Andrew25
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Interesting point - could Disney be seeing a direct decrease in satisfaction thanks to the amount of party nights?
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I’ve been to Ft Wilderness in the summer. Riding through the RV loops I counted 5 families with their own tent campsites without AC. Seems like it was hot sweaty days and nights for them.
Dranth
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I am sure people aren't thrilled with it, but the parties are way too popular for them to budge too much.
Come fall USF and MK are significantly more of a pain to deal with due to all the party nights. Days without them are much more crowded the days with them you get reduced hours. Of course, I am guilty of going to HHN and the various MK parties, so I am also part of the problem.
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Vacationeer
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- In the Parks
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I think so. Party season can really complicate plans. Closer to the holiday non-party guests are crammed into Wed and Sat, gets miserable but the only way to see fireworks and avoid 6pm closure. Parties hit 4x/week, then 5x. Nuts.
Instead of people getting frustrated and then resentful of needing pricey hoppers to work around it, there’s now a ’free’ upgrade to navigate it. The big thing lacking about WDW in recent years was protection of guest experience, especially relative to spending. Yeah I think they took a good look at all the common pitfalls and delved deep creating a plan of corrections.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
So now they’re tossing “free” egregiously overpriced park hopping at the wall and seeing if that will stick?
Correct me if I’m wrong…but didn’t they ban us from that not too long ago?
Correct me if I’m wrong…but didn’t they ban us from that not too long ago?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Didn’t you just say the Christmas thing was a “great deal”?
Willmark
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That was different, it was for your own good.
Now shut up, go buy some churros, pretzels, other merch and fork over $60 per person to ride TSDMT.
How dare you question the Mouse!
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GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Oh yeah. Expect park hours to return past midnight I’m sure.
James Alucobond
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I mean, they have them for the subset of guests they like on specific days of the week, which I think is probably satisfying for the non-captive audience they want to re-attract.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
You mean the $pecial event after hour$ $ub$et of gue$t$ for an extra fee?
Those are the guests they like because they can trick them into paying sometimes more for a few hours others do for the entire day
James Alucobond
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I mean the extended evening hours most Mondays and Wednesdays.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Oh for deluxe resort guests? Yeah that’s not the people they like. That’s those awful DVC people that come too often and don’t spend much when they are in the parks. Most are even AP holders which is even worse. Bob doesn’t like me visiting so often when he can trick families of 4 to go all out and spend $8k there in a week for a once in a lifetime family vacation
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…bingo
SourcererMark79
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- In the Parks
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GhostHost1000
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Sirwalterraleigh
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Nobody goes then…too hot in December
LAM378
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Been here since last Friday and while wait times for rides are not low, the parks and resorts are overall MUCH less crowded than they’ve been on any of my trips since Covid (October ‘21, June ‘22, and April ‘23).
There’s a marked difference everywhere. Low to no waits for QS (walk up, not mobile order), and no issue finding empty tables. Short lines at rope drop to get through security and park entry. No waits for the monorail or boats. We’ve been called within 5 minutes every time we check in online for a table service restaurant. I’ve had no problem getting same day ADRs on the fly, and I’ve had tons of wiggle room changing all my ADR times. Walkways are nowhere near as congested, can always find a bench to sit on, and most Lightning Lanes have truly involved all walking on, no waiting.
We spent the first 3 nights at GF and the past 3 at YC. At both resorts they’ve claimed they’re at peak capacity but I absolutely don’t understand how. Lobbies aren’t overrun. Plenty of lounge chairs at the pools are open. The last few years I haven’t been able to get a drink at the pool bar without queuing up behind 5 or 10 other people — not this time. Even little things like no lines for elevators or Freestyle machines.
The only odd thing is that parking lots at the resorts are crazy full. We have a car and drive to lots of our ADRs, and parking has been tough. So there are people here, but I don’t know where they are.
Overall, it’s been incredibly pleasant compared to my last few trips. All those other times, everything felt congested and chaotic. This can’t be good for Disney, but boy have I enjoyed it.
There’s a marked difference everywhere. Low to no waits for QS (walk up, not mobile order), and no issue finding empty tables. Short lines at rope drop to get through security and park entry. No waits for the monorail or boats. We’ve been called within 5 minutes every time we check in online for a table service restaurant. I’ve had no problem getting same day ADRs on the fly, and I’ve had tons of wiggle room changing all my ADR times. Walkways are nowhere near as congested, can always find a bench to sit on, and most Lightning Lanes have truly involved all walking on, no waiting.
We spent the first 3 nights at GF and the past 3 at YC. At both resorts they’ve claimed they’re at peak capacity but I absolutely don’t understand how. Lobbies aren’t overrun. Plenty of lounge chairs at the pools are open. The last few years I haven’t been able to get a drink at the pool bar without queuing up behind 5 or 10 other people — not this time. Even little things like no lines for elevators or Freestyle machines.
The only odd thing is that parking lots at the resorts are crazy full. We have a car and drive to lots of our ADRs, and parking has been tough. So there are people here, but I don’t know where they are.
Overall, it’s been incredibly pleasant compared to my last few trips. All those other times, everything felt congested and chaotic. This can’t be good for Disney, but boy have I enjoyed it.