Okay, I read through the first page of comments, and I was going to try and read through the rest to make a comment, but I'm caving.
First of all, just because someone is reminiscing on things that made them fall in love with the podcast crew doesn't mean they're not a fan. We're all adults here, I think we have enough common sense to quit listening to a show if it bothers us that much. I don't think that's what the OP was trying to imply. They were simply pointing out a blatant difference in attitude over the years...they're not attacking anyone. There's no need to booty kiss.
Second, I LOVE THE PODCAST. I love the positive, the negative, the in between. But, when the show you're watching becomes all complaints, it does jade your magic a little bit. They need to remember why they started doing the podcast in the first place--their love for all things Disney. A lot of us listen to them because we don't have the pleasure to visit as much as they do. It's discouraging when you hear about how badly the food sucks and CM's being crappy. It may be real, and I commend them for always being honest and upfront with their opinions, but perhaps dashing in a few positive comments here and there would help alleviate the plethora of negative ones. There's no possible way they'd spend that much money on AP if the place sucked that bad. That's all I'm saying.
Now, with that being said, that doesn't mean I don't APPRECIATE honesty. Just because Disney World is one of the biggest and most popular theme parks doesn't mean they can do no wrong. I like that Pete and his crew aren't afraid to call out BS when they see it. For a multi-billion dollar company to have rides that are run down and speakers not working and food sucking, there's really no excuse other than penny pinching and laziness. Some people might be afraid to speak up, but they're not. I'm also a "call-it-like-I-see-it" type of person, so the reason I fell in love with the show was the blunt honesty. I am someone who enjoys that, but others may not.
Let's stop bashing people for having an opinion. OP was just speaking their mind, and if we all want the same respect, we have to give it. Unless someone is commenting on inappropriate things like physical attributes, finances, so on so forth, let the person speak their mind. I definitely agree to an extent. Sometimes it does get a little annoying to hear bad bad bad bad bad. For that entire team to spend as much time and as much effort as they do, there's no way it's all bad. On the flip side, maybe the excess of negative comments could be seen as Disney cutting corners and not doing the job they once did. It can really go both ways.
Anyways, lets be respectuful. Rock and roll, guys.