The Disney disapointment

Lirael

Lirael

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Mike3 said:
I ama current cast member and I am disappointed in my Disney experience. Ever since I can remember Disney stood for quality. It wasn't just a vacation it was Disney . We went every year there was something for everyone. Last year I moved to Florida and the first place I got a job was wdw. In my head I thought this was awesome . I quickly found out this was not the same place it was in 1997. For starters Disney did no background check. I worked in attractions and everybody was miserable. The pay was 8.50 full time . I couldn't even eat or get gas to get to work. No castmembers were smiling . If they smiled at all it was the fake if I don't smile I'll get fired.I met cast members who lived in their cars. I saw Disney college program students whose hearts were broken . I kept thinking maybe its me what's wrong with me . Then I decided to use my free pass and go visit the parks. Most of the parks were dirty which used to be a Disney sin. Some of the lines at attractions were walkons. Never on vacation with my family was I not waiting in line. Then there were the lines that tookhrs and by the time you got there all my favorite Disney animatronics and classic scenes were replaced by movie screens that you ride past. Either that or they'd throw modern Disney like jack sparrow in pirates of the carribean .To me modern Disney cheapens the experience. Disney pretty much ignores any animated films before toy story. Which is made even more apparent when you meet former animators who are toiling in their new positions in merchandise or quick service. Disney used tone creative enough to make their own story. Now they just wheel a bunch of money up to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's door , steal their creation and call it there own. Its disappointing. I cant be the only one who notices that Disney is now on the level of six flags in quality. The purpose of Disney was to be a place for all ages where anyone could find sometihing they like. All they care about now is greed power and numbers...so sad. Sorry Walt ABC is killing your dream and our memories.
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Eh, too obvious it's fake. I suggest you dont whine about walkons next time, might make it a tad less unbelievable ;)
 
180º

180º

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Cmdr_Crimson said:
Looks like the lost lyrics to a Mary Poppins song...
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This post is better than the whole of the memes thread. Top notch. :hilarious:
 
BigRedDad

BigRedDad

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If anyone can take off their Disney is Great glasses, they could at least understand what the OP is saying. The simple answer is yes, the parks are far worse in service and quality compared to decades past. There is no solution to this within Disney any more. With crowds at all time highs, they can continue to cutback until the crowds start to decline. WDW is desperately trying to find the next profit engine ever since they overextended on ESPN.

In the 70s, you never saw trash on the ground. If someone, mistakenly or purposefully, dropped something on the ground, a CM with broom and sweep basket were there in seconds out of nowhere cleaned it up, and returned to their inconspicuous spot. Now, there is trash on the ground until a CM eventually makes way to it.
 
YozhikRoth

YozhikRoth

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I may be wrong, but I recollect that Disney always begrudgingly made capital investments in the parks in the 80's and 90's. In the Eisner days, nothing was built unless they had a partner to underwrite the costs. The really only had 2 new attractions added (Splash Mountain and Buzz), as opposed to re-skinning existing attractions. DHS and AK were opened with only a couple of attractions. It may have taken a big dish of chutzpah from Universal, but Disney has invested in MK, AK and DHS. And I've brought this up in other posts, Disney guests are but one of many stakeholders in the Disney portfolio. ESPN is hemorrhaging subscribers as cord-cutting is gaining traction, and Disney must replace that (massive) free cash flow. I would be far more concerned if the Disney board looked at park attendance and hotel occupancy and determined that investment in the parks would have no impact on future attendance. Clearly losing HP to Universal (through sheer hubris) was a gut-punch that necessitated a long term plan for the parks.
 
Doug Means

Doug Means

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BigRedDad said:
If anyone can take off their Disney is Great glasses, they could at least understand what the OP is saying. The simple answer is yes, the parks are far worse in service and quality compared to decades past. There is no solution to this within Disney any more. With crowds at all time highs, they can continue to cutback until the crowds start to decline. WDW is desperately trying to find the next profit engine ever since they overextended on ESPN.

In the 70s, you never saw trash on the ground. If someone, mistakenly or purposefully, dropped something on the ground, a CM with broom and sweep basket were there in seconds out of nowhere cleaned it up, and returned to their inconspicuous spot. Now, there is trash on the ground until a CM eventually makes way to it.
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last time i was there i didn't see any trash but saw many workers with brooms looking for it
 
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tk924

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Mike3 said:
I ama current cast member and I am disappointed in my Disney experience. Ever since I can remember Disney stood for quality. It wasn't just a vacation it was Disney . We went every year there was something for everyone. Last year I moved to Florida and the first place I got a job was wdw. In my head I thought this was awesome . I quickly found out this was not the same place it was in 1997. For starters Disney did no background check. I worked in attractions and everybody was miserable. The pay was 8.50 full time . I couldn't even eat or get gas to get to work. No castmembers were smiling . If they smiled at all it was the fake if I don't smile I'll get fired.I met cast members who lived in their cars. I saw Disney college program students whose hearts were broken . I kept thinking maybe its me what's wrong with me . Then I decided to use my free pass and go visit the parks. Most of the parks were dirty which used to be a Disney sin. Some of the lines at attractions were walkons. Never on vacation with my family was I not waiting in line. Then there were the lines that tookhrs and by the time you got there all my favorite Disney animatronics and classic scenes were replaced by movie screens that you ride past. Either that or they'd throw modern Disney like jack sparrow in pirates of the carribean .To me modern Disney cheapens the experience. Disney pretty much ignores any animated films before toy story. Which is made even more apparent when you meet former animators who are toiling in their new positions in merchandise or quick service. Disney used tone creative enough to make their own story. Now they just wheel a bunch of money up to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's door , steal their creation and call it there own. Its disappointing. I cant be the only one who notices that Disney is now on the level of six flags in quality. The purpose of Disney was to be a place for all ages where anyone could find sometihing they like. All they care about now is greed power and numbers...so sad. Sorry Walt ABC is killing your dream and our memories.
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