ITALIANNYC
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 6, 2007
I think this is shortsighted. It's the die-harders who follow this stuff closely and post. That's not representative of most Disney park goers. Give it some time, and many of the people who will frequent that park won't even know that it used to be a different ride. Most people just move on. Most people aren't deeply -- or even slightly -- affected by this or any one Disney decision. There's far from enough reason to conclude that "Nobody wants this and Disney does not care".
I say all of this as someone who would be REALLY disappointed if they did this in WDW!! But I don't expect Disney to run its business based on my preferences. Nor those of a relatively small die hard group.
They NEVER make a decision that EVERYONE is happy about. No company can!! You name it, and someone or group on here forecasts the end of Disney as we know it. None of them have been right yet! Doesn't mean that WON'T happen at some point, but if it does, it won't be because they rethemed ToT. As much as I'd personally dislike it.
Completely disagree. A majority of people who go to Disney are not first timers. They go on vacations with family and they pass it on to their kids etc etc. Based on all the negative reaction I have seen, not only on this board, but on their own twitter, Facebook, and basically any other website that posted about it, it should lead someone to believe that a majority of people dislike the move.
" Give it some time and many of the people who frequent the park won't even know that it used to be a different ride " is an insane statement to me. TOT is an iconic ride and one of the most beloved rides in Disney. Disney is financed by the " die hards " who pay all the money to go, even though Disney does things we don't like sometimes.
To me, this is Disney stupidity because there is no way that in the meeting to discuss doing this, that they didn't believe they would see a massive backlash from people who visit the park. Thats the point. They did it knowing it would piss a lot of people off, but in the end, they care about one thing. MONEY.
Disney fans are on a short leash right now from all the increases they have been doing, and they shouldn't do even more things to break the straw on the camels back.