Everyone wants to be inclusive. This week always be at the cost of something we enjoy. Changing everything about Disney to not offend a minority of whining losers…. You can keep your park. I’ll keep my happy memories. And not let Disney ruin them.
I totally agree with your comment. A few people whine and it becomes a big deal. In the mean time 50000 other people are going to the park and don’t care. I hope that person cancels we don’t need somebody negative like that at the park.
I’m here now and it sucks. Rides not working, packed to the max, no restaurants have walk ins so no food, they charge for EVERYTHING, my resort (Orange Lake) no longer runs shuttles to the parks because Disney won’t allow them to so we’ve racked up a large amount of Uber fees. It’s disgusting how greedy they’ve become. We won’t be back.
Agree. The horse drawn trolley is gone from Magic Kingdom. It was an iconic site traveling from town square to the castle and back. Covid was no excuse to stop as they needn’t have passengers, but now the place is packed and still no trolley return. Main Street is shopping street for junk. First family trip 1984 was magical and we couldn’t wait to return. Went recently and it’s dirty, packed, and money grubbing. Never again.
Why come to Disney world, I will never know? There’s nothing new!And prices of everything are expensive. I hardly doubt you saved up enough money during the pandemic and paid off college!
Complain all you want but Disney is busy as can be. Things won’t change until they start to lose customers (and eventually they will). From a business standpoint why should they change?
We have up our Annual pass when decided Disney was getting too greedy..charging for everything . The Disney magic has been replaced by greed. So he sorry..that was what we found.
Calling Song of the South racially charged is a disservice to the movie. It represents a post civil war era of blacks keeping their own traditions and wisdoms alive under barely better than outright slavery conditions. Viewing the past thru the present’s rose colored glasses diminishes all the pain and suffering of black men and women of that era. Pretending that that never happened and that people never found their own happiness in the midst of that time is a sure fire way to forget the past and repeat the same mistakes.
I feel the main problem with Song of the South is the whitewashing of the pain and suffering through slavery. The mistreatment of slaves was not erased by stories and cheery songs.
HOWEVER, the link between Song of the South and Splash Mountain these days is tenuous at best. The ride is a tale of a cunning rabbit escaping the clutches of a bear and a bad fox. There is a happy ending where all the animals enjoy a Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah Day.
The song is originally from the film but the movie is never mentioned or referenced in the ride.
Former AP holder ,DVC member, FL resident.Who has not been able to do Disney in EIGHT YEARS..sad.The AP, FL resident deals are OUT OF CONTROL..Ive been slaving as an ICU nurse theu covid & 22 years prior..Id LOVE a book or ANYTHING to get up there, Now that WE CAN.. THEY are definitely losing their Florida fans!
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We did get to “Downtown Disney” while in Orlando for cheerleading competition. NO MAGIC.ITS AN OUTSIDE MALL now… could not BELIEVE how annoying the process of JUST GETTING in was..
Sorry World of Disney, Basin, Earl of Sandwich..We miss you..but have no need for a Levi’s store..We went EVERY year for the silhouette
artist- gone.a mickey bar$6.75!🤣 now) Bibbidi Bobbitt gone( we get that..but could be modified). the Memory store.gone.. wax artist, gone..
I think losing our DISNEY STORE in the mall was a huge mistake as well.Id always pop in to look Why, or for a gift- inevitably
buying something! — SPLASH-
Why do WE have to go back in time to ‘fix whats not broken.Its been there ALL along, giving us the infamous SONG! NO 9NE complained.Are we teaching kids to go back and change their stories& the truth? So no one is offended by a mistake or ‘how it really was’.
..MAYBE TIX PRICES will stop inflating if they need not appease everyone’s everything! & Redo rides, policies, etc.. I mean, SNOW WHITE’S KISS? Un consented..!? c’mon! PETER PAN is an orphan..Alice ran away..lol.. All FICTIONAL FAIRY TALES until “grown ups” have to make it something else.Mistakes happen in life.they become part of a story.
.Splash wasn’t “broken” ..until someone decided to take it off the shelf & decided the crack it had in it , (INVISIBLE to most eyes, especially children, ),had to be ripped open like a sinkhole to hell…
Let it be.. I WISH I HAD TIME to WORRY
about this stuff.ICU 22 years.. worked thru covid, now unemployed, mentally emotionally physically EXHAUSTED from life( & so much death.) UNEMPLOYS AND LISING MY HOME…Micromanagement of fairy tells and stories NOT High on my list. I’m in South Florida- have not been to Disney in 8 sad years.. Cant do those quick 3 day trips anymore b/c the FL RESIDENT AND ANNUAL
PASSES are RIDICULOUS! DISNEY, ASK US what we’d like in a pass! .. ..STOP LOOKING for reasons to be extra ppl.. ! If you are noticing that the haunted mansion has MOVED a picture , you go WAY TOO OFTEN.THE PPL WHO WAUT and bring their kids one time every 5 years DONT CARE. …B4 fast pass, WE WAITED in line.period.EXPECTED. no 9ne in their phone every second trying to beat the sytem..we let the day UNFOLD.AND THATS where the Magic lies…pre-planning, scrolling, time constraints, rushing, being there at “0’Dark hundred “ETC ..that’s black Friday..not Disney…
WHY are lines 4 hr now, that weren’t 10 yrs ago? Same space, more options..Has to be TOO MANY PPL IN THE PARK?!
Sorry, that was a cluster of random comments.. But hope you get the point… Have a MAGICAL Day..🤣🤭 .
Your ignorance of history is astounding. There were WHITE SLAVES, and ASIAN SLAVES, and MUSLIM SLAVES, etc. So, your comment is pretty STUPID and IGNORANT. And just FYI there were also, BLACK SLAVE OWNERS!
Has nothing to do with racism. The original comment was valid, common sense and common courtesy. We are talking about slavery of blacks in the US not anyone else.
Princess Tiana deserves her own ride and restaurant by retheming Tom Sawyer Island better than retheming Splash Mountain in Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom.
#SaveSplashMountain
Well Disney (like the rest of Hollywood)is tied to the CCP. One of the things the CCP did was The Chinese Cultural Revolution which was cancel culture.
Oh man, I long for the day all these “Disney is too woke, all they care about is money, I am never going back again” people would follow through and stay the heck away from Disney! Nothing would make me happier!! Please stop going going to Disney. I am tired of it being wall to wall people. If you went 2 years ago/go all the time stay away and give someone else a chance to enjoy it.
We are a family from Ireland and absolutely love holidaying in Florida, however, we returned to Magic Kingdom (Florida) 4yrs ago and will never visit this park again, the changes were very disappointing and so sad to see Mickey Toontown had been replaced with a restaurant, they have ruined the park with so many changes. as its seems its all only about money and not the Magic.
While I’m not happy about them removing ‘Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah’ which is a step too far…after ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ its what you get taught in pre-school and is Disney’s second theme about being happy for the great day ahead. But it wouldn’t stop me going, I’m not that petty. If the fans are really vocal putting the song back may be possible in the future, but I still have my video from when I went so get to see it in all it’s glory whenever I want
Its flower and garden festival at Epcot; why in the world is there an article about Disney parades? I don’t know one Floridan who is talking about the parades now!Awkward!
This article was so poorly written, I was distracted from the theme. “That being said”-or written as it was, I would prefer to skip Disney and enjoy the beautiful beaches in Florida. I love Busch Gardens in Tampa!!
10 things I would rather do a D.W than a parade…
1. Buy a limited edition pin
2. Eat fudge
3. Bier Garden Buffet
4. Epcot Concert Candle light procession
5. Walk
6. Run
7.Wave to the Friendship Boat
8. Lay on a Hamock
9. Ride Space
10. DREAM of a tshirt that says. #1 Rule at D.W. No Line Cutting , grounds for Dismissal!
Lmao this is such a stupid reason for someone to cancel their trip. ‘The parade is slightly different than it was the last time it was seen two whole years ago’. The shock and horror.
Also, Enchantment is fantastic in person. If someone likes Happily Ever After more that’s fine, but people need to stop acting like Enchantment is bad. Especially if they clearly haven’t actually seen it, like the ‘well I’m not going’ idiot.
Often missing in their comment is when they first started going and over how many years.
I went 9 straight years in the 70s and once in the 90s. Not much had changed other than adding new “experiences” to the park including a shiny new Epcot. The magic if the experience was much the same over that time.
I have little doubt it is these older guests now taking kids and grandkids who are the most negative. They expect better because they experienced better for decades.
I am wonder if you began going in the 2000s and your frame of reference is limited by a much scaled down experience. Is it possible your bar is set lower and that has you wondering what all the fuss is about? These people knew better way before COVID and paid less for it and endured smaller crowds. No jumping the line. Worst they put up with was the ticket alphabet. The best stuff was an E ticket and they alway gave too few Es in the book and you couldn’t gang A-D to trade for an E.
To me it sounds like you haven’t been visiting decades as an adult and only recently when you did. It did get worse, greedy and killed the magic Walt had built in the beginning.
I think they are cancelling because of the horrific high costs and ripping of customers, not to mention the pay more for a lot less attitude of Disney, poor quality of service and products and the use of Covid to continue not maintaining room service and other facilities.
Disney’s greedy Board led by the smug greedy git Bob Paycheck have all but killed what magic was left. For me Universal all he way now, better value for money and these days far superior service.
Thank you. Not to mention the absurdity long lines and the loss of the free fast pass. We are going on a Disney Cruise on the new Wish in August and we were going to add a few park days but now might just stay at the Dolphin (Marriott owned on property) for some theme ambience pre cruise instead. Not worth the thousands of dollars in ticket fees for us.
AMEN!!! NO MORE MAGIC!!! JUST MORE MONEY FOR MANAGEMENT! Who gives a crap about the little people. And they could care less for their employees. Shame on them!
Always enjoyed the ride just the way it is and the song at the end made you feel happy my family members would sing it all the magic is gone we loved just to pick a park we wanted to visit walk in and get food hate the genie don’t like my nose in the phone all day really not enjoyable anymore the crowsa are awful and rude
My concerns are the same as those expressed by the author’s referenced Disney fan. We’re 25-yr Disney-philes & have a trip scheduled in May (the only time this yr that we can go). It already pains me that it’s unlikely Fantasmic will be back yet, & other issues mentioned in the post & elsewhere VASTLY reduce the value… and the magic. Disney CAN do better for GUESTS (stockholders will win in the long run) … but I get the feeling they won’t.
A few opinions from me:
1) The 50th anniversary is a big let down. The entertainment was better in 2014 when we had the Main Street Electric Parade, Celebrate the Magic, and Wishes. I was there at Christmas and the 50th anniversary was like an after thought. Nothing special at all really.
2) Zippidee-Doo-Da and Splash Mountain are not racist or offensive. Anyone claiming anything to contrary is a woke imbecile.
3) Princess Tiana does not “deserve” her own ride. There are numerous movies and IP far more popular that do not have a ride. Where is the Donald, Daisy, and Scrooge McDuck ride? Where is the Pinocchio, Jungle Book, Bambi and Dalmation Ride? I can’t find the Sleeping Beauty ride or even a Luke Skywalker/Darth Vader ride. Give it a rest about Tiana “deserving” a ride.
Su from the sounds of it, Disney adults who go every 6 months are sad that some things are different than they used to be. There literally listing everything they have seen previously that they didn’t see this time. If you go so often that you have a checklist of stuff memorized that you would notice changes, then you need to settle down and get a life outside of Disney first of all. If I was to visit myself for the first time ever this year (I have never been) it would be ruined by all the rich complainers taking about how ‘in December when we came this was all so much better!’… I wouldn’t ever go anyway because of the price increases and the stuff that has been done money wise that make it unattainable but y’all are some real whiners. If you don’t like it, be like me, DON’T GO! find a new hobby! I go on cruises, where I see NEW THINGS all the time because we don’t go to the same contained fake little city every single time. Or just travel the world! See something besides glittery plastic and walking stuffed animals!
80 dollars gets you a national park pass for a year (there are so many parks to visit). You can stay in a different place every day and finding a place to eat is never a problem when traveling. Instead of pretending being somewhere, go to the real place. It might cost less or a little more that disney, but the memories are fantastic.
Oh my gosh lol *Whew* For a second there, I thought you called RoC a twat. Was going to tell you you can go to anger management classes. But clearly, you meant something else. Just like I’m sure your name was Pickles and Google changed it to Puckles. Silly Google.
Regarding the parade; guests paid the same amount when there was no parade and shortened park hours. Park hours have increased, and I guess that some parade is better than no parade. Many families save for years for that one Magical trip only now to have to save more with inflated prices, paid fast passes (Genie+), transportation from the airport, etc. They seem to be trending to catering to the AP’s, since all of the discounts are geared toward them. What happened to all of us regular people? I assume they don’t want us there anymore. I’m going the end of May, but it may be my last time or at least until Bob Paycheck is gone. Disney needs to do some soul searching and remember the original concept…a place where families can enjoy doing things together and not break the bank to do it.
i just got back from a 4 night stay in wilderness lodge.
it seems mickey is running out of money.
gone are the bike and boat rentals, and the boay shuttles to other resorts on bay lake.
the bike trail from the lodge to the campground is closed. the bikes have been moved from the lodge to the campground. the boats at the campground are for fishing excursions. pontoons may be availible at contemporary or maybe grand floridian.
dont have the brisket in the lodge unless you enjoy slices of fat.
20 oz gatorade is $4.50.
still crowds in disney springs.
so, it will be quite a while before i return.
and yes i felt it was better 2 years ago,
as far as discounts for AP and DVC well the prices have risen more than the 20%discount.
it would be nice if the campground was treated like any other resort. meaning booking with dvc points. i tried, booking window was only 30 days.. no way to get in.
but, i guess campgrounds and cruise ships fall in a diffrent classification..
The internet age has cheapened and devalued things so much. For those who remember WDW before Epcot, there was a TRUE sense of wonder. We couldn’t get over the details, the perfection, the cleanliness and friendliness. Now maybe what dazzled us back then could be considered old-fashioned, but I’d choose it over what the parks have become. They’re dirty, unmaintained and filled with cast members that wouldn’t know how to speak politely if their lives depended on it. Whoever wants my spot in the Disney parks can have it. Disney quit our generation, so I’ve quit them too. Let the “woke” crowd roll around in the mess it’s become.
More proof that “Disney people” are the worst. I say that as someone who had a great time at Disney World when I was 12 and an even better time at Disneyland when I was 25, but what a bunch of entitled goons. I shudder to think how their kids will turn out.
With two years of dealing with a pandemic with its economic repercussions, what do you expect? As for characters interacting with people, that is way too dangerous now with some many people violently acting out.
The magic is gone. It’s all about the money. CEO and stockholders come before the families that used to go there for a magical experience. We have been many times in the past and started planning our next trip as soon as we got back home. No more. Never again.
Don’t go. It’s the only way Disney will get the message that they are not invincible. They need to get back to what they were.
We went a few months ago and it’s really lost the magic.
As I have said all along, it’s just a human trap built by a mouse! … I can’t see spending that much money when I can go camping and hiking and see nature for a whole lot less money and a whole lot less stress!
Sad to me that people are so ignorant about what is happening in our world. People are sick and scared yet people want to complain about a parade. People should be grateful that they are able to watch any parade. Stay home then because I promise you know matter where you go right now it’s not going to be the same. Do your own parade!!
10 things I would rather do at D.W than at a parade…
1. Buy a limited edition pin
2. Eat fudge
3. Bier Garden Buffet
4. Epcot Concert Candle light procession
5. Walk
6. Run
7.Wave to the Friendship Boat
8. Lay on a Hamock
9. Ride Space Mt.
10. DREAM of a tshirt that says, “#1 Rule at D.W. No Line Cutting , grounds for Dismissal!”
Disney is too busy promoting homosexuality to children to maintain their entertainment standards. Can’t understand why otherwise decent people support Disney. Walt must be rolling over in his grave.
BOYCOTT DISNEY.
Only an out of touch moron could say song of the south is not problematic. I think Disney does many things wrong but removing that IP is not one of them.
Disney parks used to be magical. Now with longer wait times and prices over inflated a family cannot afford to visit any Disney parks. The magic as we all know is gone. Higher prices, longer wait times and less entertainment. Disney has forgotten that high quality service when people pay in excess of 125 should not have to,wait in line for a 1 min ride for 60 mins and this is for most of,the rides. Better yet there are Star Wars rides which guests are not guaranteed to ride on each day. My answer? Get rid of the seasons pass holders tickets who overcrowd their parks and the monthly payment plans. Sell seasons passes good 5-7 visits a year anytime if people are stupid enough, and they are let them spend $1k or more on these passes so the crowds are reduced and the regular guests who actually spend more money in the parks can enjoy their experience with less crowds and lines. 2015 was my families last visit to Disney and universal who knows how to make parks fun is a much better time and investment. Who would have thought?
Zip a dee. Let the ride and song and important history remain. What’s next? Erase the Bible and re write it? The magic and memories of Disney rides are getting worse. They have changed the Pirates of the Caribbean many times due to listening to crack pots who want to change history. Walt has flipped in his grave so many times he has whiplash galore.
We are taking my daughter for her first time this November, by the comments I’m worried it won’t be the experience I’m hoping for. Worried we will feel the cost over experience now (not worried about anything in the article itself but the comments of how bad Disney has been lately)
She will probably enjoy the time spent together but it is expensive and will be very crowded. Just be willing to spend at least 125 or more per person and more on a busier day for tickets, parking is 30 currently but increasing this summer so just be ready to pay more for less. And we haven’t even talked about the front of the line extra charges.. crazy
Nothing will change until about 60 or 70 million people stop coming. A few hundred or thousand will not make a dent. It has to be Millions of people in order for change to happen. And unfortunately that will never happen. Disney is too big to fail.
We may go to WDW in May. I wonder if it would help or do any good talking to board of directors of WDW about what they have done about the park and Disney Springs. You use to be able to book Disney dining over 6 months out. Not you have to book about 60 days out and that’s hard to get a reservation that way. Guess booking for the park is the same way. Don’t know about that. I think they should still follow CDC guidelines no matter what. Hopefully we can do the character dining this year, but not sure about the park.
This has been the worst experience I have ever had at Disney World. Due to the crowds, we were only able to ride two three rides the entire day. Waited 3 hours to ride Tower of Terror. They claimed they “overbooked” the lightening lane. Sadly disappointed and wish we had spent our money elsewhere.
We used to go to Disney every year, but stopped going about 10 years ago even though we still have some no-expiration passes left. Disney is so woke, political, and expensive, it’s no longer worth it.
People who contribute to woke companies like Disney are just a part of the problem in this country.
Bob Chapek has totally ruined the guest experience at Walt Disney World.
I have been a Disney addict for 42 years, spending every extra penny at DISNEY.
I have been to WDW well over 100 times !
I went July 2021 and January 2022 AND I HOPE I NEVER GO BACK !!!!
Bob Chapek has TAKEN SO MUCH AWAY FROM THE WDW EXPERIENCE AND JACKED THE PRICES SO HIGH – It makes me sick !
THE GENIE+ is a waste of money….. Family of four gets ONE maybe TWO fast passes for $60 …. and all other lines are 90 minutes plus.
See Bob Chapek wants guests in the parks, spending money, from open til close ….. so he has every ride running at 1/2 capacity.
He has ride vehicles PARKED!
Chapek bragged at his recent earnings report that THEY HAD FEWER QUESTS In January 2022 than they had in January 2018 (pre covid) BUT THEY MADE MORE MONEY.
MORE $$$ Per guest is his goal.
So, if they had fewer guests than 2018 …. WHY ARE LINES SO LONG ?
Lines were not crazy in 2018 With more guests !!!
Because he is running 1/2 capacity to keep people in the parks !
THE FIREWORKS SHOW IS ALMOST ALL PROJECTIONS THAT COST $10 to show INSTEAD OF THE COSTLY BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS that I have been watching for 42 years!
Chapek not only ruined WDW …. He has also ruined the Disney Cruise line.
I booked CONCIERGE LEVEL for July 2022.
I called the “special” concierge phone line and their recording pretty much said “we are too busy to answer the phone, try again later” ….. AND THEY HUNG UP ON ME.
I have been calling the number for 8.5 hours and get the same message.
BOB CHAPEK IS THE GREEDY INDIVIDUAL THAT NEEDS TO BE SHOT OR FIRED !
I GUESS I will be saving some money for the rest of my life instead of giving it to DISNEY.
I own 600 DVC points that I need to sell !!!
I am platinum castaway club member !
FOLKS, trust me … SAVE YOUR MONEY !! DO NOT GO TO DISNEY WORLD OR DISNEYLAND …. You can stay home and be frustrated all day – You don’t have to waste your hard earned money to go there and be frustrated.
#donewithhdisney
Comments for Guests Consider Canceling Disney Vacations After Witnessing Changes in Parade
Mike
A few people whined on Twitter. Got it.
Mason
It’s the Twitter mob all they do is whine.
Puckles
And here YOU are WHINING.
Drdanevilgenius
Why is this site always so negative. They find 3 people (tweets) who are negative and act like everyone feels that way. Do Better!
Dayna Barret
Why would they do better when their formula equates them to a modern version of the Enquirer? It was BS then and it is still BS.
superweinerschnitzel
Everyone wants to be inclusive. This week always be at the cost of something we enjoy. Changing everything about Disney to not offend a minority of whining losers…. You can keep your park. I’ll keep my happy memories. And not let Disney ruin them.
Chuck Swoboda
I hope people do cancel their plans in May! Less guests in the park while I’m there 😉
Nicholas reale
I totally agree with your comment. A few people whine and it becomes a big deal. In the mean time 50000 other people are going to the park and don’t care. I hope that person cancels we don’t need somebody negative like that at the park.
Jeffrey Battaglia
Can’t put to much Back. Bob Paycheck won’t make his mark of surpasing the 32.5 million he made last year.
Diane Darish
I’m here now and it sucks. Rides not working, packed to the max, no restaurants have walk ins so no food, they charge for EVERYTHING, my resort (Orange Lake) no longer runs shuttles to the parks because Disney won’t allow them to so we’ve racked up a large amount of Uber fees. It’s disgusting how greedy they’ve become. We won’t be back.
Erwim
I’ve never said,
” Let me go to Disney world so I can watch a parade on my vacation.” Not into cartoons anymore ,not 2 or 3!
Louise
Oh no…. the parade…. /s
Lynn
Agree. The horse drawn trolley is gone from Magic Kingdom. It was an iconic site traveling from town square to the castle and back. Covid was no excuse to stop as they needn’t have passengers, but now the place is packed and still no trolley return. Main Street is shopping street for junk. First family trip 1984 was magical and we couldn’t wait to return. Went recently and it’s dirty, packed, and money grubbing. Never again.
Mark
Not true. I was there in January and both days the trolley was there and carrying Pooh and piglet and friends.
Erwim
Why come to Disney world, I will never know? There’s nothing new!And prices of everything are expensive. I hardly doubt you saved up enough money during the pandemic and paid off college!
Trent
Complain all you want but Disney is busy as can be. Things won’t change until they start to lose customers (and eventually they will). From a business standpoint why should they change?
Anonymous
They already are starting to lose plenty of customers.
Ladyredrider
Exactly on point! CHANGE OCCURS WHEN CHANGE IS APPLIED!
Patricia
We have up our Annual pass when decided Disney was getting too greedy..charging for everything . The Disney magic has been replaced by greed. So he sorry..that was what we found.
Pete
Calling Song of the South racially charged is a disservice to the movie. It represents a post civil war era of blacks keeping their own traditions and wisdoms alive under barely better than outright slavery conditions. Viewing the past thru the present’s rose colored glasses diminishes all the pain and suffering of black men and women of that era. Pretending that that never happened and that people never found their own happiness in the midst of that time is a sure fire way to forget the past and repeat the same mistakes.
Mike G
Thank you. Glad I’m not the only one who realizes that Song of The South is a great movie and nothing more than that.
Dave B
I feel the main problem with Song of the South is the whitewashing of the pain and suffering through slavery. The mistreatment of slaves was not erased by stories and cheery songs.
HOWEVER, the link between Song of the South and Splash Mountain these days is tenuous at best. The ride is a tale of a cunning rabbit escaping the clutches of a bear and a bad fox. There is a happy ending where all the animals enjoy a Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah Day.
The song is originally from the film but the movie is never mentioned or referenced in the ride.
Anonymous
Guess again. The people were free, and the movie takes place after Civil War. There is no mistreatment and no slavery. Look again.
Dani
Former AP holder ,DVC member, FL resident.Who has not been able to do Disney in EIGHT YEARS..sad.The AP, FL resident deals are OUT OF CONTROL..Ive been slaving as an ICU nurse theu covid & 22 years prior..Id LOVE a book or ANYTHING to get up there, Now that WE CAN.. THEY are definitely losing their Florida fans!
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We did get to “Downtown Disney” while in Orlando for cheerleading competition. NO MAGIC.ITS AN OUTSIDE MALL now… could not BELIEVE how annoying the process of JUST GETTING in was..
Sorry World of Disney, Basin, Earl of Sandwich..We miss you..but have no need for a Levi’s store..We went EVERY year for the silhouette
artist- gone.a mickey bar$6.75!🤣 now) Bibbidi Bobbitt gone( we get that..but could be modified). the Memory store.gone.. wax artist, gone..
I think losing our DISNEY STORE in the mall was a huge mistake as well.Id always pop in to look Why, or for a gift- inevitably
buying something! — SPLASH-
Why do WE have to go back in time to ‘fix whats not broken.Its been there ALL along, giving us the infamous SONG! NO 9NE complained.Are we teaching kids to go back and change their stories& the truth? So no one is offended by a mistake or ‘how it really was’.
..MAYBE TIX PRICES will stop inflating if they need not appease everyone’s everything! & Redo rides, policies, etc.. I mean, SNOW WHITE’S KISS? Un consented..!? c’mon! PETER PAN is an orphan..Alice ran away..lol.. All FICTIONAL FAIRY TALES until “grown ups” have to make it something else.Mistakes happen in life.they become part of a story.
.Splash wasn’t “broken” ..until someone decided to take it off the shelf & decided the crack it had in it , (INVISIBLE to most eyes, especially children, ),had to be ripped open like a sinkhole to hell…
Let it be.. I WISH I HAD TIME to WORRY
about this stuff.ICU 22 years.. worked thru covid, now unemployed, mentally emotionally physically EXHAUSTED from life( & so much death.) UNEMPLOYS AND LISING MY HOME…Micromanagement of fairy tells and stories NOT High on my list. I’m in South Florida- have not been to Disney in 8 sad years.. Cant do those quick 3 day trips anymore b/c the FL RESIDENT AND ANNUAL
PASSES are RIDICULOUS! DISNEY, ASK US what we’d like in a pass! .. ..STOP LOOKING for reasons to be extra ppl.. ! If you are noticing that the haunted mansion has MOVED a picture , you go WAY TOO OFTEN.THE PPL WHO WAUT and bring their kids one time every 5 years DONT CARE. …B4 fast pass, WE WAITED in line.period.EXPECTED. no 9ne in their phone every second trying to beat the sytem..we let the day UNFOLD.AND THATS where the Magic lies…pre-planning, scrolling, time constraints, rushing, being there at “0’Dark hundred “ETC ..that’s black Friday..not Disney…
WHY are lines 4 hr now, that weren’t 10 yrs ago? Same space, more options..Has to be TOO MANY PPL IN THE PARK?!
Sorry, that was a cluster of random comments.. But hope you get the point… Have a MAGICAL Day..🤣🤭 .
Eugenia
I hear you!
Murkoph
Unless you’re a black person your opinion on this is irrelevant. Sorry.
Stu
Racist
Dan
Wow, racist much…
Gary
Your ignorance of history is astounding. There were WHITE SLAVES, and ASIAN SLAVES, and MUSLIM SLAVES, etc. So, your comment is pretty STUPID and IGNORANT. And just FYI there were also, BLACK SLAVE OWNERS!
Ed
STUPID PERSON WHATEVER YOUR COLOR!!!
MVMR
Has nothing to do with racism. The original comment was valid, common sense and common courtesy. We are talking about slavery of blacks in the US not anyone else.
MVMR
We are talking about slavery of blacks in the US, not anyone else.
Bernie
Agree
Bernie
Agree with Dave B not Murkoph
Erick Arevalo
Princess Tiana deserves her own ride and restaurant by retheming Tom Sawyer Island better than retheming Splash Mountain in Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom.
#SaveSplashMountain
Mike G
Ah cancel culture. Really “glad” it’s destroying so many great things and companies like the Disney corporation are bending over to it
Mason
Well Disney (like the rest of Hollywood)is tied to the CCP. One of the things the CCP did was The Chinese Cultural Revolution which was cancel culture.
Ken
Do you have actual proof?
Michael
That’s funny, because this is something that would never happen in China. They remove gays in movies to be able to sell their crap there
Ryan
So disappointed there’s no 50th Parade. Seems like cost cutting has got out of hand with all the services & entertainment removed.
Lacee
Oh man, I long for the day all these “Disney is too woke, all they care about is money, I am never going back again” people would follow through and stay the heck away from Disney! Nothing would make me happier!! Please stop going going to Disney. I am tired of it being wall to wall people. If you went 2 years ago/go all the time stay away and give someone else a chance to enjoy it.
Allison B
They have plenty of money when they want to raise Board of Director salaries and compensation. But that’s all they care about.
Stu
Like all those move to canada people?
Heath
It’s all Chapeks fault!! Worst leader in history!! Parade sucks!! Fireworks suck!! Lines suck!! The magic is gone!!
Patricia Larkin
We are a family from Ireland and absolutely love holidaying in Florida, however, we returned to Magic Kingdom (Florida) 4yrs ago and will never visit this park again, the changes were very disappointing and so sad to see Mickey Toontown had been replaced with a restaurant, they have ruined the park with so many changes. as its seems its all only about money and not the Magic.
Thomas
While I’m not happy about them removing ‘Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah’ which is a step too far…after ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ its what you get taught in pre-school and is Disney’s second theme about being happy for the great day ahead. But it wouldn’t stop me going, I’m not that petty. If the fans are really vocal putting the song back may be possible in the future, but I still have my video from when I went so get to see it in all it’s glory whenever I want
Erwim
Its flower and garden festival at Epcot; why in the world is there an article about Disney parades? I don’t know one Floridan who is talking about the parades now!Awkward!
Mary
This article was so poorly written, I was distracted from the theme. “That being said”-or written as it was, I would prefer to skip Disney and enjoy the beautiful beaches in Florida. I love Busch Gardens in Tampa!!
Erwim
10 things I would rather do a D.W than a parade…
1. Buy a limited edition pin
2. Eat fudge
3. Bier Garden Buffet
4. Epcot Concert Candle light procession
5. Walk
6. Run
7.Wave to the Friendship Boat
8. Lay on a Hamock
9. Ride Space
10. DREAM of a tshirt that says. #1 Rule at D.W. No Line Cutting , grounds for Dismissal!
Fives
Lmao this is such a stupid reason for someone to cancel their trip. ‘The parade is slightly different than it was the last time it was seen two whole years ago’. The shock and horror.
Also, Enchantment is fantastic in person. If someone likes Happily Ever After more that’s fine, but people need to stop acting like Enchantment is bad. Especially if they clearly haven’t actually seen it, like the ‘well I’m not going’ idiot.
Userdand
FIVES,
Often missing in their comment is when they first started going and over how many years.
I went 9 straight years in the 70s and once in the 90s. Not much had changed other than adding new “experiences” to the park including a shiny new Epcot. The magic if the experience was much the same over that time.
I have little doubt it is these older guests now taking kids and grandkids who are the most negative. They expect better because they experienced better for decades.
I am wonder if you began going in the 2000s and your frame of reference is limited by a much scaled down experience. Is it possible your bar is set lower and that has you wondering what all the fuss is about? These people knew better way before COVID and paid less for it and endured smaller crowds. No jumping the line. Worst they put up with was the ticket alphabet. The best stuff was an E ticket and they alway gave too few Es in the book and you couldn’t gang A-D to trade for an E.
To me it sounds like you haven’t been visiting decades as an adult and only recently when you did. It did get worse, greedy and killed the magic Walt had built in the beginning.
Julian H
Seriously – The parade made them want to Cancel…
I think they are cancelling because of the horrific high costs and ripping of customers, not to mention the pay more for a lot less attitude of Disney, poor quality of service and products and the use of Covid to continue not maintaining room service and other facilities.
Disney’s greedy Board led by the smug greedy git Bob Paycheck have all but killed what magic was left. For me Universal all he way now, better value for money and these days far superior service.
Jessica
Thank you. Not to mention the absurdity long lines and the loss of the free fast pass. We are going on a Disney Cruise on the new Wish in August and we were going to add a few park days but now might just stay at the Dolphin (Marriott owned on property) for some theme ambience pre cruise instead. Not worth the thousands of dollars in ticket fees for us.
Ed
I’ve been to WDW over 30 times since it opened. My last trip was in 2017 and it was and will be my LAST trip.
Hillary C
No one cares. Disney doesn’t care. People here don’t care. I don’t care. There are 10 families waiting to take your place.
Userdand
Ditto
Obday
Writers these days love writing “that being said.”
T
Good…more room for me/mine to enjoy our annual visit
Anonymous
See, I told you all would happen. And now, after what Disney foolishly did, they are losing their customers quickly.
Andi
AMEN!!! NO MORE MAGIC!!! JUST MORE MONEY FOR MANAGEMENT! Who gives a crap about the little people. And they could care less for their employees. Shame on them!
Bernie
Always enjoyed the ride just the way it is and the song at the end made you feel happy my family members would sing it all the magic is gone we loved just to pick a park we wanted to visit walk in and get food hate the genie don’t like my nose in the phone all day really not enjoyable anymore the crowsa are awful and rude
Robert Katz
My concerns are the same as those expressed by the author’s referenced Disney fan. We’re 25-yr Disney-philes & have a trip scheduled in May (the only time this yr that we can go). It already pains me that it’s unlikely Fantasmic will be back yet, & other issues mentioned in the post & elsewhere VASTLY reduce the value… and the magic. Disney CAN do better for GUESTS (stockholders will win in the long run) … but I get the feeling they won’t.
KenR
A few opinions from me:
1) The 50th anniversary is a big let down. The entertainment was better in 2014 when we had the Main Street Electric Parade, Celebrate the Magic, and Wishes. I was there at Christmas and the 50th anniversary was like an after thought. Nothing special at all really.
2) Zippidee-Doo-Da and Splash Mountain are not racist or offensive. Anyone claiming anything to contrary is a woke imbecile.
3) Princess Tiana does not “deserve” her own ride. There are numerous movies and IP far more popular that do not have a ride. Where is the Donald, Daisy, and Scrooge McDuck ride? Where is the Pinocchio, Jungle Book, Bambi and Dalmation Ride? I can’t find the Sleeping Beauty ride or even a Luke Skywalker/Darth Vader ride. Give it a rest about Tiana “deserving” a ride.
Kristy
Su from the sounds of it, Disney adults who go every 6 months are sad that some things are different than they used to be. There literally listing everything they have seen previously that they didn’t see this time. If you go so often that you have a checklist of stuff memorized that you would notice changes, then you need to settle down and get a life outside of Disney first of all. If I was to visit myself for the first time ever this year (I have never been) it would be ruined by all the rich complainers taking about how ‘in December when we came this was all so much better!’… I wouldn’t ever go anyway because of the price increases and the stuff that has been done money wise that make it unattainable but y’all are some real whiners. If you don’t like it, be like me, DON’T GO! find a new hobby! I go on cruises, where I see NEW THINGS all the time because we don’t go to the same contained fake little city every single time. Or just travel the world! See something besides glittery plastic and walking stuffed animals!
RoC
80 dollars gets you a national park pass for a year (there are so many parks to visit). You can stay in a different place every day and finding a place to eat is never a problem when traveling. Instead of pretending being somewhere, go to the real place. It might cost less or a little more that disney, but the memories are fantastic.
Puckles
DISNEY is a real place, ya twat.
Owen
Oh my gosh lol *Whew* For a second there, I thought you called RoC a twat. Was going to tell you you can go to anger management classes. But clearly, you meant something else. Just like I’m sure your name was Pickles and Google changed it to Puckles. Silly Google.
Andy
Regarding the parade; guests paid the same amount when there was no parade and shortened park hours. Park hours have increased, and I guess that some parade is better than no parade. Many families save for years for that one Magical trip only now to have to save more with inflated prices, paid fast passes (Genie+), transportation from the airport, etc. They seem to be trending to catering to the AP’s, since all of the discounts are geared toward them. What happened to all of us regular people? I assume they don’t want us there anymore. I’m going the end of May, but it may be my last time or at least until Bob Paycheck is gone. Disney needs to do some soul searching and remember the original concept…a place where families can enjoy doing things together and not break the bank to do it.
Groucho
So is Disney going to go full woke and repudiate the Oscar Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah won for Best Song in 1948?
Bob
Woke updates, higher price tags, fewer characters?
Thanks but no thanks.
mapman
i just got back from a 4 night stay in wilderness lodge.
it seems mickey is running out of money.
gone are the bike and boat rentals, and the boay shuttles to other resorts on bay lake.
the bike trail from the lodge to the campground is closed. the bikes have been moved from the lodge to the campground. the boats at the campground are for fishing excursions. pontoons may be availible at contemporary or maybe grand floridian.
dont have the brisket in the lodge unless you enjoy slices of fat.
20 oz gatorade is $4.50.
still crowds in disney springs.
so, it will be quite a while before i return.
and yes i felt it was better 2 years ago,
mapman
as far as discounts for AP and DVC well the prices have risen more than the 20%discount.
it would be nice if the campground was treated like any other resort. meaning booking with dvc points. i tried, booking window was only 30 days.. no way to get in.
but, i guess campgrounds and cruise ships fall in a diffrent classification..
Ken
Are you wearing your white hood?
Edward
This site sure likes to make mountains out of mole hills.
Patti
The internet age has cheapened and devalued things so much. For those who remember WDW before Epcot, there was a TRUE sense of wonder. We couldn’t get over the details, the perfection, the cleanliness and friendliness. Now maybe what dazzled us back then could be considered old-fashioned, but I’d choose it over what the parks have become. They’re dirty, unmaintained and filled with cast members that wouldn’t know how to speak politely if their lives depended on it. Whoever wants my spot in the Disney parks can have it. Disney quit our generation, so I’ve quit them too. Let the “woke” crowd roll around in the mess it’s become.
Charles
More proof that “Disney people” are the worst. I say that as someone who had a great time at Disney World when I was 12 and an even better time at Disneyland when I was 25, but what a bunch of entitled goons. I shudder to think how their kids will turn out.
Paul
With two years of dealing with a pandemic with its economic repercussions, what do you expect? As for characters interacting with people, that is way too dangerous now with some many people violently acting out.
Susan
The magic is gone. It’s all about the money. CEO and stockholders come before the families that used to go there for a magical experience. We have been many times in the past and started planning our next trip as soon as we got back home. No more. Never again.
Ed
STUPID PERSON WHATEVER YOUR COLOR!!!
Kathy
Don’t go. It’s the only way Disney will get the message that they are not invincible. They need to get back to what they were.
We went a few months ago and it’s really lost the magic.
Dale Burke
As I have said all along, it’s just a human trap built by a mouse! … I can’t see spending that much money when I can go camping and hiking and see nature for a whole lot less money and a whole lot less stress!
Rich
It’s a shame that was once the main goal of creating magical experiences has changed to maximizing profits. I miss the lobby of the Polynesian 😭
Lolo
Sad to me that people are so ignorant about what is happening in our world. People are sick and scared yet people want to complain about a parade. People should be grateful that they are able to watch any parade. Stay home then because I promise you know matter where you go right now it’s not going to be the same. Do your own parade!!
Erwim
I’m pretty sure paying off college, and bills is more beneficial the a parade!
Erwim
10 things I would rather do at D.W than at a parade…
1. Buy a limited edition pin
2. Eat fudge
3. Bier Garden Buffet
4. Epcot Concert Candle light procession
5. Walk
6. Run
7.Wave to the Friendship Boat
8. Lay on a Hamock
9. Ride Space Mt.
10. DREAM of a tshirt that says, “#1 Rule at D.W. No Line Cutting , grounds for Dismissal!”
deng frosch
Disney is too busy promoting homosexuality to children to maintain their entertainment standards. Can’t understand why otherwise decent people support Disney. Walt must be rolling over in his grave.
BOYCOTT DISNEY.
Bill
The fewer ignorant bigots like you there, the more support they get from me.
John L Bowman
I eat chick fil a two times a week now. use to go about once every two weeks.
Bill
Only an out of touch moron could say song of the south is not problematic. I think Disney does many things wrong but removing that IP is not one of them.
Bug
Any good journalist should know the difference between using “less” and “fewer.”
Please tell your editor to give this another once-over.
James
Yes because I only visit because of a particular scene in a parade that has been run at too many years already.
Joshmalibu
Disney parks used to be magical. Now with longer wait times and prices over inflated a family cannot afford to visit any Disney parks. The magic as we all know is gone. Higher prices, longer wait times and less entertainment. Disney has forgotten that high quality service when people pay in excess of 125 should not have to,wait in line for a 1 min ride for 60 mins and this is for most of,the rides. Better yet there are Star Wars rides which guests are not guaranteed to ride on each day. My answer? Get rid of the seasons pass holders tickets who overcrowd their parks and the monthly payment plans. Sell seasons passes good 5-7 visits a year anytime if people are stupid enough, and they are let them spend $1k or more on these passes so the crowds are reduced and the regular guests who actually spend more money in the parks can enjoy their experience with less crowds and lines. 2015 was my families last visit to Disney and universal who knows how to make parks fun is a much better time and investment. Who would have thought?
Suecarol
Zip a dee. Let the ride and song and important history remain. What’s next? Erase the Bible and re write it? The magic and memories of Disney rides are getting worse. They have changed the Pirates of the Caribbean many times due to listening to crack pots who want to change history. Walt has flipped in his grave so many times he has whiplash galore.
Joshmalibu
Agree!
Amber
We are taking my daughter for her first time this November, by the comments I’m worried it won’t be the experience I’m hoping for. Worried we will feel the cost over experience now (not worried about anything in the article itself but the comments of how bad Disney has been lately)
Joshmalibu
She will probably enjoy the time spent together but it is expensive and will be very crowded. Just be willing to spend at least 125 or more per person and more on a busier day for tickets, parking is 30 currently but increasing this summer so just be ready to pay more for less. And we haven’t even talked about the front of the line extra charges.. crazy
Junebug
Nothing will change until about 60 or 70 million people stop coming. A few hundred or thousand will not make a dent. It has to be Millions of people in order for change to happen. And unfortunately that will never happen. Disney is too big to fail.
Dawn
Nothing is ever too big to fail… it just takes the right circumstances for it to fall apart.
Barbara
We may go to WDW in May. I wonder if it would help or do any good talking to board of directors of WDW about what they have done about the park and Disney Springs. You use to be able to book Disney dining over 6 months out. Not you have to book about 60 days out and that’s hard to get a reservation that way. Guess booking for the park is the same way. Don’t know about that. I think they should still follow CDC guidelines no matter what. Hopefully we can do the character dining this year, but not sure about the park.
BBergin
This has been the worst experience I have ever had at Disney World. Due to the crowds, we were only able to ride two three rides the entire day. Waited 3 hours to ride Tower of Terror. They claimed they “overbooked” the lightening lane. Sadly disappointed and wish we had spent our money elsewhere.
Denise
We used to go to Disney every year, but stopped going about 10 years ago even though we still have some no-expiration passes left. Disney is so woke, political, and expensive, it’s no longer worth it.
People who contribute to woke companies like Disney are just a part of the problem in this country.
SG
Denise just stop being broke? I will keep contributing to those companies thank you very much!
Penne Carpenter
Bob Chapek has totally ruined the guest experience at Walt Disney World.
I have been a Disney addict for 42 years, spending every extra penny at DISNEY.
I have been to WDW well over 100 times !
I went July 2021 and January 2022 AND I HOPE I NEVER GO BACK !!!!
Bob Chapek has TAKEN SO MUCH AWAY FROM THE WDW EXPERIENCE AND JACKED THE PRICES SO HIGH – It makes me sick !
THE GENIE+ is a waste of money….. Family of four gets ONE maybe TWO fast passes for $60 …. and all other lines are 90 minutes plus.
See Bob Chapek wants guests in the parks, spending money, from open til close ….. so he has every ride running at 1/2 capacity.
He has ride vehicles PARKED!
Chapek bragged at his recent earnings report that THEY HAD FEWER QUESTS In January 2022 than they had in January 2018 (pre covid) BUT THEY MADE MORE MONEY.
MORE $$$ Per guest is his goal.
So, if they had fewer guests than 2018 …. WHY ARE LINES SO LONG ?
Lines were not crazy in 2018 With more guests !!!
Because he is running 1/2 capacity to keep people in the parks !
THE FIREWORKS SHOW IS ALMOST ALL PROJECTIONS THAT COST $10 to show INSTEAD OF THE COSTLY BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS that I have been watching for 42 years!
Chapek not only ruined WDW …. He has also ruined the Disney Cruise line.
I booked CONCIERGE LEVEL for July 2022.
I called the “special” concierge phone line and their recording pretty much said “we are too busy to answer the phone, try again later” ….. AND THEY HUNG UP ON ME.
I have been calling the number for 8.5 hours and get the same message.
BOB CHAPEK IS THE GREEDY INDIVIDUAL THAT NEEDS TO BE SHOT OR FIRED !
I GUESS I will be saving some money for the rest of my life instead of giving it to DISNEY.
I own 600 DVC points that I need to sell !!!
I am platinum castaway club member !
FOLKS, trust me … SAVE YOUR MONEY !! DO NOT GO TO DISNEY WORLD OR DISNEYLAND …. You can stay home and be frustrated all day – You don’t have to waste your hard earned money to go there and be frustrated.
#donewithhdisney
Keno
Amen!!!!
MQ
The use of ‘That being said’ is exhausting. Please try something else as filler.
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