Disney World and Tripadvisor.....

[FettFan]

From s TripAdvisor Magic Kingdom review, And I quote,

"
Ok, I think the people who like this park better than Sea World, Universal, etc, are a bit strange because one thing is that this is the most oldest park in Florida and has NO ride that goes upside down.Why does every other park has one ride that does? That's is pretty sad if you think about it.
Most of the lines aren't themed eather while most other parks DO."

"And one critic said that Revenge of the Sith was the 'bestest' Star Wars movie because 'it had lava'. Aww, now ain't he cute? His name is Johnny. I adopted him...from a grocery store parking lot."

 

[FettFan]

Why is it that TripAdvisor doesn't let people give bad reviews a negative rating or write responses?

"Was This Review Helpful?" [YES]

Shame on you, TA for not letting people respond with anything but a positive.

 

[Figaro928]

You may be right, but reading this and many other travel forums, there seem to be a lot of people who either don't do any research, don't do adequate research or have unrealistic expectations based on their lack of first hand experience with the place they are about to visit. Think back to your first visit. All the research in the world is unlikely to prepare the first time visitor for the enormity and complexity of WDW. I have a similar conversation with my wife all the time. Just because YOU are intelligent enough and diligent enough to do research , learn how things work, etc, that doesn't mean every one else is the same way or even capable of doing the same thing.

I'm not saying that every family on every visit should have an itinerary binder BUT I don't think it's within the realm of sanity to have a slight gist of what to expect when traveling to a major tourist destination. And maybe the average WDW guest may not know every trick in the book, but I think its safe to safe that 99.9% of the population knows at least these two things about Disney #1 it's expensive #2 it's extremely popular, so chances are it's crowded. So it always seems odd to me when people complain that its expensive and crowded.

 

[brokedad]

I know people who thought, until recently, that Uni was just a branch off of Disney.

I also know people who think WDW is synonymous with the MK... rather than MK being a part of WDW. One night at dinner with friends, we were talking about our trip, particularly our time in Epcot, and my friend looks at me and says, "I thought you were going to Disney World?"

Can't make this stuff up... lol

My mom and sister also refer mk as disney, the other 3 parks are just a part of mk, I've lost that conversation many times and just keep quiet now

 

[Figaro928]

I don't. Most people, when they go on vacation, they're on turn-brain-off-reboot-when-it's-time-to-leave mode. Cruises, all-inclusive resorts where many people never leave the grounds, camping/fishing trips, even trips to major cities or other tourist destinations, they figure they'll wake up and go where the day takes 'em, and they hate being in a situation where they have to plan. A WDW trip is nightmarish for them.

I'm sorry, but I mostly disagree with you. I get the turn-off-brain-mode WHILE on vacation but not in the months or weeks leading up to it. We work 50 weeks a year to, if we are lucky, go somewhere - anywhere if we are lucky- for a couple of days. You do a little research no matter where you are going in the time leading up to it. I realize that people - myself included- like spontaneity and relaxation on a vacation, but it blows my mind when people are surprised by Disney's need for at least a basic plan. 5 minutes of research prior to your vacation and you'd realize what you have in store.

 

[EpcoTim]

And maybe the average WDW guest may not know every trick in the book, but I think its safe to safe that 99.9% of the population knows at least these two things about Disney #1 it's expensive #2 it's extremely popular, so chances are it's crowded. So it always seems odd to me when people complain that its expensive and crowded.

It's simple really, expecting hot, crowded and expensive is a given, pretty much everyone expects that. But a lot of people have literally no idea the levels that Disney takes those things too. Too a lot of people their definition and understanding of crowded is the mall on a Saturday. Expensive is a movie and a trip to Olive Garden. It's all relative and they're are very, very few things in the world that can prepare someone for Disney World in July and all the issues that come with a trip like that.

Think about it. You're going to Disney for the first time. What else have you done in your life that has prepared you for making reservations for every meal 6 months out? What other places have you gone that require you to plan every minute of your day 3 months out? Where on earth can just buying a ticket to get in be as complex? Where else can you be packed sardine style in blistering heat while waiting in line to wait in line?

Nowhere. Nowhere at all. First timers have nothing to prepare them for the levels that Disney takes things too. Then imagine trying to research a trip and every website you go to is full of gibberish like "Doing EMH at MK with the new MB and hoping 7DMT is open, if not it's BTMRR while MSEP is running, unless DW changes her mind and we head over to DHS for TGMR, ST2 and then to EPCOT for ROE, TTv2, LwtL and a nightcap in WS before heading back to WDPOFQR." I can totally see where it would be overwhelming for someone trying to plan a trip today.

 

[Figaro928]

It's simple really, expecting hot, crowded and expensive is a given, pretty much everyone expects that. But a lot of people have literally no idea the levels that Disney takes those things too. Too a lot of people their definition and understanding of crowded is the mall on a Saturday. Expensive is a movie and a trip to Olive Garden. It's all relative and they're are very, very few things in the world that can prepare someone for Disney World in July and all the issues that come with a trip like that.

Think about it. You're going to Disney for the first time. What else have you done in your life that has prepared you for making reservations for every meal 6 months out? What other places have you gone that require you to plan every minute of your day 3 months out? Where on earth can just buying a ticket to get in be as complex? Where else can you be packed sardine style in blistering heat while waiting in line to wait in line?

Nowhere. Nowhere at all. First timers have nothing to prepare for the levels that Disney takes things too. Then imagine trying to research a trip and every website you go to is full of gibberish like "Doing EMH at MK with the new MB and hoping 7DMT is open, if not it's BTMRR while MSEP is running, unless DW changes her mind and we head over to DHS for TGMR, ST2 and then to EPCOT for ROE, TTv2, LwtL and a nightcap in WS before heading back to WDPOFQR." I can totally see where it would be overwhelming for someone trying to plan a trip today.

HAHAHAHA ok, ok.... you got me...

 

[slappy magoo]

I'm sorry, but I mostly disagree with you. I get the turn-off-brain-mode WHILE on vacation but not in the months or weeks leading up to it. We work 50 weeks a year to, if we are lucky, go somewhere - anywhere if we are lucky- for a couple of days. You do a little research no matter where you are going in the time leading up to it. I realize that people - myself included- like spontaneity and relaxation on a vacation, but it blows my mind when people are surprised by Disney's need for at least a basic plan. 5 minutes of research prior to your vacation and you'd realize what you have in store.

I didn't say I agree with that mode of thought (or lack of thought), only that I'm not surprised by it. Nonetheless, there are plenty of vacation destinations that are, indeed, turn-your-brain-off vacations, and the resorts or cruise lines package their services as such - "look, just show up at this location at this time and we'll take care of the rest." They hire someone to set up the itinerary (what there is of one), that agent books the travel, perhaps even arranges the travel TO the travel (the town car to the airport for example), they itemize every detail to make it as simple as possible. People just throw in a bag what they think they'll need, go outside when they hear a honk, get out of the car when they're told get out, go to the gate that's on the paper, board the plane when they're told to board, eat and drink when presented with food and beverage, get off the plane when they arrive at the airport closest to their destination, a motor coach or cab is waiting to take them to the resort, someone takes their bags, gives them a key, tells them where to go when it's food-in-the-piehole time or kill-brain-cells-with-delicious-booze time. Whatever they might have access to - day tours or casinos or boating or parasailing or shuffleboard or basket-weaving classes, they can choose to do nothing but sit in a chair and watch the sun move across the sky. Someone might show up with a snack or a drink, otherwise they only move when hungry or in need of precious booze. And they can do that every day, feel like they've really "experienced" the culture of a foreign land, and go back home when the motor coach pulls up to the hotel to take them back to the airport.

And if those are the vacations you've always taken, the idea that you might have to think, plan, make choices, it's like trying to remember the final exam from your 2nd year Spanish class: "I have to whaaaaaa now?"

Again, I've got no problem making the plans for myself, but I don't roll my eyes thinking "schmucks" when someone doesn't know the ins and out of 180 day dining reservations or things they don't have to do at any other vacation. I differentiate between "don't know" and "don't wanna know" and reserve my scorn and ridicule for the latter.

 

[Figaro928]

I didn't say I agree with that mode of thought (or lack of thought), only that I'm not surprised by it. Nonetheless, there are plenty of vacation destinations that are, indeed, turn-your-brain-off vacations, and the resorts or cruise lines package their services as such - "look, just show up at this location at this time and we'll take care of the rest." They hire someone to set up the itinerary (what there is of one), that agent books the travel, perhaps even arranges the travel TO the travel (the town car to the airport for example), they itemize every detail to make it as simple as possible. People just throw in a bag what they think they'll need, go outside when they hear a honk, get out of the car when they're told get out, go to the gate that's on the paper, board the plane when they're told to board, eat and drink when presented with food and beverage, get off the plane when they arrive at the airport closest to their destination, a motor coach or cab is waiting to take them to the resort, someone takes their bags, gives them a key, tells them where to go when it's food-in-the-piehole time or kill-brain-cells-with-delicious-booze time. Whatever they might have access to - day tours or casinos or boating or parasailing or shuffleboard or basket-weaving classes, they can choose to do nothing but sit in a chair and watch the sun move across the sky. Someone might show up with a snack or a drink, otherwise they only move when hungry or in need of precious booze. And they can do that every day, feel like they've really "experienced" the culture of a foreign land, and go back home when the motor coach pulls up to the hotel to take them back to the airport.

And if those are the vacations you've always taken, the idea that you might have to think, plan, make choices, it's like trying to remember the final exam from your 2nd year Spanish class: "I have to whaaaaaa now?"

Again, I've got no problem making the plans for myself, but I don't roll my eyes thinking "schmucks" when someone doesn't know the ins and out of 180 day dining reservations or things they don't have to do at any other vacation. I differentiate between "don't know" and "don't wanna know" and reserve my scorn and ridicule for the latter.

And I completely agree with you of that aspect- my point was even when taking a mindless, turn your brain off vacation, I assume (again, I probably shouldn't) that one would at least do the research of "hhmmmm Mindless vacation package at destination A or mindless vacation package at destination B? OK go with mindless vacation package B ! " A slight effort has to be put into the where's when's and how's. I agree that with a Disney vacation we need much more than the basic where, when and how. It's not like people are spinning a globe, closing their eyes and pointing and then just happen to go where ever luck lands them, right? I'm by know means ridiculing those who aren't in the know, I guess I'm just more baffled by the thought of not knowing even a little what you are getting yourself into when spending that much money.

 

[MaryJaneP]

So people provide negative reviews of WDW on Trip Advisor. Which do you believe, TA review is correct and WDW is that bad, or TA review is wrong and WDW is better than that? Doesn't it speak volumes about how much you can trust what is written on the internet? Let them speak poorly of WDW to those who depend on TA, it just means shorter lines for the rest of us. And btw, to quote a commercial about believing everything written on the internet, my BF is a French model, bonjour.

 

[Patrick_Ears]

You know just about all of us are, well you could say Disney Magic Pro's. We know the up's and down's and when to visit. I can see someone going for the first time during the 4th of July and hearing the horrible stories with the crowds and blah blah blah.

Yes I can see it could be a bad day or week. But trust me.... Disney is not the only place where you will wait in line for 2 hours or more.

 

[alissafalco]

Does anyone else read some of the reviews on there and get the urge to throw around some karate chops to the neck? Seriously, it's almost as bad as reading some of the Huffington Posts's articles about WDW.



Sorry if this is the wrong spot to put this in, @The Mom.

I agree 100%! I no longer read ANY reviews on TA if it has to do with Disney. So many people write so much misinformation about WDW I just cant read the stupidity anymore. It makes me so angry that I cant write a response.

 

[bethymouse]

Well when Diagon Alley opens, I can't imagine what the posted wait times will be for Hogwart's Express and Grigott's Bank ride! Why is anything new any different at any park especially in the summertime? I have to say that UNI looks very impressive in it's details for the new Harry Potter area! Yes- I watched the NBC Merideth Viera special PRIME TIME! I guess Disney didn't feel it needed a spotlight like that for the mine train! LOL. Still I use Trip Advisor quite a bit for hotels, but I do believe some of the reviews are a bit skewed. Someone needs to post on there to order the free Disney planning DVD or even watch it online.

 

[RayTheFirefly]

Most of the lines aren't themed eather while most other parks DO."

EATHER.

 

[mouse_luv]

From s TripAdvisor Magic Kingdom review, And I quote,

"
Ok, I think the people who like this park better than Sea World, Universal, etc, are a bit strange because one thing is that this is the most oldest park in Florida and has NO ride that goes upside down.Why does every other park has one ride that does? That's is pretty sad if you think about it.
Most of the lines aren't themed eather while most other parks DO."

LOL nice grammar! That speaks for itself, really.

 

[DGRYAN1977]

Well, it is expensive. Very expensive in fact so that's accurate..

 

[bwang123]

I like this one, from their June 2014 trip: "The ones who have got magic bands get treated like queens and princes, they get to the front of the line without even trying and the cast members treat them like old friends. Anybody who doesn't have one, fat chance at getting their attention."

 

[jakeman]

I like this one, from their June 2014 trip: "The ones who have got magic bands get treated like queens and princes, they get to the front of the line without even trying and the cast members treat them like old friends. Anybody who doesn't have one, fat chance at getting their attention."

That's my fault.

I carry a big bag of rotting trash with me through the park and throw it at people without Magic Bands yelling "Get out of here poor-oes."

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

That's my fault.

I carry a big bag of rotting trash with me through the park and throw it at people without Magic Bands yelling "Get out of here poor-oes."

You could do with improving your aim, some of us were caught in the spray back, and I couldnt help but notice some of the products in your trash were from Walmart, thats taking things too far.

 

[DisneyDebNJ]

Does anyone else read some of the reviews on there and get the urge to throw around some karate chops to the neck? Seriously, it's almost as bad as reading some of the Huffington Posts's articles about WDW.



Sorry if this is the wrong spot to put this in, @The Mom.

Yep agree... and I am a senior contributor to Tripadvisor Unfortunately alot of people just *don't get* Disney. And thats OK ... "go somewhere else where you will be happy". Dif' strokes for dif' folks. In the mean time I will continue to visit Disney every chance I get