flynnibus
Premium Member
Blame the customer because the customer DIDN'T WORK HARD ENOUGH... for some place that is supposed to be a RESORT... what the heck kind of thinking is this?
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Marathon Sunday nightmare
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Blame the customer because the customer DIDN'T WORK HARD ENOUGH... for some place that is supposed to be a RESORT... what the heck kind of thinking is this?
flynnibus
Premium Member
Disney doesn't warn you.. If you aren't a Disney vet who knows to be on the defensive, you might only know if you dive into the Disney communities or third party planning sites.
BalooChicago
Well-Known Member
I didn't see much in the way of signage. I saw more signage when I was at DL (just realized my last four Disney (WDW, WDW, DL, WDW) were marathon weekends. I did not know my DL trip was a marathon weekend, and am not a casual Disney fan (though that was my first DL trip)
MickeyMomV
Well-Known Member
I guess my question to this is that the bus service to MK usually starts about 2 hours before park open for dining reservations. If you are on the first bus and it takes an hour and a half you should get there 1/2 hour before rope drop.
And why did it take an hour and a half? Did the bus breakdown? Have issues? Once loaded I don't think I have been on a bus for more than 20-25 minutes.
draybook
Well-Known Member
Your response is both irritating, rehashed, and full of crap. Let me sum this up for some of you folks who are starting to sound like the monkeys over at the DIS. You paying attention, folks? Good. Now understand this. NOT EVERYONE WHO GOES TO DISNEY WORLD IS PRIVY TO ALL OF THE INFORMATION REGARDING EVENTS, SCHEDULES, ETC...
Got it? On our first trip in 9/08, I thought I had done thorough research. Nope, I sure as hell didn't. I didn't know anything about Free Dining, which we could have partaken in had I known about it and moved onsite. I didn't know jack squat about the Halloween Party neither, not until we saw the signs and posters at the T&TC. So let's quit acting as if the average Joe knows what we know. They don't. Good God almighty.
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xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
Judging by some of the posts here, and the subsequent likes of said posts. You barely qualify as a human being if you don't know every detail of every event happening at WDW. How could you be so stupid as to not plan down to the minute to maximize your fun!?!?!?
flynnibus
Premium Member
Punishing customers because they **didn't work hard enough** to be your customer is a great way to customer dissatisfaction
plutofan15
Well-Known Member
Thanks for lecture. What irritates me about about the OP is the sense of entitlement. "I was late for something I wanted to see. What are going to do for me? A FastPass! That's not good enough!" How about taking a bit of responsibility for yourself? This was not some small event that happened out of the blue. This is a annual event that attracts tens of thousands of people to either participate or watch. The slightest bit of planning would indicate that there was a major event happening this past weekend. With cancellation of Saturday's events I am sure there was quite a bit of information around the resort.
Is Disney perfect? No. Did Disney start running buses early and the OP was not aware? I don't know. Seems like plenty of people were able to make to watch the ceremony despite being treated like second class citizens.
I have no idea whose "fault" it was. Why does it have to be somebody's fault? Sometimes $hit happens that is beyond everyone's control. Perhaps the OP could have done a little better planning or Disney could have started running buses earlier. But maybe all of that did happen and some unforeseen events happened which caused the bus to be late. Maybe an accident, a medical emergency or heavier than expected traffic. I don't know. But, geez, got to stop being overly dramatic by calling it a "nightmare " and claiming to be treated as "second class citizens".
A few years back we were in the MK after the Super Bowl and planning to leave at certain to make dining reservations. But low and behold, there was a parade for the Super Bowl MVP which caused us to take longer than anticipated go get down Main Street and we missed our reservation. Disney did have some signs up at the entrance of the park saying that there was a special parade that day. And I should have known that there was going to a parade that day (I'm going to Disney World! commercials add all). I should have planned better. Did I blame anyone else? No. I guess I should have complained that Disney didn't properly inform their guests that the parade may lead to delays for those trying to exit the park at that time and demanded restitution. That seems to be logic now.
plutofan15
Well-Known Member
Curious to know how the customer was punished?
flynnibus
Premium Member
Suggesting they should be treated like idiots....
plutofan15
Well-Known Member
Who is suggesting they be treated like idiots????
21stamps
Well-Known Member
I'm not blaming the OP for not knowing there was a marathon. I didn't know about it until recently. I'm sorry that you and your wife missed the show.
I do think this can be a lesson though.. if you want to get somewhere quickly, use private transportation.
Such as a taxi, Uber, or Lyft.
In this case it may not have helped too much if the roads were at a standstill, but it's always a better option over a bus.
I do think this can be a lesson though.. if you want to get somewhere quickly, use private transportation.
Such as a taxi, Uber, or Lyft.
In this case it may not have helped too much if the roads were at a standstill, but it's always a better option over a bus.
flynnibus
Premium Member
The person I replied to... and several other posters.
raven
Well-Known Member
While in NYC last year I decided to visit Times Square one night to catch the hustle and bustle of one of the best tourist spots. When I arrived I was surprised to find that most of the area was blocked off for overflow seating for patrons to view the opening night production of "Otello" from the MET. The images were streamed live onto many of the projection screens in the area and audio from the opera filled the streets.
Silly me for not researching and doing my homework to know about this event going on in Times Square the random night that I visited.
See how much sense that makes? It doesn't. Maybe if I knew every ins and outs of the MET and Times Square I may have. But I was simply visiting, as the OP was to Disney as well and wasn't aware of what was going on then.
Silly me for not researching and doing my homework to know about this event going on in Times Square the random night that I visited.
See how much sense that makes? It doesn't. Maybe if I knew every ins and outs of the MET and Times Square I may have. But I was simply visiting, as the OP was to Disney as well and wasn't aware of what was going on then.
plutofan15
Well-Known Member
While in NYC last year I decided to visit Times Square one night to catch the hustle and bustle of one of the best tourist spots. When I arrived I was surprised to find that most of the area was blocked off for overflow seating for patrons to view the opening night production of "Otello" from the MET. The images were streamed live onto many of the projection screens in the area and audio from the opera filled the streets.
Silly me for not researching and doing my homework to know about this event going on in Times Square the random night that I visited.
See how much sense that makes? It doesn't. Maybe if I knew every ins and outs of the MET and Times Square I may have. But I was simply visiting, as the OP was to Disney as well and wasn't aware of what was going on then.
The difference is you didn't make the trip to NYC to specifically see Times Square. The OP made this trip specifically to see the final train station ceremony. If it was me, you can make darn sure I would research and plan out everything possible to make sure I would not miss the one single thing the trip was based upon. Maybe I am more of a planner but leaving the hotel 45 minutes before park opening even on a normal or slow day would be cutting it close.
raven
Well-Known Member
Well that's also one big problem with Disney anymore. You absolutely have to plan EVERYTHING if you want to feel like you get your money's worth. Long gone are the days of "let's go to Disney" where you hope in a car and go. So who's to blame for making it nearly impossible to go to Disney without research and planning your every move? We all know that answer.
draybook
Well-Known Member
The Halloween party and Free Dining attract butt loads of people as well, yet it wasn't as "broadcast" as some of you would make it out to be. Yet I somehow managed to miss it. By the way, the whole "give em fastpass" crap is beyond ridiculous. A couple of years ago, we had issues with our room. I talked about it in my TR. I had it halfway typed out but I'm out of time. Long story short, it took 2 full days for them to get us working MB's for our door and literally 2 hours wasted of me standing in the lobby and all we got was 3 extra fastpasses for one day. Um, screw that crap. That was a case of them needing to go a little above and beyond considering it was a MX/mousekeeping issue that waster precious time. Hell, I would have settled for a free funnelcake.
raven
Well-Known Member
I also was offered a FP for a situation I had at Be Our Guest restaurant. A couple of years ago I walked up to the CM host outside and put my name down for lunch for 2 people. The CM said they couldn't seat us unless we had a party of 4 or more. So I went to GS to voice my opinion and they called the restaurant but couldn't get an answer. So they offered me a FP which is supposed help with the trouble I had booking a dining experience? This was also during a very slow time of year so they weren't even busy at the time. I do believe now they offer tables for 2 but at the time they didn't and it floored me that they wouldn't let us in. To this day I've still yet to eat in there.
plutofan15
Well-Known Member
Ah yes, everyone needs somebody to blame for everything they don't like.
While I agree I am not a fan of planning which rides we going on six months out, it is slowly growing on me. But if someone is looking to find fault with Disney with nearly everything, they will. Disney certainly has their faults and shortcomings but not every negative occurrence is of their doing.
21stamps
Well-Known Member
But I want it all. All of the resorts. All of the busses. Magical Express. Multi day discounts on tickets.. hotel discounts..free dining..AND I want the parks to NOT be crowded as a result.
We could all just wait in line hours on end for Space Mountain. That's what we did when I was a kid...but there was also not all of the resorts and transport that I just mentioned. Crowds were not the same. At the very least they didn't feel the same, maybe because of less strollers?