Boo Bash appearing to be a COMPLETE LETDOWN shortly after opening.

[DavidNYC]

I should not engage this post, but I'm feeling self-indulgent.

The Civil War is an historical event that ended over 156 years ago and has since been written about by thousands of historians and analyzed by thousands more. There are countless first-hand accounts of it in recorded history and endless primary sources. (I feel actual embarrassment now for having engaged this absurdity.)

The Boo Bash is not a historical event. It's... I mean, I shouldn't have to explain this. It's a Disney event. One that has NO precedent whatsoever. We barely have a few dozen first hand accounts of the experience, which, as of last night, was the very first of its kind.

You can't give a first hand account of the Boo Bash, and until there are more Boo Bashes, and more first-hand accounts, your assessment isn't particularly useful.

Agreed - completely ridiculous analogy. A more apt one would be someone claiming to know everything about the civil war by watching a video of 1 hour of a single battle. The OP statement was demonstrable WRONG. Most of it wasn't an opinion - it was a statement of what wasn't done which was contradicted by people who were there. They may have wanted more theming and wanted it to be more like what was done at MNSSHP and that's a valid opinion. The event is what Disney intended it to be - an after hours event with Halloween theming and that's what they did. There's a difference between having opinons on whether you think they should have done more as opposed to saying they didn't do it.

 

[Violet Parr]

I just watched the Super Enthused youtube review and it looks SO FUN. I don't watch youtubers but this vid got me so excited. Looks GREAT.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

I should not engage this post, but I'm feeling self-indulgent.

The Civil War is an historical event that ended over 156 years ago and has since been written about by thousands of historians and analyzed by thousands more. There are countless first-hand accounts of it in recorded history and endless primary sources. (I feel actual embarrassment now for having engaged this absurdity.)

The Boo Bash is not a historical event. It's... I mean, I shouldn't have to explain this. It's a Disney event. One that has NO precedent whatsoever. We barely have a few dozen first hand accounts of the experience, which, as of last night, was the very first of its kind.

You can't give a first hand account of the Boo Bash, and until there are more Boo Bashes, and more first-hand accounts, your assessment isn't particularly useful.

And this event is not nearly as complex an event over so wide an area as the civil war. Nor are we writing a complex historical analysis. The OP posted her opinion about a one night event on a message board. So for that purpose, A few dozen accounts and videos are enough to formulate at least a working opinion. Hers is one I don't share BTW. Again my point, which you have not refuted, is that it is possible to know about events without attending them.

I just watched the Super Enthused youtube review and it looks SO FUN. I don't watch youtubers but this vid got me so excited. Looks GREAT.

Thank you for proving my point. You gathered information at your disposal, and formed an opinion and posted it on a message board. Exactly what I said was possible to do. BTW for the record I think it looked like fun too. But if someone wants to say it looked like it wasn't their cup of tea, that's AOK too.

 

[DL1WDW2]

I had to go back to the original post to verify the comments were worthy of this discussion… No comment
Go to Disney with lower expectations and more money , and expect more guests next time.

 

[s0rt0ffairytale]

I agree with not having unreasonable expectations since it was billed as an AH event and that's what people are getting. That said, I don't think you can say "it was never sold as a party" when the name has a word that means "party" in the title. It's the Boo **BASH.*** Bash means party. If they had called it "Spooky After Hours" or "Ghostly After Hours," then I think perhaps there would be less disappointment.

I'm not remotely expecting MNSSHP, and honestly don't want that this year. We're still in pandemic mode and on optics alone, a giant Halloween party looks bad AND had the potential of getting canceled. This was a safe bet for Disney.

Something I think MANY MANY MANY people are forgetting to take into consideration in terms of what the *value* of the party is in relation to the cost is that Disney spending is absolutely emotional spending. Our family, for example, has locked down hard and stayed pretty well quarantined for most of this pandemic. We lost someone. Our kids, who were always homeschooled, have struggled emotionally. We had no Halloween last year, even though it's a huge deal in our family. Do I think the Boo Bash is a great $ value on paper? Nope. Would I pay more than I did for Boo Bash on Halloween night? Yup. I'm splurging to get just a smidge of much-needed Halloween joy. Do I care if there is event-specific merch? Nope. Do I want my kids to get to trick or treat at WDW on Halloween night while Boo to You plays in the background? Yup. Disney is selling this party to families exactly like mine.

Anyone who thinks Disney prices things based on what they are worth on paper misses the boat on Disney. They know we are spending emotionally. NOTHING about Disney is EVER a good investment, including DVC (sorry, but any financial planner will tell you there are better places to put your money.) If you reach a breaking point with how much you will spend on Disney and find your dollars are better spent elsewhere, then congratulations. You have made it out of the cult. I personally am fully aware every time I see the Partners statue that I'm in a cult and a caricature of Walt is my personal L. Ron Hubbard.

THIS!! Emotional spending is the reason I really wanted to go to Boo Bash. 2020 was such a hard year and not being able to celebrate Halloween was a major bummer for me and my husband. I'm so ridiculously ready to run around MK in our costumes (we're going as The Bowler Hat man and Young Goop), riding as many rides as we can while stuffing ourselves silly with sugar.

Yeah, the price made us pause for a second, but we decided we needed that splurge of happiness, even if it was only for 3 hours. Our trip isn't until October, so I'm living vicariously through all the awesome reports and vlogs of people going ahead of us.

 

[Brett Wyman]

From all the reviews Ive seen from the Disney blogs out there, and Youtube; If you want parades, interaction with special characters, and shows, then this IS NOT the event for you. If you want small crowds(it was sold out and crowds were reported to be very low) and nearly walk-on rides, then this IS the event for you.

 

[randumb0]

More money for less is the Disney Way

 

[lovethattink]

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