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Does Disney read these boards.

Lucky

Lucky

Well-Known Member
It's easy to spot the WDW bigwig moles. They're the ones who defend Disney's price increases and service cutbacks.
 
Lee

Lee

Adventurer
wdwfan100 said:
Well if they are listening, please, please, please bring back the Adventurer's Club.
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Trust me...they got that message. Quite some time ago.
Nothing in recent times has stirred up as much anger and resentment. They are aware of this.

Question is...do "they" care enough to do something about it.
Opinions vary.
 
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DisneyJoe

Well-Known Member
I once had a 2 hour interview about one of the Disney sites and it was conducted by Disney Research (the same people that interview you in the parks or send you survey postcards) - I would think it would be that department that probably has someone read these boards - I highly doubt that they post anything.

Most likely anything they report is in summary form.
 
EpcotServo

EpcotServo

Well-Known Member
"I believe I speak for all of us here at Planet Express when I issue this challenge to MOM. Look at my BUTT! Woooooooo!"
-Fry, Futurama
 
Figment632

Figment632

New Member
Original Poster
Master Yoda said:
That is because they are not scouring these boards looking for ideas. And lets be honest here, most of the fan ideas for improving the parks make about as much sense as whizzing on an electric fence. For the most part they are concerned with CM posting confidential information. At best a plant might throw out a rumor for a blue sky attraction, or change to an existing procedure to gauge public response. It also has been suggested that a few imagineers have poster rumors of their shelved ideas to try and bring them out of the basement.
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Yes im not saying they do or should listen to our ideas i was just curious to see if they pay any attention. And i guess it makes sense to monitor people posting things that they shouldnt.
 
brucie

brucie

Active Member
Master Yoda said:
You don't even need to be an insider to know this. They publicly said that they monitor these boards in a press conference a few years ago. They even mentioned a change to their dining plan because of the responses on these boards.
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Well maybe they will change it back to the old better way of having a appetizer and a dessert or at least giving the option of appetizer or dessert. I never want dessert but i get it because it's included, I would much rather get an appetizer and I sure don't pay extra for it.
 
unkadug

unkadug

Follower of "Saget"The Cult
I'm quite certain that they monitor this board, as well as a few others. Why wouldn't they? It's free feedback that's not had the spin put on it yet by the survey writers.

Now whether they put this information to good use is debatable. :shrug:
 
Figment632

Figment632

New Member
Original Poster
DizneyPryncess said:
I originally thought that there was no way anyone high up was reading the boards - but that makes sense. I guess if it were me, I would certainly be checking things out too.

It's funny to think that someone around here could be 'the mole'. I could be talking to someone who I think is from smalltown,usa when really it's some WDW bigwig. :D
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LOL how do we know you are not the mole?
 
Duckberg

Duckberg

Well-Known Member
the EYES of TEXAS are upon YOU

wdwmagic said:
If you were a company and you had a fan site that had 63,000 members and over 3 million posts talking about you, wouldnt you be interested? It's a great free focus group.

They obviously don't change things in specific reponse to everything they read online, but it certainly helps them to know what a lot of people are thinking about the additions and changes they make.
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CONCUR Duckberg :cool:
 
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Ralphlaw

Well-Known Member
I would be incredibly surprised if Disney did NOT read these boards. I assume this is part of the job of many people, not the exclusive job of anybody, and not the only job of anyone. Any forward thinking company would want to read what people think of them, especially if it is constructive and intelligent. They will not necessarily fold under online pressure on specific issues, but I assume they take such expressed views into account on their decisions.

By the way, you might want to consider your comments on these boards in light of a potential desire to work for Disney some day. Take notice of your spelling, grammar and thoughtfulness. If I were applying for a job at Disney, I would mention that I made comments on wdwmagic.com, and welcome them to look them up. However, these boards are probably also considered usually to espouse the following limited views:
1. Build a 5th park (regardless of cost).
2. Complete Beastly Kingdom.
3. Expand the monorail (regardless of cost).
4. Bring in new and expensive attractions (regardless of cost).
5. Don't close down those things I like (keep everything that I like).
6. Don't raise prices.
7. Fix those cast members that act less than perfectly.
8. Disney is greedy.

If you're smart (and want a job some day at Disney), you might want to realistically look into Disney decisions from an economic viewpoint. Most highly successful employees have some understanding of the economics of their employers, when it is possible to do so. I am not saying you should unduly censor yourself here, but you might want to consider that Disney may look into this. Or not. It's just a thought.
 
goodtimes5286

goodtimes5286

New Member
jonnyc said:
If they read and listened to these boards Horizons would have been brought back a long time ago :p
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ehhh, i like MS better to be honest
Ralphlaw said:
I would be incredibly surprised if Disney did NOT read these boards. I assume this is part of the job of many people, not the exclusive job of anybody, and not the only job of anyone. Any forward thinking company would want to read what people think of them, especially if it is constructive and intelligent. They will not necessarily fold under online pressure on specific issues, but I assume they take such expressed views into account on their decisions.

By the way, you might want to consider your comments on these boards in light of a potential desire to work for Disney some day. Take notice of your spelling, grammar and thoughtfulness. If I were applying for a job at Disney, I would mention that I made comments on wdwmagic.com, and welcome them to look them up. However, these boards are probably also considered usually to espouse the following limited views:
1. Build a 5th park (regardless of cost).
2. Complete Beastly Kingdom.
3. Expand the monorail (regardless of cost).
4. Bring in new and expensive attractions (regardless of cost).
5. Don't close down those things I like (keep everything that I like).
6. Don't raise prices.
7. Fix those cast members that act less than perfectly.
8. Disney is greedy.

If you're smart (and want a job some day at Disney), you might want to realistically look into Disney decisions from an economic viewpoint. Most highly successful employees have some understanding of the economics of their employers, when it is possible to do so. I am not saying you should unduly censor yourself here, but you might want to consider that Disney may look into this. Or not. It's just a thought.
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:ROFLOL:if someone got denied from a Disney job b/c of them wanting a 5th park or a monorail expansion i would wanna hear that story!
 

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