"You Just Don't Like Change"

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annabanana

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Am I wrong, didn't Disney say they would do these reservations during the pandemic, but they are still continuing this! Why? So many people are turned off and not going because of it.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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There is a difference in board peoples personalities. When they first started people came on and talked about the things they loved about WDW. They formed cyber friendships over the thing that they jointly liked about the place. Now, there is never a mention of the things we like, but those of us that have been around a long time know what it was that they loved back then. Now we notice a decline in the pure joy that was WDW in the early days regardless of the much lower technology. It isn't the attractions it is the general feel of the place. The feeling that there is entertainment somewhat still exists but the feeling that there is always a hand in your pocket and the admission price is only covers what it costs to pass over the entrance. In order to be enjoyed we must spend and spend and the effort to do that is, and you will have to believe me about this, so much more work then it was. Back then we could absorb the things that were presented now, there is an attitude that it is a race and it includes winners and losers. It just isn't fun for us anymore. We are angry about that and feel that a big part of our lives has been snatched away and all we are is a walking ATM that Disney withdraws from constantly.
 
Disney Glimpses

Disney Glimpses

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annabanana said:
Am I wrong, didn't Disney say they would do these reservations during the pandemic, but they are still continuing this! Why? So many people are turned off and not going because of it.
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Reservations shifted from managing capacity for public health reasons to managing capacity for experience reasons. There's still a lot of capacity unavailable from the COVID closures (little by little, they all add up).
 
Dayma

Dayma

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annabanana said:
Am I wrong, didn't Disney say they would do these reservations during the pandemic, but they are still continuing this! Why? So many people are turned off and not going because of it.
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Reservations means predictive staffing and maximizing revenue. It's not going anywhere.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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Dayma said:
Reservations means predictive staffing and maximizing revenue. It's not going anywhere.
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OK, nothing I can do about that except to say that "I'm no longer going there". I know that doesn't send a shiver up their spine but I feel like I'm not getting taken to the cleaners either, so I will take my money and find something else to spend it on. I've been fortunate enough to have made many trips there over the last 4 decades and now they are showing me no signs that they care if I ever show up or not, so I will have the wonderful, fun memories of many years with my family and solo and I no longer feel the need or desire to jump through hoops to leave tons of money there. Just not worth it to me. Reservations are just one part of it, but cumulatively I have completely lost all desire. Quite a change for someone that still wears Mickey Crocs.
 
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Prince-1

Prince-1

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Goofyernmost said:
OK, nothing I can do about that except to say that "I'm no longer going there". I know that doesn't send a shiver up their spine but I feel like I'm not getting taken to the cleaners either, so I will take my money and find something else to spend it on. I've been fortunate enough to have made many trips there over the last 4 decades and now they are showing my no signs that they care if I ever show up or not, so I will have the wonderful, fun memories of many years with my family and solo and I no longer feel the need or desire to jump through hoops to leave tons of money there. Just not worth it to me. Reservations are just one part of it, but cumulatively I have completely lost all desire. Quite a change for someone that still wears Mickey Crocs.
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You lost me at wearing Crocs.
 
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crazy4disney

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Pepper's Ghost said:
I have an idea for Bob... literally double park ticket prices across the board. That should cut crowds down considerably. Even if it only cuts crowds by 40%, Disney would be way ahead from a revenue standpoint, and the parks would be 40% less crowded. I'd pay double for that!

Btw, I know how insane that sounds. Asking for price increases is crazy, but the only two solutions to overcrowding of the parks is 1) MASSIVE price increases, or 2) provide an inferior product so bad that people abandon the parks in droves. They've tried #2 already and people are still rushing to the parks. Time to try #1.
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imo your theory is flawed 7 just incorrect bc now all those people need to make up for the lost revenue by the lack of numbers.... someone cant physically eat 2 breakfast, lunch and dinners double the amount of snacks and drinks during the day along with spending that type of money on souvenirs.... so yes ticket revenue will be the same lest say but what about everything else i mentioned not even considering hotel occupancy going to be tough to sell rooms when those people cant enter any of your parks
 
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crazy4disney

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In the Parks
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Dayma said:
Reservations means predictive staffing and maximizing revenue. It's not going anywhere.
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of all the things Disney has done to annoy guests this to me is truly a nothing burger to me and for any guests that used Fastpasses... they in theory were your park reservations anyway for most part... i get where and why people are annoyed but to me overblown... yes 100% agree that they are doing this to try predict staffing as efficiently as possible
 
OneofThree

OneofThree

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imagineer boy said:
Okay, this needs to be said. I'm so tired of valid criticisms of the direction of the Disney parks being brushed aside by people saying "oh you just don't like change." It really has to stop.
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Welp, hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the mode (all change is good) is like an endemic disease, constructively used to validate all sorts of stuff which would otherwise show little to no actual net positive.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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Prince-1 said:
Hey if that’s what actually happens then good for him. I do laugh all the time from reading about people complaining about how angry they are from all the changes Disney has done and yet they still go and drop some pretty big money at the parks.
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That will not be me and you can take that to the bank. The way things are now leaves me with no desire to go or the desire to even think about it.
 
Smiley/OCD

Smiley/OCD

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spock8113 said:
So it's the intensity and quality of change that people don't like. Even those are all subject to personal interpretation. One thing is a given, change is happening everywhere all the time.
From your personal life to your job to politics to economics to car models to the earth in general. Personally, I prefer quarters and NO pennies!
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That’s the problem…Disney “taketh” away the quarters and “giveth” pennies in return…
 
Smiley/OCD

Smiley/OCD

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Prince-1 said:
Hey if that’s what actually happens then good for him. I do laugh all the time from reading about people complaining about how angry they are from all the changes Disney has done and yet they still go and drop some pretty big money at the parks.
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Yes, I agree, I am becoming one of the guilty parties, BUT, as bad as it sometimes looks and as critical as I’ve become in my crotchety old age, lol with everything going on in the world, it’s still the BEST place to forget about the outside world for a week or so (until the bill comes). It’s kinda like the poor soul who is lactose intolerant but still eats ice cream…I’m a Jets fan and have had season tickets since 1990…after every final home game, I say THATS IT, I’M DONE! And then every spring I pay for another season…some say I’m stupid for them and Disney…what can I say other than I’m a glutton for punishment😀
 
Pepper's Ghost

Pepper's Ghost

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crazy4disney said:
imo your theory is flawed 7 just incorrect bc now all those people need to make up for the lost revenue by the lack of numbers.... someone cant physically eat 2 breakfast, lunch and dinners double the amount of snacks and drinks during the day along with spending that type of money on souvenirs.... so yes ticket revenue will be the same lest say but what about everything else i mentioned not even considering hotel occupancy going to be tough to sell rooms when those people cant enter any of your parks
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Someone else mentioned this a while back. It's a good point, but my response... double the price of everything. I'll pay twice as much to have 30 min standby queue waits again, or possibly less. 50% hotel occupancy doesn't hurt if you're collecting twice as much for each room. Same thing for drinks, food, etc. I mean, why not charge $100 for a bottle of water or whatever? :oops::rolleyes: They already charge like $50, right? At the current prices of everything in the parks, doubling it doesn't really matter, honestly.
 

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