That lack of vision and the pricing issue, combined with poor storytelling, the growing dilution of what “Disney” is, and many other factors… are taking their toll.
Disney needs to fix this. The GP is fickle, and now has more non-Disney family entertainment options than ever before… options a heck of a lot more original and compelling than most of what Disney barfed up this year.
The following is simply an observation and my take on what I observed:
I just spent a day at MK, where I had some fun despite the ongoing feeling that the park just plain needs more attractions (and needs to give Big Thunder some TLC ASAP). But, just listening to the groups around me, I’ve never before heard so many families talking about what they *didn’t* like and what they miss and what used to be better.
I also heard, more than once, adults commenting that they enjoyed Universal more. And by more than once I mean four.
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But those are just the people little ol’ me heard randomly on my own without even trying.
(And hey, while getting my car fixed today, I heard a woman in a nearby cubicle coaching a family on how to “do” their first trAip to UOR. which they were planning because they were “tired” of Disney. The woman’s advice on the perfect UOR trip was spot-on, I must say.) This proves nothing, of course, but combined with what I observed at MK the other day… signs! Signs are out there!
Fix this Disney! Here’s some free advice:
1) Good storytelling is important
2) Originality is important. Milking doesn’t work when the cow is nearly dead. From milking.
3) Spend money to make money
4) “Good enough” isn’t good enough.
5) Value is important and so is trust.
(Edit)
6) Greed stinks and people have noses.