So, if we remove the ad hom for a little bit...
First, at least in my observation, there are very few people who post on these forums who DO NOT like Disney. Most, I'd say, love Disney. If I may, I'll point out that one of the participants in this thread is @
marni1971 . This is a man who has devoted dozens if not hundreds of hours creating videos admiring and honoring the Disney parks.
I'd hardly call him a "hater".
There are different "sections" to this forum. In the trip reports / trip planning sections, for example, you'll find a far more upbeat group of regulars, and in general a more positive outlook on the parks than in places like the News and Rumors section (where this is).
Also, you'll find many of the posters here, while in this thread (and others) have open concerns about the path Disney is taking (me being one of them), also will venture into threads where people are either new, or posing questions, and will give positive advice and recommendations.
This thread is not the sum-totality of users opinions about Disney. Nor should individual posts here, where the topic IS about peoples thoughts of the new system and the track Disney is pursuing, be construed as such.
Doom and Gloom is such an amusing term. Or the b-word, as some like to use it. It's not doom and gloom, it's real observations, real opinions, like them or not.
It's not like these posts are "I HATE DISNEY, THEY STINK! UNI ROCKS!" In most cases specific examples can be given, and are given, as to why the poster feels this way.
The reason I bring this up is for edification and clarification. My own personal concerns about Disney's corporate choices and current standards does not reflect that I don't like the parks.
It doesn't mean that I (or others) are waiting in the wings of the forums to pounce on a new family planning their first trip and overwhelm them with "deeper" or "negative" content.
These observations come from people who have followed the parks for a while and visit them often, and, like most opinions, vary. Others will notice the same things, and may agree, or they won't...and in either case, I, personally, don't care. If they see the value for them, let them have their fun.
A personal example...I post that I like the Dining Plan a lot (and catch flack for that). I also post that I think CBR gets a bum rap (and catch flack for that). I can give explanations as to why I feel the way I do about both. If others don't agree, and many times they'll post that they don't, that's their choice.
They may have points that cause me to re-examine mine...but, I am confident with my reasons, and don't require their justification. Therefore, I can have a discussion with them without taking their disagreement personally, and ideally, vice versa.
Anyhow...them's my thoughts on where things stand. The ad hom is getting a tad annoying and serves no purpose. That being said, just because a forum is about a specific subject (like Disney) doesn't mean that every thread should be unicorns and rainbows. It just doesn't work that way. Pretty much no forum that has members passionate about a specific topic does.
