News Disney's own survey is a list of Walt Disney World's 50-anniversary shortcomings

[GhostHost1000]

How Disney can fix their problems:
Expand all parks - new/additional people eater attractions and shows
5th gate (eventually)

How Disney thinks they can fix their problems;
New celebration cupcake

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I thought global warming is going to kill all of us all long before that?

Most of Florida will be underwater…cause science and all

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

No it wasn’t. That’s just what they use as their excuse. Any of us on this forum could have come up with a better fireworks show than Enchantment. The 50th event was crushed by management and management decisions (and lack thereof)

Realistically all they did was push back/slow roll the opening of 3 new rides maybe 3-6 months each.

 

[Disstevefan1]

No it wasn’t. That’s just what they use as their excuse. Any of us on this forum could have come up with a better fireworks show than Enchantment. The 50th event was crushed by management and management decisions (and lack thereof)

You are correct. To me, that also goes for Harmonious.

 

[Jrb1979]

No it wasn’t. That’s just what they use as their excuse. Any of us on this forum could have come up with a better fireworks show than Enchantment. The 50th event was crushed by management and management decisions (and lack thereof)

Cedar point had a much better celebration for their 150th then what Disney put out. They even had a night time parade

 

[Heelz2315]

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If I knew that was out of the realm of possibility I would. Or at least till my trip is over the first week of July

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

If I knew that was out of the realm of possibility I would. Or at least till my trip is over the first week of July

…you realize that’s what most say and it actually reinforces the problems:

“Well, the management decisions are bad and it’s hurting the product…but I gotta trip coming up…”

At some point the chain will be broken, Fleetwood Mac

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'm looking at this from a why I didn't bother to visit during the Anniversary celebration. From an outside perspective there just didn't seem like they were doing much without purchasing i.e. food, merchandise, etc. Had they of done more things that felt special, it could have swayed us to visit this year even with covid protocols vs wait for next year. Not even the commercials seemed to hype me up.

The other side of the “celebrations” is it doesn’t alter anyone’s plans as they once did. People go or they don’t…modern travel. So why overdo it?

Not so in the pink castle and wand days…where there was a measurable increase in traffic and data collected clearly indicated people aligned to the special event. That ended for a variety of reasons.

 

[Patcheslee]

Cedar point had a much better celebration for their 150th then what Disney put out. They even had a night time parade

Kings Island this year, high expectations.

 

[Californian Elitist]

This really doesn't surprise me, as there seems to be something obviously broken with the corporate culture over in Orlando. I hate to harp on this, but the fact it took people calling them out on the Internet for management to realise that it was a mistake to put a DJ on Main Street USA as the last thing people saw as the exited the Magic Kingdom every night shows they really don't have a feel for the product they're selling. You almost get the impression all the theming and immersion business is forced on Team Orlando by Imagineering, and they roll their eyes and go along with it until they can start making their own decisions that slowly strip away all those 'unnecessary' elements that they assume guests don't care about anyway.

I agree with you. That type of thinking would help explain why the 50th anniversary has been lackluster (according to others). They definitely cut some corners in California, too. But maybe less so.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Most of Florida will be underwater…cause science and all

WDW's 100 year celebration, "Nemo's under the Sea Celebration"

 

[GhostHost1000]

WDW's 100 year celebration, "Nemo's under the Sea Celebration"

Or “Our stock…under the Dow Jones average” lol

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Or “Our stock…under the Dow Jones average” lol

That’s already in full swing

Boardwalk bakery is coming out with an exclusive red velvet cupcake with cherry filling and red buttercream frosting

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Kings Island this year, high expectations.

I hear Barry Williams is gonna be there next weekend to re-enact the all time greatest Brady bunch episode

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I’ve mentioned this before but back in 2011, for whatever reason, there were folks from TDO visiting the DLR. I stood in front of two of them in line for Indy and I overheard one of them pointing out all the extra and “unnecessary” stuff in the queue and in our Adventureland surroundings. He said that California/TDA wastes a lot of money and they’re able to do things for cheaper out in Florida. I heard him laugh and snicker, so he was proud of cutting corners. He was absolutely bragging.

This was over a decade ago, but that mindset may still be running smoothly out there.

My case their should be “justifiable homicide” is bolstered by this…

 

[Patcheslee]

I hear Barry Williams is gonna be there next weekend to re-enact the all time greatest Brady bunch episode

Lol from what I heard he's doing storytime. We're holding off a couple weeks before going back.

 

[GhostHost1000]

That’s already in full swing

Boardwalk bakery is coming out with an exclusive red velvet cupcake with cherry filling and red buttercream frosting

well that’ll fix everything then! They need to hurry haha

 

[m steve]

It doesn’t matter if Disney recognizes its many mistakes. At this point, it only matters if they correct them. I’m not holding my breath waiting for that to happen.

 

[GhostHost1000]

It doesn’t matter if Disney recognizes its many mistakes. At this point, it only matters if they correct them. I’m not holding my breath waiting for that to happen.

I agree. They can survey as much as they want and get all the negative we have to give them, but will anything change? (other than the next set of survey questions)

 

[WondersOfLife]

No it wasn’t. That’s just what they use as their excuse. Any of us on this forum could have come up with a better fireworks show than Enchantment. The 50th event was crushed by management and management decisions (and lack thereof)

That, and taco barges were already in the works before Covid as well, and succeeded...... Disney World was on a downward spiral before the pandemic ever started.