John park hopper
Well-Known Member
Disney has instilled pixie dust in all of us but like anything it has to be renewed which of late Disney has forgotten
Alright......we HAD to grab a few Dole whips.well said
Disney has done well to capture/instill some pixie dust in all of us and it manifests if different ways. This thread shows that in the embedded emotion in many's post....
While I'd tell you we just tap the Gate, keep our wallets closed, and cringe to think of peeps overspending $$$ on soft drinks, chips, ice cream, we STILL have to hit LeCellier out of nostalgia on many trips....
Yeah, I’ve definitely noticed this as well. Panera has had some good promotions recently.Many areas are softening for sure.....tons of deals at the ballpark, as well as Dining in both Fast Food and lower moderate sit down types.....
With Disney it comes down to numbers/volume....they had more peeps attending and taken their proportionate (fastball down the middle of the plate here) hit....
Our 25th Anniversary was spent at Tony’s….they sat us outside for the perfect view of the Parade(we timed the ressie for the parade and hoped for ideal seating). The GM serenaded us with Bella Notte (“This is the Night” from Lady and the Tramp)….DW cried….never had a bad meal at the Tony’s sinceAlright......we HAD to grab a few Dole whips.
We love the place.....
I have been going for almost 4 decades.
My wife and I are celebrating our 20th anniversary next summer.
The kids and her said we MUST go back to celebrate...
What is a nit picking WDW guy like myself to do....
I've been banging this drum for over a month now, sent e mail to Mr Iger ( no reply ) its a joke! I'm all for looking after American guests, absolutely they should get discounted tickets for sure , plus DDP vouchers free with there stay, but this is just so Wrong, i think it will change though, if we all calmly state this at the front desk, I'm sure that will feed to upper management, or notSame top three as most people. I seem to not be very original.
I was already starting to think I wasn't going to go back again after this time, but if I can't get the new multi-pass system to work with a VPN before landing in the US, then that's the final straw for me.
I'm not paying all that money just to not be able to get lightning lanes for the rides I want because they've all been booked up before my arrival.
Because when you give them money it reinforces to management that their decisions are good.Complaining is all part of the process......
You never complain about your sports team?.....or do you just stop watching until they make you happy?
I never understood the logic why people thingk you can't complain and go at the same time.
Watching Disney plus....gives them moneyBecause when you give them money it reinforces to management that their decisions are good.
Next question?
I get the same as well.....I wish Disney management was listening to all the guest complaints --frankly I don't think they are or care --every email I have sent if I get a reply it is just a form response.
Don't do any of thatWatching Disney plus....gives them money
Watching a Disney add on tv....gives them money
Watching a forced add on YouTube ....gives them money
Buying a t-shirt or anything Disney related .....gives them money
Watching anything on ABC network or any network they own.......take a guess
So if you can sit here and tell us on a Disney forum that you do none of this .....good for you.
Stop being so black and white.......not going to their parks will do absolutely nothing to their decision making process....
Disney has made it clear they will do what they want.
If you buy their product, you are supporting and reinforcing their decisions.Watching Disney plus....gives them money
Watching a Disney add on tv....gives them money
Watching a forced add on YouTube ....gives them money
Buying a t-shirt or anything Disney related .....gives them money
Watching anything on ABC network or any network they own.......take a guess
So if you can sit here and tell us on a Disney forum that you do none of this .....good for you.
Stop being so black and white.......not going to their parks will do absolutely nothing to their decision making process....
Disney has made it clear they will do what they want.
most of the company's management and executives loath the average guest.
Nicely put......Pre-COVID, my two obsessions were College Football and Disney Parks. Now, I've essentially lost all of the passion that I held for both, and it's mostly due to the fact that those in charge either don't understand the product (at best) or flat out loathe me and my peasant family (at worst).
Pre-COVID/Pre-kids, my wife and I both traveled for work, so we had APs and would take advantage of work flex travel to spend countless weekends down there, not to mentioned 1-2 full weeks/year (as well as many other locations).
Now, a lot of things have changed for me as well since 2019 (mainly that I have two kids now), but I hold very little excitement in regards to going to WDW. If it weren't for the nostalgia or my girls, I probably wouldn't go back. My eldest loves it there (obviously), so there is still value in taking her, since we can afford it. Yet, I don't get excited like I used to. I mean, I even loved the preplanning and spreadsheeting. However, now, we just go down without a plan really, since it wasn't really worth it / able to pre-plan much anymore. We have a trip booked for the Fall, but looking to audible to Disneyland, or just head to the mountains instead.
Back in the day, it was relaxing for us. We'd tell people all the time how laid-back a WDW trip really could be. That doesn't seem true now. Either you have to diligently plan AND micromanage by the minute or wing it and accept that you probably won't be able to do anything you really want.
Is it more challenging now with a family of 4, as opposed to just two childless adults? Sure, but I don't think becoming a dad is the reason I lost passion for my hobbies (at least not entirely). It probably has more to do with getting punched in the gut continuously and then be told that puking up blood is part of the experience and then being billed for it.
I'm so happy for you. I had hoped for something like this when we went for our 25th. We didn't even get a congrats from anyone.Our 25th Anniversary was spent at Tony’s….they sat us outside for the perfect view of the Parade(we timed the ressie for the parade and hoped for ideal seating). The GM serenaded us with Bella Notte (“This is the Night” from Lady and the Tramp)….DW cried….never had a bad meal at the Tony’s since
Pixie Dust sounds so mundane but some still believe…
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