for anyone visiting the first time, it’s stay outside the bubble, that way you’ll never be brainwashed into believing the “magic”.
The nice part about staying on Hotel Plaza blvd was we could walk to Disney Springs. When we spent time at the Hilton we learned that was Michael Jackson’s favorite place to stay while in the area.
Smoky
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I get what you mean. Last time I went I was in Orlando on business so stayed at the Drury Inn by DS and had a chance to go play golf and go to the parks for a couple of days. Really nice hotel, great amenities, etc but was lacking that Disney "soul" you get at the Polynesian or something similar. However, it was $120~ a night and included free (and surprisingly) decent transportation to the parks WITH breakfast AND dinner included. In my eyes it's by far the best deal on property but it just doesn't quite feel like a real Disney vacation staying there. I could stomach the markups if the value was there but currently it just isn't. One of the many reasons I'm pretty adamant about not going back until there's a serious change in leadership.
Charlie The Chatbox Ghost
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It'd certainly be Disney's hottest attraction, it'll explode in popularity!
WaltsTreasureChest
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Bring back the Magical Express, and then we can discuss the Disney bubble. Walk the talk, Disney.
Bubble is no longer. I loved the fact you pay for your resort and tickets and you were done. Essentially only pay for food and souvenirs. Land get on the bus you were on vacation. Now you land stand in line to rent a car and even though you know the car rental price before hand. Bam as soon as you land a in you face reminder of the cost of a rental. Then drive to the resort. With kids tired and not wanting to sit again. Lug your bags to the room and feel like it was an exhausting excursion. Before get off the plane be driven to your resort. Maybe sit by the pool. Enjoy a meal. It was relaxing. We used to be a Disney guest. Now I am a Disney customer and have to continue to budget before and during my vacation. Nothing screams vacation by continually adding up more expenses and double guessing your self if you should or should not have purchased LL. I feel like I am a Disney employee doing all these things to be on vacation.
John park hopper
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The Disney bubble has long since burst-- it's been replaced by the medieval rack --cause as much pain to your wallet as possible
Disstevefan1
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Totally agree. There were many, many on site perks taken away and Disney was just expecting folks to show up any way. Then came EPIC.
I wonder if the opening of EPIC is forcing Disney to recreate the bubble. They are doing the luggage check in thing, maybe, just maybe, a form of magical express will come back?
Allow me to dream for a moment, maybe free LLMP when staying in select deluxe resorts during certain times? My imagination will not allow the thought of free LLPP
I think WDW is starting to react to EPIC.
radiorae
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This just about sums it up.
Unless you were able to go into any Disney restaurant kitchen and help yourself to what your find, you were never a guest.
You paid for what you got, you were always a customer. And if you couldn't pay, well then, dear guest, you weren't allowed in.
Euphemisms aren't reality.
You paid for what you got, you were always a customer. And if you couldn't pay, well then, dear guest, you weren't allowed in.
Euphemisms aren't reality.