They wouldn't let Kimmel be himself. They'd basically tie a plaid noose around his neck and not let him make fun of the place. In case you haven't paid attention, Disney takes itself way too seriously.
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They wouldn't let Kimmel be himself. They'd basically tie a plaid noose around his neck and not let him make fun of the place. In case you haven't paid attention, Disney takes itself way too seriously.
crispy
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I don't think saying she had a miserable trip needed context especially when she directly attributes it to MM+. I gave context because of your name calling and assumptions. Many people get a lot of joy from planning trips, but many people have neither the time nor the inclination to do so. Bottom line, a theme park vacation shouldn't be that hard. I hope your trip goes well, but as they say about they best laid plans....
crispy
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Spirit, I apologize for taking your thread off topic. Is Comcast/Universal planning any type of retaliation for the complaint Disney filed about The Tonight Show as free advertising? I know I shouldn't be surprised at that level of pettiness, but it really did surprise me.
If that is the case, then not only is my highly-placed source wrong (which I find very unlikely) ... but the fact that Fallon went from lots of coverage of Potter 2.0 to very little was always the plan. It was great for the entire resort, but it sure seemed like they backed off the Potter coverage (which was the only reason the show was there to start with), and other folks mentioned this to me and found it odd and wondered if it was that ''the land and attractions weren't ready for late night.''
Repeat after me: Two billion dollar (plus) boondoggle.
And: only Disney (wouldn't have exec heads rolling!)
stevehousse
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I think this is the most obvious reason for the lackluster reviews of MM+. Too difficult to educate the guest, even though it is simple once u get it.
Are they even still handing out the MM+ pamphlet at the parking entrance or did that only last the first week or two of it being "official"? That's a practice that needs to be mandatory for guests to even have some for of knowledge before they arrive.
One of my coworkers is a huge Disney fan, goes every year, and she didn't even know about MM+ or FP+ and I had to inform her and tell her to link her tickets and such...
I liked redsox's response to changing FP, and it just makes the most sense. I wish they would have initially done that...
... leather bars, meth dens, Waffle Houses, Walmarts ...
Oh yeah. Disney is quite happy with it right now.
There was a time when they removed vacuums from housekeepers carts, completely, except for the GF and a few other deluxes ... then they went to these sweeper things that in no way cleaned the carpeting.
Do you know for certain that WDW resorts, across the board, have housekeepers who are equipped with vacuums daily? A very serious question, btw.
(and I know the seven-figure consultant that sold Disney on the idea of not cleaning carpets!)
Thanks, Dave.
I approach every day with childlike wonder, but it doesn't take very long (sometimes seconds, sometimes minutes, sometimes even hours) for that to disappear like my virginity (I didn't lose that until I was 29, so I think there's hope for Skipper Sean!)
crispy
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Thanks, Dave.
I approach every day with childlike wonder, but it doesn't take very long (sometimes seconds, sometimes minutes, sometimes even hours) for that to disappear like my virginity (I didn't lose that until I was 29, so I think there's hope for Skipper Sean!)
I really don't have much experience with UNI's PR folks. I think @PhotoDave219 can likely handle this one much better. ... I will say the Creatives have always struck me as much more real than Disney's Imagineers over the last dozen or so years. WDI is so political that no one wants to give you a straight answer (and, no, that wasn't a crack about he gay culture entrenched in Glendale) beyond folks like Tony Baxter that just got to a point where they didn't give a damn or fear losing their jobs (because some, like Tony, knew where all the bodies were buried.)
cw1982
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That happened to my parents the last time I went to Uni with them as a teenager lol... we were staying at the Hard Rock. Most expensive bottle of water ever!
Cesar R M
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did his head roll at least?
because that is the most stupid idea I've ever seen to "cut costs" in hotels that already are throwing hundreds of dollars easily at the cost of guest's health.
Or they really did it until a health inspector rolled in?
They all hate me. They all hate the site. They all love to Tweet and subtweet and FB and DM about it ... yet, they all read religiously, which helps boost both my ego and Steve's bottom line.
As to Hokie, I always enjoyed talking with him here (and on LP.com) and never had an issue with him whatsoever. He's just apparently decided I am the enemy, much like my good pal, and Fidel Castro's younger bro, Andy, and Michael Crawford ... Funny thing is my friend @EPCOT Explorer is out there reading this and communicating with them and he never says a damn thing. I wonder if someone just told him that aligning himself with me publicly wasn't good for his own BRAND (somehow the boy has over 10,000 Twits that follow him ... just imagine if he used that platform for good and not crying about wall carpeting and Wishes!)
The thing I notice about all of them is they leave here and wind up attempting to build their own Internet businesses, personalities, blogs etc, Very few come back here to chat ... @WDWFigment is probably the only one who is still here somewhat regularly. Maybe there is a connection between his personal success (and I am a fan of his and he knows this) and the fact he doesn't go and hide and isn't afraid to tackle issues here that don't make Dr. Blondie and the CP/Yellow Shoes crew pleased, you can be sure. I think folks respect people who don't hide or run away angry (that started here with Tom Amity Corless before I was even here and quickly followed with Merfie, who I always thought added something ... what, I am still not sure, but I enjoyed talking to him). ...That's why I was happy to see @AEfx back, even if we don't always agree on things. He is intelligent and articulate and fun, even if he is soooooo weird with that Snow White's Adventures fetish!
Hates the site, or hates not being protected from challenges to his mantra?
I don't know what can be gained from talking to/with folks who always agree with everything you say.
One of the pleasures of this MAGICal forum is being able to talk to crazy poopie-heads such as YOU!!!
PhotoDave219
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Hey. Sometimes you just have to go to waffle house.
Well, you can't have your metaphorically get kicked when you are hiding behind the teacher at recess.
Next Big Thing
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They may have cut back from planned coverage, but WWoHP still got plenty of coverage through Comcasts other outlets. TODAY was in there on Wednesday, Access Hollywood did a few segments Thursday, E! did a live from the Red Carpet, etc.
Now that you mention it though, I do actually think I remember Jimmy mentioning on Monday that he would be giving us a sneak peak of the Escape from Gringotts ride, and that obviously never happened.
Yep. And some of were predicting this as far back as 2009. But what do we know?
BTW, I have never worked for a themed entertainment company per se, but a part of me is thinking it might be time to actually get into that end of the media business. I like parks and resorts. I know the business. And I get old and angry watching incompetents do incompetent jobs ... oh, and I am not looking to drive boats around Bay Lake (that might work for my 74-year-old father, if I trusted his ability to pilot a boat safely!)!