Originally Posted By bayrr326 <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-grad-nite-canceled-20110309,0,5544203.story" target="_blank">http://www.orlandosentinel.com...03.story</a> "Disney World says the increase in theme park attendance in the spring has made scheduling the after-hours, separate-ticket event for high school seniors, increasingly difficult. As an alternative, Disney will offer Florida school groups a special one-day, one-park ticket for $55 that's valid any time during the year"
Originally Posted By bayrr326 So I guess their cost to profit ratio wasn't good enough anymore for them to do this. I don't buy the attendance line at all. Well, here is an opportunity for Universal to jump in and take this business away from Disney too. I guess Disney has forgotten that these teens grow up and maybe the happy memories they cherish from their night in the Magic Kingdom might make them consider bringing their kids to Disney.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 I have mixed feelings about this. It always seemed a right of passage for my kids, though as a CM who has worked a ton of Grad Nights I can tell you they are very very very interesting to work.
Originally Posted By TP2000 There's no dress code anymore, the kids just shlep in wearing whatever expandable-waist garment they found on their bedroom floor first that day. The live bands were cut out over a decade ago. It's not special, and not even Disney pretends it is special anymore. Quite frankly, I'm surprised it lasted as long into the 21st century as it did.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Such a shame. There are 4 parks for crying out loud. But no surprises here. When Disney cuts the entertainment, it is the first sign of terminal behaviour for them. It would be great if Universal picked it up.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: If'n ya asks me, this whole dang thing got turned inta 'Grab Night' a long time ago! Shoulda been dropped fer that reason alone! The things goin' on durin' those awful nights ain't fit ta be repeated and reminds me a what my trampy, no-good sister's like!!!
Originally Posted By dshyates While Disney is canceling their Grad event, Universal is plussing theirs. <a href="http://www.universalorlando.com/Events/GradBash/overview.aspx?__source=mail.gradbash11.gradbash" target="_blank">http://www.universalorlando.co...gradbash</a>
Originally Posted By Ursula And there waas great rejoicing across the land of CMs. I hated working Grad Nights and I only had one season of it when I was just three years older than the seniors. They were mostly horrible kids. Stealing, drinking...
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<The live bands were cut out over a decade ago. It's not special, and not even Disney pretends it is special anymore.>> Huh? They've had live performers at Grad Nights every year in WDW.
Originally Posted By Ursula (Note: I can only speak for DL. I have not worked a GN at WDW. Perhaps the clientele is different.)
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I attended Disneyland Grad Night 1980 (as a graduating Senior), and then also Grad Night 1985 (as a chaperone at my sister's). Both still had dress codes, and they were very fun. Most of the kids I saw were well-behaved. Flash forward to 2011, and kids who live up here in the Central Valley, get on busses and head to Disneyland for Grad Night! What the heck! If Disney doesn't want to do it anymore, so be it. Probably more trouble than it's worth.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I attended Disneyland Grad Night 1980 (as a graduating Senior)<< Class of '80 rules! The night I was there, it was Kool and the Gang, Paul Revere and the Raiders and I can't remember who else. It was strange going to Disneyland wearing a coat and tie, but it was a really fun event.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Here you go, Toony. The program from Grad Nite 1980! <a href="http://vintagedisneylandtickets.blogspot.com/2008/06/grad-nite-1980.html" target="_blank">http://vintagedisneylandticket...980.html</a> enjoy...
Originally Posted By wahooskipper My brother attended Grad Night at Disneyland and Grad Night at WDW on the same week. He had a classmate that one an MTV contest and got to fly out 92 of her frields with her for a few days in California. They did the Queen Mary and Disneyland...and then Universal too I believe. They flew home, rested a few days, and then borded busses for WDW. Not a bad week.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I don't buy the attendance line at all. Well, here is an opportunity for Universal to jump in and take this business away from Disney too." Why do LP conversations regarding policy or service changes at WDW almost immediately turn into a contest between Disney and Universal? The whole WDW/Universal competition thing among fans here strikes me as being grossly overstated and extremely petty.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Here you go, Toony. The program from Grad Nite 1980!" Oooo.... look at Mickey and Minnie in their disco finest!
