But please don't forget there are a few Orange Irishmen in the crowd!
Thanks for the Update!I know there's a few other Groupies headed down later in April so wanted to share the FYI I got from Tourinplans that hours have been extended at MK - at least during the week of the 16th. From several 9pm closings to 10pm. I haven't verified but it should have changed EMH from 11 to midnight close.
Of course MK hasn't had a lot of 9pm closings in April in years and years so I took that worth a grain of salt to begin with. That particular thing of starting with short hours that they've started doing in the past couple of years is just beyond frustrating for me.
Jimmy...I’m loving your picture posting expertise! Thanks for sharing.
Yet, like you, I can no longer say something glowing about Disney without also supplying the realistic, money-making side of them. They're no worse than most other mega-corporations to be sure. Still, even those have changed over the past three plus decades. Used to be that modestly growing your company was considered successful. No longer. If you don't please your major stockholders and board, then you're not doing your job. That's where Disney has erred. By assuming the same mindset, they've had to take steps that have hurt their image, the "magic," and the experience. And, certainly, they've added fees and costs like crazy to make more money. So, while I can understand their desire to make money, to me that just makes them another cog in the corporate world and no longer special.
Though I think “Disney quality” is not what it once was, and fees, add-ons and upcharges are getting way out of hand, I’m afraid it may just be a product of my old age. When I first attended WDW in 1987 with my in-laws, my father-in-law was quite irritated with what was being charged for parking. ( I think it was $6 at the time) My wife’s family had been attending WDW since it first opened in 1971. He remarked ( several times) “Walt must be turning over in his grave” when commenting on the prices they charged for parking, tickets, food, etc. I suspect young folks visiting for the first time think it’s all normal.
Look at how much people are paying per point to buy direct now!
Look at how much people are paying per point to buy direct now!
It may just be me having WDW withdrawals, but I think that meatloaf is a hidden Mickey
Very true. To be fair though, college graduates are easily making double to triple what we were being offered right out of school.Actually people were saying that on these very boards when direct prices hit $100 per point. And they'll probably be saying it when prices hit $300 per point. Like you said, "I suspect young folks visiting for the first time think it's all normal".
But look at their student loan loads. So there is also that.Very true. To be fair though, college graduates are easily making double to triple what we were being offered right out of school.
everybody's cell phones go off on the floor, Tornado Warnings. So we are back in our room, being on 14th floor with a birdseye view, watching funnel clouds form but quickly dissipate. They are over near and beyond Epcot. No touchdowns fortunately near us that we have heard about, but still weird to watch from that level.
Going to a DVC tasting at 4:30 at TOTWL then head over to MK to hit a few FPs if weather cooperates
All I got was a rock. . .AKA more snow. Another storm going through and predictions are for another 3-4". I know this isn't Boston (bless their hearts!), but we ain't supposed to be having 5-6" snows like last week followed by another similar storm the next. . .and another possibility on Sunday. Hate. This. Crap.Tornado Warnings. So we are back in our room, being on 14th floor with a birdseye view, watching funnel clouds form but quickly dissipate. They are over near and beyond Epcot. No touchdowns fortunately near us that we have heard about, but still weird to watch from that level.