TheMaxRebo
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2008
I more or less totally agree with you and also go annually. I think that the WDW magic has been slowly chipped away, and it appears this trend might be accelerating. I have noticed little things, such as on Splash Mountain last year there was a child's hat on Brer Bears club from the first day to the last day of the trip. These details quickly add up to cause a serious decline in quality.
To me, the restuarants especially have great service and the CM's in them are absolutely wonderful! Also, many of the resorts, such as the AKL still offer wonderful service. All of the negative threads and stories coming out (its far from just the DIS or even hard core Disney people) is seriously starting to make me feel bummed about my trip in August, which I have been counting down to from last August's trip! However, on the trip reports board there are still overwhelmingly positive reviews. Also, people coming back are reporting positive experiences.
Yeah, maintenance is down and crowds are poorly managed, but as of now, we still seem a ways off to a tipping point where people say forget Disney, and try something else.
One thing that I do see it impacting (which you reference) is my attitude about the parks in general and my excitement for planning a trip (which, as a planner, was part of the fun and enjoyment of a trip) - it makes it less fun and enjoyable to plan when there is more negatively surrounding the parks and a trip to the parks (be it reality or just perception) and knowing costs for it are going up
Also agree that the tipping point for just not going is not there - but we've been pushed off site for a while and moves like the charging for parking, etc. just make it harder for us to consider staying on site in the future