Disney World BEGS for Guests in July: Attendance DOWN, Experience CRATERED -- The Dire State of WDW!
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- Disney World BEGS for Guests in July: Attendance DOWN, Experience CRATERED -- The Dire State of WDW!
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Bob Iger & his regime have consciously destroyed the Disney Corp.
It was: Bob Chapeck ( paycheck ) he very very Did NOT cared about the company of cast members , Guests at all / Also he started the political war against Florida.
It's all part of the so called elite global humiliation ritual ~
Josh d’maro doesn’t get enough blaje
@Mrcruisefever1 Bob chipek was more or less deferring to Bob Iger for most of his tenure. It was only the last 4 ish months before he walked out the door that he actually had the power to do what he wanted.
@@Mrcruisefever1Bob Iger never left Disney. He even refused to leave the CEO office suite after his retirement. He was infuriated when Chapek began acting independently.
Most of the Disney disasters at the box office were due to the policies and personnel that Iger put in place. Chapek wanted to be neutral concerning politics but pressure from Disney activists and Iger loyalists within the company forced him to lead Disney against Florida.
Later when Iger was reinstated as CEO then he simply made Chapek the fall guy for failing projects and policies that Iger himself had created. Iger was able to do this largely due to the amount of time for projects to be in development. The lag time from when a project is begun to its introduction to the public is enormous. To the unaware public, it looked as if Chapek had okayed the creation of many of Disney's failures.
Chapek no doubt had to sign a non- disclosure agreement, so he can't tell the details of his tenure as CEO. However, Chapek has said being the CEO of Disney was the worst three years of his life.
I hadn't visited Disneyland for a couple years, and when I got back I noticed everything was phone-based. Thought it was the worst decision I had ever seen. Totally against Walt's philosophy of being in a place of wonder.
True, Disneyland above all places should be the place that takes you & your kids faces away from the phone!
Plus on a software-engineering level, all of these zero effort mobile app integrations are so poorly designed that it's literally less convenient for the user than just paying with cash & using hardwired computer systems.
Not to mention, if you're lucky like me, you have everything on your phone and your phone slips out of your pocket getting off a ride and it takes over 7 hours to get your phone back with zero access to anything on the app you need like lightning lane for your entire group 😮
Hours of reading fine print on your phone in glaring sunlight. Sounds magical.
That’s their new philosophy. You don’t have to add any details if everyone is just looking at their phones.
I go on vacation to get away from schedules and phones. I don’t want to spend my entire vacation with my nose in my phone scheduling the next event.
AMEN
especially when at Universal if you stay onsite at their hotel you automatically get fast pass. so the hotel is cheaper, tickets cheaper. it’s insane.
It's no longer a good value. They DON'T CARE about guest satisfaction or experience any longer. They do nothing to encourage return visits. It's now a one and done for a lot of folks. They were very clear that AP holders and the middle class were no longer wanted. So I left and took my money with me. It's really sad to see this happening. I loved Disney so much. Our family put on a better fireworks show in the backyard that Disney did this year. We had an hour long show and the fireworks were massive.
It's depressing that Disney has fallen like this---Disney was a cultural centerpiece for almost a century. Walt's looking down from Heaven at this madness, shaking his head.
We can only hope that, once they go bankrupt, someone will buy it and set things right, again.
As someone who went for the first time last year, I definitely view it as a one and done! I traveled from Ireland & stayed for a split stay; one week in Disney and one week in universal. I’m looking to plan a return trip to universal only for next year lol
I enjoyed Disney of course, as its been a dream of mine to go since I was little (we could never afford it) but I much preferred Universal overall. And with the new epic universe opening next year, I don’t feel the need to return to Disney
Good for you. I would have liked to have seen your fireworks this past 4th
Haha can you spell deluded?
As a former cast member when i worked at Disney in high school 2001- 2023 i would have been fired if i told a guest that "well i didn't put it there". I still point with 2 fingers because one is rude, i find myself still picking up trash off the ground in public because it was ingrained in you. I was told to clock out and find a razor when i had a 5 oclock shadow.
It's crazy to hear that story.
High school was the best 22 years of my life.
Ty for your years of service there making it special for the families on vacation to make memories.
Thanks for help making the park be the special place it was in my childhood.
To everyone saying Disney can't fail- just watch
All the failures they've done in the past were subsidized by the parks. Once the parks start failing, the whole thing crumbles.
I got my bucket of popcorn 🍿 watching the train wreck. 😊
To be fair, they have actively been trying to kill it for five plus years now and it's still going.
Maybe it can die but it's going to take a while.
I believe there is no saving Disney. It either needs to be sold and restructured or go bankrupt, allowing some other culture anchor to take its place. The commie rot extends from top to bottom. Talent is long gone. They left or were laid off. You can't exactly fire everybody in corporate and replace them any more than you can replace organs with metastisized cancer.
For example, Elon Musk had to buy Twitter and make it a privately held company to enact the drastic changes he did. It was the only way. Even Jack Dorsey suggested such to him.
They literally are failing right now lol
Iger has just ripped the soul out of Disney.
Disney doesn't seem to be fun anymore. Outside of the fact that people need to plot their stays at Disneyworld with a high degree of intensity just to get the most cost-friendly fun and stay on top of their phones while on vacation, the park outside of the older attractions has all the charm of a food court in a mall.
Disney and the theme parks are no longer for families with children. Walt Disney designed everything for that customer base that Disney has discarded as irrelevant.
Iger has made Disney a machine aimed at cheating people of their cash, pushing woke agendas, and stroking his ego.
They deserve that they’re prices are getting ridiculous, I never had any problem with my disability, now I’m getting denied, even I have my doctor notes, this is why I will not go back after so many years been a pass holder
100% agree!
When the price of admission to Disney World is over _US$100 per person per day_ even before eating at any of the restaurants on-property and the hotel room, and a recent story of a family spending *US$12,000* on a one-week Disney World vacation, no wonder attendance is way, way down.
Good. I'm glad the park is empty and I hope it hurts. Do better Disney. As for now, Universal gets all our money.
I wish Universal was more kid/ family friendly with rides & entertainment.
Yep, if they think this summer is bad they got another thing coming when Epic Universe opens
Universal saw the same crowd decrease, as did central Florida as a whole. Folks that think this is a unique Disney problem are clueless.
@@ThisOleGamer411 What kind of theme park does a “non-woke” person want to see? Seriously I don’t get that whole mindset. Enlighten me.
Welcome to Universal parks Disney said!😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣It's a recurring theme.
Last year, I was thinking of going to Disney for Star Wars land, but my friends convinced me to go to universal instead. It cost me 3x less to go to universal for five days than spend two at Disney. Had a blast at Universal, glad I switch
Glad u switched too. You deserve to enjoy your vacation
Universal is 110 x’s better
I have been to mostly all the parks. Universal was a lotta fun when I went probably 20 years ago.
Prices had gone up in all theme parks. Is correct that Disney's tickets are higher but food and merchandize in Sea World and Universal are higher.
Universal in Hollywood is more expensive than Disneyland
Hey Disney! Look at the bright side. You solved your “line” problem. I guess I’ll just continue to stay away & spend my retirement money elsewhere. Especially now I am handicapped.
It's called ethics and you have them, baby!
Are your kids going? Because they don't care about your demographic.
They love their line problems lol
As a former DAS Pass user I concur!!!
How do you fleece your guests with lightning lane when the standby lines are walk ons or short.
Earlier this year, we were boarding the Villains tram to return to our vehicle. There at the waiting area there was vomit all over the ground. No clean up crew. No warning signs. It was disgusting and quite scary that no cast members were there to clean it up or redirect people. The lifetime Disney cast members have gone. The management who cared about the upkeep and efficiency of the parks are gone. The technical maintenance folks familiar with these aging attractions are gone. This starts at the top with Bog Iger followed closely by Josh D'Amaro. They both need to go yesterday. Universal is the new Disney. Our experience there has been wonderful in the last couple of years.
This is what happens when you have DEI initiatives
Agreed 👏
That diversity though
@@reills9144Time to start calling it the Bob Iger Company. Walt should not be disrespected so
A huge part of it is pandemic related (DIS reaction). People saw Seaworld and Universal reopen after the pandemic (June 11 and June 5 respectively, and yes Florida reopened in 3 months), but MK and AK opened at 50% on July 11, and EP and DHS opened on July 15. People needed to work. UI was not going to cut it, and WDW was not putting employees back to work. They moved on. Better pay, better hours, better management. And considering what occurred with reservations and the elimination of amenities, hotels, restaurants, etc..., the employment loss was far larger than just the 50% park capacity loss. 50 years building an employee base to watch it disappear in 90 days for no real reason.
Sheer misery being glued to your phone at a theme park who no longer takes money. That's absolute insanity. It's official, I'm never going back.
Exactly, Disney is the kind of place you should have your phone turned off all day
It's so sad. I remember going to DL right after Galaxy's Edge opened and something seemed really "off" when I was there. Then it hit me, everyone in the park was walking around like zombied, glued to their phones and their Disney app. Nobody was looking up, engaging with other people, looking at rides, etc. Everyone was staring at their phones. Walt would have fired whole departments over something that bad.
SAME
FR, part of the reason why people go to places like Disney is to ESCAPE their phones
@@georgeemery3295❤
Bob Iger’s legacy will be the CEO that was at the helm when Disney failed.
Disney will be studied in future business classes for what not to do when running an entertainment company.
Yep. For sure. Bob Iger is the captain of the ship of the Titanic and Covid and Chapek can’t be blamed.
@@kkrautMore like the Titan submersible.
I recall that Disney once fired their entire IT staff, replacing them with H1B overseas staff. The fired staff had to train their replacements, with their severance held over their heads.
Now we see how well that is working out in the long run.
Disney loses millions on their movies/shows and doesn’t bat an eye as all executives are still there, yet pinch pennies on employees making minimum wage.
I've been traveling to Disney for 25 years and can honestly say that I did not experience outright rudeness from one employee in all of that time. I was there in June and three employees were rude. At Peter Pan I was having trouble scanning my phone for our LLs and couldn't get the last one to scan. The cast member was getting mad at me bc apparently I wasn't removing my phone far enough between scans. The final one wouldn't scan and he breathed out really loudly shook his head and threw his hand towards the ride and said "just go." At Tron I stuffed the whole locker full with my backpack and I asked whether it was possible to get another for my hat becasue I didn't want to crush it. The cast member acted like it was the dumbest thing they'd ever heard and begrudgingly gave me another one. When I went to retrieve my belongings I confused my wife's locker with mine and it wouldn't open. I asked the cast member if I was doing something wrong and she angrily said, "you have the wrong locker". My wife and I I waited tables in college and both my sisters waited tables for years and we all had to deal with rude people sometimes so we are polite almost to a fault sometimes. It wasn't me in any way causing a reaction. In fact, although they were rude I just smiled and said thank you to each person. They are definitely going downhill fast
So people without smartphones need not go to Disney?
They will tell you to get a tablet 🤦♀️😂😂😂
No they want you to get the Mark... Of the beast. Absolutely without beauty.
They don't want folks with disabilities either.
All Star Wars fans needs to boycott Disney this will send a message they will understand. Stop going to Disney movies - Disney parks - Disney merchandise - and drop Disney plus. Let our voices be heard
In my wildest fantasy I would like to get a whole bunch of followers that feel the same as you and I do and barge into Iger’s office and K.K’s office, the board of directors offices, etc., it would be awesome if maybe there were all in one of their emergency meetings, and say “you’re all relieved of duty! You’re services (or lack there of) is no longer wanted or required. Leave now or you will be escorted out. We are taking “Walt Disney’s company back. I also think it would be a nice touch if we all were singing that song from the Wish movie “knowing what we know now” or whatever it’s called to really stick it to them.
I deleted Disney Corp from my life since 2023
@@m.f.r.5827 I definitely am disappointed to say the least, but I haven’t blocked them out entirely. I have canceled my Disney+ subscription. I’ll just have to wait and see what my first experience in Disneyland is like in August.
Dropped it all and sold my dvc membership and haven't looked back.
They've already done that. It's the casuals with families that just wanna give their kids the experience while being completely naive about how Disney operates behind the scenes
Sales 101, don't develop an adversarial relationship with you prospects or customers and this is exactly what Disney has done on just about every level.
it's run by tustafarians who have no clue and care not about common sense or economic sense or even just being humane - it goes against what their sosoist profs taught them!
Another thought, customer is king. They pay the bills, never forget that. Never treat a customer with contempt, ensure you deliver any promises made, make employees the core of any strategy, and finally keep it simple. Any transaction should be seamless, surrounded by quality, and the customer should go away feeling happy. Disney needs to dig out its operating manuals from the 1980s and reread them. The brand needs repair, company values needs focus, and I’d like to make a small note here that one should always keep an eye on the competition. I think we’re about to see Disney lose its number 1 spot, sadly.
Remember Disney outsourced their IT years ago. It's no surprise that their IT sucks now.
I like saving money instead. Gives me comfort, knowing what little I earn is able to be saved.
I am done with Disneyland. Grandma took me, mom, and I have taken my kids. But no more.
Genie was the last straw. A complete money grabbing grift. Merchandise is not fresh, unique or of high quality.
Food is EXPENSIVE, smaller portions and I can’t substitute items when my dietary restrictions must be adhered to or I do not like that item.
Limited shows, no new rides that are worthy of the parks. Just copy and paste on the cheap.
Reservations for everything. Changing rides to placate a small group of ingrates. Men in dresses. It’s more important to advertise who you have sex with rather than concentrating on good stories and family friendly stories.
They have lost me, and my descendants. Good bye.
Me and mine, too! After a lifetime. Never thought that could happen, but my last visit to DL in 2019 was indeed my last visit.
it was like 45$ back then now its 450$
Im with you.
And WDW charges extra for firework viewing areas that used to cost nothing. It used to just be known as... the park.
Greedy b@stards.
The LGBTQ..demand such equality..if want to blame a certain group..Disney just complying to not be sued...
Disney needs to understand it actively decided to price a lot of regular customers out of its products. It wanted less people but each person that did attend to pay more. They have got what they wanted. Hope they are happy with their choices. It is not how I’d have business modelled sustainable long term growth myself, but it was an active choice they made, and they now need to live with it. If I my put my economics hat on, they need to feel a pain point themselves to be encouraged to relook at their business model. Exactly the same thing they did to their loyal customer base over the last few years. Hope it was worth the risk for them.
Funny thing is, people that CAN AFFORD to go, won't tolerate a shoddy experience, so they're likely to not return either...
people with money will want more than the new hospital cafeteria in a parking lot look as well ~~
Heh. Sounds like good news to me. They've been taking their customers for granted for years. Now their fortunes have come home to roost, so I say let it burn. 😏
Folks don't want to get ripped off and preached at
I'm looking forward to them filing for bankruptcy.
@@darthlaurelme too
@@darthlaurel I'm sure the untold thousands of people they employ are excited about being jobless too. LOL!!!
Disney can’t fail soon enough. Abandon family values and families will abandon your products/experiences.
And the horrendous economy and inflation is absolutely a big part of the result.
@@SlackerWannaB True.
Yes families will abandon them. However, it’s been a very slow roll for more than 30 years!
Exactly, I use to spend thousands with this wretched company. Now they will never get another dime of my money until they clean house and hire people with morals!
I don't think it was "abandoning family values" (whatever that means), more so that they cut corners while making it more expensive and charging for stuff that used to be free. It is their own greed that will be their downfall.
Hate to say it, but Disney just doesn’t even sound fun anymore.
I've been to traveling carnivals with questionable looking rides but the employees would at least clean up messes.
Disney being much less well run than traveling carnivals is just pathetic.
Exactly what Walt didn't want, a carnival atmosphere. He's turning in his grave!
The parks haven't run like a swiss watch since before the weatherman took over the first time. Cutting corners everywhere. Live entertainment slashed to near nothing, attraction upkeep (I'm looking at you Yeti among others), even park appearance has been on a downward slide. And don't even get me started on the lack of new creative ideas. Imagineering really no longer exists. Disney can only buy IP and subsequently ruin it. Not sure we will ever get the Disney back we all loved.
How many IP are even left?
I used one of my birthday wishes that Disney will fail. It's happening.
Happy birthday to me.
Thank you❤❤❤❤❤❤
That wish needs to hold off for two weeks. I'm going next week for my big 50th birthday with my kids and husband. After that, we will be spending our time at Universal.
I gave up my annual passes after 21 years, I’ll always love classic Disney but not what it has become.
And THAT IS why we leave tomorrow for Orlando with grandkids for 5 days at Universal!
Disney priced me out 3 years ago. I did the one thing they would hate: I picked up the phone and called their worst enemy, Universal. Stayed four days and it was worth it. Sadly, the season passholders at Universal say the "slow days" are going away. The parks are constantly staying slightly more crowded than usual. I really hope Epic Universal gets off the ground without too many minor hiccups...
I had bad experience at Universal, so be prepared for people running the gate, rushing past people in line, alcohol available more than food and long, long lines.
People are sick of Disney and their bs. It’s not fun going there anymore.
Yes it is, but stay home in your double wide. That'll be more fun.
Disney shouldn't have messed with Star Wars fans....
Disney has also pushed the people who needed DAS away, and said that we just shouldn't come. I think they've lost a lot of families because of those changes. So sad.
I know 3 people who have cancelled trips over das changes. I know someone who was just told to red tag her son's stroller and use it to create a buffer in line for herself instead of approving her
Good keep the autistics out!
Thank God for competition, Thank God for Universal
Yes, a hearty thank you to Universal!
I think Disney may own Universal though, not sure about it, too lazy now to google it.
Really? You are sending prayers of gratitude to the Almighty on behalf of another corporate theme park??
I had a miserable day at Hollywood Studios. I never thought that would be possible. I'll never go back. I loved Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom, though. I liked Epcot okay, but it was cold in November and I wanted to buy a hoodie. They wouldn't sell me one because it was for some special class of guests -- not for normies. No hoodies ANYWHERE else that I could find. So I just froze during the fireworks.
I don't know how Disney is destroying themselves like this. Why Disney???
What a crime and shame! Can you imagine for I second if Walt saw all this? It makes me physically sick! I am a successful artist and I totally get Walts vision, even though he is not with us! Disney company needs to stop the nonsense and bring back the magic! I really do think they can't bring back the magic! So tragic!
Here here I agree bring old-school back magic 🎉
Years ago, my wife and I went to Disney World and Universal for our wedding honeymoon. We returned a couple years ago for our 25th wedding anniversary. For the most part, Disney world today is about the same, but it is older, and less vibrant, and much much more expensive in real dollars. 80 percent of it is literally the exact same attractions with higher prices and more junk fees. In contrast, Universal has completely transformed with new attractions, new parks, a fun atmosphere, and good food, AND it's less expensive. The living fossils that run Disney should all go, and new management should probably start by bulldozing half the parks to make way for something new. They have played the Nostalgia card as far as it will go.
I can agree with statement, i hadn't been to Universal some time as i no longer live in central FL. When i went back with my wife recently it was a brand new experience and much more lively.
Hold on, there's a bigger issue here. I don't have or use smart phones. So if I take my family to Disney, I'm going to be discriminated against because of what technology I have or don't have? What kind of crap is that
I bet they will tell you to get a tablet to get their app on 😂😂
Disney is in deep trouble. My kids insisted on going to Universal Studios instead. I gave in for just this once. We had a blast. Next time it will be Universal Studios again
It's really a perfect storm Disney got themselves into. They're delivering a product nowhere near the quality it once was. The prices are the most they've ever been. Maintenance and cleanliness is a joke and a lot of these new cm's look homeless and are annoyed they have to be at work. Add to that virtually every addition to the parks pales in comparison to what was there. And they're only lying to themselves. Tiana is a terrible attraction. I'm not one of these Splash mountain forever guys, and I adore Princess and the Frog. That ride is a complete joke and it's so apparent people with zero creativity threw that thing together. This is no longer the Walt Disney company. It's been taken over by talentless hacks with no vision, and I'm glad people are starting to take notice.
When it comes to entertainment venues (Disney World, Disneyland, Las Vegas, etc.) things _really were_ better thirty years ago.
UK perspective: It’s now £2,200 min for a family of 4 to buy a U.K. Disney pass. That’s no flights, no stay, no food, no parking, no insurance, no merch etc. Back in 2011 I could buy a Disney and Uni COMBO for £400pp.
Meanwhile, as U.K. guests we’ve lost: 2 water parks operating the same time, fast pass, refill mugs, decent priced parking, parades in each park, live & current full on shows, Main Street Electrical parade, hours in the parks, the list goes on. We also need to spend a ridiculous amount of time watching a phone screen (I want to get away from that real world ****). I’ve been twice in 2 years and still haven’t been able to get on Tron or GoG. We spend a ridiculous amount of time queuing to see characters when this wasn’t a thing ‘back in the day.’ You queued for Mickey etc, but the others just popped out from nowhere! You didn’t spend 2 hours with your kids moaning because they came all this way to see Belle but didn’t realised they’d have to wait 2 hours to see her. You feel like you spend the whole day in line.
They haven’t kept up. They haven’t given the latest IPs the latest rides….Frozen l, one of their biggest shouldn’t be shoe horned into Norway. How many years are we post Frozen??? They should have run with it big style years ago.
Where’s the original ideas? Why are there no more ‘space mountains’ or ‘jungle cruises’? They should have been adding original ideas too. They’ve coasted for so long, and now they are feeling the effect. Disney has always been expensive but it was THE BEST and totally worth all the saving….now I’m not so sure.
Unfortunately, I'm not at all surprised by the experiences that you are having. My last trip to Disney was Sept 23 and I was honestly so sad to see the place that holds so many wonderful memories of my childhood, and bringing my own daughter to now bring my granddaughter and the magic is completely gone. I hate that you have to stare at a phone all day and not experience the magic and beauty of watching your child see their cartoon characters brought to life. It's just sad
Canceled WDW and booked at Universal….sad.
Disney told most people of most income brackets that they are not welcome in the parks anymore. This is what you get for that. Most of America isn't as wealthy as some of these companies seem to think we are.
Before 9/11, visiting Disney World was so easy, and so very special. Sure it was still pricey, but you got so much back. Now it’s so complicated, with so many rules, and once you pay to get into a park, you have to pay over-and-above, to make sure you can get on that popular ride. You once went to a Disney park, to get away from it all. Now you go to a Disney park, and everything you are trying to get away from, is all there.
Disney is not the same since Roy left they have become corporate dnc fundraiser , why would anyone want to give them their hard-earned money is beyond me. They can't even take a gold mine movie franchise and make a decent movie 😅😅
I quit buying an annual pass when Disney canceled my pass and failed to give me a refund nor credit. They only extended my 'discount". I had used less than 6 months of my pass... poof 1000 bucks up in smoke. Then they raised prices to everything to a point where I just don't want to pay it.
Disney Hollywood is a total nightmare in summer. No way to escape the heat without paying in some way. EPCOT is a half day park now. The world showcase is good for dining, and two rides... Animal Kingdom has shorter hours, BUT has shows and shade so it's bearable in the heat. Magic Kingdom has a lot of air conditioned attractions, but dine in restaurants are a loooong wait w/o reservations. A guest really has to pay a LOT MORE than admission to not be miserable anywhere at WDW in the summer.... As designed. Cast members are only human, and dealing with hot miserable guests makes it impossible for them to not get cross.... Seems like they have an impossible task sometimes. Disney is setting the bar very low for Universal.
Does no one at Disney read the comments left online? The discontent that the majority are feeling about these parks and claims of not coming back? What are the higher up's thinking? I was a teenage when DW first opened in Florida and it was the cleanest place I'd ever seen. You could literally eat off the streets. You never saw a speck of trash anywhere, the rides never broke down, the CM's were polite and very willing to go above and beyond to help you. The characters weren't brought out for 5 minutes and then rushed back by an entourage, leaving little ones crying because they didn't get to say hello to their favorite character. The place was filled with magic. I cried like a baby when the fireworks went off, even though I'd seen them at home every 4th of July. It was just different there. The music piped through the park, the lights everywhere, Tinkerbelle flying from the castle....and there was no need to be politically correct about everything. There was no one talking about rides being racist or a need to have a reservation to be able to sit down with your family and have lunch or dinner. Things were affordable, and you left there feeling like you never wanted to leave. In the last couple of years, I've been going back to Disney and experienced ride after ride breaking down, places running out of food, trash scattered on the sidewalks and employees being snappy and short-tempered with people. The parking prices have gotten ridiculous, the ticket prices have gone sky high. The once super clean bathrooms are littered with toilet paper, soaked floors and non-working toilets. As much as this place has meant to me for better than 50 years, I'm finding myself feeling like this is nothing more than an overpriced amusement park that is more concerned with how much money they can make, than keeping this to what Walt Disney intended it to be....an affordable place where parents can have as much as their children. We are supposed to be going back in October, and after listening to this, I feel like a balloon someone let the air out of. It's almost as if they are trying to sabotage the parks until it all finally goes under and closes. The one damn good thing left on this planet and they are ruining it. I read that Bob Iger is stepping down in 2026, but it may too late to save our beloved parks. Especially when Universal opens their new ones.
They are steeped in woke blindness sickness!
Anybody who spends $300 a day for a theme park doesn't deserve a better experience they need to have their head examined.
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$300/day/person is about what the cost of a cruise ship will cost you (provided you don't go cheap on everything).
@@alabamaal225 Doesn't that include buffet food and a room for the day and night?
@@vincentparisi2644 Yes, meals included. You can do a cruise cheaper (cruising on a lower-grade ship; getting an interior cabin instead of a balcony; not utilizing many services, such as shore excursions, drinks, spas, etc.) but that's ultimately a false economy.
@@vincentparisi2644 Yes, and entertainment throughout..
Gentlemen...you can complain all day...but if it doesn't affect their bottom line, THEY DON'T CARE! If you hate what they are doing, STOP GOING AND GIVING THEM MONEY!
That's how I feel. Even most of the people making money off complaining about the parks... are giving money to the parks. One streamer's excuse is "It's my job." Well... there are loads of streamers out there these days. You can get a gauge on the crowds, prices, etc by watching them for free. Save your money on the season passes. Personally, I don't think the crowds are all that low and think there's always a slow-down this time of year; after the 4th of July. (I could be wrong, but this is nothing new. I remember, months ago, that people were talking about how empty the parks were and then weeks later they're talking about how crowded they are). I do think the crowds - especially at WDW - need to get really low in order for anything to change for the better. I'm just not sure I'll see it in my lifetime.
I would rather see the Walt Disney Company have a Renaissance. It could be such a wonderful thing. It's easy to allow things to fail, and right now Disney is doing that brilliantly from so many angles. (Even with how they treat their customer base, calling them racists for not liking their BS shows. I hate how they completely destroyed Star Wars, and clearly on purpose by using their activist diversity hires to do the destruction for them. It's insane that they have "outdated cultural depictions" warnings on their OWN material. That alone proves how much they loathe Classic Disney and all that Walt Disney built for the nuclear family... which they also hate of course). I have so many great memories of Disney. (80's Kid). I would rather see it saved than destroyed, but I'm okay with the destruction of what they're doing now.
I'm hoping for a Phoenix rising from the ashes, but if that ever does happen it's not going to be anytime soon.
They go so far as not thinking about genocide in Palestine, to which they gave Israel $2 million to continue. Guess they only think about American kids.
@@kristin-happytexandid I just read a dissertation 😂. Excellent point 👍🏾
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@@kristin-happytexanHere's hoping Nelson Peltz will run again. Restore the Magic!
Was there this past February. It was dirty. Bathrooms were full of trash overflowing, toilets were clogged... trash on the walkways, quick stop tables were not bussed and sticky.
I was hoping the Jammitors would be real janitors in Epcot.
Booked our hotel like 8 months before, requested a building (standard) and was given a room the furthest possible from lobby and transportation.
I will be honest-this makes me very sad. Some of our kids best memories are going to Disney in the 1992-2009 time period. When I found out that I was going to be a grandmother, one of my first thoughts was "I can''t wait to take her to DIsney!". I had been away from the parks since 2009, and went back for the first time post-pandemic. I was really shocked at how dismissive many cast members were, how dirty the parks were, how often the rides were down and, in general, how different the experience was. My granddaughter had a wonderful time because we all worked to give her a magical experience. But now, we are looking forward to Epic Universe.
Customer service skills are dead everywhere and Disney was the last place we knew we would get treated well. Now nothing is sacred 😭
I've only been to Disneyland and Disneyworld once. Personally, to stand in long lines that burn up most of the day, paying ludicrous prices for small portioned, mediocre to poor quality food, and burning most of our time crossing the park because of the scheduling, my family was exhausted! We didn't want to go back because it wasn't refreshing or even interesting. The kids even begged to go back to the Hotel and swim in the pool! 😂 Yeah, the KIDS didn't enjoy it. We had the exact same problem...our phones were dead before the end of the day, AND we had extra batteries! I asked if there were any outlets where we could charge our phone. The employee said, "I'm not aware of any outlets but you can buy an extra phone battery. But, they were out of stock. LOL! Needless to say, we won't ever go back. There's just all kinds of other attractions and refreshing things to do that are hundreds of times better than Disney.
It's been miserable for a long time in Florida. The heat, the humidity, the rain, the lack of shade, the lack of seats, crowds, lines, screaming children, and assault strollers have always made going to Disney World a totally unenjoyable experience. Now they've added expense, the need to schedule everything on your phone, rude staff, filth, cost-cutting, and dubious political agendas to the mix. I'm actually shocked that anyone still goes there.
I have lupus and sun is a major problem for me, I don’t qualify for new DAS pass. I told them they need more shade and I was told it would blow away with the wind. I said not umbrellas permanent structures, it’s not like with what they charge they can’t afford this. They don’t realize that sun is a real problem medically for a lot of their guests.
@@theirvingfamilytube It's a major problem for everyone. We spent most of our time in lines with no shades for the Flower and Garden show (and Dapper Day). Food and drinks were overpriced and nowhere to sit. It was terrible. We're not going again until I hear things have gotten better. Big mistake to get rid of the Fast pass system.
I am done with Disney until the Board of Directors fire Boob Iger, Kathleen Kennedy, Leslie Headloon and all those failures in DEI.
Headloon. I ❤ it.
The Death of the Magic.
Final straw for me is what they did to the DAS pass just days before announcing and promoting their new Lightning Lane program. Like they didn't even try to hide their intent. Can't wait for Epic Universe
100% agree! It's truly disgraceful what they've done to disabled guests. I cancelled my trip because of it.
*Don't assume that poor planning is due to provincialism. Disney's absurdly mediocre California Adventure park in 2001 was notorious for its lack of enough shade. However, over 20 years ago, the Disney Co at least wasn't as obnoxiously political. Now it's the worst of both worlds.*
I was at Disney World the other day, and just as Pro said, it was unbearable. I experienced some of the same issues, and I honestly couldn't wait to get out of the park. Thankfully, I live in Florida, but for those guests that come from all over the world, I felt so bad for them. Unless Disney gets rid of their entire leadership team, including the individual at the very top (Iger), I can't see myself ever going back. These people have ruined everything about Disney, and it is a shame!
Disney is not what it use to be. I rather spend my money at Universal
I am not a businessman but there could be a SOLUTION to ALL of Disney's failures and problems. 1. the board of directors need to FIRE Bob Iger. 2, Remove ALL aspects, agendas, and anyone behind and supporting the WOKE movement that has destroyed and divided the company. 3. bring back family values to the company with their movies and their parks. It is possible the company can be saved with the right agendas and people are put in place.
Seems simple doesn’t it? It’s consumed with the same woke blindness sickness thats blanketing our nation and running it down the tubes.
I've never understood the restaurants/quick server closing before the park closes. There have been several times where we're looking for something small to eat or drink on the way out of the park only to walk past serving facilities that are closed. Why wouldn't you sell a $5 drink to people walking out the door. Seems like you'd want to take money until the last person is gone.
Splash Mountain’s downgrade was just one of many bad decisions they have made!!
Rich grand dads saw what was going on and they do not talk, they just don’t return. Management blows 1100% plain and simple, Peltz gave Disney a chance, now it is curtains.
We were considering a trip to WDW this summer, after seeing the price tag and planning to try to do everything to get the full experience in the course of a week. It went from being fun to being a chore. We changed our mind and vacationed elsewhere. I'm disappointed that the Disney company changed the DAS pass guidelines and it discriminates against the disabled community and as a parent of an autistic child I have no interest in returning anytime soon.
I worked at WDW for over 28 years and watched it slowly sink. During and after Covid, it’s like someone said, “Let’s wreck this thing”. I bailed and now watch the sad self-destruction.
Did they make you sign a NDA? If not make a video and post it to CZcams.
This lack of staffing is WILD the past couple years- really impacting our experience for sure. Not necessarily the same issue but I will also say that I’ve often been so annoyed that we can’t get anything to eat at night on our way out of parks
If you have Tiana's Bayou Disaster and Tron open during extra Magic hours resort guests won't spend the $35 extra to ride them that it cost during the day. I think part of the issue with the park is that no member of the Disney family is on the board of directors. When Roy E. was around he was the Jimmy Cricket of the company since his dad and uncle worked to bring the company from nothing it seemed he felt an obligation to voice his concerns when things were veering away from "The Disney Way" , I think the family now owns collectively about 3-5% of the company. They just don't seem to care about it any more.
Their political views reflect their work ethic. Disneyland and Disneyworld are two cities. Look at cities that have the same political party as garbage cities. I say this as a Los Angeles resident, but they can't run a studio. Why would anyone believe that it wouldn't bleed into theme parks? The company organization is incompetently run. Bob is a reflection of his party. Just imagine if he were president of America. It wouldn't be that different than now. These people running Disney and the people of that political party only care about title and prestige, not the actual work. Bob reflects this ideology.
commies have no business sense and hate humanity - it makes for nightmares in the consumer world
When today's city of San Francisco can be described as being hurt because it's too politically conservative or too socially rightwing, then ideological parity will have arrived in America.
It will be interesting to see if DVC owners, and the BiPOC crowd, will be enough to keep the parks in full business. Seems Disney has left behind normal occasional vacation travelers…especially the straight Caucasian families.
AP here and we made a very last minute trip the beginning of July. I was SHOCKED when I could get MK park reservations on July 4th! And any other park I wanted for the other 4 days! (July 4-8) The longest line we waited in was to get on the ferry to get back to parking from MK.
We had great CMs everywhere though and AMAZING service at Skipper Canteen, Roundup Rodeo, 9 Dragons and Tusker House.
Our biggest issue was large groups of rude, disrespectful, “entitled” guests who wouldn’t clean up after themselves or control their children. One group destroyed the handicap area of Columbia Harbor House while they let the kids run around and swing on the ropes and scream. Left all their food and trays on the tables (3 tables!), chairs and the floor.
Another group let their kids run through lines of people waiting to checkout back and forth chasing each other while another kid with them screamed her bloody head off. (For no reason except to make noise.)
So we found the CMs to be great but guests to be NIGHTMARES! We left kuddos to the manager and crew at CHH for having to clean up that disaster. They shouldn’t have to do that.
But WDW was SERIOUSLY understaffed IMO the week of July 4th.
Fantasmic was packed though!
Nothing wrong with pricing a lot of customers out, but the experience needs to be worth it for those who can afford it.
Disney is offering a discount experience and premium prices.
the reason Disney IT is so bad is that they fired their entire IT staff back in the Aughts and forced them to train their Indian and Chinese replacement. From four very good friends that were put in that situation, they did not train them right and rewrote procedure manuals and to date, no one has bothered to look and correct it.
Mobile ordering has caused a problem everywhere, ever wonder why Starbucks drive thru's take so long sometimes or cafe in store orders take so long? It's because Mobile Ordering "must" come first!! The company pushes Mobile Ordering as priority, this is a problem in EVERY STATE. It's why there should be and thankfully now are in some places seperate places that only serve Mobile Orders. You have to keep them seperate! Mobile Ordering is as convienant as it seems, they are TERRIBLE!! TERRIBLE!!
This is RIDICULOUSLY INSANE
The main reason The Disney Parks have been able to command such a premium for so many years was because the park experience was unrivaled. Not only was it a well oiled machine, but every inconvenience was already thought of by Disney and taken care of. Navigation was a breeze, transportation was a breeze and and it was all done in a special and welcoming manner. The parks were clean, the rides actually worked and you didn't have to be on your phone all day, you could live in the moment. Now that so much of that is gone, you're going to continue to see guest erosion. The price is no longer worth the sub-par experience and can no longer command the high premium.
Disney’s parks teetered on this path about 20 years ago. Disneyland’s issues started in the late ‘90s and early 2000s with Pressler, and WDW had significant maintenance problems from about 2004-2007. When Iger bought Pixar, Lasseter (of all people) insisted on restoring maintenance and quality. Then it all fell apart again.
The C-suite and the diversity hires will shout, "COME TO OUR PARKS!"...and I'll quietly whisper, "No".
I'm, sort of loud. Myself. Um, I can probably drown em out, especially if I can get my sister in on it. 😆(I get the reference👍"I need my mask!")
So basically, the new look of Future World is that of a community college.
I grew up going to Disney and I love them and love their parks. But recently I saw Universals VIP experience which is like 350 maybe 400 gives you valet parking, food, behind the scenes tour bus, then the staff escorts you to the front of the line for all rides even the newest most popular ones. Why would I visit Disney when I can have that amazing experience that makes you feel like a real VIP for once in your life for basically the same price as Disney if you want food and fast passes. After seeing that I will definitely give up some Disney days to go to Universal.
Once they get those Trans Princess at parks the families will start rolling in
We went to Disney Hollywood Studios after 2 days at Universal, we are a family of 4, when we were at DHS our children told us that they preferred to go back to Universal because they didn’t stand the waiting lines in the heat at DHS. At universal almost all the waiting lines were in the shade and with air conditioning. The waiting line at slinky Dog Dash was a terrible experience
I am a Disney Vacation Club member and went to Disneyland for the first time for me in February and it was the worst vacation I have ever had at a Disney Park. When I first got to the hotel they did not even say welcome home, and it just went downhill from there. You walked forever only to find out that that ride was down. I had more fun at California Adventure than I did at Disneyland. Disney has really lost it's way.
The average visitor goes to Disney once every 3 years … not 26 times a year like the creator of this video.
To them - it is perfect. They don’t notice all the small details they’re complaining about like HOT DOG LINES 💀💀💀💀 trust me. That’s only something you’ll care about if you’ve been to the park 3000 times.
My daughter and I just went - the lines were crazy… it didn’t affect our experience at all whatsoever. We rode all the rides we wanted to ride, we went to every show on our bucket list, she got 90% of the autographs she wanted to get… I’m telling you, for a fact - non regular visitors DO NOT CARE.
There’s too much excitement and awe in their mind to care. When you go every day, OF COURSE ITS GOING TO GET OLD AND YOU’RE GOING TO NOTICE HOW MANY TABLES HAVE’NT BEEN FILLED 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ normal visitors do not care, at all. I promise.
Ask a foreigner or someone from Utah “hey what was your least favorite part of your Disney trip” and they will say “uhmmm the hotel price??? I don’t know. Everything is spectacular, I’ve never seen something like this”
These people are not Disney snobs. They work in coal mines and their kids have only ever been to 6 flags and their local state fair … Disney to a huge deal to them. They do not care about how crowded the tram is; THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ON A TRAM IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE LOLOLOL
My family visited Magic Kingdom last week and we were very disappointed. The buildings look outdated, the plants looked dead and there were harldy any flowers around the park. The restrooms were dirty, with no refills on paper towels, and trash everywhere. The rides kept getting stuck and the boats piled up on rides like pirates and small world. The foods were expensive and bland. And to top it off, if you stay for the fireworks, be prepared to be stuck and trampled over by the millions of people leaving at the same time through one exit to either the tram or ferry. I will never give my hard cash to Disney again. Save yourself the headache and money and go to Universal instead. We visited both Universal parks and the services were great. Restrooms were cleaned around the clock, the food was good, and the rides were amazing.
Disney is but a distant shadow of what it once was.
Here’s one for you. Let’s go back a few years…until fairly recently:
AP holder for a bunch of years, and all of a sudden, they decide to build Tron where they decided to build it.
(Tron, which is the oldest, worst movie of modern times…but that’s a different subject of conversation.)
And what do they have to close to build this? The railroad, which is the only way to easily traverse all of MK several times in a single day…and the ONLY way to traverse it if you have mobility issues like me. But let’s say you had a temporary mobility issue, like an ankle boot because of an injured foot? Disney’s answer is, “Tough noogies! Walk it!”
But okay. Let’s say they had to close the railroad, but do you realize for how many YEARS the railroad was closed!? It has to be at least two years, probably three, possibly four.
It’s obscene.
"Unkempt beards and tatoos," yep. They are wanting to be flexible with employees, but the fact is that park-goers want a magical immersive escape from the mundane---which doesn't include sloppy grooming. Pre-Covid, when they had magic hours, we splurged on a modestly-priced resort. We arrived and were led to the entrance to Fantasy Land, where we casually drifted straight onto dwarves mine train, then hit ride after ride after ride, had dinner at Beast's castle, and closed the park. So magical!
Stayed at a resort last year. We were herded to a waiting area at Fantasy Land where we did quite a bit of waiting and then there was a semi-gentle mob-rush in. So, paid more, got up earlier, and had a Disney version of Black Friday. Not magical. I could go on.
I haven’t been to Disneyland in many years, but it honestly seems like I’m not missing out on anything special anymore. The fucks happened to Disney?
Disney ruined it for the middle class. Why would I want to pay for a park ticket and then pay extra to even get on a ride . 😳😳
I had an AP to Disneyland, CA for many years. That ended with COVID. I will not get an AP again for two reasons, 1. The Park reservation system. I like going to the park when I want to. 2. Cost. I can no longer justify an AP. I can afford it, but don’t want to pay that much for it, especially when I need a reservation. Disney no longer wants me as a customer.
I was lucky enough to get to both Disney World and Disneyland 12 and 10 years ago, respectively. I considered those events among the greatest days of my life. I wanted to take my family to Disney World because it was just so amazing.
It saddens me that Disney has fallen so far.