Originally Posted By doombuggy "exclusive" Pin, litho print or any other merchandise. it's not a phrase but it does the same thing as saying it. Those little "no interpretive dance" signs on all the ride vehicles.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt ^^^ Sad to say, but if I were a DLR host I'd have that kind of attitude. I'm probably not the best person to have working in front of customers at a theme park. LOL.
Originally Posted By nana60 I don't know why people hate the AP's so much. Because so many of us have those passes we have kept the prices down at the resorts for other people. I only go two or three times a year and always stay overnight. There are rude people everywhere at DL and they aren't all AP holders. Be honest, if you lived closer you would have a pass too. If they charged the amount of money you want I would never be able to go.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 ^ It is NOT about the people who go "two or three times per year". Hell, when I went inlate 2001 I bought one because I knew I'd be back in May 2002. It made financial sense. It is about the people that treat DL like a hangout, visiting three or four nights per week, clogging up walkways and queues on the weekends for the higher paying day guests that may have saved thousands and even spent years waiting to have enough money to visit. Or put another way, if you don't feel "entitled" at DL, then NONE of this applies to YOU.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "It is about the people that treat DL like a hangout, visiting three or four nights per week," Got any data on how many people do this?
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin My DH got so mad at the "keep your hands and feet in the tram" that he gave them the bird. Then I got mad at him. But I truly don't think anyone saw it besides me. I also love all the "have a magical day" wishes. I could do without meet and greets. I have never been in a park and heard "Iger" or "synergy" and I've never in my life heard "Rasulo", Dave. xPPx, I think DL is lucky to have you as an APer, as with many other LPers.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I really don't believe that individual AP holders are the problem; it's the system and the lack of controls. For example, I find it unbelievable that Disney allows guests to spread blankets down on the pavement hours in advance of outdoor shows like Fantasmic and the fireworks. This is behavior that I see as a direct outcome of the pass holder program.
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 >>I really don't believe that individual AP holders are the problem; it's the system and the lack of controls. For example, I find it unbelievable that Disney allows guests to spread blankets down on the pavement hours in advance of outdoor shows like Fantasmic and the fireworks. This is behavior that I see as a direct outcome of the pass holder program.<< What? How do you equate people on blankets with AP people??? Seems to me those are people who do NOT go to the parks much and will actually sit and wait for the show. If I went as many times as people here are saying (APers who go 4-5 times a week), I wouldn't be bringing any blankets so I could see a show I've seen many, many, many times before.
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 And those people would sit there no matter if there were APers there or not. Crowds have nothing to do with them putting a blanket down and waiting. Who wants to stand for 1+ hours in one place?
Originally Posted By doombuggy #69 you got it, it's not the people it's the company for over selling. And I've always thought they should not allow people to plop on the ground for shows they've seen over and over again hrs ahead.
Originally Posted By doombuggy "How do you equate people on blankets with AP people???" The fact that EVERY ONE of them have AP's around the neck.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>The fact that EVERY ONE of them have AP's around the neck.<< To tell the world they're yours by heck. Uh, sorry. Carry on.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "Got any data on how many people do this?" Got any idea on how to acquire such data? If it exists it is most likely proprietary. One could also survey guests if they aren't afraid of being harassed by security for it. Most speculation about who does what at Disneyland is based on intuition. That's the only way.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "For example, I find it unbelievable that Disney allows guests to spread blankets down on the pavement hours in advance of outdoor shows like Fantasmic and the fireworks." Tokyo Disney has some rules about this. Perhaps TDA should steal some of their ideas.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "For example, I find it unbelievable that Disney allows guests to spread blankets down on the pavement hours in advance of outdoor shows like Fantasmic and the fireworks." Tokyo Disney has some rules about this. Perhaps TDA should steal some of their ideas.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>It is about the people that treat DL like a hangout, visiting three or four nights per week, clogging up walkways and queues on the weekends for the higher paying day guests that may have saved thousands and even spent years waiting to have enough money to visit.<< This is what has kept us away since 2008. Everytime I think of a trip to DLR I am reminded of how much it will cost and how crowded it will be. So far the needle remains tilted towards the "not worth it" side of the scale. Maybe once the DCA improvements are finished we will return. The main portion of the cost for us is not the admission, it's the transportation, lodging and meals. What I'm saying is that I'd be happy to pay 25% more for the Park Hoppers if that meant the parks wouldn't be over crowded. But the bitter truth is that DLR lives and dies by its local attendance, so DLR will remain crowded year round.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Back to the topic for a sec. Has Disney officially retired the phrase "The happiest place on Earth"?
