Yes, but online opinions of Disney attractions very frequently do not match popularity in practice. Several community darlings are absolute ghost towns, while many attractions you would assume were universally reviled based on forum chatter have hours-long waits.
Yes, it often strikes me that some of the most relentlessly negative posters on here who often scold other posters for rewarding Disney by expressing more positive opinions seem to casually mention being at WDW an awful lot.
While Splash Mountain certainly had its detractors, the issues regarding the Song of the South theme weren't as discussed up until like a few years ago. I remember around 2019 there were surveys at WDW going around asking if certain rides (Jungle Cruise, Pirates, Splash, Enchanted Tiki Room) were insensitive and nothing really came out of that until a few months later. Splash has always been a favorite in the parks, all the times I've went I saw people of all colors smiling and laughing on it, it just has that whimsical charm people liked, even if the SotS theming was an issue.
When I went on Pinocchio's Daring Journey, I was completely jumpscared by that and felt like they should probably address it sooner rather than later.
How dare you!
But this is beyond forum chatter. It’s highly negative on every platform. This isn’t just some small group of Splash diehards on a Disney Forum.
It is widespread amongst some proportion of people who watch online videos of Disney attractions. Which is to say, not widespread at all.
And all over social media.
All over *Disney nerd* social media.
Not just Disney nerd social media, but it apparently reached mainstream media, namely Forbes.
good point & no offense taken
Ok so only people who love Disney overwhelmingly dislike the ride.
I used Mission Breakout as an example for instance. Had a ton of negative feedback for multiple reasons such as thematic inconsistency and losing a classic. Sound familiar?
And I think this will have consequences for TWDC or WDI in the long run. I see Jeff Vahle or top WDI officials being asked to resign as a result.
You’re reading a statement of fact as a defense. It’s not meant as such. No one is trying to offend you by pointing out that online sentiment and attendance reality are often mismatched, nor does that mean the quality is what it should be.
