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Former Disney Imagineer says theme parks now more stressful, less fun for families (www.foxbusiness.com)

submitted 1 year ago by NABDad to c/disney

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Where has this guy been?

When my wife and I went to Disney World in 1996, we planned nothing in advance. We found ourselves waiting in massive lines for rides and spending hours waiting for tables in restaurants. We realized we screwed up and we had to do better.

That was 27 years ago. Since then, we had kids and raised them to adulthood.

Every trip after that we scheduled reservations in advance. Every morning we wake up, we know what park we are going to. We spend about 20 minutes every day we are there planning that day's activities, and we roll with whatever changes we encounter.

I don't understand how having a plan in place in advance of your vacation somehow makes it more stressful. I've always thought it was easier to not have to wonder what we'll be doing and where we'll be going during our Disney trips.

Are there really people who insist on just showing up with no plan and then blame Disney when they are stressed?

Also, it seems like most of the Disney criticism I see is coming from Fox news in some form or another. Is that just my news feed, or is it an extension of the culture war that the right is trying to foment?

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[–] ChexMax 3 points 1 year ago

Right, so the article OP probably didn't stay on property. Then you only have access to fast passes for a short window and everything is already booked. One person has to spend the whole day constantly checking the app to snag fast passes. I can't imagine planning a whole day for several people in only 20 minutes in the morning, but I'm guessing that's because you actually booked everything long in advance.

A couple years ago I brought my brother and his girlfriend to the parks while I was a cast member. We could only book fast passes day of. With all my inside knowledge, friends helping me get fast passes for their rides, and general knowledge of the parks, I still spent a ton of time on my phone in the app trying to get them into stuff for as little time wasted as possible.

I think a big part of OPs point is when you're spending way more money than in the past and you're only able to get into one to three major attractions the whole day, it's hard not to feel like the trip was wasted. If you have plenty of money, maybe it doesn't feel so bad to waste it in long lines doing nothing? The old fast pass method meant you were practically guaranteed to a thing or two that mattered to you, but unless you stay on property / are able to pay more per ticket, you just feel like a schmuck who got played. I think he's upset because Disney used to be a lot more accessable.