Originally Posted By -em >>Now... how many managers at WDW remember tomorrow is Walt's birthday and what are they going to do about it???<< Atleast 6 will. We are having cupcakes and drinks tomorrow for the cast AND we've had walt trivia all week at our cast meetings. -em
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<And the badly dressed UK tourists too please!>> At least they are curtious. What with the stroller burgade and all the American's with tatoos and body peircings. I feel like I'm having a bad acid trip while looking at a Rolling Stone's album cover. I actually saw an old man today with a tee shirt that said "Older than dirt". Interms of Walt's birthday. I knew it was Walt's birthday tomorrow. Its also opening day for the POTC II DVD!!! Looks like more shopping!
Originally Posted By beamerdog >>Teamsters-approved vehicles<< OMG, that is too too funny!! >> a growing population of people that have eaten themselves into a diabetic coma and can no longer walk on their rotting feet<< *sigh* I have the latter and not because of the former. I'm absolutely guanateed that you're all cursing my service dog and me out every time I'm in the parks. Y'all need to take a step back and breathe a bit. If you see a normal-sized 50-something blonde lady with a hairy black service dog, come say hi, but don't stand too close or I just might run over your feet on purpose, lol ;-) I think that everyone who enters the parks with a ECV, wheelchair or needs handicapped seating should get a set of rules and regulations when they enter the gates. There should be a designated area to park you cart (if you can walk the distance to regular viewing), or an area for occupied cart seating. You need to be there EARLY, BEFORE most of the crowds arrive. If you're not, then you should "move on" to the second tier of handicapped viewing. If you need/want the privilege, then I feel that people should put out the effort to stay out of the way and let the crowds have access to the show. Same thing for strollers.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> I'm absolutely guanateed that you're all cursing my service dog and me out every time I'm in the parks. Y'all need to take a step back and breathe a bit. << Not at all. But what I am cursing is the fact that anyone can rent these things, for any reason. Cars in the handicapped parking areas have to have a sticker from a medical professional. Not so for these motorized chairs.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN So... has anyone been back to the MGM Lights lately? Any improvements in crowd control there?? Hello! Who am I kidding!! As if they really have done something to aliviate the situation!!! Will check again this week.
Originally Posted By mrichmondj In your original post you emphatically said you would not be going back again this year if things didn't improve. So, if you really think things haven't improved, why are you saying now that you are going back to check?
Originally Posted By imadisneygal I was there on Sunday night, one week ago today. It was awful. AWFUL. And so easily remedied!! One way in, one way out people...how tough is that?!?
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ^ Now that makes sense. Perhaps even rename the attraction something like the "Osborne Lights Walkway to Christmas" in which people are guided through a magical journey on a predesigned walking route with specified araes that allow you to stop and view the lights along the way or just breeze right on through. Have CM's available with flashlights made to look like candy canes to direct people to go the right way and prevent people from going backwards against the flow and alleviate areas from backing up and becoming congested.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>I was there on Sunday night, one week ago today. It was awful. AWFUL.<< Good enough for me. I won't waste my time checking back as I reported initially.
Originally Posted By CMDad Last night my daughter and I tried to see the Osborne Lights ... I saw one set from the very edge of the street and left!! TERRIBLE ... it was so crowded it was taking more than one half hour to get from one side to the other!!!! VERY BAD!!!
Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp Saw the show Monday night, and saw absolutely ZERO cast members on crowd control. Unlike past years with the half down, half up split, it was completely "festival seating", go where you want and stop whenever you feel like. On the other hand, the dancing lights were less than impressive. For the opening, we stood at the intersection with San Francisco street, and the lights did NOT seem coordinated enough with the music to seem as one. We moved to the end of the street for a second showing, and didn't even bother staying for the whole thing - left in the middle. I personally thing the EPCOT dancing lights have it all over the MGM ones.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Crowd control CMs cost $$$. What do you expect? This ain't your daddy's Disney World.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Hey! respect for the elders in this community!! I am too young to be a "daddy". Except in chaps.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<I was there on Sunday night, one week ago today. It was awful. AWFUL.>> <<TERRIBLE ... it was so crowded it was taking more than one half hour to get from one side to the other!!!! VERY BAD!!!>> <<Unlike past years with the half down, half up split, it was completely "festival seating", go where you want and stop whenever you feel like.>> <<So, what sort of crowd control measures do you recommend to alleviate these problems?>> For starters, how about "gated attraction"?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Spirit of 74 hit it right on the head with his usual wisdom. It all comes down to money and the parks really AREN'T your daddy's Disney World anymore. It's enough to make a witch bawl buckets of tears into her cauldron.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> Crowd control CMs cost $$$. What do you expect? This ain't your daddy's Disney World. << But then then do crowd control at other parks and other events. Why not here? I just don't understand the reason for doing it many other places, but not here. Does this mean that maybe this year they will be saving money by not doing any crowd control at all for New Years at Epcot? Whoa.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN The funny thing is... their prioroties are screwed up. If saving money is the true reason why there is hardly any crowd control at the Osborne lights display, then why are they wasting so much money in staffing FP areas.. with additional CM's manning FP machines, managing the FP entrance lines, etc etc etc? ..and that a FREE service! Personally I would have all those employees in custodial and crowd control where they can do much benefit to the operation and pull the plug on FP.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> I would have all those employees in custodial and crowd control where they can do much benefit to the operation and pull the plug on FP. << I agree in large measure with your FastPass conclusions, especially the way that it works now. However, if they pulled FP, or at least the people from it, I'm wondering what the chances would be of them being redeployed into those other areas?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Oh I know^^ The way this company's quality is being run to the ground, I am not surprised lay off would be the way. I can envision their advisors telling them management to do just that. After all, to these types of corporate hags, people on other jobs have no skills or worth. Maybe entry level people at Disney should start kissing company back so they can move up the rank.
