Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Things have been quiet of late here in the LP, so I've been moonlighting on another magical Disney site. I didn't write the following post, but I am quoting it here because it so damn good at illustrating just how poorly run Disney Parks and Resorts are in a very concise, matter of fact way. <<So Disney now has a set of methods for fixing their ghastly mistakes? The DCA Method: Build it on the cheap, expect Guests to be too stupid to notice, then keep the stuff that works while replacing the stuff that doesn't. The MK Method: Suspend regular maintenance so you can later shut things down for about 2 years at a time, and wait between 16 and 20 years for new E-tickets. Pretend that refurbs are new attractions. The DAK Method: Allow one of your top Imagineers to create a highly immersive experience, but make sure that 80% of it is retail. Add one E-ticket and ignore its only special effect. The HKDL Method: Build a tiny, underdeveloped park, but cover it with beautiful gardens so that people remark how pretty it is anyway. The DHS Method: When a theme park doesn't have a master plan, just rename it. The Epcot Method: Close down attractions and make them special events pavilions. Gut favorite attractions and pretend they were outdated. Wonder aloud whether or not Guests are smart enough to remember their ABCs. The DL Method: Ignore one of your company's most significant historical landmarks; once everything is dilapidated and termite infested (see "Enchanted Tiki Room" for illustration), refurb the whole park except for its ugliest land. The PI Method: When a few clubs are underperforming, shut down the entire entertainment district, including your profitable attractions, and pretend it's part of a master plan that doesn't exist. (See the DHS Method for what to do next.)>>
Originally Posted By barboy ///I didn't write the following post/// And Samuel Clemens didn't write 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'; it was Mark Twain.
Originally Posted By dshyates The WDW Method: Parks!?! What parks!?! We have condo, condos CONDOS!!!!!
Originally Posted By leobloom >Add one E-ticket and ignore its only special effect> I resent that. Everest has two special effects: the Yeti and the bird on the stick. Get it right!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ///I didn't write the following post/// <<And Samuel Clemens didn't write 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'; it was Mark Twain. >> I really didn't write it ... that post was written by an intelligent, articulate spirit known as tirian. I just found it very on point. Wonder what Jay Rasulo would say ... or Nick Franklin ... or even Lee MacDonald!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<The WDW Method: Parks!?! What parks!?! We have condo, condos CONDOS!!!!!>> Shhhhhh ... hey, big mouth ... ya gonna go and blow Disney's Best Kept Secret!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I resent that. Everest has two special effects: the Yeti and the bird on the stick. Get it right!>> Is BoaS back? He was gone back in October (and a few prior trips) so I assumed he had been moved to some off-stage trailer.
Originally Posted By dshyates Don't forget the steam from under the train. They had to cut that because it was causing moisture on the ride control sensors. The Yeti broke the special foundation they built so that the yeti wouldn't break it. And they have obviously returned the Bird on a Stick to The Rainforest Cafe. Disney really kicked it up a knotch with this attraction. What they kicked up, I am not quite sure.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 To be fair to WDI, many of the problems are being caused by DAK ops ... and VP Val Bunting simply ignoring all sorts of things ... DAK is starting to resemble MK in the way it is managed. I'm sure Joe adores Val.
Originally Posted By avromark But the sad thing is Yes Universal is adding, but look at Busch Gardens Europe. They added uh Dar Kastle, which may induce headaches and doesn't really have a story. (It's also remarkably short). But it's not just theme parks for whatever reason many Corporations these days think, raise the prices, cut the service, oh and lets outsource so we can now instead of paying one guy $25 bucks to do it right, we pay another company a fee, they pay a guy $8 bucks to do it, hire someone with less education then the guy doing the job pay him $10 bucks to "supervise and coach" (Read yell at and jump on back) oh and lets pay a person with no common sense $8 bucks an hour to do quality assurance (read find fault with the first person) while paying another company an overhead so they can do this. Then claim it isn't working move the factory over to China and do the same thing, but paying the workers a tenth of what the others make. Then wonder why no one can afford our product. BTW how did Disney even gain 600 executives to fire? Of course to replace the 400 middle managers that are now obsolete
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Hmmmmm, and I wonder why I no longer care the way I used to. Nor do I feel the compulsion to spend money with them anymore. I do notice Tokyo was missing off that list ;-)
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo BTW - add more bonkers moves, Disneyland Paris think it's a great idea to put Mickey Mouse in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show!!!! GGGGgrrrrrr
Originally Posted By MPierce >> BTW - add more bonkers moves, Disneyland Paris think it's a great idea to put Mickey Mouse in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show!!!! GGGGgrrrrrr << Willam Cody would have had Mickey, had Mickey been available for the gig back then. Remember above everything else Buffalo Bill was a promoter, and a showman. He gave the people what he thought they wanted. I agree with you that Mickey doesn't belong in that type of show, but Disney people think Mickey belongs everywhere now at the resorts.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Things have been quiet of late here in the LP, so I've been moonlighting on another magical Disney site. << FORUM WHORE!!!!!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I really didn't write it ... that post was written by an intelligent, articulate spirit known as tirian. << Tirian is a very level headed CM who loves WDW very much. Much like our own CM here at LP -em. Folks that work at Disney, love Disney, and aren't afraid to point out problems in the hope that they may get attention from Mangement in the future.
Originally Posted By MPierce I'm waiting on your next provacative post Spirit. In the meantime I will be posting a series dealing with the actual cost of a WDW vacation. What you get for the money, and is it all really worth it. Yes that was as you say "a shameless plug" for my upcoming post. I also need the e-mail addresses for Mr. Robert Iger, Mr. Jay Rasulo, and Mrs Meg Crofton, if you could provide those for me. Now get your A$$ back over here.
