SL6827
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- Apr 23, 2017
I do wonder if DVC will take a hit with this.Your analysis of the Standby Pass makes sense. If this is what it looks like at WDW soon, I will be selling my DVC points.
I do wonder if DVC will take a hit with this.Your analysis of the Standby Pass makes sense. If this is what it looks like at WDW soon, I will be selling my DVC points.
I think most people are getting ahead of themselves here personally.I do wonder if DVC will take a hit with this.
Hopefully so. But I don't put a thing past Disney now.I think most people are getting ahead of themselves here personally.
Hopefully so. But I don't put a thing past Disney now.
I think a lot of it stems from the things they have done since Covid. For example getting rid of Magical Express and giving Deluxe guests EMH.Not to get off topic, but I’m not sure I understand where this point of view stems from.
Try not to get yourself too worked up or panic yet. There's a lot that's going to happen in the next few months.
Any time Disney makes a change, these boards blow up, Disney becomes this evil empire, people threaten to never return, go to Universal and in general lose their ever loving minds. Then we all take a deep breath, figure out how to make it work for us and go back to planning our next trip.Not to get off topic, but I’m not sure I understand where this point of view stems from.
They're giving deluxe guests what? 1 hour after park close? Like that's quality time? The headliner attractions are barely clearing out their regular park hour queues by the end of that time and it's not like they'll bounce everyone out of the park - people like to linger.
Try to focus on that last part.Your point is well taken though. It's easy to get worked up w/out all the facts.
I'm sure they only employ the best but i wouldn't be shocked if they penny pinched with equipment etc. They probably still have windows 2007 or something...For those slamming WDW IT, it isnt the people that are the problem.
I'm sure they only employ the best but i wouldn't be shocked if they penny pinched with equipment etc. They probably still have windows 2007 or something...
I do not fully agree. There were definitely 'better' choices to make. Knowing which rides sell out quickly, to make three in the morning to have extra options in the afternoon. It might not have been a loophole, but it was definitely a trick and people with knowledge of the parks and rides and were more 'in the know' definitely had some advantages over people who are on a first trip . FP+ had a learning curve.
I've been very seriously looking into buying DVC over the past few weeks. It seems that almost every new announcement pushes me closer and closer. It was something I hadn't really considered until recently.I do wonder if DVC will take a hit with this.
Whether you call it a trick or a strategy, I do not believe the average first time visitor will read more than what Disney provides and will chose 3 FP without much thinking if getting a FP for 7DMT is a worse choice than for Philharmagic. I think all will look into hotels, tickets, the majority looks into restaurants, less into what specific rides are there, and even less will think about strategies.I wouldn’t say it’s a “trick.” The same information is out there for anyone who takes the initiative to do a little research for their trip. It’s not like it’s exclusive knowledge for insiders or like you can’t possibly know these things before you go. I think at this point everyone knows a trip to WDW is going to entail a bit of planning/reading, especially for first timers. But that’s really no different than any other place you’d travel, is it? I wouldn’t plan a trip for anywhere really without doing some research first.
Feeling worse and worse about my decision to book a 5 night stay at the Swan in late Oct. Between the FP rumors, increased Boo Bash capacity, and the recent news that Swan & Dolphin were left off the lists of hotels eligible for extra hours (early entry or post close) and this trip is starting to feel like a big mistake.
More and more, it looks like we will be facing the worst case scenario of capacity crowds, fewer/no perks from our resort booking, no FP/FP+/MagicPass/etc, and a slew of new/extra expenses for "privileges" that used to come for free.
When I booked our trip a month ago, I started enthusiastically checking news sites and web boards for hopeful news of things returning to some semblance or normality by the time our trip rolled. Now, it feels like every Disney press release is specifically crafted to reduce our trip in some way and help me understand that I should expect to pay more for less.
Apologies if my comment about IT was taken the wrong way. I was not so successfully trying to explain the IT talent they have is good. The platform they invested in is not. They should've spent more on a more workable platform so the talent they have in IT could actually make their ideas work
"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Disney proudly announces an enhanced premium restroom experience coming to all Disney parks in late Oct."