Originally Posted By Blufusion12 Dr. Thats what we did this year . Partner works for Marriot. We got a 8 day round trip air fare,5star Marriott villa. and Helicopter flight for 2 people this last June and it was next door to Disney's Aulani Resort and the total cost was $4000.00 for all of it not per person. If we would had done Disney's Aulani it would have cost $5000.00 just for the room. It is a nice place I got to admit. But no trip is worth that kind of money. For that I better get free meals and a butler.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip That is why we have planned a non-Orlando vacation for next year. Although I am a huge fan of the Disney parks, visiting over 25 times in the past 20 years, they have become WAY over-priced, Next time I return to Orlando I will stay at a DVC resort since that is paid for, but spend my park time at Universal Orlando since the tickets, food and merchandise are all far more reasonably priced that at WDW. In fact for the first time EVER, I am even thinking of selling my DVC points. I can stay at a nice condo resort near Universal Orlando for a week for far less than I pay in annual maintenance costs for DVC.
Originally Posted By Blufusion12 RT. If I may call you that. This was a dream trip of a lifetime and it was so great. Just get up eat breakfast . go to the beach and just have fun. Great thing of it was there were kids there but they well behave. Not like a some children at Disney where they are wore out and screaming and their parents just won out the same. It was one of the best things I ever did. I have done Disney 10 times in 25 yrs. Most of those were from 1982 to 1992. I just got bored or just trying to do so much I was tired from the experience . Next time we do go and we are lucky it is just a 90 min drive from Saint Petersburg Florida to there. But we will be staying at the Marriott or at the Waldof Astoria right next door. and we will get great rates there as feel. Plan on going to Sea World and Universal and NASA. We havent been to Disney or Universal in at least 5 yrs now . Looks like Universal is upping the bar on what they offer. They have added more and looks to be adding more before we go. Funny thing is We moved to Florida due to his works and I wanted to live in Orlando. But he showed me Saint Pete and Im glad I stayed here. After seeing what it is like in Orlando . I agree. It's a tough place to live never less visiting there. Poor international guest must feel very afraid to visit.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>"I remembering noticing during my first visits how amazingly clean all the restrooms were. Now I keep in mind my list of which ones are usually good and which ones to avoid." That's all I needed to read to know that I will not be going to WDW next year. That's ridiculous.<< I've only been to the world once, in 2003. And what really stood out to me was how gross the restrooms were.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<That's the thing. By and large you have to be looking for it,>> I very, very much disagree. If your a fan, and lets be honest anyone here is a fan, most of the problems in the park right now are very, very obvious.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "But what are the chances of that?" Huh? It's a set piece in an attraction and you're supposed to be looking at it.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I'm sorry, but I would notice those nasty seats in Carousel of Progress. And how could you overlook the gaping hole in the set piece in the Norway attraction?" I must've been in a different row or theater on the CoP. And I rode Norway twice and missed it. Went in a bunch of restrooms. All were very clean.
Originally Posted By Bellella Never thought WDW would have a bunch of cheapskates in charge. Hope they fix these problems FAST. Especially the CoP and the falling debris. Wait, falling debris?! WTH???!!! Are they crazy letting this go on?
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Wait, falling debris?! WTH???!!! Are they crazy letting this go on?<< It's called being "cost effective". There are shareholders that need maximizing on their returns, you know. Not a good or healthy profit, but a MAXIMIZED profit. And that means "fixing" things in the cheapest way possible.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>I'm sorry, but I would notice those nasty seats in Carousel of Progress.<< I noticed the seats were like that when I visited COP in January. I smacked the seatbottom cushion, and a huge cloud of dust came flying out. Given how worn out and dusty everything was, we assumed that they were the attraction's original upholstery (perhaps dating all the way back to the 1964 World's Fair). It was gross, and amazed me that everybody complained about the more-or-less okay AA's, but didn't seem to notice the terrible condition of the seats. Maybe it's better in some theaters. >>I remembering noticing during my first visits how amazingly clean all the restrooms were. Now I keep in mind my list of which ones are usually good and which ones to avoid.<< If you want to see particularly bad restrooms, just visit Disneyland Paris. Every single one of the bathrooms smelled like it belonged in a dive bar, and the floors were all wet. It was like they were in the middle of mopping or something, but custorial was nowhere to be seen. Every restroom I visited in both parks over 2 days was like that. Maybe it's just a European thing...
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<Not a good or healthy profit, but a MAXIMIZED profit.>> I think you mean that shareholders are only intrested in obscene profits these days, not necessarily Disney shareholders, just shareholders in general.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<Well, it's not that difficult to keep the walls free of scuff marks, the carpets clean, and seating upholstery without stains when the whole area is walled off from guests.>> CoP is only run seasonally at best. For the greater part of the calendar year, that attraction is shut down. There is ample time available to clean offending scuff marks, and stains. If WDW parks management were intrested in doing that. My quess is that saddly, it is not a priority. In the eyes of WDW management team, CoP is not one the WDW's darling attrations.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<CoP is only run seasonally at best. For the greater part of the calendar year, that attraction is shut down. There is ample time available to clean offending scuff marks, and stains. If WDW parks management were intrested in doing that. My quess is that saddly, it is not a priority. In the eyes of WDW management team, CoP is not one the WDW's darling attrations.>> That was true at one time but I don't believe it has been true for a least a half dozen years now. We usually go to WDW during early October, a relatively slow time or during mid-January, probably the slowest time of the year. I can't even remember the last time we found CoP to be out of operation.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>I think you mean that shareholders are only intrested in obscene profits these days, not necessarily Disney shareholders, just shareholders in general.<< Correct, and this unbridled greed is hurting our country.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Huh? It's a set piece in an attraction and you're supposed to be looking at it.<< Maybe with more and more people texting or updating FB while on rides, few actually notice. : p
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<>>Huh? It's a set piece in an attraction and you're supposed to be looking at it.<<>> There are always many things to look at in a Disney attraction. No one is going to see everything that is there.
Originally Posted By leemac <<There are always many things to look at in a Disney attraction. No one is going to see everything that is there.>> I'd expect the majority to see that considering the cub is there to draw your attention. That isn't acceptable show whatever way you slice it.
Originally Posted By leemac <<CoP runs year round.>> That only happened when MK hit a pinch point in terms of attendance. It was always a stupid call to shutter the attraction considering it has high capacity and can be run with limited cast member support. I wonder when the theater was last renovated. Did it get renovated when it was repainted and that new marquee appeared (which I think was part of the Tomorrowland makeover that saw AE open).
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I'd expect the majority to see that considering the cub is there to draw your attention. That isn't acceptable show whatever way you slice it.>> Well, in my first post on the situation I said I found that particular photo quite shocking. On the other hand I've never personally seen it... likely because it has been at least 5 years since I bothered with Maelstrom. I find it a deadly bore.
