Originally Posted By standor This board used to be a busy one. Why has it been so inactive lately? Lets bring it back to its full potential. this board used to be a busy one.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Probably because of disjointed useless posts like this one. I'm only responding because I'm bored and tired of watching grass grow. Come up with a real topic, maybe we will be more interested!
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I think Disney trying to "control" the information overload concerning Disney has changed things. They have their blogs and usually release the info in better style. Altho I still love LP. Wish it was kept more current and updated but the info is constantly being released by Disney. They complete one project and announce more construction another movie more special events...The only thing they are reluctant to release is DVC info. Perhaps that helps with sales in a strange way...Any publicity is good publicity nowadays and it is all about money.
Originally Posted By dshyates Let's see what there is to talk about....hmmmm.... Kiddie rides that take 5 years to build and Condos. Mmmm, yeah. Exciting stuff right there. I tell ya. I mean how can you get excited about a place after spending the last 4 frickin' years watching Pleasure Island rot right smack dab in the middle of DtD? They OBVIOUSLY don't care so why should I?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA What is the current state of Pleasure Island? How many vacancies?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Why..... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG7I4oniOyA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...I4oniOyA</a>
Originally Posted By dshyates All the major venues in PI are boarded up. Only the tequila restaurant and the Irish Pub are still there. Oh and a few shops.
Originally Posted By leobloom It doesn't help that the two "insiders" no longer post here. At least, I haven't seen Leemac post in ages, and Spirit is haunting other, livlier sites. Anyone know why Spirit decided to disappear from here?
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I heard he was banned, I think it was over the social media and Disney topics about a year ago.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <All the major venues in PI are boarded up. Only the tequila restaurant and the Irish Pub are still there. Oh and a few shops.> Really.....wow. What a sad end to a place that truly was hopping when it first opened.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom It was hopping when everything was closed down. Disney just pulled the plug.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I kind of doubt Spirit was banned, though I have no information about it one way or the other. I think he became irritated that people here no longer genuflected to his great knowledge, experience and insider connections, and he left. I truly enjoyed reading the Spirit's posts, even though I disagreed with them frequently (especially about DVC). But man, the guy DID HAVE an out-sized ego!!
Originally Posted By jkayjs I often found myself defending factual/actual things/events challenged by 1 or 2 posters which became tedious instead of fun like it used to be here. I still follow but seldom post. If being comfortable in who you are & your knowledge/sources=outsized ego than I guess that fits Spirit. He certainly made things interesting. How or why he left is his buisness but the one thing I can tell you with certainty is it was not because he was no longer genuflected to! A good debate makes for fun/interesting reading. I've never come here for basis info for that I use Debs site. I come for insider stuff & personal experiences & opinions...much less of that here these days! There are some of us that have a wealth of experience @ WDW with much to share, would love to see that again on this board. Many folks have been here a very long time sadly some have left for whatever reason & some just don't post any longer. Not a good answer to your ? just my thoughts.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb >>>I kind of doubt Spirit was banned<<< The person I heard it from was Spirit, I was meeting a friend for lunch late last year and he happened to be in attendance.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I had slowed down my posting because I was getting tired of a lot of neg. post. It just wasn't fun to read, I work for the mouse and I love Disney. Sometimes it was like having someone point our your family worst mistakes and keep bring them up and never letting you forget about it. So Now just just tend to see if anything is going on and if it sounds fun I'll post.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I enjoy the more controversial posters, and wish they were still around.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Deb... I'm truly surprised that the Spirit was banned... I really never thought he stepped over the line...
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb IIRC, and I could be mistaken, he was making some fairly serious accusations about the people running this site, as well as others and Disney bloggers, being in Disney's pocket concerning the message that was getting out there and access that was or wasn't granted based on what was being reported. I admit I couldn't keep up with the thousands of posts and pages and pages of quoted text (I DON'T miss that!) so my recollection is fuzzy at best.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Although LP hasn't had the quantity of other sites in recent years (or ever really), it's always had quality discussions that can't be found anywhere else. As has been pointed out, it's tough to have a good discussion where there's been relatively little going on in the parks, but the detail and thought behind the posts that do show up are always great here. Can't say that about most other places online...
