Not meant to be a bashing thread. Actually, quite the opposite. The "Polynesian Smell" thread got me thinking about some of the changes that Disney makes that really benefit nobody, but only upset people, even if it's a small percentage. I guess we'd all agree that things do have to change and new things have to come along, or else a place gets stale. I guess the question is, does Disney have a clue as to what things to change and what to keep the same?
The smell at the Poly is a perfect example. Who does changing that benefit? Will anyone be happy about it? Certainly this isn't a budget issue. Same goes for changing the music in Main Street. Or the spiel on the WDW Railroad or TTA. Really, did that make anybody happy? Did it make people that would care about something like that think it was a good thing?
I guess my point is, for many of us, WDW is all about the memories that we have of it, and reliving those memories. There have certainly been great "additions" to Disney over the years, but "replacements" is where to me, they have failed. Epcot is really the biggest example of this. Downtown Disney is right on it's tail.
A bigger example could be the mess they made out of the Castle for the 25th, but luckily, that was only temporary. I just wish Disney would leave certain things alone. Refurbs, no problem. But when I think of the many things already in the graveyard, and what's to come, it saddens, and bewilders me.
Eh, that's really all. I have a deeper love of WDW than anyone I know (board members excluded), and I long for that sliver of yesteryear that Disney used to give us in Orlando.
The smell at the Poly is a perfect example. Who does changing that benefit? Will anyone be happy about it? Certainly this isn't a budget issue. Same goes for changing the music in Main Street. Or the spiel on the WDW Railroad or TTA. Really, did that make anybody happy? Did it make people that would care about something like that think it was a good thing?
I guess my point is, for many of us, WDW is all about the memories that we have of it, and reliving those memories. There have certainly been great "additions" to Disney over the years, but "replacements" is where to me, they have failed. Epcot is really the biggest example of this. Downtown Disney is right on it's tail.
A bigger example could be the mess they made out of the Castle for the 25th, but luckily, that was only temporary. I just wish Disney would leave certain things alone. Refurbs, no problem. But when I think of the many things already in the graveyard, and what's to come, it saddens, and bewilders me.
Eh, that's really all. I have a deeper love of WDW than anyone I know (board members excluded), and I long for that sliver of yesteryear that Disney used to give us in Orlando.