Insult to Injury: Disney Parks Guests Complain About Less-Than-Magical Experiences Today

PJ Media ^ | 06/11/2022 | Chris Queen

[SeekAndFind]

Disney has taken more than its share of hits lately after sticking its nose in Florida politics and coming out against the state’s Parental Right in Education law. Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida legislature ran circles around Disney, first by passing the legislation and then by revoking Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District.

The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) has suffered financially as a result of its far-left stance against protecting children from grooming, and the public has lost respect for the Disney brand in the wake of its wokeness as well.

One of Disney’s points of pride — no, not that kind of “Pride” — has been its theme parks and their ability to make guests feel like they’ve left the outside world behind and entered an immersive escape. Disney has traditionally thought of every detail and worked hard to accommodate guests at every turn, but as I’ve written before, TWDC has made it harder for guests to make the most of their hard-earned vacation. And I’m not the only one who has noticed.

Inside the Magic , one of the fan sites I follow, included several stories in Saturday’s email about guests who had less-than-magical experiences at Disney’s theme parks and resorts.

One article talks about a Disney guest who wrote on Reddit that he or she has concluded “that everything that made Disney unique is gone."

The Reddit user talks about garbage piling up in trashcans, sets and attractions “getting old” and falling into disrepair, and cast members who aren’t up to Disney’s standards for friendliness and politeness.

“It seems that, recently, it has become a common belief that the experience while visiting Disney World, or any other Disney Park, is declining, which is understandable considering the closures due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,

[Billthedrill]

Get woke, go boring.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Plus it’s probably a $3,000 weekend for a family of five visiting from out of town. Ugh!

[higgmeister]

So you might say they have lost their soul?

[coloradan]

They weren’t less-than-magical, they were “differently-magical”.

[struggle]

I took my kids and wife to Disneyworld for four days in 2017 and it was more expensive than my daughter and I going backpacking all through Japan the same year for a month.

[DPMD]

Seems the mouse is being run by those who were rewarded as children for throwing tantrums. Liberal creeps not getting their way...

[DallasBiff]

As someone said on FR many years ago(paraphrasing), Walt is spinning in his ice cell so much, that he could solve the energy crisis

[stars & stripes forever]

I recommend the Ark Encounter/Creation Museum for an economical/educational/fun-packed family vacation.

1 Ark Encounter Drive
Williamstown, KY 41097

https://arkencounter.com/tickets/

[DPMD]

The Crappiest Place on Earth.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I’ve heard of some changes at Disney which are unpopular.

1. You have to book a reservation online for particular days to go visit. And that this is a separate process from actually buying tickets to enter. The days of just going to Disney and visiting on the spur of the moment, appear to be past.

2. They have set up this “Disney Genie” system to use on a cellular phone, which is used to schedule times you can visit popular attractions during your visit. But from what I hear, it causes many to be staring at a cellular phone all day long, to try to get the most out of your Disney day, rather than being able to just relax and enjoy the day.

Naturally, those who are very skilled at manipulating the app on the cellular phone see no problems with this. But it seems to create situations in which you can’t just walk up to certain attractions and wait in line. You are expected to have used the Disney Genie app to schedule your time there.

[DPMD]

Transmagical.

[38special]

Disney sure is advertising like crazy on the television 📺

[Guenevere]

I would love to see that!

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

The lack of service may be related to what has happened with military recruiting. Both organizations previously appealed to traditional values, and to those who hold them. By making this turn to the left, and the "diversity, equity, inclusion" leftist view, they've alienated their primary recruiting base. In the case of the military, that leaves them short of recruits. For Disney, it means the more conscientious, conservative kids are being replaced by typical workers, and it shows.

A new President may be able to have some impact on the perception of the military, but I don't think Disney's trajectory can be changed. They're on the low, slow road to skid row.

[PGR88]

Plus it’s probably a $3,000 weekend for a family of five visiting from out of town. Ugh!

I have no idea what Disney costs or how its organized, but a neighbor recently told me he was planning a trip for 3 - and budgeted $4000. He planned to stay in some tropical-themed hotel inside the park which he felt was closer to the main attractions, whatever that means.

I told him he was insane.

[atc23]

Eventually the Disney brand will follow the footsteps of Howard Johnson’s. Little Black Sambo’s and Farrells Ice Cream Parlor. Mostly because young people today aren’t going to pick up trash or realize their job is to do whatever it takes to ACCOMMODATE guests. It’s beneath them - especially when it comes to heterosexual Caucasians and their families.

[Cecily]

This looks like a better bet for the family. These days, probably much more wholesome than anything Disney.

https://www.atlantisbahamas.com/

[yukong]

Or Silver Dollar City...it has become my favorite amusement park. Bests Disney by a mile.

[Jumper]

Did you climb Mt. Fuji? Now that is a magical moment just before you reach the top... maybe magical due to the thin air;)