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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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[–] NABDad 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not disagreeing with you! In fact, I never wanted to talk about people who avoid Disney World at all.

The only point I'm trying to make, is that it is disingenuous to suggest that planning is just something new for a Disney park trip. It's been that way for decades.

Obviously, nothing I've said would apply to people who would never ever consider stepping foot in a Disney park. I don't know why someone who would recoil at the thought of being in WDW would even read a post about visiting Disney Parks.