On Twitter, @AParkMind says invited to interview Jeff Vahle

[Advisable Joseph]

 

[Comped]

Any questions they will be allowed to ask or get answered are not the kinds of questions I think we want him to be asked.

 

[JIMINYCR]

Ive come up with 3 at the moment. I'm not very confident that they will get anything than an insincere response.
1. Disney has made some very bad missteps in the last few years that has been very costly for the parks and alienated many guests who are now spending their time and money on other venues. What are you planning to do to restore their views of Disney as a welcoming and affordable place to vacation. What can bring back the magic we see as now missing.
2. Disney is currently in the process of building new attractions and lands. Why does Disney insist on removing beloved attractions to make space for new builds instead of utilizing available property. Does Disney not care that guest are feeling grief and loss of those attractions they have enjoyed on past trips and look forward to doing on return visits?
3. Guest surveys are taken at the parks and at the return home from trips to Disney. Many guests report on Disney fan sites that they feel unheard and their comments are not taken seriously. How are these surveys handled by Disney and how can you assure us that our comments are heard. What has Disney done in the past in response to guests comments in changes to have made the Disney experience better.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The guy is a complete tool

 

[Advisable Joseph]

And the tweet has disappeared!

 

[OrlandoRising]

And the tweet has disappeared!

It's really hard to believe a Disney World executive would give an exclusive interview to some with as low of a following as @AParkMind.

Ive come up with 3 at the moment. I'm not very confident that they will get anything than an insincere response.
1. Disney has made some very bad missteps in the last few years that has been very costly for the parks and alienated many guests who are now spending their time and money on other venues. What are you planning to do to restore their views of Disney as a welcoming and affordable place to vacation. What can bring back the magic we see as now missing.
2. Disney is currently in the process of building new attractions and lands. Why does Disney insist on removing beloved attractions to make space for new builds instead of utilizing available property. Does Disney not care that guest are feeling grief and loss of those attractions they have enjoyed on past trips and look forward to doing on return visits?
3. Guest surveys are taken at the parks and at the return home from trips to Disney. Many guests report on Disney fan sites that they feel unheard and their comments are not taken seriously. How are these surveys handled by Disney and how can you assure us that our comments are heard. What has Disney done in the past in response to guests comments in changes to have made the Disney experience better.

To be blunt: These are bad questions. They're opinionated to the point of almost attacking the interviewee, which will likely result in defensive responses or non-answers. Asking two questions at once is never a good idea.

And to seriously use the phrase "bring back the magic?" Come on now. Talk like a human being.

 

[JIMINYCR]

It's really hard to believe a Disney World executive would give an exclusive interview to some with as low of a following as @AParkMind.



To be blunt: These are bad questions. They're opinionated to the point of almost attacking the interviewee, which will likely result in defensive responses or non-answers. Asking two questions at once is never a good idea.

And to seriously use the phrase "bring back the magic?" Come on now. Talk a human being.

To be blunt as well..... They are my questions that he solicited. Include some of you own if you think you can do better. Asking multiple questions.... well he could use only one if he chose to or more if he wishes. As far as attacking..... no I'm not. I'm asking direct questions that many posters here and on other Dis sites have asked many times before.
Whether this person is really invited or not I have no idea of knowing. I'm simply responding to his post. He either will or won't do what he's posted as being invited to do. Its not in my control to verify his authenticity. In many other situations regarding interviews, "lowly followed individuals" have been granted interviews before by prominent people.
Bring back the Magic? Well ask the thousands of guests who have abandoned Disney who complain that the "Magic " Disney once had has long been gone and is sorely missed.

 

[OrlandoRising]

As far as attacking..... no I'm not. I'm asking direct questions that many posters here and on other Dis sites have asked many times before.

They absolutely come off as attacks, just like most posts and Disney fan sites do when they use similar language. Unless your goal would be just to the guy off by ranting at him, your questions wouldn't accomplish anything.

Bring back the Magic? Well ask the thousands of guests who have abandoned Disney who complain that the "Magic " Disney once had has long been gone and is sorely missed.

Disney "magic" is a marketing term, not something real. If you want to talk about areas of the guest experience you feel are lacking, be specific.

To be blunt as well..... They are my questions that he solicited. Include some of you own if you think you can do better.

I'm not interviewing Jeff Vahle, so no, I don't owe you anything.

 

[JIMINYCR]

They absolutely come off as attacks, just like most posts and Disney fan sites do when they use similar language. Unless your goal would be just to the guy off by ranting at him, your questions wouldn't accomplish anything.


Disney "magic" is a marketing term, not something real. If you want to talk about areas of the guest experience you feel are lacking, be specific.


I'm not interviewing Jeff Vahle, so no, I don't owe you anything.

As the top guy of Dis I'm sure he's as big boy who can answer a few tough questions. I'm sure he's been thrown a few recently and has some answers ready. The way Dis has been going he's got to be prepared.

No you owe me nothing and I didn't expect anything from you. But you interjected yourself in the conversation and even though you aren't interviewing him you could give me one example of your expertise interviewing skills since you are the expert.

99.999 guests who frequent Disney know what "Disney Magic" is. They expect it, desire it and hope it happens to them. It comes in many forms. This guy has used "Disney Magic" in his statements as has Iger and Eisner and others so I'm sure I wouldn't have to explain it to him in specifics.

 

[wdwmagic]

 

[JIMINYCR]

Guess this "Lowly followed individual " made it to the interview.

 

[Delta-7]

For those of you who don’t know, AParkMind is the same person who runs the site “Park Lore,” known for their graphically designed park and attraction layouts - and especially for graphic “buildouts” of existing parks, like this one of the Magic Kingdom.

I think they were formerly known as Theme Park Tourist, judging from the way they write in blogs, but I’m not 100% certain. Though this would imply they’ve been around for a while.

 

[Delta-7]

Actually, I might stand corrected. I thought I saw one of Park Lore’s layouts on Park Mind’s Instagram panel and assumed they were the same person. Maybe not after all!

 

[Advisable Joseph]

What a roller coaster!

 

[Comped]

So it's either embargoed or a lie... I'm not sure which is worse!

 

[monothingie]

What a roller coaster!

I'll take stuff that never happened for $1000 Alex.