I have to laugh at these posts. It's easy to tell in these threads who is a cast member and who is not. My family has visited to see Rapunzel at the park and I can tell you that any change they are proposing to make must be in the best interest for visitors. We waited…well, I waited for almost 3 hours to see Rapunzel and Flynn while my family enjoyed the park. I'm glad they are making some sort of change. And honestly, its not like that character or any other is going to be around forever. GET OVER IT!
I'm sorry did you say they were cutting security guards or the attendants because the way you described that job was as if they were the secret service for characters. I've never gathered that these attendants were there for any reason but to assist my family and I.
Come on, jobs and roles go away everyday. I've worked all over the world and can tell you that out of the five companies I've worked for, jobs come and go. It's called change…it's inevitable. Oh yeah…change also usually brings new things as well…Fantasyland…Star Wars…two new cruise ships. The point is, to stay competitive companies make change…Disney, like every other company is making changes and I have to be honest but I've never experienced a change they have made that has made me upset as a Guest.
I just registered for this site and after looking at posts there seems to be more negativity here than I have ever seen regarding the company that my family and I love to visit. Maybe you should just visit Universal and other parks…I'm sure you would be much happier there.
I have to laugh at these posts. It's easy to tell in these threads who is a cast member and who is not. My family has visited to see Rapunzel at the park and I can tell you that any change they are proposing to make must be in the best interest for visitors. We waited…well, I waited for almost 3 hours to see Rapunzel and Flynn while my family enjoyed the park. I'm glad they are making some sort of change. And honestly, its not like that character or any other is going to be around forever. GET OVER IT!
I just registered for this site and after looking at posts there seems to be more negativity here than I have ever seen regarding the company that my family and I love to visit. Maybe you should just visit Universal and other parks…I'm sure you would be much happier there.
We didn't brave the line in Dec b/c it was just so long, but I'd thought about enduring it in August so that Flynn and Rapunzel could sign the toy frying pans from our girls' kitchen set. It's just not worth it if there's no Flynn! 
Well, aren't you just big on making a first impression.
On your first day of school, if the first thing people hear out of your mouth is you ragging on the new school, telling people to go elsewhere, etc. - you can't expect to be received very well, even if you are correct. (And, FYI - telling someone "well go to Universal again" is akin to saying, "Your momma..." around here - and silly anyway because many of us like those parks, too.)
I'm one of the more moderate folks - which is how most people are around here. If I see something to complain about, I have no problem taking Disney to task. On the flip-side, when the "I always complain about everything" people post, I'm also usually the first to defend Disney. It's called, "I call each situation as I see it".
That said, just like you assume on your very first post you can "tell who is and who is not a CM", I can tell you on your first post it was easy to see who is and who is not terribly naive. In the portion I bolded above - "any change" is done to benefit visitors - is almost cute in it's naivety. We'd all like to think that, it would be wonderful if that is how it worked, but most often changes are made because of budget and other things that have nothing to do with making visits "magical".
Like it or not, Disney is a huge corporation and their goal is to please shareholders. Thankfully, the people who run the parks try to do the best they can most of the time under these circumstances, but any number of us could list 20 things off the top of our heads which were broken and not fixed, taken away, or otherwise changed/eliminated not to enhance guest experience, but to shave a few bucks off a budget.
All that said, Welcome to the Boards. Stick around a bit, educate yourself a bit more, and soon you will be able to tell the difference between "people just like to complain" and the valid issues that many people bring up. This is the premiere WDW board - to swim in this river you have to keep your chops up, but if you can, you'll find that this is probably the best collection of Disney experts and information rolled into one place. It has it's moments, but it's far more productive, entertaining, and overall informative than any "Is the castle spires really missile silo's? boards out there.
