britain
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You mean it’s… GASP… not done yet!?
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News New Haunted Mansion Grounds Expansion, Retail Shop Coming to Disneyland Resort in 2024
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You mean it’s… GASP… not done yet!?
lazyboy97o
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What criticisms does this address?
Disney Analyst
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One of the criticisms that I saw was that it looked plain. This should address that, as they add more set dressing.
chadwpalm
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
No
Sherlock.What are you going on about? I haven't been keeping up on pics due to travelling and sincerely wanted to know if what I saw was recently added or not. I made no implication that it was done. In fact, I posted that I heard people inside working.
If you have beef with me man up and spit it out. Otherwise keep to yourself.
Vegas Disney Fan
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Pretty sure that comment was directed at the people constantly complaining about how it looks, not at you for asking if something was new.No
What are you going on about? I haven't been keeping up on pics due to travelling and sincerely wanted to know if what I saw was recently added or not. I made no implication that it was done. In fact, I posted that I heard people inside working.
If you have beef with me man up and spit it out. Otherwise keep to yourself.
chadwpalm
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Then why quote reply me and not make a general comment? It felt personal.
Vegas Disney Fan
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Not sure, that’s just how I interpreted it. I think you pointing out they were still improving it was just used as a jumping board to make a point to the naysayers that they’re still improving it. That’s just my interpretation though, I can’t speak for Britain, just trying to convey to you I don’t think it was meant to be personal, text is hard to decipher though.
britain
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Correct, not directed at chadwpalm. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Mr. Sullivan
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Because your photos are what prompted his response to the other people's conversation. He was just providing context to what he was talking about since there were multiple conversations happening at once.
TP2000
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It's just a tacky and sloppy way to run a business. What is he even doing there? Why? And no supervisor thinks to question that use of labor and staffing in California's very expensive business environment? Not to mention how on earth he is furthering the "story" of that attraction.
I got home last night from another Viking cruise and a post-cruise Immersion Trip (thanks WDI for that hilarious term!). It involved not just Viking, but several other "World Class" (using TDA's own words to describe themselves) hospitality companies and airlines.
I can confidently say that in 2024 it is still entirely possible for well run companies to uphold very high standards for their front line operational employees for attire, grooming, comportment, polish, and professionalism. While they work in a very well organized and expertly managed operation. Disney's theme parks have simply chosen on purpose to no longer strive for those heights, in an industry Disney invented and created for themselves and with standards they once set their own bar at.
That's what makes it all so sad at Disneyland nowadays; they purposely chose to do this to themselves.
SuddenStorm
Well-Known Member
It's just a tacky and sloppy way to run a business. What is he even doing there? Why? And no supervisor thinks to question that use of labor and staffing in California's very expensive business environment? Not to mention how on earth he is furthering the "story" of that attraction.
I got home last night from another Viking cruise and a post-cruise Immersion Trip (thanks WDI for that hilarious term!). It involved not just Viking, but several other "World Class" (using TDA's own words to describe themselves) hospitality companies and airlines.
I can confidently say that in 2024 it is still entirely possible for well run companies to uphold very high standards for their front line operational employees for attire, grooming, comportment, polish, and professionalism. While they work in a very well organized and expertly managed operation. Disney's theme parks have simply chosen on purpose to no longer strive for those heights, in an industry Disney invented and created for themselves and with standards they once set their own bar at.
That's what makes it all so sad at Disneyland nowadays; they purposely chose to do this to themselves.
I'm convinced that in 2020 TDA forgot what makes Disneyland great, and how to run the place.
It often feels like the park is being run by a different company or something.
Tysus
New Member
I've heard this applied to many industries other than Disney as well and I believe they said that many of the people that had been in the workforce and knew everything and could teach the newer generations didn't come back to due retirement among other things. Combine that with possible people in the company being furloughed and not coming back could be a partial reason.
I also think there's just a general feeling of apathy that most people have about things in general that no one really cares about all these minor details and just wants to have any escape they can from their everyday life and Disney still scratches that itch for the moment.
It could also just be they couldn't make money for a year and half and decided to speed run the nickle and dime they had been doing, that they just keep coming and everything gets worse.
wityblack
Well-Known Member
It's also important to note that when it comes to benefits and wages, things are not keeping pace with cost of living. It's tough to smile and stand up straight all day when you're working a second job and getting little sleep, or failing to make ends meet. Plus there's a whole practice of cutting hours so that people don't get full time benefits. It's a very harsh work environment. And when you pay people the same wage operating something in Fantasyland as in Galaxy's Edge, but require someone in one of those roles to improv in character with the land, you lead to people feeling apathy. Add on top of that the way companies view their employees as replaceable, and the lack of upward mobility, it can foster ennui.
Disney Irish
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Phroobar
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Yet everyone jumps at the chance to give Disney thousands of dollars forIt's just a tacky and sloppy way to run a business. What is he even doing there? Why? And no supervisor thinks to question that use of labor and staffing in California's very expensive business environment? Not to mention how on earth he is furthering the "story" of that attraction.
I got home last night from another Viking cruise and a post-cruise Immersion Trip (thanks WDI for that hilarious term!). It involved not just Viking, but several other "World Class" (using TDA's own words to describe themselves) hospitality companies and airlines.
I can confidently say that in 2024 it is still entirely possible for well run companies to uphold very high standards for their front line operational employees for attire, grooming, comportment, polish, and professionalism. While they work in a very well organized and expertly managed operation. Disney's theme parks have simply chosen on purpose to no longer strive for those heights, in an industry Disney invented and created for themselves and with standards they once set their own bar at.
That's what makes it all so sad at Disneyland nowadays; they purposely chose to do this to themselves.
Rich T
Well-Known Member
Funny how anyone can walk into an In n’ Out or a Chick-Fil-A and encounter—consistently—some of the friendliest, most professional, most enthusiastic employees in the country. No excuses, no B.S., just a lot of good people with self respect getting paid a decent wage for the hard work they do.
Phroobar
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In n' Out's prices are still fairly cheap compared to the chains like McDonalds, Carl's Jr and Booger King.
Chick-Fil-A is like crack. They start out with free coupons and people get addicted to it. It's expensive but the employees are great.
Professortango1
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That's due to the monthly AP program. The park is no longer attempting to reach a value of $200 a day; instead they aim to be good enough for folks paying $20-$80 a visit or $50-$130 a month. They devalued the parks and as long as the majority of guests are getting the devalued price, they don't care about the poor suckers paying $200 per visit.
mickEblu
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But if you want that $200 value Disney has a new $400 “skip the line” option for you. Where you can feel like a VIP and still wait 20-25 minutes for Indiana Jones and Soarin. Haha