flynnibus
Premium Member
In any competitive market, it'll always close in on the market leader. And that's ok. After 40 years of going to the same location with various levels of change, you're going to have to rely on nostalgia and memories rather than brand new experiences. There is only so much to expect.
Or.. you can be entertained or pampered to and enjoy that. But when Disney runs the SAME DAMN SHOW for 20 years... it's called coasting. Or when the other Disney locations update and revamp their Fantasmic and DHS sits back year after year... it's called declining. It's nothing to do with how frequently someone goes or not...
I can only imagine the levels up enjoyment you or anyone gets out of 40 years of going. Going as a kid. Going as an adult. Going as a parent. Going as a grandparent. The actually experience may not change often, but the experiences with others can.
There are people who go to the same lake house or beach community for 40 years. The beach and the restaurants very rarely change year to year. I liken it to that in my own mind.
I too have gone to the same beach resort for every year of my life.. and we are owners there now too. I'm familar with change or not...
You can't sweep the kinds of changes Disney has been going through as 'emotional' or clinger problems. They are explicit actions, lack of action, or specific changes in approach.