15 Things Disney Was Forced to Stop Doing

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  • Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
  • Believe it or not, Disney doesn’t ALWAYS get its own way! So we’re taking a look at some of the most ICONIC things that Disney World was FORCED to stop doing, and what helped us fill the void AFTER these had come and gone.
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  • @DFBGuide
    @DFBGuide  3 місяці тому +41

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      @dfbbreea 3 місяці тому +1

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    • @humanwolf1984
      @humanwolf1984 2 місяці тому

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      @joshuaareyescintron6420 Місяць тому

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  • @DizneeAllstar
    @DizneeAllstar 2 місяці тому +410

    I miss the package deliveries to your room from the parks. It was great to shop and not have to carry anything around all day and then find your purchases in your room at the end of the day!

    • @jimbeam4111
      @jimbeam4111 2 місяці тому +6

      That was nice

    • @RagdollWraith
      @RagdollWraith 2 місяці тому +19

      they stopped doing that??

    • @shadiankeeper
      @shadiankeeper 2 місяці тому +42

      @@RagdollWraithyup. During the Bob Chapek era, they cut a LOT of services that made Disney Magic.

    • @jphanks
      @jphanks 2 місяці тому +4

      Noooo!

    • @batshtcrazy5293
      @batshtcrazy5293 2 місяці тому +15

      Universal still does it. To all thier hotels, even the cheaper ones.

  • @kevinmaguire4437
    @kevinmaguire4437 3 місяці тому +174

    I don’t know how AJ does it, when she talks it what you imagine a smile sounds like.

    • @TDArulesclub4
      @TDArulesclub4 2 місяці тому +6

      YES! I always imagined her smiling even a bit during all her video narrations.

    • @gr33ngirlsea
      @gr33ngirlsea 2 місяці тому +7

      It's very newsreporter coded.

    • @lizzyyxxx
      @lizzyyxxx 2 місяці тому +1

      Ikr!

  • @apazman123
    @apazman123 2 місяці тому +164

    Disney: "Here is a cool thing!" People: "We can ruin it. Except Star cruiser, that is on you."

    • @Kaminoboi
      @Kaminoboi 2 місяці тому +2

      Nah Star Wars is the only thing worth going there for

    • @cassdun619
      @cassdun619 2 місяці тому +2

      I think it depends on the price and i lobe star wars​@@Kaminoboi

  • @NinthShinigami
    @NinthShinigami 3 місяці тому +220

    The Starcruiser was way way waaaaay too overpriced, it really wasn’t a surprise it was gonna shut down. Not too many Star Wars fans have the money to dish out for something like that, and not every single Star Wars fan with that kinda money was gonna see it worthwhile for that price either…
    Also, I really really wish I got to experience Alien Encounter, sounded so cool. And congrats on 15 years :)

    • @elisabeth2166
      @elisabeth2166 3 місяці тому +28

      It also just never worked right, apparently. I know several people who went and spent varying amounts of money on extras and nobody came back without some pretty serious complaints about the game and the roleplaying not actually working properly (Characters not trained on how to deal with certain very basic types of interactions and the app just glitching out and never sending missions or updating progress were the most common). Seems like it was extremely rushed and nobody bothered to actually hang out with Star Wars fans before it was all put together. She doesn't cover everything, but Jenny Nicholson has a pretty great 4 hour video on her and her sister's experience when they went just as regular joes and not under the influencer umbrella.

    • @NinthShinigami
      @NinthShinigami 3 місяці тому +6

      @@elisabeth2166 yup, yup, all that too

    • @darthrubik8384
      @darthrubik8384 2 місяці тому +8

      If you're going to open an overpriced Star Wars hotel, don't go out of your way to flush Star Wars down the toilet.

    • @johnp139
      @johnp139 2 місяці тому +1

      And how many times would anyone want to do this, especially at those prices.

    • @ttintagel
      @ttintagel 2 місяці тому +5

      It was a failure of publicity. I've never known anyone who went who didn't think they got every penny of their money's worth. Th only people who thought it was too expensive were the people who didn't understand what they'd be getting for the price and thought it was a themed hotel.

  • @CdrChaos
    @CdrChaos 2 місяці тому +31

    The fact that Disney couldn’t keep a Star Wars themed hotel open for an entire year is one of the best summaries of how they’ve handled the franchise.
    Right up there with Hasbro not being able to sell a lightsaber.

    • @altarush
      @altarush 2 місяці тому +3

      They should have made a cruise line instead of resort and forget dining with the captain and option for Darth Vader.

    • @CdrChaos
      @CdrChaos 2 місяці тому +2

      @@altarush See, that would have required them to NOT be so arrogant as to think they could make better Star Wars than the original creator.

    • @PandaPelley
      @PandaPelley 24 дні тому

      Hasbro ruins almost everything they touch. Just look at the difference between Power Ranger toys and their Japanese counter parts, it's almost embarassing. Dino Fury vs Ryusoulger in particular is pathetic.

  • @WSSRIOTCONTROL
    @WSSRIOTCONTROL 3 місяці тому +134

    I'll never forget the American Idol show. My sister's friend made it to the finals of one of the shows. One thing we did notice is that you could tell right away who was going to win, the person to sing last won every show.

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 3 місяці тому +3

      A core memory, for sure!

  • @edwardleemiller-eo8jp
    @edwardleemiller-eo8jp 3 місяці тому +759

    We need force them to stop charging extra for FastPass.

    • @metallicnole4514
      @metallicnole4514 3 місяці тому +61

      That's not gonna happen. It's the industry standard that every park is doing.

    • @GLJosh
      @GLJosh 3 місяці тому +19

      The Pixies have asked for a cost-of-living increase, can't keep giving away that magic for free.

    • @daa589
      @daa589 3 місяці тому +25

      ​@@metallicnole4514 memba when disney was the standard?

    • @NinthShinigami
      @NinthShinigami 3 місяці тому +51

      Or they can do what Universal does and charge an insane amount so people don’t buy it and everyone goes thru standby. Works like a freaking charm each time :)

    • @metallicnole4514
      @metallicnole4514 3 місяці тому +8

      @@daa589 You may not agree with what they are doing but they are still the standard and are held to a higher standard than universal, which is why they are scrutinized under a microscope as such.

  • @jonathanwilliams9359
    @jonathanwilliams9359 2 місяці тому +30

    My sister has special needs and the fact that you promoted Give Kids The World just really made my day. They are an amazing organization!

  • @BrandonIslander
    @BrandonIslander 2 місяці тому +123

    The little extras that Disney keeps removing makes it feel too commercial. Wish they could get back to the little things that count mentality

    • @ttintagel
      @ttintagel 2 місяці тому +20

      And all the nickel and diming is just insulting. I think people wouldn't mind paying more for admission if everything was included.

    • @PoisonousPen
      @PoisonousPen 2 місяці тому +3

      People are becoming more entitled and are taking advantage of everything, which makes it worse for the rest of us who aren’t thieves or idiots.

  • @jayneestrycker7453
    @jayneestrycker7453 2 місяці тому +83

    I can see how the sporks disappeared, but wouldn't everyone notice someone carrying a giant red pencil past the hostess stand and around the park?😲

    • @LemeAndCat
      @LemeAndCat 2 місяці тому +4

      Backpacks probably

    • @brandonp7503
      @brandonp7503 2 місяці тому +1

      @@jayneestrycker7453 "Oh, this? No, this is mine. I brought it from home." Lol

  • @Effect2o
    @Effect2o 2 місяці тому +50

    We want a Haunted Mansion Hotel experience!!!! That would be AMAZING!!

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому +1

      OoooOOOOOOOOOH!!! That’d be EPIC!!!

    • @jennrocchi6385
      @jennrocchi6385 2 місяці тому +1

      that would be hella cool!

    • @CheatOnlyDeath
      @CheatOnlyDeath 18 днів тому

      But not for thousands of dollars a night! Disney is just for billionaires now.

  • @chipahoy3530
    @chipahoy3530 2 місяці тому +51

    That Stitch ride was just as traumatic as the alien ride it replaced, if not more. I will never forget the smell of that burp.

    • @jimmyjamsburner6944
      @jimmyjamsburner6944 2 місяці тому +3

      Yes, lots of kids traumatized… was funnier than the Laugh Floor

    • @brandonp7503
      @brandonp7503 2 місяці тому +2

      Yeah. That was worse than anything the alien did.

    • @originalewalk
      @originalewalk Місяць тому

      I lost the sunglasses that I got from WeeMan in that ride and I’m still not over it. 😢

    • @WhitleyAKW
      @WhitleyAKW 13 днів тому +1

      To me, the burp smelled like the seasoning packets in chicken ramen

    • @originalewalk
      @originalewalk 13 днів тому

      @@WhitleyAKW this but maybe mixed with a ramen fart??

  • @bonafide9781
    @bonafide9781 3 місяці тому +120

    To be honest, I’d like to see Alien Encounter make a comeback with the Alien Xenomorph now that Disney has the rights.

    • @NinthShinigami
      @NinthShinigami 3 місяці тому +7

      Yes bro yes, and Alien Romulus looks so cool too! Easily one of my most anticipated coming movies

    • @OverlordZeroULTIMA
      @OverlordZeroULTIMA 3 місяці тому +6

      I honestly think my dad would LOVE this attraction! He's into the thrills and scares - unlike me. xD
      I told him about this attraction recently, and I don't think he even knew of it, only the Stitch one.
      Honestly, I can't even take the complaints of "terrified kids" seriously. Alien wasn't a kids movie. Not everything should be catered to them, give the adults things to do as well - and not just related to bars, clubs, and drinking!

    • @toastwok
      @toastwok 2 місяці тому +7

      this would be AWESOME for grown-ups, but let me tell you, as a former Florida local, it was not fun to see all the frightened, shellshocked, sobbing little ones coming out of Alien Encounter because their parents didn't heed the "this attraction is SCARY" warning.

    • @jimbeam4111
      @jimbeam4111 2 місяці тому

      @@OverlordZeroULTIMAagreed

    • @NickAdamHumphries
      @NickAdamHumphries 2 місяці тому

      I wish

  • @kmlammto
    @kmlammto 2 місяці тому +63

    I miss the 20,000 Leagues submarine ride. It was the first ride I was ever on in WDW in 1975. The animatronics were terrible and so fake as to be laughable, but it was still fun.

    • @mc-kf3xj
      @mc-kf3xj 2 місяці тому +4

      It was fake as we got older but when young it was Amazing

    • @awnb95
      @awnb95 2 місяці тому +1

      That ride scared me a little as a 5 Yr old.

    • @marsaustralis6881
      @marsaustralis6881 2 місяці тому +3

      I miss when they used to have live swimmers dressed as mermaids acting out and occasionally swimming to greet the guests while they were boarding the subs. Granted, it didn't last long, but it was a really neat touch.

    • @maggiethies3094
      @maggiethies3094 2 місяці тому +2

      My childhood trauma ride, the portholes were leaking and I thought we were going to drown lol

    • @mc-kf3xj
      @mc-kf3xj 2 місяці тому

      Oh gawd. What year was that? guess it needed to close 😅

  • @Tiny-One
    @Tiny-One 2 місяці тому +15

    How on earth do you nab a giant pencil??? "Hey, Sir, is that a giant pencil in your pocket - or are you just happy to see me???".

  • @elenfae602
    @elenfae602 2 місяці тому +56

    The loss of Osborne Lights still hurts 😢

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому +4

      Christmas just ain’t the same 😭

    • @KS-cz9qc
      @KS-cz9qc 2 місяці тому +1

      💯🥺

    • @MAGICMAN1917
      @MAGICMAN1917 Місяць тому +1

      Loved the lights 😢😢😢

  • @nickallain
    @nickallain 2 місяці тому +28

    The big loss with Pleasure Island was the Adventurers Club. And a little shout out to the Comedy Club too.

  • @Emmyme93
    @Emmyme93 3 місяці тому +47

    OMG! I won the American Idol experience on the day that I went! It was so cool! I did end up going to the real American Idol auditions and only got past the first round. Definitely a core memory!

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому +1

      That’s so cool!!!!

  • @martinguldnerAutisticSwanGuru
    @martinguldnerAutisticSwanGuru 2 місяці тому +19

    As both a Walt Disney Company shareholder and a Walt Disney World annual pass holder I understand they need to make money and cover expenses like paying cast members and utilities to run the hotels and parks. But there is a point that the average family can no longer afford to park to the parks anymore; then the company will lose revenue. My first family family trip to Walt Disney World for a 10 day trip in the Summer of 1983; when I was 7 my mother was on Social Security disability and a stay at home mom my father made $13 an hour as a General Motors assembly line worker. Back in the 1980s the average family could afford a Walt Disney World vacation without going into credit card debt!!!

    • @AlyssHarte
      @AlyssHarte Місяць тому +2

      Back then, you could afford to buy a home and support a family of 4 on a single wage - including at least one car. Welcome to late stage capitalism!

    • @martinguldnerAutisticSwanGuru
      @martinguldnerAutisticSwanGuru Місяць тому

      @@AlyssHarte most of the inflation from the last 4 years from supply chain issues do the covid-19 pandemic economic stimulus because of it and central banks around the world pumping fiat currency into the system.

    • @andnear0U812
      @andnear0U812 21 день тому

      @@martinguldnerAutisticSwanGurumore than anything else causing ever expanding inflation it’s labor. Both rising wages and frankly people willing to work and do a good job. In the last few years labor has become absolutely horrendous. Out of every 30 new hires you might get one quality employee. The rest want to do nothing and remain stoned all day. Just as one example

  • @metallicnole4514
    @metallicnole4514 3 місяці тому +42

    When I was a kid, I remember there used to be a self-serve plastic cheese dispenser right next to the ketchup at cosmic rays

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 3 місяці тому +4

      Those were the good ol’ days………*siiiiigh*

    • @GreekIrish
      @GreekIrish 2 місяці тому +5

      I'll never forget turning plain old French Fries into the most decadent loaded fries with loads of cheese, onions and mushrooms. Well never get that back.

    • @TheGoofy1932
      @TheGoofy1932 2 місяці тому

      Used to be one at Casey's Corner too. 🤨Disney has been chipping away at the amenities for a Long Time now.

    • @altarush
      @altarush 2 місяці тому

      How did the kid get burn? Did he pour it all over?

  • @40thross42
    @40thross42 2 місяці тому +39

    Disney was forced to stop caring about us little guys...happy 15th anniversary dfb🎉

    • @PandaPelley
      @PandaPelley 24 дні тому +2

      Erasure of the middle class in action, the family experience is gone and they focus more on the "whales" aka Disney Adult influencers

    • @40thross42
      @40thross42 24 дні тому +1

      @@PandaPelley well said 👏

    • @CheatOnlyDeath
      @CheatOnlyDeath 18 днів тому

      "Forced" by greedy shareholders. "Succumbed" might be a better word. I think Walt would be puking in his mouth over what his company has become.

  • @jello3456543
    @jello3456543 2 місяці тому +36

    "Single largest pool in all of Disney World."
    Typhoon Lagoon would like a word.

  • @danoverfield137
    @danoverfield137 3 місяці тому +29

    You forgot swimming with sharks at typhoon lagoon. Was so cool

    • @mattjohnston810
      @mattjohnston810 2 місяці тому +2

      I did that back in the 90s, was awesome and very cold!

    • @jimbeam4111
      @jimbeam4111 2 місяці тому

      Yes!

  • @cassaroooo
    @cassaroooo 2 місяці тому +18

    I did the American Idol Experience when I was 17! It was very fun, they did my hair and makeup and I got to perform in front of so many people!

  • @amydoran9987
    @amydoran9987 3 місяці тому +32

    I wish they would bring back some form of luggage being taken care of..We use Mears for the transportation, but now, you are totally on your own with your luggage when you get to Orlando.

    • @TheChriszzz
      @TheChriszzz 2 місяці тому +1

      Really, that’s what you want… you can’t take care of your own luggage??? What are you bringing w you?

    • @batshtcrazy5293
      @batshtcrazy5293 2 місяці тому +2

      Universal still lets you hold your luggage and will be offering airport luggage pick up for Epic, if you stay at Helios. 😊

    • @cubemissy
      @cubemissy 2 місяці тому +3

      @@TheChriszzzIt was a lovely service that extended my feeling I was engulfed in my vacation to the Magic Express ride from the airport.

    • @PandaPelley
      @PandaPelley 24 дні тому

      @@TheChriszzz proof people are fine with having things slowly taken away from them...having somebody take your luggage was a normal part of a hotel/vacation expereince for so long...now we're expected to pay cleaning fees and do our own laundry but I'm sure you'll find something to like about that too, won't you?

  • @matthewlandrus4285
    @matthewlandrus4285 2 місяці тому +17

    Pleasure Island was awesome. New Year's fireworks EVERY night. Adventures Club was fun.
    Definitely think Alien Encounter/Stitch Escape should return. People have to realize that not EVERYTHING in WDW is for kids. It's like the people that get upset when they voluntarily bring their young kids to an R rated movie. Use some discretion people.

    • @PandaPelley
      @PandaPelley 24 дні тому

      how many people do you think purposefully brought their kids in there so they could kick up a stink about it for compensation?

  • @luna_soleil
    @luna_soleil 3 місяці тому +27

    We can't have anything good....
    Japanese children: totally fine to go on miles long journeys alone
    American children: drown themselves to hear an animated character talk underwater

    • @TheGoofy1932
      @TheGoofy1932 2 місяці тому +5

      This, exactly this is why Americans always "think" we're the "greatest" but in reality...not so much.

    • @MrAjking808
      @MrAjking808 2 місяці тому +2

      Don’t be a weeb

  • @J.P.Robles
    @J.P.Robles 3 місяці тому +50

    Honestly what made me mad is that they changed the Chinese theater ride
    The whole point was for the ride to be centered around Hollywood
    Now it doesn’t make sense

    • @NinthShinigami
      @NinthShinigami 3 місяці тому +9

      Yup agreed. Nothing will ever change my mind that Great Movie Ride was one of the most goated attractions ever imo, and Runaway is mediocre at best for me.

    • @jeanettesmith765
      @jeanettesmith765 3 місяці тому +3

      The Great Movie Ride was fantastic! I am not thrilled with its replacement.

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 3 місяці тому +4

      Great Movie Ride was a GEM! 😭

    • @DonsStudios
      @DonsStudios 2 місяці тому +6

      It dwindled in popularity, plain and simple

    • @bdchiaccio
      @bdchiaccio 2 місяці тому

      MMRR is definitely not superior in any way

  • @flamencogirl13
    @flamencogirl13 2 місяці тому +11

    What about the Who Wants To Be a Millionaire at MGM/Hollywood Studios? I remember standing in line and a member telling people in line random facts that were asked in the show in case you were picked. That’s when I learned Minnie was originally Pluto’s owner and she gave Pluto to Mickey as her first gift

  • @tabithaclough7755
    @tabithaclough7755 2 місяці тому +8

    My dad used to work at Pleasure Island. That's where he started bartending, and he has a pin from most of the clubs he worked out down there! He also has the recipe book for the drinks! It's so cool to hear him talk about it ❤

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому

      Ahh! That’s SO awesome!

  • @sampb
    @sampb 3 місяці тому +16

    I found you two years ago on a lonely maternity leave and have watched nearly every video since then. You clearly put so much thought, care and dedication into every post. I haven’t been to Disney since I was 8 but thank you for being there with joyful content. ☺️💛

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 3 місяці тому

      Thanks for hanging out with us!

  • @kaguya6900
    @kaguya6900 3 місяці тому +19

    I only got to go into Adventurer's Club once, but it was an absolute highlight. Went back the next day to buy a t-shirt, which I proudly word until it was just rags.

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 3 місяці тому +2

      That place was the COOLEST!

  • @elizabethw.6154
    @elizabethw.6154 2 місяці тому +8

    I think that Pleasure Island could make a grand comeback with all the "Disney Adults" now. It could be rowdy AF (with all those people already fighting in the parks), but it could be a great place for fun and for Disney to make Bank again.

    • @jennrocchi6385
      @jennrocchi6385 2 місяці тому

      my husband and I spent part of our honeymoon in WDW & had SO much fun there! it would definitely be fun and a people watching extravaganza 😂

  • @jenniferstewart2009
    @jenniferstewart2009 2 місяці тому +8

    Thank you so much for this channel. I grew up in Florida, now living in Indiana, and watch your videos to get my Disney fix when not vacationing. In a few short weeks I will be starting treatment for breast cancer and will not be able to visit Florida for quite some time. Your videos will help get me through that time and help give me something to look forward to as I fantasize about the next time I get to walk down Main Street. Thank you again for the great job you and your team are doing!

    • @lou4057
      @lou4057 2 місяці тому

      Wishing you all the best with treatment and a speedy recovery

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому

      Thanks for being here with us - and we’ll be here for you ❤❤

    • @angelknowsrealestatellc9043
      @angelknowsrealestatellc9043 2 місяці тому

      🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @insideseptiplieredits1186
    @insideseptiplieredits1186 2 місяці тому +4

    If the Kim Possible interactive game isn’t on this list, I will cry cause I feel like I’m the only one who remembers it

  • @TheCommonGentry
    @TheCommonGentry 3 місяці тому +16

    i LOVED Writer's Stop when i was a WDWCP Cast Member. They had these HUGE muffins that were marked as merch. So you were able to get them at discount. But if you were just a normal guest, the normal price for muffin was perfect. it was the School Bread snack of Studios.

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 3 місяці тому +3

      The Writer’s Stop was such a big loss for the park 😭 (At least it was in my HEART.)

  • @enterchannelname4542
    @enterchannelname4542 3 місяці тому +30

    If a hotel is so immersive that it doesn’t have windows, I’m out.

    • @mariannecarbary2243
      @mariannecarbary2243 2 місяці тому +7

      And the fact that there was no fire escape freaked me out! They really expected guests to hide in a “fireproof” closet until help arrived. Yeah no thanks

    • @daffers2345
      @daffers2345 Місяць тому

      Ugh. That sounds claustrophobic and downright dangerous. And for $4000+ for TWO freaking nights?! I can spend a lot less at a 4-star place and stay longer and have a lot more genuine fun. =/

  • @RayaStarr
    @RayaStarr 2 місяці тому +8

    Instead of shutting down Alien Encounter, if your child/mutant is a frightened little baby then don't take it on THE RIDE!!

    • @daffers2345
      @daffers2345 Місяць тому +1

      Argh, that drives me crazy. If your kid can't handle intense stuff, don'r let him or her go on an intense ride or attraction. It's like people who take a dog to a fireworks show and then complain that the noise scared their poor widdle puppy and they want the fireworks stopped. 🙄

  • @mightyfilm
    @mightyfilm 2 місяці тому +2

    Hey. If Baloo was meant to fly, they'd give him an airplane and set The Jungle Book characters in 1930's America.
    ...wait a minute...

  • @robertporter6641
    @robertporter6641 2 місяці тому +3

    Congratulations on 15yrs! I wouldn’t have been able to prepare for my family’s Disney trip in 2018 without DFB and your Universal content is helping me prepare for our family trip this year! Thank you for all your hard work!

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому

      Thank you for being here with us!!

  • @vincent412l7
    @vincent412l7 3 місяці тому +11

    Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom - i was on my way to complete the set of cards.
    The transportation cards are still fun.

  • @camerachris
    @camerachris 2 місяці тому +6

    Writer's Stop is one of our sore spots too. Fewer and fewer of those types of niche "hidden" goodies in the parks these days.

  • @Mike__B
    @Mike__B 2 місяці тому +4

    I'll add a couple more
    1) Free line skip passes - because money is king, and making people who already dropped a ton on vacation feel like second class citizen and have a horrible experience in the park is apparently one of Disney's prime directives, after all it's just a LITTLE bit more.
    2) Delicious pastries on Main Street - see 1, plus too many coffee snobs (irony incoming) out there who have to have Starbucks. Now walking into the park at 8am and using a single snack credit on a cinnamon roll the size of a camping pillow that will give you the jitters for the next hour is just a tale of the past.

  • @sykesc2
    @sykesc2 2 місяці тому +4

    Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you for remembering the Adventurer's Club! Attending a "performance" there is one of my most treasured Disney memories. I still have the little canteen I got as a drink souvenir. Those were the days of truly immersive Disney storytelling entertainment. Thanks for the walk down memory lane and congrats on 15 wonderful years!

  • @lars7282
    @lars7282 3 місяці тому +13

    Sorry AJ, the Galactic starcruiser segment was silly sugarcoating - we all know the real problem ;-)

    • @ttintagel
      @ttintagel 2 місяці тому +1

      Yes; the real problem was poor publicity.

  • @ajalae2009
    @ajalae2009 Місяць тому +1

    Congratulations on your 15 years ofDFG and Hope you enjoy all your celebrations to you and your team

  • @pandagrl666
    @pandagrl666 3 місяці тому +17

    the star cruiser was cool, but ridiculous. our trip ALONE costed 4000 dollars. spending that to stay in a hotel is crazy!

    • @johnp139
      @johnp139 2 місяці тому +1

      *cost

    • @ttintagel
      @ttintagel 2 місяці тому +1

      But you're not spending that to stay in a hotel. You clearly still have no idea what the Starcruiser even was.

    • @daffers2345
      @daffers2345 Місяць тому

      In 2021 I spent 7 nights at a 3-to-4-star resort in PA. The _entire trip_ (including the hotel) cost a lot less than $4000 and I still had tons of fun and have lots of memories. It wasn't Disney, sure; but I also didn't have to wait in line for two hours for a 5-minute ride, or pay $30 for a hamburger. I don't have the kind of money for a ridiculous vacay like the one described. 😬

  • @Michael_Miller508
    @Michael_Miller508 2 місяці тому +6

    They should make the star wars resort for everyone can stay there with reasonable prices. Some money is better than no money. 200-400 a night is a good price point.

  • @ES-fj7uc
    @ES-fj7uc 3 місяці тому +11

    Congratulations on 15 years!! 🎉❤

  • @DestinyStellaNox
    @DestinyStellaNox 2 місяці тому +3

    I went on Extraterrorestrial Alien Encounter when I was six years old, had no idea what was going on and why people were screaming, when the alien 'breathed' on me I just wiped my arm unaware of what was happening 😂😂

    • @PandaPelley
      @PandaPelley 24 дні тому

      I know somebody like that, they don't find horror movies scary but they barely understand what's going on lmao

  • @susanshinkai4787
    @susanshinkai4787 2 місяці тому +6

    Pleasure Island was my fav on my first WDW visit and I spent EVERY NIGHT at the Adventurers Club and still have my AC canteen. Also New Years Eve every night!

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому +1

      That’s so awesome!

  • @truerandomness
    @truerandomness 2 місяці тому +8

    If you missed ExtraTerrorEstrial, don't fret: you can still ride its awesome clone in Staffordshire, England. Nemesis Sub-Terra is essentially a five-minute version of Alien Encounter where the floor "collapses" and the seats drop eleven feet straight down into an alien hatchery, where a bunch of eggs hatch and splash you with water. Then everything goes dark and it turns into a more conventional version of the classic Disney ride. Following that, you go through a miniature haunted house full of scare actors. It's easily the most terrifying ride at the entire park, but if you're not an Alien Encounter fan, you can still ride all the world-record-breaking coasters nearby.

  • @lauraramos2840
    @lauraramos2840 2 місяці тому +8

    I just miss Electric Umbrella soooo much!!!!!
    Epcot is empty without it 😢

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому +1

      A classic!!

    • @MicaMakes
      @MicaMakes 2 місяці тому

      Ate there everytime i went to Epcot. I miss it also

  • @tmsala59
    @tmsala59 3 місяці тому +8

    Happy B-Day DFB! Thanks For All You've Done For Us! Here's To Many More Years Of Magic! 💖 🥂

  • @SariaSchala
    @SariaSchala 2 місяці тому +3

    I'm surprised they gave the name "Pleasure Island" to an unrelated nightclub rather than an area/ride themed after the island from Pinocchio.

  • @edwardsimpson4384
    @edwardsimpson4384 3 місяці тому +10

    Congratulations on 15 years

  • @birbluv9595
    @birbluv9595 3 місяці тому +4

    Congratulations on fifteen years of DFB! You are one of my very favorite UA-cam channels! A couple of comments: (1) i am so glad i bought my spork ($10) at Docking Bay 7, because i had no idea this option would end! (2) I used to love help-yourself toppings bars too, but after a couple of very bad experiences with sickness, i am now glad they are gone. You can’t trust people not to cough on or otherwise contaminate food. Being able to eat all the guacamole i want, though - that i miss. I have never had plastic cheese, but maybe I’ve got to try it now!

  • @MinionMI
    @MinionMI 2 місяці тому +3

    I've started playing "Spot the DisneyBounder" with the people in the background. I spotted a Lilo, and a Minnie! Besides the folks dressed up for Halloween, what else did I miss?

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому

      Ha! That’s a fun game!!

  • @seraphssong
    @seraphssong 2 місяці тому +1

    as a food service worker, plastic cheese from a pump is both too much of a hassle and horribly messy, and WAY too easy to burn yourself on both the machine itself and the cheese. totally get why plastic cheese was taken away from us, even if its sad.

  • @AkaneCelesHiko
    @AkaneCelesHiko 2 місяці тому +2

    Congratulations on your milestones! Thank you for all the information! On my last trip, it was almost 20 years since I had gone to a park. Your tips and tricks were LIFE savers, and the food reviews and advice made decisions on meals easier. Thank you!

  • @kimmccarthy7747
    @kimmccarthy7747 2 місяці тому +7

    Have you done one about the older rides that are gone? I remember the submarines so well. I really believed the subs went under water.

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому

      We have!!

    • @NooniesHome
      @NooniesHome 15 днів тому

      I watched a video that said it didn't go under water but the bubbles were sprayed at an angle to create the illusion

    • @kimmccarthy7747
      @kimmccarthy7747 15 днів тому

      @@NooniesHome I don't think any more that it did, but the portholes all looked out into water that showed lots of fish, ruins, and a mermaid, so it may have passed between tanks of water once it entered the building it came in and out of.

  • @Bea_Esser
    @Bea_Esser 2 місяці тому +2

    Just piggybacking on this to note that Disney Dan & Defunctland both have great videos on the kites & alien encounter. ☺️

  • @laurendisney
    @laurendisney 3 місяці тому +9

    I was at Docking Bay 7 on the 1st and absolutely bought a Space Spork with my meal! So they're not gone, though I don't know when they came back again or if they'll stick around.

  • @_lunartemis
    @_lunartemis 2 місяці тому +6

    I predict the Galactic Starcruiser will simply become a Star Wars-themed hotel. No immersive shows, no "cruise", no $6000 price tag - it's a normal Disney hotel but it just happens to be themed to Star Wars.

    • @jennrocchi6385
      @jennrocchi6385 2 місяці тому

      my family would love that! couldn't ever afford to do it the way it was, but we'd absolutely stay there if they did that

  • @jatjat100
    @jatjat100 3 місяці тому +4

    I love your channel. This is the second vacation to Disney that I have planned using your helpful information. I have twenty six more days till my amazing 9 day trip I have planned with your help. This time I remembered to plan a non-park day, thanks to your advice. Thank you again for all you do to keep us informed about the happiest place on Earth.

    • @jatjat100
      @jatjat100 3 місяці тому +1

      Also, last time I went to Disney I wasn't able to try the Pulled Pork Fries at Flame Tree BBQ like you suggest, and I had heard they didn't have them anymore. I just checked their menu and they are listed again. Oh how I do hope I get to try them this time.

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 3 місяці тому +2

      Thanks for being here!!

  • @SA12String
    @SA12String 2 місяці тому +3

    Way too much emphasis on the Disney East Coast properties here, BUT...
    • Let's face it. Disney went full-on elitist with that Galactic Starcruiser farce. It was legitimately the first time Disney just said the hell with the little people and set out to cater to only people who had 4 to 6 thousand disposable dollars just sitting around to blow on a 2 day hotel stay. Walt would have fired people over this. It pissed off *everyone* including cast members.
    • Screwing with the Disneyland Tiki Room is indeed blasphemy. Leave it alone. It's a great place to get away from the crowds for a few minutes, and it's fun.
    • Edible poop is hilarious, but probably not very Disney. I will admit that Walt might have been tickled by the idea.
    • Alien Encounter sounds like it was a blast. I get that younger kids might have some trauma and nightmares for a few...months, but geez, restrict it to 12 plus or something. I love a good visceral scare. That being said, the Stitch version sounds like fun, too.
    • WAY back, Disneyland tucked a McDonald's fries-only shop near the Columbia's dock between New Orleans Square and Bear Country. The place was always packed, and IMO, it was the best place in the American West to get McDonald's fries. Always fresh and hot. They also put a McDonald's in California Adventure, but it was a regular McDonald's fare, with their relatively cheap and standard "okay, but not good" burgers.

  • @tarashaw12
    @tarashaw12 2 місяці тому +3

    I miss the kiss goodnight at MK! Such a great way to end the day

  • @liamburt9667
    @liamburt9667 2 місяці тому +4

    We were just at Docking Bay 7 this week and the sporks are available for $10. Just checked on mobile order and they are available!

  • @mmueller7560
    @mmueller7560 2 місяці тому +6

    I miss Disney Quest!

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому

      Yes!!! That place was a blast!

  • @darrellyoung6708
    @darrellyoung6708 2 місяці тому +5

    You forgot River Country and the Island walk around that was just across the water from the Campsites.

  • @jamesmatlock4078
    @jamesmatlock4078 2 місяці тому +3

    In 2019, my son did the Pirates Adventure game. He loved it. This past spring, we did an escape room that was pirates themed and it reminded me a lot of the Disney pirate game. I wonder how some Disney themed Escape Room games would go over at Disney World or Disneyland. Could do Pirates of the Caribbean, Peter Pan, Toy Story, Sorcerers Apprentice, etc?

  • @RottingPumpkinReviews
    @RottingPumpkinReviews 2 місяці тому +3

    Hard Rock hotel at Universal Orlando still has underwater audio

  • @kmdiamond
    @kmdiamond Місяць тому +1

    I was one of the earliest people to stay at the themed hotels and it was actually the Ariel pool that sang. When you were under the water you would hear songs from The Little Mermaid, mostly 'Under the Sea'

  • @The_Alexandra_B
    @The_Alexandra_B 2 місяці тому +4

    I really wish they’d bring back Rivers of Light at Animal Kingdom.

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому +2

      Or any sort of nighttime show for Animal Kingdom!!

  • @MaryJoMiller
    @MaryJoMiller 2 місяці тому +1

    I have been watching for about 15 years. I so enjoy especially your food videos.

  • @deannastampfly403
    @deannastampfly403 2 місяці тому +2

    Thanks for the GKTW shoutout! As the mom of a former wish kid and a wish granter I LOVE it!

  • @DB-wg1tz
    @DB-wg1tz 2 місяці тому +2

    Alien encounter was one of the best innovations Disney made than they get rid of it…

  • @HH_The_Great
    @HH_The_Great 2 місяці тому +2

    O:39. The Dapper Dan in blue, second from the left, is named Myron Whittlesey. He sings bass in the 2017 Barbershop Harmony Society International championship quartet for 2017, Main Street. The other Main Street members also sing or have sung as Dapper Dans at WDW. Main Street is most famous for their pop song medley, and for tap dancing while they sing.

  • @JustHereForCats
    @JustHereForCats 2 місяці тому +1

    My cat was in my lap when I watched this. She really enjoyed the clips from dino-land and the kite show. That is all 😂❤

  • @shanikabland4551
    @shanikabland4551 3 місяці тому +6

    I loved Alien Encounter as a kid

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 3 місяці тому

      You brave, brave soul you 🤣

  • @Bwilliams2
    @Bwilliams2 Місяць тому

    We COMPLETELY AGREE about Writer's Stop!!!! Loved that place!

  • @davidnorris8852
    @davidnorris8852 3 місяці тому +3

    15 years!!!! CONGRATS!!!

  • @_-.alexiss.-_1404
    @_-.alexiss.-_1404 2 місяці тому +2

    24:08 I feel like some type of night show that wouldn’t disturb the animals would be perfect in there

  • @Dodge-cs3gb
    @Dodge-cs3gb 2 місяці тому +7

    I miss river country!

  • @FCastle23
    @FCastle23 2 місяці тому +2

    Should do one on all the times Disneys “pause” on something actually was. It would be a short video.

  • @LadyFluffyCakes
    @LadyFluffyCakes 2 місяці тому +1

    I still mourn the loss of Alien Encounter 😩. I was 13 at the time and loved it! I still have the Skippy plushie they used to sell.

  • @MythicalPhoebe
    @MythicalPhoebe 2 місяці тому +2

    Man, the ubderwater audio sounds like a really cool idea but i can understand how that was a safety hazard

  • @StarkIndustriesSIA
    @StarkIndustriesSIA 2 місяці тому

    I used to live not far from the Osborn family mansion in Little Rock. My dad used to help him out back when they’d hand out giant candy canes to anyone’s coming to look at their huge Christmas displays. I miss it.

  • @GLJosh
    @GLJosh 3 місяці тому +6

    Poor Galaxy Edge lost the sporks and the Smuggler's Run 'employment' tags.

  • @apfelbasket
    @apfelbasket 2 місяці тому +3

    Remember when on Earth, not alone Disney... If you didn't pay directly for it or it you weren't directly told that you can keep it, then you'll STEELING!!! That includes the items in your resort room.

  • @kang6155
    @kang6155 2 місяці тому +1

    So glad I didn't imagine the Iago & Zazu takeover, I thought it was a fever dream lol

  • @tonymartens2332
    @tonymartens2332 2 місяці тому +3

    I know it's late but congratulations on making it to one million subscribers.

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому

      Thank you!

  • @NessieMay
    @NessieMay 2 місяці тому +1

    Love Sorcerers’ of the Magic Kingdom. Just found an original binder for my cards at one of those cheap souvenir stores on my last trip. Wish they would bring it back!

  • @stijnVDA1994
    @stijnVDA1994 2 місяці тому +2

    Honestly if they would offer the starcruiser at the same price for 2 weeks to a month and keep the story ammount but spread it outside over 2 weeks to a month wich is much more worth ones money...
    I think that could fix the starcruiser thing, whilst making it more fun yet not completely compressed in 2 days and 2 nights and perhaps make some activities free from the overall story apart from when a guest is planned to go there like think something like where you are being arrested by jabba the hut and you need to explain yourself and then get either reasoning to be held there or someone like han solo saves you...

  • @claveauannie
    @claveauannie 2 місяці тому +2

    Kite tail was fun. I saw it once while I was eating my Flame tree bbq on the other side of the lake. It was magical.

    • @dfbbreea
      @dfbbreea 2 місяці тому

      That truly sounds magical 🪁 🥩

  • @BigPlatinumDragon
    @BigPlatinumDragon 2 місяці тому +2

    I'm surprised there was no mention of the EXTREME downsizing of the 4th of July decorations and especially the very minimal and shortened fireworks display.

  • @ratuse
    @ratuse 2 місяці тому +1

    UA-cam's algorithm hadn't been bringing you up on my main page in a long time. It was nice to hear some news from you again. Side note, I don't understand why they are so stubborn to not just turn the galactic Cruiser into a regular Disney Resort hotel. I would love to stay there and leave at my own free will.

  • @linettea1834
    @linettea1834 2 місяці тому +1

    @dfbguide
    I think you missed an opportunity to call out Disney Quest. 🥰 I fondly remember being able to play and design my own roller coaster and experience early virtual reality kind of engagements . I think it is one of the things they shouldn’t have killed and maybe someday we’ll get lucky and get something like that back….. ❤

  • @conor8185
    @conor8185 Місяць тому +1

    the star cruiser was a multi-thousand dollar LARPing experience. it seems like an absolute dream for gigantic star wars nerds who WANT to LARP on disney property, but that is (shockingly) a relatively small and specific group of people. i always thought it was weird, though, that disney would go for something that requires such high commitment from its guests and caters to such a niche demographic, when a highly themed immersive star wars hotel WITHOUT the roleplay elements, necessity to stay inside the resort for your whole vacation, stay time limits, and absurd price, would have been disgustingly successful. like, why did they go for a harder-to-market project that requires so much more effort from the cast and puts restrictions on guests, when a _regular_ resort highly themed to star wars would have been a smash hit?