ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Sounds like a great dad to me, Doing what makes his FAMILY happy regardless of how he feels personally.
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Do you hate WDW but still go?
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Sounds like a great dad to me, Doing what makes his FAMILY happy regardless of how he feels personally.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
My Fiancée has a hatred for Disney only because of the money aspect of it. He always grumbles and groans about going back, but gets excited about it about 1 to 2 days before we leave. When we're there he's like a kid in a candy store. But getting the credit card bill after we return home....man oh man he gets maaaad! Then the cycle starts all over again
At least he's happy and enjoys the experience while he's at Disney.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Chef Mickey
Well-Known Member
Simply not true unless you're just unreasonable. October and November are hot? This isn't Buffalo.
Since half of America is obese, I can see why many are over sensitive to 80 degrees.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
Now I am pretty sure you are joking.
Tappen Edo is a low rent hibachi.
Chef Mickey's is a ludicrously over-priced buffet meal. Basically food troughs.
If you don't think Chik-Fil-A has amazing chicken, then you don't know chicken.
Chef Mickey
Well-Known Member
I just threw it in there as not "terrible" food. Value is a different thing. Teppan Edo is better than Behihana, Kobe Steaks, or any Hibachi chain I've been to in the "normal" world.
Chef Mickey's is one of the better buffets there....yes, it's a food trough but it's not "terrible" food and can be enjoyed.
I'm not telling you this is Michelin Star dining (which I've actually experienced); I'm saying there are better options than hotel food courts, walk up quick service, and eating a hot dog on a trash can. There are so many options too...if you don't like stuff I listed, there is something for you.
Chik-fil-A is the best of fast food chicken...not the best of chicken.
wendysue
Well-Known Member
I didn't hate it until recently when they announced ticket price increases and dining plan increases and food price increases. Now, a resort fee??? I agree that a hurricane can blow it all away, (but wait until after I get back in April, then we are done with it).
horizons82
Well-Known Member
I've been going to WDW for many, many years because my dad has been a CM there since 1982 (and he is still there). I've literally been to the parks a hundred (possibly hundreds) of times during all those years. For the past 10 years or so I've also gone to the parks paying my own way and was even an AP for a year back in 2014.
The parks have slowly but surely become less enjoyable for a variety of reasons: The need for lot of planning with FastPasses and dining (and even then you might be shut out of rides or restaurants if you don't do it early enough), higher crowd levels and long waits, the "cheapening" of Epcot's theme and attractions...things that I used to love about WDW seem to be less and less as the years go by and there is a certain amount of tediousness required to be able to enjoy the WDW experience.
But there are also other issues that seem out of WDW's control that also contribute to a less enjoyable experience: Less courteous people, people who do things like use devices with lit screens on darker attractions, people not being able to follow simple instructions like staying behind the line for the parking trams...these are also things that have diminished the experience over the years.
Another issue is the constant lowering of standards. Whether it be monorail maintenance or growing rates of trash laying around or rides in dire need of refurbishment, there are areas that really do not shine as brightly as they once did. While I blame higher-ups for lack of proper investment and upkeep of the parks, a lot of it is also the stretching out of park hours and park capacity, which at times makes the parks feel more run-down and worn than in the past (though I think they still do a very good job under the circumstances).
Put these things together (along with other attraction-specific complaints...mostly at Epcot), and one might wonder why I keep returning. On occasion I've even left the park rather annoyed and yet I still return.
I think a part of it is nostalgia. I also think that as the time since my last visit gets farther away I tend to think of the good things and fun I've had rather than the bad and annoying things. It's at that point I start to think about going again...I'm sure others know this cycle.
Another factors is that I still see a lot of potential to enjoy a park visit...if I'm able to go on a "slow" day when crowds aren't too bad and if people are courteous and not using phones on rides, then I'll have a really fun time and be able to truly escape. The problem is that these kinds of days are fewer and fewer and I feel almost lucky when it happens.
That said, it does seem like it takes me longer and longer to "recover" from more stressful and annoying park visits, and I find myself going less and less as a paying customer. Lately I tend to only go when my dad can get me in as the ability to enjoy the parks has become dependent on too many variables that doesn't justify the cost.
The parks have slowly but surely become less enjoyable for a variety of reasons: The need for lot of planning with FastPasses and dining (and even then you might be shut out of rides or restaurants if you don't do it early enough), higher crowd levels and long waits, the "cheapening" of Epcot's theme and attractions...things that I used to love about WDW seem to be less and less as the years go by and there is a certain amount of tediousness required to be able to enjoy the WDW experience.
But there are also other issues that seem out of WDW's control that also contribute to a less enjoyable experience: Less courteous people, people who do things like use devices with lit screens on darker attractions, people not being able to follow simple instructions like staying behind the line for the parking trams...these are also things that have diminished the experience over the years.
Another issue is the constant lowering of standards. Whether it be monorail maintenance or growing rates of trash laying around or rides in dire need of refurbishment, there are areas that really do not shine as brightly as they once did. While I blame higher-ups for lack of proper investment and upkeep of the parks, a lot of it is also the stretching out of park hours and park capacity, which at times makes the parks feel more run-down and worn than in the past (though I think they still do a very good job under the circumstances).
Put these things together (along with other attraction-specific complaints...mostly at Epcot), and one might wonder why I keep returning. On occasion I've even left the park rather annoyed and yet I still return.
I think a part of it is nostalgia. I also think that as the time since my last visit gets farther away I tend to think of the good things and fun I've had rather than the bad and annoying things. It's at that point I start to think about going again...I'm sure others know this cycle.
Another factors is that I still see a lot of potential to enjoy a park visit...if I'm able to go on a "slow" day when crowds aren't too bad and if people are courteous and not using phones on rides, then I'll have a really fun time and be able to truly escape. The problem is that these kinds of days are fewer and fewer and I feel almost lucky when it happens.
That said, it does seem like it takes me longer and longer to "recover" from more stressful and annoying park visits, and I find myself going less and less as a paying customer. Lately I tend to only go when my dad can get me in as the ability to enjoy the parks has become dependent on too many variables that doesn't justify the cost.
DarthVader
Sith Lord
I still love going as do my kids.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Id rather be in Vegas admittedly, I dot hate it, there's alcohol to take the edge off. And its a small price to pay to keep the current Mrs Sak happy and the danglies attached. Plus she doesnt moan when I bog off to Download for a long weekend. And I can moan directly to the ubber fans deliberately miss telling theme stories so there heads explode.
Figments Friend
Well-Known Member
I don't 'hate' Walt Disney World but i became slowly turned off by it.
I used to visit yearly, sometimes twice a year, and have been visiting since the late 1970s.
I consider myself a huge fan of the Theme Parks and always enjoyed the various experiences over the years.
I also have some personal connections to the property, particularly EPCOT Center back in the day, that will always tie me back to the area.
There have been many ups and downs with the property......mostly ups....but over the last few years or so a lot has been going on that i have disagreements with.
By 2013 i had reached a point where i had enough of the way the Parks were being run by the Company.
Too many cutbacks, too many short sighted decisions, too much being ignored.
Add to this the fact that the expense had spiraled up to a point where i could only afford a couple of days.
My last visit was January 2013, right before MM+ / FP+ was rolled out.
I have not been back.
What used to be a 'vacation destination' has now been turned into a 'reservation / uber-planners' destination.
That is not a 'vacation' by any means to me.
Instead, i fly 3,000 miles away to Southern California and get tremendous value for my money at Disneyland Resort.
There, i can stay a week and visit the Parks for far less then a visit to Walt Disney World.
Love it there.
Such a refreshing change.
Yes, it's 'different' from WDW but a lot of those 'differences' i find far better in quality, execution, and overall taste.
So now i visit out there for my yearly 'fix'.
I can walk in the front gates and decide on a whim what to do with my time.
No booking reservations.
No 'reserving' ride times.
None of that nonsense.
I've never looked back...but a part of me is saddened by it all.
WDW used to be such a terrific experience but slowly those 'little things' that made it so special has been whittled away.
Someday i will probably return for a few days to use up a old ticket i have to check out World of Pandora and the other upcoming new builds but my previous excitement and enthusiasm about going there disappeared in 2013.
It's all about Disneyland now.
I'm a converted Ex-Longtime WDW Vet!
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I used to visit yearly, sometimes twice a year, and have been visiting since the late 1970s.
I consider myself a huge fan of the Theme Parks and always enjoyed the various experiences over the years.
I also have some personal connections to the property, particularly EPCOT Center back in the day, that will always tie me back to the area.
There have been many ups and downs with the property......mostly ups....but over the last few years or so a lot has been going on that i have disagreements with.
By 2013 i had reached a point where i had enough of the way the Parks were being run by the Company.
Too many cutbacks, too many short sighted decisions, too much being ignored.
Add to this the fact that the expense had spiraled up to a point where i could only afford a couple of days.
My last visit was January 2013, right before MM+ / FP+ was rolled out.
I have not been back.
What used to be a 'vacation destination' has now been turned into a 'reservation / uber-planners' destination.
That is not a 'vacation' by any means to me.
Instead, i fly 3,000 miles away to Southern California and get tremendous value for my money at Disneyland Resort.
There, i can stay a week and visit the Parks for far less then a visit to Walt Disney World.
Love it there.
Such a refreshing change.
Yes, it's 'different' from WDW but a lot of those 'differences' i find far better in quality, execution, and overall taste.
So now i visit out there for my yearly 'fix'.
I can walk in the front gates and decide on a whim what to do with my time.
No booking reservations.
No 'reserving' ride times.
None of that nonsense.
I've never looked back...but a part of me is saddened by it all.
WDW used to be such a terrific experience but slowly those 'little things' that made it so special has been whittled away.
Someday i will probably return for a few days to use up a old ticket i have to check out World of Pandora and the other upcoming new builds but my previous excitement and enthusiasm about going there disappeared in 2013.
It's all about Disneyland now.
I'm a converted Ex-Longtime WDW Vet!
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DarthMileZ
Well-Known Member
I think if you live in the USA and its easy to get over there its a different experience.
i come from the UK, all year round its miserable. its boring. theres nothing to do and everything is dirty and grimey. we get if we are lucky. 1 week of really hot weather. and the only theme park near to me has like 4 rides.
i come from the UK, all year round its miserable. its boring. theres nothing to do and everything is dirty and grimey. we get if we are lucky. 1 week of really hot weather. and the only theme park near to me has like 4 rides.