Fade_to_Blah
Member
I smoke and I think they should ban smoking at the parks. I really dont know why, I just dont think smoking is something that should not be done at disney parks.
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Serious Complaints?
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I smoke and I think they should ban smoking at the parks. I really dont know why, I just dont think smoking is something that should not be done at disney parks.
lspicknall
Active Member
Gift shops
I think one of my pet peeves is the blossoming of gift shops throughout the world. I have been going since the late 70's and was dismayed recently when I ventured inside the firehouse on main street and discovered it had been transformed from a turn of the century fire department, with buckets of sand on the wall, to a generic gift shop, particularly with the emporium right next door. That just removes some of the magic in order to be able to suck a couple more dollars from people.
I think one of my pet peeves is the blossoming of gift shops throughout the world. I have been going since the late 70's and was dismayed recently when I ventured inside the firehouse on main street and discovered it had been transformed from a turn of the century fire department, with buckets of sand on the wall, to a generic gift shop, particularly with the emporium right next door. That just removes some of the magic in order to be able to suck a couple more dollars from people.
hrcollectibles
Active Member
Didn't the magic Kingdom have a tobacco shop when it first opened? I do not think banning smoking at the theme parks is a good idea. I myself am an occasional smoker (trying to quit)..
Nemo14
Well-Known Member
I agree - way too many generic gift shops - those and the DVC booths really detract from the magic IMHO.
Crazy4WDW1
Active Member
I have one small complaint - The Kona Cafe at the Poly should have longer hours!!!
sherry the ...who? JK I do, but you know what I discovered? She went through and deleted all of her posts!!! Darn it!
Some of them were pretty entertaining.:animwink:
AMEN brother!
I don't smoke, and I can't stand the smell of it, but when Disney first introduced the ban, as a CM I know many of us were cowering when sent to the "front lines" to enforce it.
sweetale
Member
If I'm not mistaken you can still just "drop in a line" at Fort Wilderness. You can fish out of the canals that wind through the campgrounds, although you may need to rent equippment. Is this still true?:shrug:
Amy Lynn
dopeylove
Member
My two complaints are:
1. I wish they would be more consistent in the usage of the Guest Assistance Pass. We have been on rides where they will take you in through an alternate entrance and at other times they say there is no alternate entrance (on the same ride). This happens almost every time on the Great Movie Ride. And to make it worse the CMs sometimes become so rude. To an autistic child, rouitine is very important and if you divert from that, they have a meltdown. This also happens at Nemo: The Musical. Even though there is a handicap entrance, the CMs say you have to wait on the line until you REACH the point in line where the handicap gate is. THAT is totally ridiculous to me.
2. I wish AK would stay open later.
1. I wish they would be more consistent in the usage of the Guest Assistance Pass. We have been on rides where they will take you in through an alternate entrance and at other times they say there is no alternate entrance (on the same ride). This happens almost every time on the Great Movie Ride. And to make it worse the CMs sometimes become so rude. To an autistic child, rouitine is very important and if you divert from that, they have a meltdown. This also happens at Nemo: The Musical. Even though there is a handicap entrance, the CMs say you have to wait on the line until you REACH the point in line where the handicap gate is. THAT is totally ridiculous to me.
2. I wish AK would stay open later.
JennyTablina
Member
XDDD no problemo, glad to see someone agrees
It just seems common sense to me. It is a shame but smokings a big issue that not even WDW can really deal with. You can tell people to lay off the drink and drugs at Disney and not suffer too much hassle but smokings too huge an issue for the company itself to constrict.
Plus at the same time. That person still needs to enjoy their day, smoke or no smoke. Deny their fix and their poor family/friends/accompanying guests will have a bad time and so will any CM who comes near them. Which makes it a very undisney holiday for everyone involved.
Just playing devils advocate a little. I'm no smoking fan myself and have never touched a ciggie. But regardless how disgusting it is, people who smoke are still guests. Plus at least least it's not the sort of pandering that turns out "smoke breaks" in workplaces and such. That sort of reward treatment for smokers gets my goat.
wedway71
Well-Known Member
Have to agree about the Retail side of your comments.
True Disney "Merchantainment" used to consist of stores being unique to their area.
Tony Mancini who used to be Vice President Global Retail Store Developement for Disney Parks did a great job of doing this.Not only did he work with Imagioneering to ensure the store Concept Design was true to its area but worked with Merchandising to ensure the products tied in as well. Of course every store would have basic staple items but the majority of the merchandise should have been themed specific.
I knew if i went to POTC shop I would see 80-90% pirate related items with a small amount of general things-now its more like 50-50.
The smoking issue is a sensitive one for me. My mother and sister both smoke (though I've tried for years to get them to kick it!) and though they are good people, they are highly defensive about smoking. When at Disney, they find the smoking areas to get their fix, which is fine because there are no kids in those areas typically and I don't have to go with them. Those who simply smoke wherever they want because it is "their personal right" are likely self-centered people who don't care enough about others in the first place. Our personal rights stop at the point that they have a direct, negative affect on others in a manner that they cannot control. Example: I have the right to drive a car, but if I choose to drive wherever I want, such as a sidewalk, that could pose a serious problem for others!
cococola44
Active Member
^ I think that if anybody did have a complaint to fit your thread topic, they most likely wouldn't be on a WDW fan board, except maybe to stir up trouble...
Just a thought.
yup
TOTGuy
Member
I am big stickler for smoking, I always tell people to put it out or go to the smoking areas. Flash photography irritates me too. On my days off I will always yell NO PICTURES in a ride if they keep doing it. I also dislike the lack of empowerment. At the Land they used to give us "No Strings Attached" booklets that we could use to rectify the situation so we wouldn't have to get a manager, that was what Disney service was about, "Let me fix this" instead of "Let me get someone to finally get over here and fix this". They took them away because they thought we were abusing them and now we have to call a manager to replace a spilled popcorn, ridiculous in my mind! Disney is my life and I hate when I find rude CM's who have better positions than me. I work a rather mediocre ride and I do a really good job. They won't move me and I hate that there are other people who do a poor job who get great attractions. How is that encouraging of me to keep making magic? Happy Cast Members make for happy guests. I do my best, I'm only human.
cococola44
Active Member
What I feel bad for is when people get sick on mission space
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not a complaint...just i feel bad and i sometimes laugh
:hurl:
not a complaint...just i feel bad and i sometimes laugh
VT GAL
Member
TOTGuy
Member
For autism you should ask for an alternate entrance pass as opposed to wheelchair. Alternate entrance if for guests that need an alternate method of waiting, boarding, etc. Usually these are the ones that will expedite your visit as opposed to wheelchair, which means they just need an accessible entrance or vehicle. Most entrances are being designed with wheelchairs in mind and therefore the pass is becoming less needed at new attractions.
