Took me a while but I get it now. The posted wait times before and after G+ had the same inaccuracy.
Many of the locals that I know go there for entertainment, and add in adult beverages and dining. If the entertainment is being reduced or isnt something they like, their visits naturally become less. That has happened due to the changes in some specific entertainment acts at a few venues within the property that I am aware of. This is certainly only my own observations with people I know but it may not be limited to those folks. Marie
I will admit it amazes me how many people it seems post here about WDW, and don't seem to have kids, or if they do, they certainly don't seem to post like they do.
None of that is what this offer is about.
We do all the time. We have a stroller for her to nap in. We go in places that have A/C for breaks.
BUT, that would imply that A.)The resorts were pretty full (they were not at ALL), and B.) that you made the decision to simply not use tickets. I get what you are saying, and I was there during that week, and it was crazy hot. So what we did was exactly what you are saying. We maybe went for a bit in the morning (depending on how the kids felt), and then headed back once it cooled down a bit in the late afternoon. But here's the thing, that also means we used our tickets and were a part of some ques in the morning (maybe) and at night.
I am a parent. A Father of a 9 y/o daughter who is far from a fan of the heat trust me. We just came back from Florida during the last heat wave and NOT once did myself not her think about changing/cancelling anything we had planned. Those are facts. Nor has anyone i know who have been away. Again thats me and other people i know. Im far fromspeaking for everyone. So you can assume away all you want.
Not sure what you mean. I am just stating that there are tons of factors that cause people to change their minds, including the heat. I have plenty of days where the heat drove us out of the park earlier in the day than we planned for. And while like you alot of time we went back late afternoon, we have had days where the kids are having a great time at the pool, and the parents are 5-6 drinks in, and we were perfectly happy to skip going back to the park. Do i know anyone that has completely cancelled a trip because of the heat, no, well with the caveat that i know a few that given the BS with flights we have been having in NYC area that pushed trips that were scheduled for the HS black out period in August to Jersey week in the fall. But that doesn't mean that the heat helped keep the parks less crowded this summer.
Right, but the entire origin of this (at least I thought it was) was the idea that people did not show up at all due to the heat. Basically said oh well to their tickets they'd already bought and just hung out at the hotels. And your example and mine both are not people who did not use them at all, they are people who altered their time at the parks. And just diving more into the week this is all about (the Iger comments, etc.), the hotels were nowhere near full that week, so it's I don't buy a lot of people were doing that at this time (not sure you were arguing that point, but just putting it out there).
Ah. I had thought this all started about why the parks might feel emptier this summer, and why people would not be at the parks due to the weather. I mean unless you're working for WDW, no one here has access to information about how many tickets weren't used per day. I thought this was more about the parks feeling empty, I was suggesting people leaving mid morning and not coming back due to the heat, can be a contributing factor to that.
I guess it’s a POV thing but to me HS, when operating every ride, is almost a full day park. We (out of town friend and I) were able to spend a full day and not feel like we repeated attractions over and over recently.
Sorry, no. You're taking things that align with an outcome and then concluding and asserting that it was MOTIVE -- concluding what someone's DESIRES and INTENTS are based only on circumstance. That's not sound logic nor fair to the person you are making assumptions about.
My FB friends in Brazil have been there done that with WDW and UO . They go several times a year to Orlando to buy in bulk at the Premium outlets and FL Mall. They then resell the products to many willing buyers in their home country.
Yes, but because the prices for everything are so high, then the perception is that wait times are being inflated to gouge them even further. You could call it bias I guess. I say perception because people didn't care all that much before. But now there's money involved so people now have a different perception as to why.
Why no? Sure I'm assuming when I say they're ok with it. But if they weren't ok with the wait times being off, they'd fix it. If customer service is in fact the number one priority, then you want to give people the most accurate times to make an educated decision if genie plus is right for them. In your heart of hearts can you say that you trust that Disney isn't making the times more accurate because they know it's helping sell G+?
Agreed. That's why I said when it happens once, hey great that's awesome. But every time, that's red flags for people.
But I didn't say believe. What I believe is the average guests perception is that the wait times are inflated to sell G+.
