Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Before the show everyone was Chanting and screaming "Shamu Shamu Shamu"<< Same thing happens to me when I go to the beach and I'm getting damn tired of it.
Originally Posted By tashajilek ^^^^^ LOL "I think you meant the Wild Animal Park" I knew i was saying it wrong. I have been to so many Aquariums and Zoo's the last few years i cant remember them all.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Probably some naked female model or actress. I think they only hire women, somewhat famous, who willing to take their close off." I hate whales and dolphins too! And dogs and cats! Animals suck!!!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Yookeroo, for your early christmas present, google "peta" and then view images. PARENTAL ADVISORY EXPLICIT IMAGES
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Yookeroo, for your early christmas present, google 'peta' and then view images." Oh, I've seen the images. I want them at my front door.
Originally Posted By schnebs "I think you meant the Wild Animal Park" They've changed the name to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Not sure why, exactly...
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^^That's a mouthful I remember back in the old days tourists would get the two parks confused. Now that they are both called "San Diego Zoo" it will only be worse. I guess "Safari Park" sounds more "fun", but it will always be the "Wild Animal Park" for me. A quick looksie on Wikipedia shows that the name was changed in 2010.
Originally Posted By cerise667 In all fairness... the previous price for premium, while it strained my resources, was not a lot of money for what you get, or really could get if you lived near and it fit a work schedule. I made good use of it, we went at least every other month and I could stop for a few hours when picking up work supplies in OC. It was fun while it lasted. It is an awfully big price jump though... they must be supremely confident. It just rocketed past my budget. That is the cost of a new refrigerator... the debate I did this spring... annual pass, new refrigerator... annual pass, new refrigerator...annual pass, new refrigerator...
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I'm buying a Premier pass in September... the extra price will hurt, but it still makes sense for me financially when you factor in the discounts.
Originally Posted By ImTempest I waited to post because I wanted time to think about what I wanted to say without sounding angry. Somebody on the boards was accusing people of "feeling entitled", but I think they weren't listening, because I'm really mostly sad and very, very disgusted. It's not the actual amount of dollars they're asking for; the $649 is still within the budget. It's the thought and fact that someone at the helm of Disneyland decided having us, their customers, buy them a way out of the problem they created is arrogance. Politicians do that: Create a mess, and then try to tax their way out of it (anyone in California knows what I'm talking about). We just vote "No" and if it's really egregious we set up a recall vote. But the only "No" vote I have with Disneyland is "No, I won't buy it" and that's what my family and I have decided to do. Actually, they may have done me a favor with this slap in the face. For more years than I want to count, my family has set aside our disposable income for use at Disneyland, and have no regrets. But because of the price raise I actually reviewed what we have been spending annually at Disneyland and was quite surprised at how much it really has been (no, shocked actually, to be fair). With that kind of money, my husband and I have spent the last week looking around for other fun opportunities to spend it now that Disneyland is out of the picture, and it's a whole new "World" out there (and I don't mean WDW). See you in Orlando sometime.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "But the only "No" vote I have with Disneyland is "No, I won't buy it" and that's what my family and I have decided to do." Not to be rude or anything ImTempest, or upset you further, but I think the whole point is to reduce the number of APs sold. Too many people have complained about the gridlock at DLR and Disney must do something about it. The massive day crowds descending on the place year-round at greatly reduced admission fees is not a sustainable way to operate a resort.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "It's the thought and fact that someone at the helm of Disneyland decided having us, their customers, buy them a way out of the problem they created is arrogance." I think their only current problem is having too many people to contend with at the parks. It's too much. And if their goal is to appeal to more tourists, that will never happen with the current crowd level being so unmanageable. Everything has become too crowded at DL. Waiting HOURS for a decent view of shows, fireworks, parades is ridiculous. I've never seen some of the shows because I refuse to waste my valued, precious, small amount of vacation time sitting waiting 3 hours for a 25 minute show or parade or fireworks show. Having to travel so far, and spend so much extra money on food, hotels, and travel expenses to get to DL, I can appreciate their attempt at making the parks more manageable for my vacation. The standstill gridlocks at DL after fireworks or shows reach levels that are unsafe for everyone. Reducing the number of people will make the experience for vacationers AND APers drastically better.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>It's the thought and fact that someone at the helm of Disneyland decided having us, their customers, buy them a way out of the problem they created is arrogance.<< The only problem they are "buying their way out of" is the APs being absurdly underpriced. If they are wrong, they will find out soon enough, and drop the price back down to where it was. But they aren't wrong.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "It's the thought and fact that someone at the helm of Disneyland decided having us, their customers, buy them a way out of the problem they created is arrogance." Huh? What problem are you talking about? "I think their only current problem is having too many people to contend with at the parks. It's too much." And now they even expect to get much more popular. What a devastating problem.
