The Problem with Disney Right Now
Вставка
- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- YE OLDE PROPPE SHOPPE, FOR ALL YOUR DISNEY SIGNAGE NEEDS:
www.etsy.com/s...
ye-olde-proppe...
Look, I love Disney. I really do. But man, something must be happening over there in accounting because they just can't stop nickel and diming Guests while lowering the quality of the Parks... Kind of? Let's talk some more about it.
Give a listen to the FOOLISH MORTALS PODCAST: / @foolishmortals2901
Donate on Patreon for Early Access to Videos: / offhanddisney
Watch ALL The Offhand Live Streams: • Offhand Livestreams
Join the Offhand Discord: discordapp.com...
Offhand Merch is Available Now: teespring.com/...
Offhand Reddit: / offhanddisney
Video Credits:
B Roll, LMGVids, • Extra Footage (B-roll)...
Alright everyone, let's be nice or you're going into the "Stash" box.
I think your video done touched a nerve. 😎
Nice about what…I am courteous and respectful of my fellow human beings but I will call out the juggernauts of business that are consuming us and our world.
Can I go into the Stash box anyway?
Stash box party!
Bob Chapek?
More like Bob Paycheck! 😝😉
I REALLY miss the old fast pass system, when it was paper tickets. It was truly first come first serve and felt fair.
Yep - gotta be in the park and be willing to walk to the ride to get it. Back then, we planned less and rode more.
It was the best
Good Old times when people didn't even need the Fast Pass they would just yell at random who wants a fast pass? *cries*
Same
First come first serve is always the best system
You are spot on. Disney leveraged this horrific pandemic to ratchet up pay to play and diminish customer service.😢
Why are people surprised? As if Disney is not one of the largest mega corporations that prioritizes making money over everything else and it's original founder didn't come from the same era of time where society was first attempting to humanize companies and make them seem like a net positive for the world? This is the logical conclusion of allowing corporations to weaponize a global pandemic to extort the common people because that's what happens in a capitalist society.
@@cannibalisticrequiem 100% correct
@@cannibalisticrequiem Once corporations became people before the eyes of legal system we need to know that this is INHUMANE.
@@cannibalisticrequiem CRONY capitalism, to be accurate.
Yup
I went to Tokyo Disney back in 2019 and it was really enlightening. The parks were spotlessly clean, all the attractions were in perfect working order and the prices were reasonable and upcharge free. Then I came back to WDW with overflowing trash cans, messy bathrooms, rides with broken effects and the prices keep going up and up. Even now while Japan is in a state of emergency, Tokyo Disneyland is running their daytime parade and having traditional-style meet and greets. I think anyone who is a true Disney fan should save up and take a trip to Tokyo Disney. They have easily the best theme park in the world with DisneySea, and Tokyo Disneyland is the second or third best of the Disney parks. The difference? Tokyo isn't owned by Disney.
Going to Tokyo is on my wish list.
@@triciagrant2315 Absolutely worth it. And not as expensive as you would think. Everything is very reasonable once you're over there.
@@JollyGreenGiant94 Ugh, took my teenagers back to Disneyworld in 2018 and could have gone to Tokyo, now I wish I would have. We are annual passholders at Disneyland.
@@triciagrant2315 I would always recommend foregoing a trip or two to the US parks to save up for a week or two in Japan. Great people and a beautiful country
@@JollyGreenGiant94 We are hoping to make the trip after my youngest graduates, we want to tour Japan as their dad was stationed there back in the 80s.
Disney has managed to price me out entirely, and just made the experience not worth the cost at this point. The free fast pass, extra magic hours, dining plan, and Magical Express made it easier to swallow that huge price tag.
Universal, please take note of the things NOT to do to your fans.
Don’t Worry, Universal Actually Listens To The Fans, They Stayed Away With Screen Rides.
PREACH. DISNEY F'D THEMSELVES OUT OF LIFELONG FANS. 😔
Thankful as another said, Universal is not that bad at all and actually have better deals including with their on-site hotels. Thinking of sticking with that park until Disney gets rid of all those stupid upcharges, bring back much needed services and LOWER the prices of everything.
I reached my line a few years ago. As an Orlando resident with mobility issues, I often use the handicapped parking to shorten the trip back to my car after time in one of the parks. When they decided to sell premium parking back in 2016 I think it was, specifically at the Magic Kingdom, and moved the extra handicapped parking so far away that the walk became more than a half a mile, I was done. I really felt for the people who needed a courtesy wheelchair for someone in their party, and had to walk most of that half mile to get it, then back, then back again. The fact that they thought that it was a good idea to sell (formerly) handicapped parking to anyone willing to pay for it absolutely ruined everything for me. I went from visiting MK at least twice a week, to not going at all for the last year + after that change until I let my pass expire.
The fact that they could do that legally is disgusting! Institutional ableism suck ass
Not making efforts to cater to people that are handicapped physically is awful. When it's happening at the hands of a company that makes way too much money, that company is worthy of shame and scorn.
At this point, you can just see and feel Chapek lying through his teeth whenever he speaks on camera.
I feel like years from now we are going to learn Chapek actually hate Disney. Idk why I feel this way?
Just a confirmation as a DL local no one liked/used even heard of MaxPass. Idk who was using it tbh. I do not want Disney to completely dictated my day and/or track me via my phone all day. I guess just call me StandBy Sally cause they can keep that play to play Genie + tracker system.
I call him Chapek the Hutt now
Yeah he’s straight BOGEY
Not lying in his world of money changers in the temple😢
@@barbaraganschow1478 funny you should make a biblical reference, because those golden statues they've been releasing remind me a *LOT* of the story of the golden calf...
My biggest thing is that this is 100% what Robin Williams DIDN'T want Disney to do with the genie. He never wanted the Genie to be a mascot, he never wanted the Genie to be a product or attached to a product, he never wanted the Genie be sold. That was Robin's only stipulation when acting as the characters and it feels like Disney is spitting on his legacy.
Edit: also Disney bring back the Innoventions loop pls
“Growth for the sake of growth, is the ideology of a cancer cell”
“There is no greater disaster than greed”
The genie has the shackles on in all the promotional images... Perhaps a Disney artist showing us the genie is enslaved to a capitalistic master?
Too be fair, he just didn’t want his voice used for marketing, and they don’t use his voice. And he felt he was underpaid (which he was) considering how much the film grossed.
robin williams would have never agreed to Disneys greed as he himself was all about helping those less fortunate Walt Disney and Robin Williams must be turning in there graves
@@mr.pudding51 Yet he sat out on the sequel. He had serious issues with Disney's choices. And, yes, put money where his mouth was.
As someone who took advantage of every perk staying on WDW property, I’m not sure there is a single advantage anymore to being on property. You have to get yourself from the airport to hotel, you need to get your luggage off the baggage claim and transport to your room, they charge hundreds if you park overnight, there are no magic hours so you don’t get extra time, you don’t get a free magicband, you have no advantage when booking lightning lane. Like what is the point if not just location? That’s what frustrates me most
Even location isn’t everything. I’m staying at Wyndham grand this week. For the price I’m paying I get a room that’s equivalent to a Disney deluxe for less than the price of an all-star. With my AP I can pay $20 for preferred parking and still come out ahead of staying on property with more spare time too
I agree. Especially at the cheaper hotels. 1/2 hour early in a park (when that starts) does not justify the $200+ a night price tag.
When World first opened, virtually all of those perks did not exist as well. (Except Hotel Parking, there were no Magic Bands, no free transfers from the airport, no extra hours at the parks, and over the years Disney instituted them to get more people to come. RIGHT NOW - having lost a year or more - many people have the money that they did not spend on vacations during the Pandemic's height and there is no shortage of customers. Eventually that surplus will work its way out and Disney will be offering new Perks.
We switched our October trip from on property to off property this year because it genuinely just wasn't worth the money
Agreed. Staying in the Disney springs area hotels and taking an Uber is way more convenient than the buses.
Historically, they use to have ticket books and charged for each ride.
But the price of admission was cheaper so it was reasonable.
Then they raised admission prices and did away with ticket books because, everyone should be able to experience the parks for one Disney price.
Now they’re raising admission and charging for rides.
It’s like Disney isn’t about appealing to guests anymore, but appealing to the shareholders.
Doing away with the ticket books was in large part about guest satisfaction, but it wasn't quite so altruistic. One of Disney's engineers realized that (waiting) time is another currency that guests have to spend once they're in the park and that with some nudging you could guests in the mindset to make efficient use of their time.
This lead to guests being happier and made the ticket book superfluous.
Fast pass, for instance, was about rider 'in-fill' not really a virtual cue that superseded the main ride cue like some people thought.
Of course, there's a key distinction between this old system and what seems to be happening today. Everyone was equal in terms of the time they had 'in pocket' once they stepped through the park gates.
Disney’s cared more about shareholders for decades, but it’s never been this obvious.
“Never let a crisis go to waste” is the mantra of scumbags, and Disney seems to be playing that game too. Sad.
WHY DIDNT THEY FIX DISCO YETI?!
Here's the problem: Chapek is sacrificing the public's view of the company for a quick buck. Through the Scarlett Johansson thing, price hikes, and virtually every decision he's made. They need a CEO who understands the company and acknowledges that Disney is supposed to pride themselves on their image as a company. Chapek is the worst. Short term money in exchange for public perception is a long term loss for Disney.
Chapek made me appreciate Eisner even more as the former disney CEO
@@annieskywalker9290 Chapek is making me appreciate Iger. I never thought I would appreciate Iger.
@@ADAMan123 it is still Iger plus Chapek, the two of them are awful people.
I'd take Eisner back any day over the two Crooked Bobs. Disney would even be better off under Donald Trump himself.
@@GeekyShyMama My friend came up with a good nickname for him. Bob "Paycheck."
Who knew that Disney would be the best advertiser for universal studios?
I am seriously considering other vacation options, at least for now.
@@timrassi5535 universal Orlando is better than Disney world and has been for a while. I’d highly recommend it
I won't be supporting this dumpster fire masquerading as the Walt Disney company anymore. They're no longer a family entertainment company. They're a global conglomerate run by faceless vultures who use the company as their personal piggy bank while slowing bleeding it dry and when they can't suck another penny out of it they'll dump it and start swallowing up a different batch of companies and doing it all over again. I hope all that money keeps them warm while they burn in hell for all eternity.
I hear the Wizarding World has a ton of magic.
Universal cannot even compare to Disney. If you like staring at a screen at every ride, then I guess it’s fun? The only thing that is worth while is the Harry Potter areas. Those areas are amazing. But that’s it for universal.
I miss real Disney. Despite having MANY criticisms towards the Eisner's administration, at least his mistakes were based on a blooming creativity, part of his personality. Since Iger, things started going downhill creativily, and up financially, unfortunately (budget cuts and price increases work just for a while). Cheapek is simply the last straw. The guy has NO sense of creativity, design and company's history. I wonder how long he will last until guest satisfaction drops to the ground. Can the Disney fans have their parks back, please?
This, exactly!
Exactly. Say what you will about the end of Eisner's tenure after Frank Wells died, but he and Wells saved the company. They were the Walt and Roy of their time in a way, and we're sorely missing that kind of relationship today in the leadership. It's pretty much all business men now and no dreamers, especially Chapek.
I never saw the “issues” as big deals during the Eisner era. Ok Cali Adventure was sub par. But you regroup and refix and it is a work in progress. Now it is excellent. This stuff though…way different
@@ricknineg You didn't see Eisner open a new land with 1 ride.
If you didn't know - Michael Eisner is back with Disney - signing a far reaching co-branding deal with Disney for ALL movies - including the El Capitan theater and Disney Plus --- Eisner actually plotted this. He named his company Tornante, which is Italian for HAIRPIN TURN --- Eisner will NEVER let go of Disney. Years ago, Iger and Chapek were both brought in by Eisner
"Our guests are even more satisfied than they were prior to the pandemic."
On what planet???
Agree 😣
Honestly, I’m really glad that we’re seeing such harsh criticism of the new up-charges and loss of complimentary services From the Disney Parks. I love Disney World, I’ve gone almost every year since I was a baby. Those parks are important to me. That said, I love Disney enough to criticize it’s practices both as an employer and as a customer service organization.
It’s been aggravating to see so many Disney Parks fans try to be apologists for an insanely powerful corporation. Like, we can just say changes like the lack of complimentary magic bands, the closing of the magical express, and the emergence of genie+ and lightning lanes are objectively bad. They serve no one except the company that is already charging a mint to let us set foot in any of their parks. That’s not okay! I’m excited for all the improvements to the parks coming down the pike, especially the EPCOT refurb, but I just hope my family can actually afford to go next year. :(
Fingers crossed Genie+ gets enough bad press that Disney will drop it!
The parks have really overpriced themselves ever since Chapek took charge. I know Iger was overpricing the parks a bit when he was leaving but Chapek has doubled it
The number of Disney Sycophants is alarming.
Look at the after hours events they have going on right now, they got rid of mickeys not so scary for boo bash, because of covid(?) you paid more for less & the problem being some were happy to pay it!! The big selling point was you could ride more rides with shorter lines. Next they are doing the same thing with mickeys very merry Christmas. And people will pay it
I'm exactly like you and it's scary how cultish some of the Disney fans are but I know even they're feeling all these changes too. The writing has been on the wall for several years now. People just didn't want to see it. Disney will only care if we answer with our wallets.
I respect you for critising this company. Your channel is literally formed around the parks and even named after the corporation.
Most Disney UA-camrs won't even criticize bad movies
Why I wonder ...I don't think they get enough kick backs to cause non dissent...like the food I love DW but the food sucks food and wines food looked like it sat out all day. Yet Tim the tracker and Jens food looked hot and fresh maybe those perks but silence ...I've yet to see big brands sponsoring Disney UA-camrs ...
Its happening more and more.
I'm seeing more and more Disney channels knocking Disney. Everybody is getting a new kind of "Disney experience" nowadays.
Because a lot of the Disney UA-camrs are on the Disney payroll.
It's because they're kiss asses. Same can be said with most Disney vloggers. Most of the things they say are positives instead of negatives just to be on Disney's good side
The parks have never been a charity by any means, but it feels like Disney is trying more than ever to blatantly and heinously rip everyone off. It's getting to the point where the heartless, money-driven side of Disney is devouring the spirit of fun and imagination that the parks are supposed to have. It's very sad to see.
2055: “new Disney park is just one long 2-mile line to get back to the parking lot. Admission is $500. Come experience all the shops that give you small gifts for any large donations you make to the Disney Company.
Donations of $100+ make you elligble to win Mickey water, this helps you stay hydrated while waiting in line to make more donations!”
@@mro4ts457 In 2055 Disneyland will have been made great again for its centennial thanks to the Make Disney Great Again movement and the company having been De-Igerfied and De-Chapefied like the Denazification of Germany after WWII. Disneyland in some ways will be trapped in the 20th century thinking it's still 1955. "What would Walt do?" will be the law of the land again at Disney like it was after his death.
@@stanfordite oh if only
It is not just Disney but everything seems to be money and profits above all.
@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj that’s just capitalism for ya
The Chapek Era: Let’s Cheapen the Experience and Charge you more for it.
There is NOTHING good about this Disney era…
Bob Cheapek
The Chapek Era:
Just go to Universal, give em a try right?
Could never have said it better
Breaking news: Disney buys universal studios parks to turn into cheap Chuck E. Cheese ripoff fun zone, and charges guests $10,000 A ticket
I'm from Australia and my husband and I have been to Disneyland and Disneyworld several times. I've also been to HK Disney and Disneyland Paris. It's too much of a headache to make plans to go again, (once borders are open to us), because we have to juggle international airfare availability, hotel availability and now availability to get to the parks. We won't be the only international visitors put off by the booking system, reliance on a smartphone app and extra $$$. I want to rock up to the gate, buy a ticket, then have a carefree experience like we've always done. It's a great pity and Disney executives should be ashamed. Any future trip we take to the US will be based on sightseeing and not Disney. Greed will be the downfall of the Magic.
I was already feeling salty when they closed Ariel's Grotto in Disneyland and destroyed Downtown Disney in Florida with Disney Springs. Now they've gone and ruined everything else.
They’ve ruined a lot but Disney Springs is actually pretty nice imo
Here's where I draw the line. Person "A" pays an upcharge for a premium Disney experience, but that means person "B" gets a diminished experience (Genie+). It's evil.
Exactly this.
di$ney represents everything bad about capitalism run amok. they have no morals or ethics and often operate in questionable legal waters they make murky by their very presence. they've sided with communists who they can profit from, yet are beholden to them now.
all these things is a big reason why i stopped collecting 'star wars' stuff.
RIP ollie jones.
And that premium experience is still far, far inferior to what was standard 20 years ago.
💯
Jafar +
Dallin criticizing Disney?!
My word, Disney _really_ screwed up, didn’t they?
That was my first thought too!
He has a Right! To Criticize Disney you have to keep you're Chapeck if you wanna know why the Criticism, he Bob Chapeck is only about Bob Chapeck your Money!!!
@@UCRfZb91nX-triozNmzvaRrA writing is hard.
BRAYDEN MICKEYVIEWSNEWS, the guy who usually stays positive in EVERY Disney video ever, NOW CRITICIZES DISNEY BECAUSE OF THE GENIE APP?!?!!??!?!?! WHAT!!?!!?!?!!! this is outrageous, quick, call Micheal Eisner! He will SURELY bring Disney back from it’s precarious position! He has to!
Rule to live by: Never trust anyone with a Disney Media Pass when they talk about The Walt Disney Company or any Disney media
I would have given you a 100 more 👍 if I could! So true!
is there a list of youtubers with a disney media pass?
Disney has always hated bad press, going so far as to black list critics including the L.A Times for reporting they didn’t like, now the number one source of bad press for Disney is their CEO with one bad headline after the other. Bob Chapek only has a 2 year contract, and his leadership seems pretty shaky.
My experience (a local) at Disney World this year: I got food poisoning from the Rose & Crown at Epcot; took my mom for her first ever trip to Animal Kingdom and had to wait longer in line for the Pandora rides than I did on OPENING week of Pandora; found myself constantly apologizing to my mom that her first time back to Disney in 10 years was lacking in so much Disney magic. She was so appreciative, but I still feel like she didn’t get to experience the “real” Walt Disney World that I’ve been so in love with.
The only way price-gouging is going change at Disney is if people say “enough is enough” and boycott the parks and resorts. Already the average lower and middle class family can no longer afford to go to Disney without taking out a second mortgage. Unfortunately I don’t see that happening. Hardcore Disney fans are like sheep.
Never going to happen. Consumers bitch and they bitch and they bitch but they never cut themselves off from it. They're too addicted to manufactured pop culture.
I agree with you 100%, it really resonated with me when you said the improvements and new things were hollow. Bob Chapek feels more like a CEO than a fan, like Iger did, and I think that's what makes the difference. People are more willing to accept changes in the parks when they are done by someone who seems like a fan rather than someone who seems like they're out for money. At the end of the day, Disney is a company and they are going to do whatever they feel is in their best interest as a business. Idk, to me it feels like we may be headed towards another Eisner-type era where there are cutbacks (see the cancelled Mary Poppins attraction, rip you will be missed) and price increases all around the parks until someone has to do something drastic to save the reputation of the company.
@Tristan Isom i mean, didn't eisner essentially set the company back on track, but the last years of his tenure was bat shit crazy? the guy was seriously flawed in a lot of ways, but he did shit probably none of them could do, either.
I hate that the Innovations music loop has been removed, it was important to my family entering Epcot Future World with that especially during this demolition phase. I was the only one to go to Epcot the past 2 trips so they were short, very depressing.
Epcot never was what Walt Disney imagined for his Florida Project which would've been amazing. He bought enough acreage to not run into the space issues like Disneyland. Unfortunately instead of expanding, WDW replaces existing attractions. There's too many to list and I miss them.
@Tristan Isom You’re right. Eisner and Frank Wells executed the Disney decade beautifully. 1989-1999 brought massive expansions across the board. Just look at what all was added during those 10 years. Eisner lost his way after Wells tragically died, but you shouldn’t dismiss his huge successes because of his decline.
Thank you for the honesty, Dallin. I’m a massive Disney fan but I don’t think I’ll be returning to the parks anytime soon thanks to their changes.
Playing the Innovations / Fontaine of Nations music in the background added some extra hurt man. I miss this music SO MUCH. They could have kept it. The whole retro feeling is the reason why I loved Epcot in the first place.
Disney needs to understand that some things just have to stay. Nothing is more magical than coming back decades later and tell someone, this music I already listened to when I was here for the first time.
agreed
Getting rid of and deleting the”old” is part of the new cultural revolution and Disney is doing their part.
I started going to WDW in 2006. I can honestly say the parks have improved every year. Until 2019. I’d say that was the peak. Nothing that has changed since then has been an improvement.
Overcrowding?
Nintendo World opening in Universal will be Harry Potter land part 2. I hope Disney feels every lost dollar like a ripped off band-aid.
We'll literally be living over there. I cannot wait for Nintendo.
Who cares about Fantastic Beasts? Nobody. Nintendo Land looks disappointing
@@cyborgasylum7353 Chapek is that you?
@@thebunnyfoofoo no, just someone who sees Universal for what it is, a glorified Six Flags…
@@cyborgasylum7353 Disappointing? Are you blind?
Getting rid of Disney Magical Express honestly makes zero sense to me. The main draw of it was to make it convenient for guests staying on property to get to their hotels from the airport for no additional cost. Not only that, but by enticing guests to use Magical Express instead of renting a car or paying for a taxi, it also helps prevent them from visiting their competitors such as Universal. Either it's to cut costs, or a more sinister possibility of trying to get more guests to pay for the Minnie Van service, so guests are paying Disney to pick them up from the airport rather than it being complimentary. Either way, I think they are misunderstanding the convenience factor of Magical Express, and it will backfire in the long run.
Expect that Minnie Van doesn't exist anymore either
I agree. The magical express really made the experience well... magical. Getting to our hotel and having our luggage be there, stepping into the bus and getting that feeling of your trip finally beginning, the little videos they showed on your trip to the resort. I fail to see any negatives of having it. If someone wants to pay for an Uber than can, but why force people to do so when they have the complimentary option of the bus.
I think that the convenience of Uber and Lyft are the reason why Disney doesn’t care about maintaining the magical express anymore. They liked having people completely reliant on Disney transportation but the fact of the matter is that people don’t feel that way anymore. It’s too easy to pull your phone and get to Universal from your Disney resort. And then you add the fact that Extra Magic Hours have been taken away, which has really disincentivized people from staying at the resorts and has led to people cutting costs by staying at other hotels and Airbnb‘s. From a business perspective based on the current climate, I really understand the cancellation of Disney’s magical express. It’s not worth it to them anymore.
@@madelynelise8956 it just doesn't feel convenient especially for families with like 3 kids that already paid a ton of money for the resort, plane, meal plan, parks, etc. It was something that took that weight off of them now they have to scramble to get an Uber and pay for transportation that was never a worry to begin with.
single Mom friends of mine liked the buses because it made them feel safe (and it was easy/free). Disney no longer is an attractive vacation for them
The problem is greed.
"Disney: Pay more, get less" really should be their new slogan.
I've even written them a theme song:
"Be our guest, be our guest, if you're richer than the rest"
perfect
Your theme song is the absolute bomb I love it!!!!
"Should" be their slogan?? You mean it isn't?
Disney is a Public company in a business that took a BIG HIT during the height of the Pandemic. THey paid a lot of employees for a while even though they had no revenue, ANd even the Theaters were closed too. Now when there is pent up demand, you can expect that they will try to get some of that back. ANd they are also making MAJOR changes to the parks as well. WHen the "PARK PASSES" end, you will se discounts on the Hotels to ramp up
The entire company has gotten into a bad habit, thanks to Iger, of running the company without any concern for the future.
From what I've gathered, what Disney is trying to do is outprice the middle class to cater to the Richie Rich Karens who want to come to a non-crowded park and ride the rides without the hassle. They figure these people will just open their wallets and spend on all their gift shop merchandise if they are given the run of the park.
The sad part is they will. The day that Karen’s actually start caring about other people is the day that all conflict in the universe will cease to be.
At this rate, I feel like I should just forget my dream of going to Disneyland. Not only do the prices of everything keep getting jacked up, but now this whole Genie app thing is going to create some weird caste system among park guests, and at the far busier WDW, it's going to make visiting an utter nightmare for many. Chapek seriously needs to be given the boot--we'd even be better off with Eisner coming back.
Yeah, I said it.
It's amazing how the parks in Japan charge 2012 Disneyland ticket for one park prices for park hopper tickets. They pay their employees well, their parks are pristine. Disney has more money than God. They laid off employees in the US parks and gave themselves raises. What the US parks charge is absolutely absurd, as their employees aren't paid enough, and their parks are falling apart. The way they treated the Equity actors during the pandemic is unforgivable.
Exactly. The last time we visited California, my friend, my cousin, my brother and I were walking inside with our tickets that we bought online [through their website] we had planned out everything for that weekend. It turned out that our tickets were not eligible for that specific package. I showed the guy my email confirmation. We demanded to please let us talk to upper management to clear things up. Instead, the guy called the police and removed us. It took me a month to get a partial of my refund. They kept the rest of the money. We never went back. I do not recommend anyone wasting their time or money on them. And I agree with you on how they treat their employees, it makes me really mad! Unfortunately, there aren't many jobs available throughout the State other than working for a restaurant, babysitting, dog care (dogsitting) or retail.
To be fair, the culture in Japan is different when it comes to garbage: people there are raised to put their crap into the trashcan for the good of the community, have learned to sort their trash, and trash cans are also kind of rare in the streets so people are used to carry their garbage with them until they get home.
"They pay their employees well". Where did you get this info? You only see the surface with Japan's Disneyland. I live in Japan and here also employees are notoriously low-paid and harassed. Recently Oriental Land (the parent company of Tokyo Disneyland) even got sued for ignoring compliances. It's the same anywhere, rotting from the core.
Piggybacking on your comment about the parks feeling “hollow”. I think what it is, is the influx of IP based expansions, new attractions, and attraction updates. TPDvids made a good point in his new video, in that the last completely new original concept attraction to be added to WDW was Expedition Everest in 2006, and Soarin’ Over California in 2001 at DCA. IP isn’t all bad, but you need original concepts to balance the IP.
Agree. I haven't been able to go to the parks (CA fan) in years, but a lot of the changes are unappealing to me. I like Star Wars, Pixar and some Marvel, but the over abundance of it is really off putting. I am in the minority who liked a lot of the more original DCA things that were non-IP, and the Marvel and Pixar overlays feel so soulless and hollow. I get they're catering to kids and families, but I think there is a reason why the most popular and iconic rides are the original concept ones.
@@divitiae Well said! I’m not a huge fan of Star Wars and Marvel but I do love Pixar. I was able to experience Rise of the Resistance in March of 2020 and it was absolutely incredible. So IP based attractions can clearly work well. But it would really be nice to see more new original based attractions.
Apparently a large portion of people hated when DCA was filled with non Disney related stuff (granted, not all of it was well done) and the changes to IP based stuff is because of that reaction. I agree with you, and would love more original concepts, but the truth seems to be that enough people just don't share that view.
Tokyo has done a lot of good with original IP and Disney IP so extinct that it might as well be original (like my favourite rides anywhere ever, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth). And Mystic Manor is nothing to sneeze at either... But I think we have to face facts that, at least in the USA, the golden age of original concepts is dead. I don't know that we're ever going to see that golden age of Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World, Enchanted Tiki Room, Country Bear Jamboree, Marc Davis' additions to the Jungle Cruise, Carousel of Progress, Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain ever again. They seem more intent on vandalizing, effacing, and otherwise removing everything Marc Davis did than on coming up with original concepts of their own. They gave us Pandora instead of importing Mysterious Island and Mystic Manor. And yet, when you look at Disney history, the standout attractions that everyone agrees are the classics are almost all original concepts.
@@MonsterKidCory Very well said!
It does feel hollow, it feels like all the changes they're making they're not even trying to paint as necessary for park maintenance and instead just feels like greed. If they already are treating workers badly and then expect us to pay more for things we already had, yeah I'm not going to be getting a pass to visit regularly. I have one ticket left and I'm gonna go enjoy riding Guardians and leave it at that for a long while. I'd rather save up to go to Tokyo Disney (if I'm ever able to as an immunocompromised person during a pandemic)
Same here i go to the Disneyland there have in Paris/France. I was a few times there and every time i was there i had a magical time. 🏰✨
And if you look at the recent additions to the park landwise there are less actual attractions and more focus on cheaper things like actors and dining and stores.
The primary goal of the parks isn't experience anymore it is about opening up your pocketbook (two "attractions" in galaxy's edge are money based experiences, people can't afford to experience every time and eventually will dry out of people that want/can afford them). Even with Avengers Campus they only open with 1 ride, 1 restaurant, 1 bar, and have a bunch of wasted space. Dr. Strange could have been a ride or 3D show (maybe moved into the Hyperion). The focus of the park has turned away from repeatable family fun into 1 off experiences. For example once you taste all the food or drinks in those lands the novelty fades. Everything is surcharged and made to sell you something else, just look at the web suppliers and the webshooters/replusor/Spider-bots.
@@michelleschrock9141 I'd go to Europa Park in Germany ANYDAY over Disneyland Paris!
DP isn't a patch on any of the other Disney parks anyway.
Same here, I have an awful feeling that this will be our last trip, on property at least.
They ruined it for myself and my family, we usually go every summer but we are now priced out. Not to mention our last trip in July was hard enough with a 4 month old, but to add a class base system for your disney experience is just plain wrong. We don't make alot of money, and we wouldn't let that get in the way of us making memories before, but when the trip costs more than 2 mortgage payments for just a crappy experience as well as to see that if we dumped another 3 grand into our trip just to have a better time, it definitely takes the magic out of everything. Sad to say after all the good times, we won't be back until disney goes back to Walt's values.
I went to Disneyland for the first time in 2019. Looks like I went just in time. I’m gonna go see what Universal has going on, looking forward to Epic Universe!
They seem determined to price people out and it’s really frustrating
Yep. The parks pretty much cater to the rich. Like Dallin, I'm afraid of being priced out.
Y
Ehat would walt disney do besides turning in his grave .four members of my family were cast members for all 4 parks. Years ago. Now they have awesome careers. We lived disney with always having .full annual passes after we left disney employment
We all live only miles from disney parks .but this is pure greed that has taken over parks an i see giant end of year bonusrs an giant end of year cash ..for certain big wigs. We have decided travels to other tourist attractions an parks will be in our futures. Im sorry yhat future children an grandchildren from the middleclass an other non wealthy groups will never get to see the magic that walt wanted for all to see 😱😱
@@carolgoldberg226 you have a point, but looking at most people visiting Disneyland, they don't look upper class or rich, probably middle class, and there's thousands of them visiting the parks each day, 365 days a year. But the fact that Disney is pricing out families with all these annoying 'pay to have better experience than other person' is an issue that needs to be addressed. We will no longer have an equally amazing experience in the Disney parks like we used to be able to for so many years, now it only matters how much money you make on your paycheck each year.
It seems idiotic to chase whales so to speak. If money is no object to you and you can literally travel anywhere on the planet whenever you want, are you really going to Disney every time? Of course not. Working class families are their bread and butter and they just bitch slapped us. If you continue supporting them then you're in a dysfunctional and abuse relationship with this company. Vote with your wallet people.
“Our guests are even more satisfied than prior to the pandemic”
Bob. We’re just excited to be let out of our cage that is OUR HOUSE. take the ratings with a grain of salt lmao
And he actually thought people with working brains would believe that lie.
It's amazing to me that they can do things like say oh yeah we can't run an open air outdoor tram from the parking lot and 99% of the people are like yeah that's fine I'll just walk a mile each way.
Pre Chapek Disney: “Hey, let’s do something to make the guest experience better”
Chapek: “Hey, let’s do something to try and make the shareholders happier”
It is actually very strange indeed. Considering the toy story lot offers complinentary shuttle rides. Makes it easy as hell.
@@emergency1725 And that's a bus which is much more enclosed. It's very odd. Last time I was down there I just stayed across the street and avoided the whole thing luckily.
Just got back, makes me sad but probably not going back again for a very long time. $500/night "deluxe" resort (with 25% off) that was seriously worn, paying $25/night for parking at said resort which is a straight up scam, magic bands that we had to pay for that weren't received in time and had to deal with that on vacation, the outrageous cost of food and drinks, fastpass being replaced with a paid service and even a pay-per-ride scam, reusable mugs with chips in them, magical express will be gone, attractions were breaking down... It's just not the magical place it used to be. So much nickel and diming that we can feel how they are squeezing profits out of us, their guests. We spent so much less on food (cancelled all our sit down meals and ate snacks, counter service, and Food & Wine booths) and merch (only spent $200 total) than we would have otherwise. I somehow think this isn't what Walt Disney imagined and we are hard pressed to do it again when I think about the kind of vacation we could've had with the amount of money we spent.
I think this last trip (last month, Aug '21) was my line, I believe. I knew it would be different due to the pandemic, but it fell so short. I'm a life-long Disneyphile. I was born the same year Magic Kingdom opened so I loved celebrating with MK. It was always magical, even when it was hot and packed. This year, however, it lacked that magic. MK was pretty open considering everything and we were able to ride almost everything and see every show we wanted. But no more free buttons (they did say we could buy select ones in some shops though we never found them), so I didn't get a 50th birthday one to add to my collection. Okay. not a big deal. Some Fantasyland rides (talking about you, Small World) were in shabby shape and disappointing. Epcot, though, the next day...that was the line in the sand. We paid full-price admission and parking to eat and shop, deal with very cranky and bored cast members and one ride on Frozen Ever After. If I had known so much of the park was closed or in stages of construction (or deconstruction), I wouldn't have wasted money. Epcot was my favorite since it was created but after this trip, I felt like we should have just went to Disney Springs for the experience,or at least got our money's worth and went to Universal (or even stayed home and went to Six Flags). I even saw several maintenance cast members dealing with overflowing trash cans--something I can't remember eVER seeing before this trip. I did thank them for their work.
Listen, I'm of the mindset that they can charge whatever they want. It is a big bummer, but it's a fact here. That said, I am also free to decide if that is worth the value of my hard-earned dollar. Sadly, it's not any longer. In the past, Disney stood for something. You knew what you could expect and it made it worth the money. It was truly magical. Now, it's just like any other theme park in my opinion and I won't pay premium for a so-so experience. It's a shame, really. All of my kids' first theme park experiences were at Magic Kingdom (though we live 30 mins from Six Flags and 4.5 hours from Silver Dollar City and various other theme parks). My grandchildren won't have that experience, at least not until things get straigtened out on the quality and value end of things.
As someone borderline priced out, the hurdles you have to jump now are just a lot of work. Just doesn't sound fun like it used to be. Fun was magic wands that changed mickey ear colors. And wand wars. That was fun.
Exactly I want to go and enjoy my day. Not sign up for several apps and websites, plan everything in advance.
@@bobby0815
“Welcome to the new Disney Vacation experience you can enjoy right from your home Tablet or computer!”
2055 - the experience is just fake booking a Disney trip, but it takes all weekend
There's no magic in the current Disney experience. It's not worth even 5 min. of work.
I haven’t been in a few years and we are going next week and honestly this whole virtual queue system and having to reserve everything WAY ahead of time, it’s more stressful than it is relaxing. You can’t even go and just have fun, you almost have to have a set itinerary months in advanced. I’m a planner but it doesn’t hardly lend you any flexibility.
I’m so sorry what they did to your dream, Walt :(
The dream is destroyed and Walt’s legacy
@@JonathanGaeta walt wasnt that good of a person.. lmao
@@NOI2Z Yes he was liar.
@@stanfordite he was also racist
@@NOI2Z No he was NOT. That's a disproven myth and I have punched people for spreading that lie and forced them against their will to admit he wasn't.
The pandemic taught Disney "They really love us, they'll do anything to come"
AND Chapek came to the conclusion: "They really love Disney, they'll PAY anything to come"
we'll see if that bears out or if ppl 1) currently have excess funds because they haven't been able to spend money for a year 2) desperate to get out and 3) flooding places now in expectation of being locked down again soon.
@@manlymcstud8588 i think number 2, time will tell
yeah, everywhere else is lowering their prices and making better deals to give people a break on things, Disney.. raise it up higher.. higher I say!!! Muhahahahha!!!
From what I understand, most of these changes are Chapek's fault, and there's hearsay that people in the corporation really aren't liking the decisions he's making. I can't say for certain if that's includes executives, but if it does, hopefully that means an early retirement for Chapek. His idea for attracting families with higher living wages than their current customer base by pushing more costly premiums instead of making it cheaper just doesn't make sense. If people that could definitely afford a trip to Disneyland while it was cheaper weren't coming, why would they start coming in droves when it got more expensive? That's just flawed business logic.
@@Eternaldarkness3166 mickey wants that cold hard cash, they'll make it so everytime you smile at disney you owe them a nickel.
I went to Disneyland in fourth grade, I loved it so much. I rode a lot of rides but my favorite by far was splash mountain, the singles ride line went so fast (didn't care to stick with my family), the animatronics made me so happy and the thrilling parts were the perfect amount for 4th grade me. I think it really kickstarted my love of animatronics.
Disney be like: Disney fans are so much happier now that they have to pay for less than what they used to get for free. The only magic here is the spell they're trying to cast on you that makes you think this is true
Let’s not forget that Disney just smashed earnings expectations and are doing very well financially. I am also very disappointed in the changes. To add on your comments about the magic express, it was more than just a bus ride from Orlando airport to the parks, it was the convenience of dropping your luggage at your home city airport and finding it next delivered straight to your room. That was a huge bonus for us and for a family that could not manage luggage themselves.. like, you know, smaller children.
Holy crap, Chapek is stiff and more robotic than any of Disney's Animatronics. Anyone who uses that much corporate BS double talk is not to be trusted.
I live in Las Vegas and the nickle and dime strat is running rampant. The bean counters in the entertainment business seemed to have taken over and put profits over entertainment more than before. As a performer and creator, it makes me sad.
This year alone, my love of Disney has started to diminish, what with all the awful changes to Disney Parks and mediocre output in terms of entertainment(Raya, Black Widow, Jungle Cruise, etc.). I know this might all be temporary and Disney is always in a constant state of change, but for right now, things just feel like one big dumpster fire.
Hum eternals, shang chi , thor love and thunder, mcu blade, mcu deadpool are also bad so yeah mediocre is a nice word for their crap... plus lazy predator, woke alien
Woke star wars, stupid indiana jones just ridiculous...
Its getting worse ...hihihi
@@alexdias8627 I honestly could care less for Marvel and even less for Star Wars(even before Disney's acquisition). I wish Disney would focus on their animation and creating original stories, like they are now with Encanto (hopefully). As for the parks, I'm only able to go every couple years, but with this new Disney Genie stuff I'm hesitant about going in the future.
The Magic is disappearing! The original Soarin, splash mountain and the best show ever...illuminations reflections of earth! Now that show was Magical!!!!
Raya and Jungle Cruise were good :c
Here is the problem now: The park reservation system is completely useless. (I'm a local to Disney World I go pretty much every week). It is completely useless, it is Disney's way to control who can go into what park when they decide. For example, Passholders get a different availability calendar than regular ticketed guests. The calendar could show up completely full to us while still having plenty of availability to regular guests just because Disney could say, "that's enough passholders for today." It ruins the idea of being able to go spontaneously.
Not only that, but for some reason, park hopping isn't allowed until 2pm over here still, and they're charging guests the same price as before! During the pandemic? It made sense. Now? What the heck is the point? Now if I want to go to Magic Kingdom, but the calendar's availability is full, I'd have to book another park like Animal Kingdom, get stuck there until 2pm and then be able to go to Magic Kingdom. So it still doesn't stop me from going to MK if the park is full, I just have to go through a lot more steps to get there, which is just unnecessary.
Now don't even get me started on Fastpass and Lightning Lane. Even if all the other decisions hadn't been made, Genie+ by itself is still enough to ruin the entire park experience. Free Fastpass was a huge draw that Disney had. They were the only theme park that included it in park admission. When people entered that gate, no matter how they got their ticket, every single person had just as good of a chance to have a great time as everyone else. Now? Now it's prestigious. Now people get to have a better time than others simply because they can afford to pay more or are wealthier. How magical would It be to be standing in the stand-by line with your child only to have them ask "How come they get to cut in front of us?" And your answer is "Because they have more money than us, so we can't have as much fun as them." Like that's the mindset this is creating. It's not "all guests are created equal" anymore.
New Annual Passes? Pay far more for far less. They up-charged all annual passes while increasing block out dates, removing free Photopass entirely, and making it so much harder for us to make park reservations. Photopass doesn't even work half the time. I get photos of empty boats after riding pirates, the wrong party's picture after riding Buzz, getting no picture at all after riding Splash, etc, and they want me to pay $100 extra on top of my annual pass only to have that constantly happening? Now yes I "could call and have them go in and manually find it" but again, I'd be paying an extra $100 just to have to do that!
Even when it doesn't come to money, the changes they're deciding to make are just stupid, and, some, infuriating. For example, they are starting to ruin classic rides for the sake of a couple people who had their feelings hurt on Twitter. Like Jungle Cruise and Splash Mountain. Have you ever been on either of those 2 rides and heard somebody upset by what was displayed on those rides? I've been to the parks over 100 times and I haven't. Cast Members I know personally who have worked the rides for years haven't either. The Splash Mountain one really bothers me. You're going to take one of your most popular rides of all time, one of the most iconic images at the Magic Kingdom, a part of the huge marketing campaign for Disney that is the "Disney Mountain Range" and replace it with a cheap reskin of a not-very-well-liked movie that doesn't even make sense in the spot it'd be going in all for the sake of pleasing a few people who, again, got angry on Twitter? You must be out of your mind to cater to that crowd rather than focussing on true fans who visit constantly and are never upset by the ride. But sure, go ahead, ruin one of the best rides ever created.
They finally brought fireworks back in July this year at Disney World. Long-awaited, terribly missed, and then what do they do? "Happily Ever After is ending forever in 4 months so make sure you come see it before it's gone." Seriously? All this build-up for the return of one of the most beloved fireworks shows that has had only a 4-year run, and then you turn right around and say it's getting the sack in 4 months??? Yes, I know it's for the 50th-anniversary show, but then bring it back after the celebration is over!
Every single choice they have made since the pandemic began has been a terrible one. It all started with painting Cinderella Castle the color of Pepto Bismal. Iger and Chapek are both to blame, but man, Chapek has not handled anything well since he started. This is the problem with Disney. Stop fixing what isn't broken. The version of the parks before the pandemic was the version that everybody loved. Go back to that.
Thank you so much for being honest and bringing this up.
I grew up with Disney and Disneyland was always my childhood park. Sadly, I can say that things have changed and not for the better. Prices have sky-rocketed and the offerings have become more and more slim, even for the Passholders/Magic Key members.
Bob Paycheck---er, Chapek seems to not be too into the entertainment and family aspects of the parks. I can't say if it's just him, but things truly do feel different with Disney more than ever before since he came into power.
As a cast member we aren’t even getting paid what we’re supposed to! As for keeping up the cleanliness and sanitation it’s gone it’s gross and they don’t respect us cast we’re dispensable they don’t care about overworking us or about our lives! Most cast have 2 jobs and they don’t care about the scheduling if we don’t like it we can leave!! It’s all about the money 💴 poor Walt Disney is probably turning in his grave!!!!
how much they paid to cast members?
I feel for you. We were there in Oct 2021 and noticed a lot of cast members were really unhappy and grumpy with us. We figured you guys were being overworked and underpaid -- as well as having to deal with constantly upset customers mad about the new changes. I'm so sorry and I hope it changes soon. I hope this new guy gets ousted, actually. I was thinking a lot about Walt, too, and how sad he would be at the state of his legacy right now. The ethics, morals, and magic have disappeared.
Petition to have cast members go on strike. People deserve living wages and job security. I don’t understand why that’s so much to ask?
@@Juanfernandoz it would vary depending on your job, but there was a documentary about it and some full time workers on welfare trying to take care of their families.
I heard with the DCP they've been paying them horribly. Also, I went in July and the park was absolutely gross and disorderly. Everything felt so half-assed and lazy. It didn't give the same magic that i had in the past with them
I really do not find reservations too cumbersome BUT I want my Park Hopper to be a REAL Park Hopper so I can scoot from Park to Park at whim. Chapek made all Disneyland stores generic swill…I think he smacks of department store mentality.😢
"Chapek made all Disneyland stores generic swill…I think he smacks of department store mentality."
We've been there before, and it did not go well for the company. 😢
@@JosephDavies So Chapek is like Paul Pressler, but more dangerous because he's more competent and is the CEO of the entire company.
@@TheItachiIshtar That's how it seems to me so far. :(
The limitations on park hopper really stink. I usually switch back and forth between Disneyland and CA Adventure a few times before noon. So much for enjoying quiet time at both parks in one day.
@@magiciangob I loved start my day on the Train at Disneyland, pop over to Flo’s for breakfast and let whim be my guide.
One of my lines would definitely be if Chapek got rid of Carousel of Progress. That's the one attraction I think should never leave or be replaced.
Eventually - all mechanical Devices wear out. WIll Disney spend the money on replacing an old generation attractions with a clone - or will they replace it with something else? My bet is on the Latter.
I actually like making reservations. I like the certainty that I have a spot at the park and that they won't hit capacity and turn me away due to a massive convention or something in town. But I am not a local, I can't just pop into the park any day of the week. I have to plan my hotel and flight to get there anyways.
As a kid in the Netherlands I dreamed of going to WDW. In 1985 my dream came trough and it was amazing. Nowadays I call it D.I.N.O. (Disney In Name Only) as it is steered so far from what it was. The rides and shows have becoming laughably bad as is the customer experience. I stopped going a decade ago as it hurt me to see what this company has become. You can blame the corporation or one person in it but in the end it are the consumers who keep visiting that created this monster.
Hate to say it, but I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that Iger spent a loooot of money buying Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Fox, etc., and now Chapek has to actually pay for it. I’m sure shutting down the parks-their second-largest revenue stream-for anywhere from 4-13 months didn’t help either. And no one in Hollywood is getting the billion-dollar box offices they were used to. It’s a bad situation that’s just snowballed.
That said, if I do get to visit Disneyworld in the next few years, I plan to do it as cheaply as I’ve ever done-stay in a tiny off-site motel, get to the park as early as possible and stay until closing, buy minimal souvenirs, and only eat at quick service restaurants. I ain’t made of money! 🤑
look at their financials. They are not tight on cash flow. Even during COVID shutdowns, they were fine.
This is a way for Disney to pay as few cast members as possible. Robots and animatronics but not humans😢🤬
You do know that Disney costs 5.5 million dollars a day to run the park right? Its also 14.95 billion dollars a year.
@@lutherheggs451 I’m aware of this but thanks for letting all of know what our pleasures cost.🤩
I’ve been really hard blaming Chapek too because he’s just the easiest target on it. But You’re saying the same thing I’ve been talking with to me friends. As much a fan as I have been of Disney parks I’m really feeling like we’re getting to a point where my family is going to be priced out fo the parks AND at this point priced out of the attractions
Oh hey, fancy seeing you here.
I too have been blaming Chapek, but to be fair and honest, what we're seeing now can't all be blamed on Chapek. A lot of this mess started under Bob Iger (under whom Chapek became chairman of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts). In my opinion, blame also needs to be placed on current Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products chairman Josh D'Amaro and current Walt Disney World Resort president Jeff Vahle since this mess is happening on their watch as well as on Chapek's. I feel that we really need to stop letting Iger, D'Amaro, and Vahle off the hook.
He is the CEO so the buck stops with him.
I started having these feelings years ago, I will always have a special spot in my heart for Disney but I reached my tipping point about a year before the pandemic and all of the latest smoke and mirrors have changed my heart’s feelings , I have moved on , the money that I have not spent by not visiting has been used to purchase a beach house in Florida, Disney is like a bar at some people will stop drinking forever and some people can’t stop drinking ever
I think the defining word you used in this entire video was "hollow". I haven't been back to WDW since 1995 but am gearing up to take my fam next year, 2022. Every time something new pops up that sounds like it'll be awesome, a stipulation follows. Every time I get excited, another announcement is made: Genie+, price increases on food, etc.etc. I was particularly disappointed in the several of the perks of staying at a Disney resort hotel going away. Paying for parking at Disney when you've just dumped a boat-load on a deluxe resort (or any resort) room? Low. Blow.
As a former WDW cast member, that LOVED the parks, I can no longer give money to what I view as an evil empire. I find it sad that Walt’s name is attached to it. This is NOT Walt’s park any longer. 😞
Disney is going to start making guests pay for so much, that eventually word will spread and guests will stop coming annually making Disney lose a lot of money.
Thing is, between people from other countries and people who have to money to use everything, I don't think they will lose money. You see how crowded the parks are and price increases don't seem to impact that.
Absolutely.
And the first park that will reach that point (and risk closing as a result) will be EuroDisney.
The moment it becomes as expensive or more to go to Paris than it is to go to Orlando (and it's already pretty darn close), we in Europe will start going to Orlando instead since, for the same money, we get a hell of a lot more. And we can always hop into the Universal parks in the same trip and kill two birds with one stone.
Well then, less money to spend of their merchandise......somehow long term this will hurt them financially.
I hope the 2 country bear jamboree animatronic shows ( WDW & Tokyo Disney ) get relocated to each 2 separate locations. My opinion is the Smokey mountain city: pigeon forge TN & the other maybe in a big & popular city in KY or maybe another country like UK or yeah
I actually agree with this, but what I find disturbing is being active on a few Disney fans Facebook communities and whenever someone makes a point in Disney nickle and diming everything they just get called poor and ridiculized by other fans for pointing out how out of reach Disney is getting. Those are the fans that Disney want in the parks; they will pay for everything Disney puts a price tag on without thinking twice.
“….been silently stewing like the rest of us.”
I have not been silent. I have been ranting about this to anyone who will listen.
My family and I went to WDW Oct 2021 and ended up being there the first days before and after Genie was released. It was awful. We've gone every few years for 20 years and this was by FAR the worst time ever. We could only get on a couple of rides a day bc of most wait lines being 60+ minutes and some being several hours (2-4hrs). We have handicaps where we can't do that, it's not worth it. We had a wheelchair with us and were shocked at how poor accomadtions for getting on rides with it were.
We really missed fast passes. Genie came out and we were extremely disappointed. We were going to try it even though we couldn't really afford it and then overheard another family say they bought it for the day ($15 per person, per day! and some rides are $15 per person per ride on top of that!) and ended up being able to only ride one ride with it bc their time slot for their first ride they picked was so late in the day. You can only get one pass at a time and can't get another until the first's time slot expires. Not a fast pass replacement at all and you didn't even get your money's worth. Idk where Bob is getting his info, but so many guests were NOT happy while we were there. Cast members weren't happy either and we recieved the worst service we've ever had (totally get that one, they're going through a lot, not blaming the cast members). They were really rude with zero patience. The parks were overcrowded so bad. You HAD to use their 'app' for almost everything, even as the only option for ordering food, and the app design is just terrible and it kept malfunctioning all the time. Like they'd just slapped it together. But there were no other back up options to using the app for most things.
A TON of rides kept breaking down, we would waste 40 minutes in line in the heat and then be told the ride broke down, no consolation or pass to come back later. We couldn't get on the newest, hottest rides because the lines were so long (several hours) and all 'passes' 'sold' out at 7am, even when we tried getting them at 7am. We did get a 'lightinging lane' pass on the app for one new ride and waited all day (our time slot we got at 1pm was projected to call us at 4pm but we actually got called at 7pm; we were just waiting around from 4-7pm thinking we'd be called anytime) and then had to wait 40-60 MINUTES standing in the 'lightning lane'. We were really upset. How is that lightning?? Terrible terrible design. We didn't leave the park that night until 9:30pm, ruining all our plans for the evening and having wasted 5-6 hours on one 5 minute ride. Like what?
This trip was just not magical at all. We were so disappointed. We just kept saying, "WHAT is going ON?" It was just so BLATANTLY money grabbing in all ways and they weren't even trying to cover it up. They didn't care about our experience as long as they already had our money. We had conversations about how obviously middle class families like us were being priced out as we couldn't afford to do much and only the rich will be able to attend the parks soon. I know we'll be taking a step back and praying Disney gets their crap together. This is not the way.
honestly, im gonna miss the magical express. even though i only utilized it 2-3 times, both times i had a funny little italian man who didnt know how to control the volume on the mickey cartoons playing overhead. That right there still somehow screamed disney to me. Part of me feels like the loss of the magical express is gonna pop the wdw immersion bubble that i fell so in love with. damn you chapek, get your sh*t together when this pandemic passes please.
Also found out today they’re closing the last Disney store in my area. That will be a distant memory. I can luckily afford to go to Disney if I want, but there are so many people for whom a trip to Disney will never happen. The cost is insane. I also feel badly for the cast members, most of whom are overworked and dealing with even worse guests than ever. How long will they be able to keep smiling and putting up with crap?
They’re closing all disney stores in Spain too😞
They're closing the Disney Store in one of the malls by me, but my outlet mall still has its Disney Store.
They closer my disney store too, I have so many childhood memories of that place
@@spencerpetunia8268 there's a di$ney outlet by me, too, which i hope they don't close just because they rarely would have some 'star wars' BS there. the outlet is, funny enough, on the very same highway exit as the old 'butter/touchdown jesus' struck by lightning several years ago which stood outside a holy roller church, a casino, a huge flea market (two, actually), and a hustler shop. i gotta admit, if you listed all those businesses together with one fill in the blank, i would write in di$ney, it just feels... appropriate.
@@manlymcstud8588 hello Ohio!
I loved when lightning stuck "Jesus" at the Solid Rock[cocaine]Church missing Larry Flynt's Hustler store, it's been the most ironically hilarity in my life.
I recently went to Walt Disney World in July. While yes, it is still my favorite place on earth, it just feels like it’s lacking the magic I felt on every trip. Everyone is paranoid about the pandemic, characters are pretty much nowhere to be seen, and Disney is charging more for things. All of those things combined just made the experience very mixed for me. Obviously, things pertaining to the pandemic are out of Disney’s control, but the things they can control make the parks feel off to me.
@Emmanuel Goldstein 🙄
@Emmanuel Goldstein agreed. We went last June. Had a good time and thought it would be better with the new rides and areas since we went last 6 years ago. Avatar sucks just a big ass screen ride, millennium falcon was the worst ride I’ve ever been in on and ride of the resistance was so over hyped. Rise was good but the movies were so bad or something I couldn’t get in it. Hard to explain but I left disappointed.
@Emmanuel Goldstein I agree with that. I take issue with your “scamdemic” narrative.
@Emmanuel Goldstein you call it a scamdemic, I call it Wuvid, as in Wuhan virus.
We went October to WDW, very tragic not Magical at all, definitely not a happy place. Mask mandate didn't bother us, spacing requirements were nice(don't like people breathing down my neck or my ankles being banged and bruised by strollers or mobility fatmobiles). The mobile order for food was chaotic with many restaurants not open, too cheap to bring in castmembers for staffing and those who are there seemed stressed. No fireworks, no character meets or parades but the worst was operating hours were so limited that every park closed before dark. They all look better then, it hides the deferred maintenance and trash everywhere.
We stayed at SOG so saw the daily destruction of the Polynesian which was my 1st resort stay, always loved it. While there booking opened up for 1 October 2021 so I started trying for my bucket list stay at the Contemporary(my calendar had been set for 495 days[May 2020]but CoVid halted that). I nor a travel agent could reserve, listed as closed and unavailable. I'm done with WDW since nothing has returned that I had planned for our WDW 50th anniversary trip. Holding 2 tickets that expire 27 September that will go unused, 1 AP was not renewed and mine has been used once since renewal.
Just a reminder. Cast Members still cannot enter the parks at Disneyland Resort without a reservation with a party. Self Admission does not exist for them for the time being. Go easy on the poor buggers, while they help make and create the magic, most cannot enjoy the magic they help create for the time being. And they look visibly MISERABLE.
I don’t know about that. Hubby is a cast member, and as far as he knows, we are good to go at Disneyland, Ca Adventure. He just told me this morning, “ We can go anytime”.
Oh, the MISERABLE thing?
Yeah, sadly, true. Everyone is calling out cause they cancelled Third Shift! (
that was the only great thing about working there when I did back in the day, was I got to go to all the parks for free, that really sucks, as a former CM I feel bad for them.
Yeah, the reservation system is a big joke. Being a CM without being able to visit the park is the biggest joke ever.
I remember when Cast members were actually nice/pleasant. Now they’re just plain rude and self-involved so I don’t feel bad for them at all
@@marjoriemargel1567 Hi, cast member here: we still need to reserve to come to the parks. Now yes, there are a number of open days for us to come, it’s still a reservation system. Unless your husband is at a high ranking position to where he can just come whenever with family lol
My family of five can go to Hawaii for the same cost as a trip to Disney, so I sold my Disney stock and invested elsewhere and we'll plan our vacations elsewhere where we can have a less commercialized experience and not be nickel and dimed to death.
These changes literally made me so mad that I am no longer a Disney shareholder. Will they miss the couple hundred dollars I had invested? No. But at least I am not invested in a company I can no longer support. They haven't paid their piddly dividends in a year and a half anyway, so no big loss.
I've been thinking about the Disney parks a lot lately and I think one of the things that is leading to a lot of dissatisfaction is the lack of gamification in the parks. Taking out sorcerers of the magic kingdom was a weird step back from interactivity (aka: Disney's beloved immersion), which makes its direct comparison, the new magic band + pale in comparison to our nostalgic reminiscing. Add this to a growing amount of daily fantasy immersion via our mobile tech, we're noticing a diminishing amount of extra-immersiveness from the parks compared to daily life. A daily life we are only reminded of through the cost hikes. Simply... the parks are starting to feel old fashioned, but we're paying more for it.
It’s amazing how Disney so blatantly priced out the battered middle class . Protest by not going.
Refusing to go is the ONLY way anything will change. As long as people keep paying, they will keep raising the prices.
Yes, but the rich don't care if you don't visit the parks. In fact, they like it. More space and shorter lines.
@@howtubeable they can have it then, i'd rather take a family to europe for the same price anyway. or start a small business. or send a kid to college.... the ironic thing is this company stands with (at least in philosophy, just not in practice) socialists, who, if they get their way, there won't *be* enough wealthy people to go. it's a slippery slope, one which dumb fucks like chapek are woefully, hilariously, unable to keep footing on.
@Lucy Vanpelt back in the day it was still in reach of the average family, especially if they planned ahead and used some cost-cutting methods. you still had to save up, but not to the point where you could start up a small business or visit europe for the same price.
i don't begrudge a company making money, but i draw the line at price-gouging, especially to cover the costs of their own incompetence and corruption.
@Lucy Vanpelt for that $2K at the time i'm sure you felt as if you got a lot of bang for your buck. not that walt wasn't a capitalist, but i'm pretty sure he wouldn't allow his company to be run by corporate stooges that's basically bastardizing his dream.
I kind of think a best case scenario would be for the Oriental Land Company to take over the parks and pay Disney for the licensing, like in Tokyo. Because the parks aren't the only arm of Disney that's in trouble, but it is the most visible, and I think a lot of us can agree that the Tokyo parks are what Disney should look like.
this!!👏🏼
not sure it's what they should look like aesthetically, but in a lot of operational ways yes.
I love your picture.
Oh please don’t-I’m an ex AP holder here in Japan and OLC is no different and has been going downhill each year.
Sure hospitality and customer service is there but that is just Japan in general and not necessarily OLC. The grass is not always greener on the other side
Except for the Avengers movies, Disney films has been lagging for a very long time. For many years over the last 20, the parks have been the only thing turning a profit and helping keep the other parts of the company afloat. So they will never sell the parks.
I really think Bob Iger spent more money than Disney is letting the public know.
That is why he 'retired 'from the Ceo position. Iger didn't want to be the one to raise the ticket prices.
I am almost willing to bet that next year Disney will do away with another popular feature because they can't afford it.
iger used up all the best IPs to secure his legacy, and whatever dumbass schmuck took over would basically have to rely on 'the little mermaid' and a 'spider-man' movie to point to something that happened while he was there. if di$ney+ is a long-term hit, iger can say he started that, if it goes tits up he can say chapek fucked it up. iger is smart, he knew when to bail.
i just know robin williams would have hated that the genie was used to market the new ways disney is trying to milk park guests for their money.
Next on the "Make Disney Investors Happy" card - Tiered pay bathrooms (Toilets for the rich) , Tiered pay attractions (already tiered just charge more so you can ride more, keep the riff raff off 7 dwarfs mine train), Tiered pay transportation (think steerage class on the Titanic, didn't that ship sink Hmmm makes you think) , Tiered park sections/lands (can't get in if you don't have the correct tiered pass), Tiered outdoor sitting/relaxation benches (you want an umbrella or shade pay up buddy). I'm sure some creative thinkers can come up with more. In the end they will add all that while increasing pass and food costs every 3 months while lowering quality and yet the parks will fill to capacity folks will complain and dump their hard earned dollars. Actually one more, Disney will soon provide financing to help you pay for your trip at a low low interest rate of 28%. What is the tipping point for me, not sure there must be something subliminal on Disney+ that keeps us coming back.
It's nice to see younger people realize that Disney shits on their biggest fans. I've been there and have the t-shirt.
Increased prices, decreased quality. Huge opportunity for Universal
I've wanted to go back to the parks, but held off because of all of this recent nonsense. I hope things don't keep heading this way, because it's not too late for the company to turn it around.
Pricing out people that are passionate about the products and services you provide will never be a sound business practice in the long term.
Just left Art of Animation resort after spending thousands in park and resort. No housekeeping and perks eroding faster than their ice cream melts. To those looking to stay: I strongly recommend staying at a high end hotel instead and keep your cash.
I used to be able to afford a 10 day trip, every year with my son. We stayed at a value, got the free dining package, and had an absolute blast. Now? Yikes. It's ridiculously expensive, less perks, less magic. I miss it, but it seems like a nightmare to plan a trip now.
This whole situation sucks because I LOVE disneyland. It's so important for my mental health. It's a nostalgic, magical place to me and the only place where I feel real joy in my life which can be so depressing. So it's not like I wanna stop going, I wanna keep visiting whenever I'm able because it's worth it to me. But I'm worried it might stop being worth it. I'm scared my favorite place on earth may soon be unaccessible to me...
My exact fear. I’m 15, and Disneyland has been with me since I was a 1 year old. I’m afraid one day when I’m older, I’ll never be able to go back due to the prices. Not ever being able to go back to The Haunted Mansion would just absolutely crush me
Oh how I agree with you!!!! Years ago it was so Magical!!!! The Magic us slowly disappearing!
This is why I can never go back to EPCOT Center. The park I once loved in the 80s & 90s is gone, and even if I wanted to return to the shell of what it once was, I couldn't afford it. I fell in love with Disneyland when I lived in SoCal around the turn of the century. Back when a SoCal annual pass was $99. Back when my wife and I could go eat breakfast at Carnation Cafe, hop on a few rides, and stay as long as we felt like it. Back when there were days that weren't crowded. Now $99 won't even get me in the gate.
You just described Disney the way an addict would describe heroin. Maybe it's time for an intervention and a stretch in rehab. Hopefully afterwards you'll be able to see what a world of wonders the entire world can be
@@bronxbearbud272 😂😂😂
I'll say this: through the 80s and 90s me as a kid and later as a teen with my family visited both disneyland and disney world many times. It wasn't until right before the pandemic hit that I was finally *able to afford to take MY kids to Disney world* for their first trip to a Disney park ever. When you said "it feels hallow", that struck a cord with me...because that's exactly what my entire last experience felt like compared to the 80s & 90s...hallow. NOW, with all these reservations and genie cash grabs and everything else... the prospect of ever visiting a Disney theme park again is gone... probably forever. Long story short, yes the line has been crossed for me.
P.s. I truly feel (or at least hope) D'Amaro is quietly playing the good soilder under the sith lord cheapek. Likely in doing so hoping that if he plays his role, that some day it will lead him to having a shot at the big chair.
Do you mean "hollow?"
I think D'Amaro is equally to blame. He is in charge of parks and this is happening on his watch.
Me: Hi Disney! I'd like to visit your theme park. How much money does it cost?
Disney: All of it.
Remember when Jack Frost became Santa in The Santa Clause 3, and turned the north poll into a crazy money pit theme park? Unfortunately Disney is starting to look like that.
Haven't been to Disney in around a decade, and my partner and I had been contemplating going back after the pandemic. However, given this series of ludicrous cash grabs I don't know if its really worth it. It's sad because I visited for many years in my youth and I'm not sure the experience would feel the same anymore...
Universal, Baby.....Universal!!!! 🤗
It may sound obvious but for anyone who isn’t aware, has never really paid attention, or has generally looked favorably to what I’m about to describe but Disney is the king of a phenomenon that I was made aware of during my many years working for a national sit-down family restaurant chain, something I call “The New Menu Fallacy”.
I won’t name my former employer (and I’ll explain how this all relates to Disney shortly) but before working at said restaurant chain I used to get excited whenever one of my favorite chains would roll out a shiny new menu. Even during my first year or two working there I thought a new menu was pretty cool… new pictures, artwork, layout etc. What I came to realize though is that a new menu was actually a veiled attempt at masking a restaurant wide price increase. Although I completely understand economics and inflation, sometimes this tactic gets abused by corporations like Disney for example. From that point I became extremely cynical whenever large companies would try to repackage their attempts to price gouge their customers to the point that they successfully convince otherwise level headed people that they actually WANT to pay more for oftentimes less or a noticeably inferior product. Like drinking AND HAPPILY PAYING FOR the Kool Aid for your cult’s upcoming mass suicide event. Although I’m a self proclaimed Disney Fanboy, I cannot and wholeheartedly WILL NOT support their increasingly absurd and insulting attempts to get us to pay top dollar for the privilege of having Mickey themed cookie dust sneezed into our mouths by some poor overworked cast member. But Disney knows there is an endless supply of people like most of us sadly who will gladly accept that with a big smile on their face AND will immediately get back in line right after for seconds. The only way this will stop is when the Disney fan community and the greater public at large will say enough is enough and stop happily shoveling cash into their pockets.
hm, can i guess you worked for a darden or golden gate capital owned company? :)
@@manlymcstud8588 I’ll only say no it’s not Darden but you’re not too far off. In a way you’re kinda right because I did work for Chili’s for one year (2010-11) in the middle of my time at the main company I worked for (total ten years 2006-16, ages 18-28). Without getting too long winded on unimportant details, this odd hop back and forth I did was a result of transferring to a different city while continuing to work for the same company only to realize this location wasn’t as lucrative for me as my original “home” location. At the time I had a male roommate/best friend Olive Garden employee and one female roommate/best friend Chili’s employee. When I finally had had enough of the abysmal income situation, Chili’s was hiring, OG was not so I jumped ship for the remainder of our apartment’s lease. When I moved back home I got my old job back and worked there a few more years.
I've been saying the same thing for a while now. if Disney just wants our money, we have to stop giving it to them, and then they'll listen
@@breenotcheese746
It’s sad is what it is.
We’ve lived long enough to see the hero become the villain…
right? it's like, we know Disney listens to people, they're ruining one of the greatest rides they have in Splash Mountain because of that, if more people complained about prices and stuff and refused to go, Disney would have no choice but to listen, but instead, they think they are doing a good thing, because the majority of people don't care enough to actually do something, and it's the same people who complain about it, but end up going anyway regardless of it.
"This place reeks of corporate shame." -- Via Goetia, 2021
It makes me sad with all the changes. They need to go back to the 80s when they had the people mover and the skyway tram.
I think we've gone back to those days where the financials are being placed at a higher priority than experience and imagineering and it's going to be really sad to see.
Dallin, I’m going to be completely honest with you. As much as I’ve enjoyed your videos in the past, you came across as a Disney fanboy that thought Disney could do no wrong. I was that way myself at one time, as I was often making excuses for Disney due to feeling a sense of loyalty to the brand and Walt himself, but I’ve realized that I no longer feel this way. I appreciate your candor and your willingness to criticize the company for its poor decisions. I have gained respect for you and acknowledge that I was wrong about you.
Took the family to WDW this summer, and I agree 100%. Something feels hollow now, the magic is not there. I get that COVID impacted things, but this felt unrelated to that. Its just not the same experience, and it doesn't seem worth it anymore. The saddest part for me, is that I am not mad about it, I just have an apathy towards it now, which never existed before.
I was in Magic Kingdom yesterday and for the first time ever I didn’t get that special tingle down my spine as I walked in. Between the cutbacks on characters and streetmosphere the place just feels devoid of what made it special. Even the Dapper Dans rarely appear now.
You are so right. Disney is trending downhill and it’s so sad to see. I feel like they’ve completely steered away from what Walt wanted originally and they started getting greedy only caring about money.
I agree with Dallin; it’s felt more corporate and contributing to decades of bad PR. Each CEO previously had their own good ideas, but the mystery/reality of price is something I’ll never understand. I wrote to the company saying how this COULD be a great time for virtual trips (with the right technology). Is it something that can make up for it? No, nothing can take away from an experience like that, but I think even Walt and Roy would be very unhappy with this approach and would do whatever they could to make the park accessible to guests (Walt made records back in the 50s of musical trips to the park or even the Golden Horseshoe Revue). Walt understood $$$ but I think even he would not like this. It’s taking the opportunity many waited their entire lives gone both for money or for being PC
I don't pretend that Walt wouldn't or didn't do a lot of things I wouldn't agree with, but he did once say something to his money people along the lines of "I know we could charge them more at this shop or restaurant; but we won't, that way they'll remember, become loyal customers, and keep coming back." I'm not always big on the whole "that's not how Walt would want it!" mentality, but he was certainly onto something there and current and recent leadership has pretty much thrown it away.
in comments i don't say WDW, just DW, because i highly doubt walt would stand for this bastardization of his dream. that's not to say he wasn't a capitalist without sin, just that he wasn't a slave to the almighty buck like these corporate carpetbaggers.
It’s getting worse too. Disneyland now has a Christmas party. They barely offer you anything special, puts the annual Christmas parade behind a paywall (this is a parade locals wait all year to see). And it’s 160 bucks. No discount for people with keys. It literally just lets you watch something that came with normal admission for years and some glorified Tomorrowland dance parties but in all the lands. Why.