If people stopped paying these obnoxious prices, Disney would be forced to do better. But as long as people pay, Disney can keep putting out inferior quality. Thanks for being so honest! We don’t do it for the free cupcake either, lol. Just cause it’s Disney, doesn’t mean it’s good all of the time…Jen and Joe xo
I think what you mean is that if people stoped paying the amount for Jollhwood Nights then Disney would be tempted to stop charging so much and there finance would go up. Where as if we don't stop paying Disney will continue to increase there prices. 100% agree.
The shills who blindly promote everything Disney/Universal drive me crazy. So many "influencers" on Instagram saying generic things about how festive this event was while these honest reviews make it clear how underwhelming of an event it is.
Thanks for being so honest in every video Kevin! Being a Cast Member working the event was kinda rough, knowing that the company I love and work for is doing the bare minimum is so disheartening and aggravating, really hoping WDW can figure itself out soon :) and thanks to all the wonderful guests for being so kind
20 years ago we honeymooned at Disney during the Christmas season and it was amazing. All the holiday events were part of your regular park ticket. They really have gotten ridiculous with trying to upcharge anything extra. Disney just isn't special anymore. They just rip you off and tell you to have a magical day.
@@cassidystarchild7907 - Not true at all, Disneyland's whole goal, it's entire reason for being, was to be a park for everyone and move away from the shaddy rip offs of midways etc. In the 80s and 90s, and somewhat early 2000s annual passes where a tremendous value. ... Back in the day circa 1988 a ticket was about $20, parking was free, a movie was about $4 bucks. Now people with kids can't even afford to take em.
That was my mom and I as the peppermint girls! It was absolutely amazing to meet you Kevin and you were so nice to us even through this disaster of an event lmao. Definitely didn’t do everything we wanted but the jack puppet at the sing a long was amazing!
THANK YOU for being honest. So many other vloggers exposed themselves as shills who are afraid to be cut off from Disney freebies. I have always enjoyed your content, my respect for you and your integrity has grown. I hope viewers will use this event as a litmus test for whom they can trust and who is just a shill.
Yes! I subscribed after watching this video because I appreciate honesty. I can't stand the shills because they are so fake. If you say everything Disney does is great, how can I ever believe you when it actually is? I'll just think you're putting on a front to get more Disney clout. Lame.
@@cassidystarchild7907 They definitely do give freebies. Plenty of vloggers say in their videos when Disney has given them complimentary tickets and free food. And in some cases hotel rooms and rooms on Disney cruises. The Tim Tracker being one example.
I don’t know why you didn’t see this before! These “Disney bloggers” are invited to these events by Disney and get a whole lot of perks for pushing what Disney wants them to say! If they dare go off script they run the chance of being removed for the “list”. Never trust any of them!
There were way too many people. Could you imagine if there were an emergency. People would get hurt. That is truly frightening. Thanks for showing us the event.
As Someone Who works at Universal, seeing this is disgusting and Disney should be ashamed. The fact that they decided to just do a 4 hour event with poorly kept crowds and not well decorated bars and not decorated restaurants is just sad. This was the greatest theme park in the country and now Seaworld and Universal are one upping them in their event offerings. Disney needs to do better here cause if this is how they take care of these events, then it’s going to be a rough future for Disney.
Jollywood is a scam. 4 hours for little to offer. Thats very embarrassing, Disney. You're better off doing MK or going to UO for their Christmas event thats included with your ticket!
SO glad I didn’t buy tickets for this, I make it a rule never to attend a first year event. Thank you for being brutally honest and not trying to sugarcoat.
They used to actually limit the number of tickets sold to the after hours event such that rides were all walk-ons, and free food was plentiful. Now we’re in the “sucker” phase where they sell tix to park capacity, charge for everything, and call it a roaring success because they made a pile of money.
From the crowds alone it's easy to see how much of a disorganized mess this clearly was, no preset lines in place is a big no no, and charging $5 to use the bathroom?? What a rip off.
As someone who started frequenting disney world since the late 80s, i gave up on the parks about 4 yrs ago, i got yelled at by a cast member for stopping on a sidewalk, next to a popcorn stand. I stopped to get money from my bag to buy myself and my kids popcorn. We didnt get popcorn, we left and havent returned since. Its a shame whats happening to those parks, the 90s and early 00s were what i believe to be the last great yrs those parks truly had.
@@hannahhelton3789you’d be surprised lol an older man who worked there yelled at a lady with her stroller because someone bumped into her and dropped the drink
When you have to pay like $2000 for tickets and a nearby hotel... there is super pressure to see and do as much as can and rush your kids and every minute is like setting $10 bills on fire... parents just are melting down in the pressure cooker of finical woe these parks now crucify people with. There's sadly absolutely no magic left in the magic kingdom. Just parents being tortured trying desperately to give their kids a tiny glimpse of how great it was for them growing up.
Former Disney World castmember and YIKES. I worked there 10 years ago, which seem to be the last of the good years. If Disney ever questions why their profits are so bad, all they have to do is look in the mirror. The Disney I worked for would have NEVER put on such a poorly planned event. This was sad and pathetic all around.
Best review I've seen by far! I'm always so appalled by the constant pixie dusting by the free cupcake clan. Unless Disney hears the honest truth they will continue to provide sub par experiences because they continue to get raves and free shills!
Wow this sounds like an idea I would come up with! Making the map dark is all the part of the plan to make you get lost and create chaos. This is my revenge
I was super disappointed I wasn't able to get a ticket and this makes me feel SO much better! Doesn't seem very different from the chaos of Mickey's Christmas Party about ten years back.
🤣🤣🤣 I LOVE HOW BRUTALLY HONEST you were. It's all true. Thank goodness you weren't invited to the media night- you would need to LIE to us to keep Disney happy. ❤❤❤🎃 Let's go see Universal Holidays
That is truly sad. Disney World has really gone down hill since Covid. $200 for 4 hours of waiting in line for everything including you wrist band for sugar cookies you have to pay for.
Unfortunately we couldn’t afford Disney Christmas parties but hearing everyone’s review glad we didn’t waste money! Your review is awesome as ever you are very fair in your updates and reviews!
Everytime as a family I get Disney itch but watching this….. we went in 2018 when it was still special but was overpacked and a few members disabled couldn’t handle crowds and getting bumped. Been watching since back in day and we appreciate you
Agree with everything you said. I have Universal and Seaworld Annual Passes and they BOTH exceed Disney in holiday offerings. Unfortunately, I’m the idiot who already paid for a ticket to go to Jollywood. Will make the best of it and go do rides, pics and shows. But we are NOT renewing our passes for Disney next year, just not worth it anymore. I think Epic is going to crush Disney.
Not sure at this point if you already attended Jollywood Nights. I also had tickets for December 6th, I called Disney last night and was able to exchange the tickets for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.
Doesn't look very good but it does seem popular. 😅 Disney isn't going to sweat it too much as long as enough people are willing to pay $200 to wait 35 minutes for a sugar cookie.
Disney should be embarrassed. I attended. If you were not on Sunset nothing was going was happening in the rest of the park. Long lines for food and drink, crowds overwhelming! Ended up leaving at 11 because we were so hungry and needed to grab food. So disappointed
And here I was upset that I couldn’t afford to bring my family to Disney and instead went to SeaWorld but to our surprise we had an amazing time! The food was so good, Christmas shows were great and no lines for rides. 10/10 would recommend.
@@chimichanga6089as a lifelong Floridian, Disney used to give you the best bang for your buck, Sea World, and Universal now own that. Do Sea World, animals, great food, awesome rollercoasters, cool kids area (if you have young ones) and they do holidays right. Just like Busch Gardens in Tampa since they are owned by the same company. Def, more bang for your buck.
i understand the whole 'first time kinks' but honestly disney should not have this issue. they've been throwing events for over 50 years now in florida and they should not have super major issues like this. also Duffy was an original character to the parks, spike the bee too
@@CaulkMonglerthe main issue is Social Media influencers. They share information about items they buy, and how amazing it is. Basically they overhype it to get views and likes. Their worshipers flock to the events/stores that they attended/visited because they get this notion that they have to do it otherwise they are missing out on a life changing experience that isn’t life changing at all. It ends up bringing the parks more business, but takes away from the enjoyment of everyone who doesn’t care about social medial influencers and is just trying to enjoy the parks and their experiences either by themselves or with family and friends.
Are you saying that you paid $240 for this event?? Btw Thank you for being honest and transparent about this event! You are one of my favorite vloggers because you don't BS us about how bad things really are at Disney
Thank you for being the realest and Kermit didn’t sound like Kermit. They should have called Tim Tracker for Kermit 😂…. Disney needs to get their shit together
We're supposed to believe that THAT was the best impersonator that Disney could find? I'd imagine Kermit the Frog is a pretty common impersonation that people can do.
Guys, come on. I’m willing to critique Disney Parks as much as the next person, but the individual voicing Kermit is a long time Muppets performer. His name is Matt Vogel. We can complain about many elements of this event for sure, but that’s the actual current voice actor for Kermit.
The fact that this is at Hollywood Studios makes me mad. They'll never be able to replicate the Osbourne Festival of Dancing Lights. That was such a magical experience, and Studios lost a lot when that event ended.
Thank you for presenting the reality of a business model that focuses on making money and not providing a stress-free and enjoyable event. It is a shame that you have these UA-camrs that sugarcoat these events and the park because they are making thousands of dollars and getting compensation for the occurrences from the company and not presenting the real story about these events and the playgrounds. I just subscribed to your channel and dumped the propaganda UA-camrs. Thank you, again, for an excellent job.
Great video Kevin, as they all say when things don't go as planned it not only creates a great story to tell, but it also creates awesome content as well!
This event looks miserable. Disney would have to pay me to go to this shit. The band at Tower of Terror was good tho. Should have had a similar one in Brown Derby. Or clear the floor to make it a dance floor, and have several actual bars inside serving nice drinks and small tapas.
I knew I wasnt crazy for thinking Disney World is a bit over hyped. I experienced Disneyland for the first time in 2021, went again in 2022, and going again in December this year and Disneyland is so much better than anything I've experienced at World. Thanks for the review. I was feeling a little fomo because Disneyland doesn't have a holiday party, but now I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.
Every time I visited Disney World, it was a reminder that Disneyland + California Adventure was a superior experience. WDW is too big for itself. The guest experience is subject to infinitely more variables. Of course, this was back in the day 10 years ago and more. I haven't been to a Disney property in some time. Maybe it's the same no matter where you go now - cheaply made goods pawned off as a luxury experience with an IP slapped on it.
I appreciate your honesty. I already have tickets but want a refund. I don’t want to go. I have seen several reviews and they are all the same. Disney??? The experience I seen is a complete embarrassment. ☹️
Same. We have never been to a Disney holiday event or any theme park holiday event for that matter. Staying at royal pacific at universal from December 20th-23rd and we wanted to venture out one night to a holiday event at Disney…. Well now I feel I wasted all that money! I want a refund! Lol.
I really thought that the whole figment popcorn bucket/meet and greet fiascos would’ve taught people by now to avoid going to these things on the first day. Granted, I get a lot of these people were vloggers/press who wanted to cover the event but still.
The Muppets show and the Nightmare Before Christmas show honestly didn’t look that bad but surely they could’ve just made that an overly during normal park hours
We were there and it was hot mess! It was so bad we left. AND you know Disney knew there was going to be a problem and when they FULLY REFUNDED our tickets right away and without argument. Also, the Skyliner is NOT running at the event's end, like the monorail is at MK at the close of very merry. So, if you are at a skyline hotel you have to take a bus back! (The sign saying this was NOT up and posted the morning of the party.) This event could be so cool and fun, but it needs changes and WAY less people.
I was at the park before it closed and i watched all the Jollywood Nights people coming in knowing these are the suckers and guinea pigs for the night... we thank you all for your sacrifice! 😂
Thank you for always sharing your honest opinion! This event was SHOCKINGLY bad. I genuinely can't believe how badly Disney messed up with this one. They have soooo much experience hosting nighttime events, but Jollywood Nights makes it look like they've never done this kind of thing before.
Because all the talented, experienced imagineers and event planners they had now work for Universal! So you're right... the people in charge of this probably are underpaid first timers.
I just found your channel and have been subbed to Ordinary Adventures for awhile now. Im glad all you guys are so honest with your reviews especially when people who do not frequent the parks use them to help determine if the value is there.
This event focused on soley catering to the "disney adults" crowd is the perfect example of why modern disney is garbage. Disney used to make events and movies to cater to everyone. Now they just pander to the people who are already into their stuff, but this creates a negative feedback loop where everything just gets more and more watered down as things are distilled to be the "perfect product" for disney adults. That's why all of their new princess are "quirky lol so randum" instead of having real personalities and why Kermit the freaking frog is now a disney shill who loves buying churros and other disney branded merchandise. (Winks at audience while Jim Hensen does somersaults in his grave)
Tim Tracker said price is all subjective... like if you get something free and are paid to go to theme parks all day its fun, if you are everyone else its a scam... Lol
They sell too many tickets; it ruins the exclusivity. Spending almost $200 a head, I would expect lower crowds so that it actually feels like a special event.
Gotta be honest the voices for Mrs Piggy and Kermit were pretty bad. Piggy was a little better, though she struggled a bit on the higher notes/squeels. Kermit wasn't even trying to sound like him.
Being born & raised here, I’m just mostly disappointed in Disneys initial decision to remove the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights & replace it with something like this. & the price? Cmon. Going to be at the better offerings at Universal & SeaWorld for sure.
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Disney executives saw the Fyre Fest documentary and were like “How can we replicate that in Orlando???”
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Ahhahhahha brilliant
That made me lol. And wasn't to weep at the accuracy.
If people stopped paying these obnoxious prices, Disney would be forced to do better. But as long as people pay, Disney can keep putting out inferior quality.
Thanks for being so honest! We don’t do it for the free cupcake either, lol. Just cause it’s Disney, doesn’t mean it’s good all of the time…Jen and Joe xo
Exactly! They complain but yet still keep giving Disney their money!
I'll be sticking with Universal to scratch my amusement park itch for the foreseeable future...
I think what you mean is that if people stoped paying the amount for Jollhwood Nights then Disney would be tempted to stop charging so much and there finance would go up. Where as if we don't stop paying Disney will continue to increase there prices. 100% agree.
I'm glad there's people like you who are not sugar coating this crap this thing was a rip-off love you heimbach
Most youtubers will be praising the event no matter how trash it was. Very true
The shills who blindly promote everything Disney/Universal drive me crazy. So many "influencers" on Instagram saying generic things about how festive this event was while these honest reviews make it clear how underwhelming of an event it is.
Cool to see an honest review. This was really entertaining!
Thanks Buddy Love Your Work:)
👍 VERY COOL!!! THANKS
*cool to see him spend money at disney to continue to trash them
@@toyaliensthis was probably supposed to sound funny and sarcastic huh
uh oh someone’s crying @@youtubeenjoyer1399
I can’t imagine what being a cast member during all this is like. Prayers to them.
At Rise we were living the dream! Due to the virtual queue, we were really quiet 😂. Only downside was that the shift ended at 1:30am 😭
We were there. It was horrible. This video is very accurate.
Thanks for being so honest in every video Kevin! Being a Cast Member working the event was kinda rough, knowing that the company I love and work for is doing the bare minimum is so disheartening and aggravating, really hoping WDW can figure itself out soon :) and thanks to all the wonderful guests for being so kind
20 years ago we honeymooned at Disney during the Christmas season and it was amazing. All the holiday events were part of your regular park ticket. They really have gotten ridiculous with trying to upcharge anything extra. Disney just isn't special anymore. They just rip you off and tell you to have a magical day.
It's an adult oriented event and no one is forcing you to go 😄
🤭Disney has been ripping you off for 100 years and you're just now noticing it? Every amusement park is a rip off.
@@cassidystarchild7907If every amusement park is a ripoff, why are you watching a channel devoted to amusement parks?
@@cassidystarchild7907 - Not true at all, Disneyland's whole goal, it's entire reason for being, was to be a park for everyone and move away from the shaddy rip offs of midways etc. In the 80s and 90s, and somewhat early 2000s annual passes where a tremendous value. ... Back in the day circa 1988 a ticket was about $20, parking was free, a movie was about $4 bucks. Now people with kids can't even afford to take em.
no they weren't We paid for the Christmas Party at the MK then too. You are romanticizing the past.
That was my mom and I as the peppermint girls! It was absolutely amazing to meet you Kevin and you were so nice to us even through this disaster of an event lmao. Definitely didn’t do everything we wanted but the jack puppet at the sing a long was amazing!
THANK YOU for being honest. So many other vloggers exposed themselves as shills who are afraid to be cut off from Disney freebies. I have always enjoyed your content, my respect for you and your integrity has grown. I hope viewers will use this event as a litmus test for whom they can trust and who is just a shill.
Yes! I subscribed after watching this video because I appreciate honesty. I can't stand the shills because they are so fake. If you say everything Disney does is great, how can I ever believe you when it actually is? I'll just think you're putting on a front to get more Disney clout. Lame.
What freebies? Disney does do anything for free.
@@cassidystarchild7907 They definitely do give freebies. Plenty of vloggers say in their videos when Disney has given them complimentary tickets and free food. And in some cases hotel rooms and rooms on Disney cruises. The Tim Tracker being one example.
@@cassidystarchild7907
If you think media doesn’t get special perks you’re wrong.
I don’t know why you didn’t see this before! These “Disney bloggers” are invited to these events by Disney and get a whole lot of perks for pushing what Disney wants them to say! If they dare go off script they run the chance of being removed for the “list”. Never trust any of them!
There were way too many people. Could you imagine if there were an emergency. People would get hurt. That is truly frightening. Thanks for showing us the event.
I was just thinking that! Watching the line outside Brown Derby…it could have been another Astroworld situation!
As Someone Who works at Universal, seeing this is disgusting and Disney should be ashamed. The fact that they decided to just do a 4 hour event with poorly kept crowds and not well decorated bars and not decorated restaurants is just sad. This was the greatest theme park in the country and now Seaworld and Universal are one upping them in their event offerings. Disney needs to do better here cause if this is how they take care of these events, then it’s going to be a rough future for Disney.
I can't believe a Legendary Pokémon works for Universal!
@@AverytheCubanAmerican I know, it’s crazy, I love working at Universal
Yeah my ex has no defense lol. She a Disney simp.
@@preyingtig3r493 if Disney Simps can try even defend an event, then you know they screwed up big time
Universal did it better
Jollywood is a scam. 4 hours for little to offer. Thats very embarrassing, Disney. You're better off doing MK or going to UO for their Christmas event thats included with your ticket!
Disney parks in general are a scam!
SO glad I didn’t buy tickets for this, I make it a rule never to attend a first year event. Thank you for being brutally honest and not trying to sugarcoat.
It was better when it was MGM, open until 11pm and had the Osbourne Christmas Lights.
Every park closes so early now
It looked like a hot mess! Thank you for saving us from this!
They used to actually limit the number of tickets sold to the after hours event such that rides were all walk-ons, and free food was plentiful. Now we’re in the “sucker” phase where they sell tix to park capacity, charge for everything, and call it a roaring success because they made a pile of money.
The show made me sad that such talented hard working people are part of something so greedy and incompetent. I hope no one blames them for this
From the crowds alone it's easy to see how much of a disorganized mess this clearly was, no preset lines in place is a big no no, and charging $5 to use the bathroom?? What a rip off.
5 bucks was just a joke of how many minutes it cost me for the price of the ticket
@@KevinHeimbach OH lol I'm dumb.
How do you expect them to fund their $300 million dollar movie flops if they don't overcharge you?
As someone who started frequenting disney world since the late 80s, i gave up on the parks about 4 yrs ago, i got yelled at by a cast member for stopping on a sidewalk, next to a popcorn stand. I stopped to get money from my bag to buy myself and my kids popcorn. We didnt get popcorn, we left and havent returned since. Its a shame whats happening to those parks, the 90s and early 00s were what i believe to be the last great yrs those parks truly had.
The young workers don’t have common courtesy. They’ve been raised in a harsh society where we just get irritated and rude at people for anything.
@@hannahhelton3789you’d be surprised lol an older man who worked there yelled at a lady with her stroller because someone bumped into her and dropped the drink
When you have to pay like $2000 for tickets and a nearby hotel... there is super pressure to see and do as much as can and rush your kids and every minute is like setting $10 bills on fire... parents just are melting down in the pressure cooker of finical woe these parks now crucify people with. There's sadly absolutely no magic left in the magic kingdom. Just parents being tortured trying desperately to give their kids a tiny glimpse of how great it was for them growing up.
Blame south barf and Scuminem for that.
Makes me REALLY miss the Osborne Spectacle of Lights!!!!
Appreciate the honesty over some others acting like it was flawless and the best event ever 🥴
Former Disney World castmember and YIKES. I worked there 10 years ago, which seem to be the last of the good years. If Disney ever questions why their profits are so bad, all they have to do is look in the mirror. The Disney I worked for would have NEVER put on such a poorly planned event. This was sad and pathetic all around.
Yeah don't include Disneyland in this mess, this is what Florida is like now.
@cassidystarchild7907 I didn't mention Disneyland though 😂 But I agree with you, all of Disney World has gone downhill. It's sad.
@@cassidystarchild7907 Except that it's not. It's a problem that is exceptionally Disney's, as run by Iger and co. Stop trying to run cover.
Seems like they know they’ll make money regardless so they don’t even out much effort into stuff
Best review I've seen by far! I'm always so appalled by the constant pixie dusting by the free cupcake clan. Unless Disney hears the honest truth they will continue to provide sub par experiences because they continue to get raves and free shills!
Wow this sounds like an idea I would come up with! Making the map dark is all the part of the plan to make you get lost and create chaos. This is my revenge
I was super disappointed I wasn't able to get a ticket and this makes me feel SO much better! Doesn't seem very different from the chaos of Mickey's Christmas Party about ten years back.
Seeing the downfall of WDW in real time is incredible.
Ma'am, this is Disneyland
(In reality I know what you're saying)
Yeah it's almost like it's run by Ron DeSantis
@@cassidystarchild7907 Except it's a problem unique to Disney, as run by Iger.
@@cassidystarchild7907hmm
🤣🤣🤣 I LOVE HOW BRUTALLY HONEST you were. It's all true. Thank goodness you weren't invited to the media night- you would need to LIE to us to keep Disney happy.
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Let's go see Universal Holidays
Thanks for the honest review. My wife refused to let me get tickets and as always she was right.
That is truly sad. Disney World has really gone down hill since Covid. $200 for 4 hours of waiting in line for everything including you wrist band for sugar cookies you have to pay for.
It is crazy how much Disney adults will willingly pay to be inconvenienced
Thanks for taking one for the team
Unfortunately we couldn’t afford Disney Christmas parties but hearing everyone’s review glad we didn’t waste money! Your review is awesome as ever you are very fair in your updates and reviews!
Everytime as a family I get Disney itch but watching this….. we went in 2018 when it was still special but was overpacked and a few members disabled couldn’t handle crowds and getting bumped. Been watching since back in day and we appreciate you
Agree with everything you said. I have Universal and Seaworld Annual Passes and they BOTH exceed Disney in holiday offerings. Unfortunately, I’m the idiot who already paid for a ticket to go to Jollywood. Will make the best of it and go do rides, pics and shows. But we are NOT renewing our passes for Disney next year, just not worth it anymore. I think Epic is going to crush Disney.
I can’t wait to see a review of the Universal Holiday Tour for 2023. This Disney one looks just awful.
Not sure at this point if you already attended Jollywood Nights. I also had tickets for December 6th, I called Disney last night and was able to exchange the tickets for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.
Thank you for being honest! Most creators are afraid to say some things from Disney sucks.
Doesn't look very good but it does seem popular. 😅
Disney isn't going to sweat it too much as long as enough people are willing to pay $200 to wait 35 minutes for a sugar cookie.
Probably because there’s nothing else to do
A sugar cookie you have to pay for too. Unlike MVMCP, this event has zero free items for the guests. No cookies and cocoa for you!
A fool and their money are soon parted.
Like my uncle always says, you can do anything… Once.
I’m willing to bet this was a lot of those guests last after dark event
Lol Disney has become the true villain! It's hilarious 😂
Disney should be embarrassed. I attended. If you were not on Sunset nothing was going was happening in the rest of the park. Long lines for food and drink, crowds overwhelming! Ended up leaving at 11 because we were so hungry and needed to grab food. So disappointed
They have got to limit how many people can be in the park everyday. It's just not right with the lines. You can't enjoy everything!
And here I was upset that I couldn’t afford to bring my family to Disney and instead went to SeaWorld but to our surprise we had an amazing time! The food was so good, Christmas shows were great and no lines for rides. 10/10 would recommend.
Was this in Orlando ? I’m thinking about going here instead honestly
@@chimichanga6089as a lifelong Floridian, Disney used to give you the best bang for your buck, Sea World, and Universal now own that.
Do Sea World, animals, great food, awesome rollercoasters, cool kids area (if you have young ones) and they do holidays right. Just like Busch Gardens in Tampa since they are owned by the same company. Def, more bang for your buck.
Yes! Their Christmas event is so good and beautifully put together. I go every year and it's been my favorite.
Knottsberry is a better option then seaworld if you ever need another option.
They have an ice skating show and an incredible broadway style production music thing with live animals! It was so amazing
talking about the bathroom charge we arent gonna talk about that saw dust cookie being at worst like 20-30$
i understand the whole 'first time kinks' but honestly disney should not have this issue. they've been throwing events for over 50 years now in florida and they should not have super major issues like this. also Duffy was an original character to the parks, spike the bee too
I really realize how overpopulated the world is once I watch Disney/ universal vlogs. It’s just insane
I honestly don’t remember Disney ever being that crowded as a child or maybe I’m just creating different memories?? I don’t think I am though.
@@CaulkMonglerthe main issue is Social Media influencers. They share information about items they buy, and how amazing it is. Basically they overhype it to get views and likes. Their worshipers flock to the events/stores that they attended/visited because they get this notion that they have to do it otherwise they are missing out on a life changing experience that isn’t life changing at all. It ends up bringing the parks more business, but takes away from the enjoyment of everyone who doesn’t care about social medial influencers and is just trying to enjoy the parks and their experiences either by themselves or with family and friends.
The same number of people, but they have increased in mass.
@@CaulkMonglerIt all depends on when you went. Going on or around holidays used to result in fewer crowds until more people cought on.
the two people forcing themselves to laugh during the show are killing me 😭
Hurry up and wait at $1 a minute! Event only last 4 hours, and you spend 45 minutes waiting for a wrist band?
Are you saying that you paid $240 for this event?? Btw Thank you for being honest and transparent about this event! You are one of my favorite vloggers because you don't BS us about how bad things really are at Disney
I hate to see this happening especially during the 100th Anniversary! Glad you showed the experiences. Things gotta change real quick!
$165 to stand in line after line...that is absolutely horrific. lol
But you get a cookie 🤭
@@cassidystarchild7907You get to PAY for a $4 cookie.
@@cassidystarchild7907you get to BUY a cookie 😂
Welcome to Disney world lol
This is why I like your content Kevin, you always speak the truth and give an authentic review. Always coming back for your content.
They make you pay for parking for these after hour events? Why? Who stupid!!! This is all ridiculous! People, stop paying to go to these events.
Thank you for a refreshingly honest review of this event!
It looked a MESSSSS
Disney does not care about their customers anymore.
Kevin doesn’t sugar coat for a sugar cookie! 😂
Thank you for being the realest and Kermit didn’t sound like Kermit. They should have called Tim Tracker for Kermit 😂…. Disney needs to get their shit together
Listening to Kermit made my 4 year old cry. I have never been this sad 😔 in my life.
We're supposed to believe that THAT was the best impersonator that Disney could find? I'd imagine Kermit the Frog is a pretty common impersonation that people can do.
Guys, come on. I’m willing to critique Disney Parks as much as the next person, but the individual voicing Kermit is a long time Muppets performer. His name is Matt Vogel. We can complain about many elements of this event for sure, but that’s the actual current voice actor for Kermit.
@@ThibTravelsAnd he's terrible at it.
@@ThibTravelsThat’s even worse! He sounds nothing like Kermit and we’re stuck with this guy? Disney doesn’t gaf anymore.
The fact that this is at Hollywood Studios makes me mad. They'll never be able to replicate the Osbourne Festival of Dancing Lights. That was such a magical experience, and Studios lost a lot when that event ended.
Holy crap. Had not seen Kitra and Peter in years. They have doubled in size, sad seeing them slowly killing themselves.
Earl the Squirrel > Random Gingerbread man
Unfortunately, the sugar cookies are probably sourced from the cheapest source possible. Not worth it.
Thank you for the amazing and honest content
They charge for parking for the event?! That's crazy.
That’s insane
That is CRAZY!!!!!!
They do offer the free busses from the hotels.
@@63076topherthat you spend 500+ a night to sleep at. Quit drinking the Disney koolaid!!
Mouse needs to make money hand over paw.
Thank you for presenting the reality of a business model that focuses on making money and not providing a stress-free and enjoyable event. It is a shame that you have these UA-camrs that sugarcoat these events and the park because they are making thousands of dollars and getting compensation for the occurrences from the company and not presenting the real story about these events and the playgrounds. I just subscribed to your channel and dumped the propaganda UA-camrs. Thank you, again, for an excellent job.
Great video Kevin, as they all say when things don't go as planned it not only creates a great story to tell, but it also creates awesome content as well!
Dude...that is such a let-down. Thanks for keeping it real, man. Sorry for the waste of time and cash.
This event looks miserable. Disney would have to pay me to go to this shit.
The band at Tower of Terror was good tho.
Should have had a similar one in Brown Derby. Or clear the floor to make it a dance floor, and have several actual bars inside serving nice drinks and small tapas.
Absolutely a missed opportunity to bring back Citizens of Hollywood.
@rileyp7 oh I know, but I think that little touch would've put people in an entirely different mood in a horrible situation.
I knew I wasnt crazy for thinking Disney World is a bit over hyped. I experienced Disneyland for the first time in 2021, went again in 2022, and going again in December this year and Disneyland is so much better than anything I've experienced at World. Thanks for the review. I was feeling a little fomo because Disneyland doesn't have a holiday party, but now I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.
Every time I visited Disney World, it was a reminder that Disneyland + California Adventure was a superior experience. WDW is too big for itself. The guest experience is subject to infinitely more variables. Of course, this was back in the day 10 years ago and more. I haven't been to a Disney property in some time. Maybe it's the same no matter where you go now - cheaply made goods pawned off as a luxury experience with an IP slapped on it.
I appreciate your honesty. I already have tickets but want a refund. I don’t want to go. I have seen several reviews and they are all the same. Disney??? The experience I seen is a complete embarrassment. ☹️
Same. We have never been to a Disney holiday event or any theme park holiday event for that matter. Staying at royal pacific at universal from December 20th-23rd and we wanted to venture out one night to a holiday event at Disney…. Well now I feel I wasted all that money! I want a refund! Lol.
Found you through Adam and I appreciate with every cell in my body your honesty and not being another Disney shill.
I really thought that the whole figment popcorn bucket/meet and greet fiascos would’ve taught people by now to avoid going to these things on the first day. Granted, I get a lot of these people were vloggers/press who wanted to cover the event but still.
The Muppets show and the Nightmare Before Christmas show honestly didn’t look that bad but surely they could’ve just made that an overly during normal park hours
Yeah! Those two shows were the highlight of the event for me. Still, they could have done them during regular hours
I just went to the mickey's not so scary party this year and felt ripped off. At least that had more hours than this. It's so sad.
We were there and it was hot mess! It was so bad we left. AND you know Disney knew there was going to be a problem and when they FULLY REFUNDED our tickets right away and without argument.
Also, the Skyliner is NOT running at the event's end, like the monorail is at MK at the close of very merry. So, if you are at a skyline hotel you have to take a bus back! (The sign saying this was NOT up and posted the morning of the party.)
This event could be so cool and fun, but it needs changes and WAY less people.
As somebody who has also worked inside of Gertie (that feels weird to say), I am right there with you. Every time I go to Studios I have flashbacks.
Especially when the only Gertie I can think of is the spy kids girl 😂
brown derby “overlay” is unreal
Everyone I’ve seen has said this was a complete disaster. Sad
THAT LOOKS LIKE AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE. Thanks for going so I don't have to! LOL
I was at the park before it closed and i watched all the Jollywood Nights people coming in knowing these are the suckers and guinea pigs for the night... we thank you all for your sacrifice! 😂
😅 You're no different than them. You're giving your money to Disney, just like they are.
Thank you for always sharing your honest opinion! This event was SHOCKINGLY bad. I genuinely can't believe how badly Disney messed up with this one. They have soooo much experience hosting nighttime events, but Jollywood Nights makes it look like they've never done this kind of thing before.
Because all the talented, experienced imagineers and event planners they had now work for Universal! So you're right... the people in charge of this probably are underpaid first timers.
@@MalakiaLaGattaNera Unfortunately so true 😩 I've lost hope that Disney will ever fairly pay their cast members.
I just found your channel and have been subbed to Ordinary Adventures for awhile now.
Im glad all you guys are so honest with your reviews especially when people who do not frequent the parks use them to help determine if the value is there.
Wowza, That is crazy, as always thank you for your honesty! Favorite vlogger for that exact reason.
It’s great to see Disney falling apart👍🏻
Mickey and Minnie back to bobbing heads. 🤔
This event focused on soley catering to the "disney adults" crowd is the perfect example of why modern disney is garbage. Disney used to make events and movies to cater to everyone. Now they just pander to the people who are already into their stuff, but this creates a negative feedback loop where everything just gets more and more watered down as things are distilled to be the "perfect product" for disney adults. That's why all of their new princess are "quirky lol so randum" instead of having real personalities and why Kermit the freaking frog is now a disney shill who loves buying churros and other disney branded merchandise. (Winks at audience while Jim Hensen does somersaults in his grave)
Tim Tracker said price is all subjective... like if you get something free and are paid to go to theme parks all day its fun, if you are everyone else its a scam... Lol
I was disappointed that I couldn’t get a ticket, now I’m grateful 😂😂
I haven’t been this bummed out since watching that Boogie documentary
They sell too many tickets; it ruins the exclusivity. Spending almost $200 a head, I would expect lower crowds so that it actually feels like a special event.
No idea why they didn't have the muppets sing a song from the Christmas Carol!!
Those crowds 😮😮😮 you could not pay me to go to this !
Tip Top club should have a 15 piece band like the 1930s. Come on
I wish Disney would do another 24 hour event.
Always appreciate your candor, Kevin. With that, I’ll see ya in the fog-less Universal for the holidays. Where they know how to treat us.
Thanks for the honest review. It is why you are the best on UA-cam!
Gotta be honest the voices for Mrs Piggy and Kermit were pretty bad. Piggy was a little better, though she struggled a bit on the higher notes/squeels. Kermit wasn't even trying to sound like him.
What did you guys think about Jollywood Nights?
Nice.
Looked boring as fuck
A JOKE. I honestly feel like I could have planned a better holiday event in my back yard.
Embarrassing.
We actually had a great time 😂
Can we just got back to the Osborne Lights in Hollywood Studios.. I miss that time.
If I paid regular admission and went to that I would be majorly upset
Being born & raised here, I’m just mostly disappointed in Disneys initial decision to remove the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights & replace it with something like this. & the price? Cmon. Going to be at the better offerings at Universal & SeaWorld for sure.