Disney is a business. They are in it to make as big of a profit as they can. It's the same with any business. Would you stop going to your favorite restaurant because they implemented money saving cuts? And by going to Disneyland, you're still giving your money to the same people.
Absolutely true. Disney is a publicly traded company and there obvious goal is make as much profit as possible for the shareholders and Sr. Management's bonuses.
But yes, I would stop going to my favorite restaurant or my favorite store or my favorite car dealer if they implemented savings cuts that decreased my expectations or enjoyment of the product or service or at least reduce my use of the services or products.
Disney has been a publicly traded corporation for decades, yet until the last 5 to 10 years managed to create an environment of impeccable quality and service, while accepting the price of lower profits as part of doing business. That model has obviously changed. For those of us who remember WDW from the beginning until the Bob Iger era remember an exceptionally, though always expensive, well run, well kept resort. There was an expectation that was set and is no longer being provided.
Not everything is bad. There are cast members who still go out of their way every day to make the guest experience as good as it can be. I encountered a duty manager at the CR and a wonderful waitress at BOG that reminded me why I continue to go back, even though less frequent. There is still no other resort of the size and diversity of WDW on the planet as far as I know.
Going to Disneyland won't change anything. It's just putting your money in the left corporate pocket instead of the right. Not going at all, unfortunately won't change much either as there are millions and millions of people here and around the world to replace the money we won't be spending by choosing to vacation elsewhere.
My personal solution is to spend less and send an email to customer service after each trip outlining the good and bad of my visit. Instead of every year, we're now down to about every 30 months, 10 days is now down to six or seven. We bought a few t-shirts and a few coffee mugs, but nowhere near the amount of merchandise we have in the past.
Until WDW management makes a re-commitment to the quality of maintenance and merchandise, we, as consumers, will need to adjust our expectations or take our business elsewhere.