News Walt Disney World to resume complimentary parking at its resort hotels

Figments Friend

Figments Friend

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mikejs78 said:
Yep, Disney Parks blog said that Harmonious ends April 2 and Epcot Forever returns April 3, at which time they will begin dismantling the barges. New show later this year.
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Ah….yes, I am aware of that.
The way the post was worded made me think they were already removed…..which surprised me.
So they are still there at the moment.

April cannot come fast enough.
Good riddance, damn Burnt Tacos and incredible lagoon eyesores.
Hope they are scrapped just as fast and just as enthusiastically as they junked the beloved ROE Earth Barge.
(Never forget)

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SorcererDonald16

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Frankly I don’t trust any of these people. Not Iger, not PR spinmeister Josh, none of them. Trust is earned, and the company started shattering it with me a few years ago.

However, I will give credit where it is due and say this is an important small step in the right direction. This ridiculous fee directly impacted our family because we drive to Florida from hundreds of miles away, and it was actually one of the reasons we did not go in 2019. We were already having a hard time justifying paying the increasingly insane lowest level “discounted”deluxe rates, so we really didn’t appreciate being nickel and dimed further.

Whatever their motives are, I hope Josh is telling the truth that they are listening. A whole lot of people *want* to love the parks. That is an advantage most businesses do not have. But when you keep poking those people in the eyes with forks, assuming they will still happily take it, eventually even lifelong park enthusiasts like myself turn and walk away.
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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Figments Friend said:
Ah….yes, I am aware of that.
The way the post was worded made me think they were already removed…..which surprised me.
So they are still there at the moment.

April cannot come fast enough.
Good riddance, damn Burnt Tacos and incredible lagoon eyesores.
Hope they are scrapped just as fast and just as enthusiastically as they junked the beloved ROE Earth Barge.
(Never forget)

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I hate the kraken as much as anyone…I was thankful to see it for the last time last week…

But the problem you highlighted is that ROE was so far past it’s prime too. They continue to not invest in making the parks better…and ultimately that’s on us
 
Figments Friend

Figments Friend

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Sirwalterraleigh said:
I hate the kraken as much as anyone…I was thankful to see it for the last time last week…

But the problem you highlighted is that ROE was so far past it’s prime too. They continue to not invest in making the parks better…and ultimately that’s on us
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I think what fans were hoping for was a spiritual successor to ROE.
Harmonious was hyped up as a potential canidate, but that house of cards fell apart fast once it was revealed.

A new edition of Illuminations would be welcome.
Hard to top ROE in my own personal opinion as far as it’s unique presentation and emotions involved…plus that amazing MUSIC…but it would be nice to see an attempt.

Harm did far more literal HARM then good.

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Hawg G

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hopemax said:
I’ll ask. Do we know if Universal’s future bookings are down too? Because worse than Disney’s numbers being down, would be if Universal’s aren’t. Not recession fears driven but value driving people to make different choices on where to stay on their Orlando vacation. DH just got a survey from them asking if park reservations for Epic would be too much of a negative. So they seem like they expect to be slammed.

WDW will never be able to balance the “Express Pass” scale, but people saying, “Yeah, but over there you have to pay for resort parking and ride photos.” Maybe enough of a bone for families with younger kids that were waffling?
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Room prices are absurd for October now, so I'm guessing no.
 
MrPromey

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Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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Figments Friend said:
I think what fans were hoping for was a spiritual successor to ROE.
Harmonious was hyped up as a potential canidate, but that house of cards fell apart fast once it was revealed.

A new edition of Illuminations would be welcome.
Hard to top ROE in my own personal opinion as far as it’s unique presentation and emotions involved…plus that amazing MUSIC…but it would be nice to see an attempt.

Harm did far more literal HARM then good.

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Well you’d think they’d try drones…but that could be more trouble than it’s worth.

I think a call back to classic illuminations…pyro, lasers, and a soundtrack that is NOT dumb movie clips would be effective and cost controlled.

This is just like Star Wars…you’ll go farther if you embrace the past…instead of trying erase it and tell people you know better
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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hopemax said:
I’ll ask. Do we know if Universal’s future bookings are down too? Because worse than Disney’s numbers being down, would be if Universal’s aren’t. Not recession fears driven but value driving people to make different choices on where to stay on their Orlando vacation. DH just got a survey from them asking if park reservations for Epic would be too much of a negative. So they seem like they expect to be slammed.

WDW will never be able to balance the “Express Pass” scale, but people saying, “Yeah, but over there you have to pay for resort parking and ride photos.” Maybe enough of a bone for families with younger kids that were waffling?
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You know…that’s a very interesting “unknown” at this point?

I bet they are…but perhaps not hitting the wall - yet.

I saw and interest blogger clip today about how Disney has a slate of numerous, but really unimpressive P&R things on the slate through 2024…but nothing beyond.
That’s interesting because of epic slated for 2025…

Wonder what game they’re playing there? I bet it’s a pretty obvious one.
 
seabreezept813

seabreezept813

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First, I have nothing negative to say—well done Disney.

Second, this has zero impact on us lol. We fly and use a bus to get to the resort. I keep hoping something happens that makes us return this year as opposed to next year. If I could pick anything it’d be free dining but that will never happen.. but fingers crossed for more to come
 

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