Change of pace, instead of what they took away, what additions do you like best

[ameliahyde]

1) BOG for both lunch and dinner
2) Gaston - hilarious!
3) The new meet and greet tent area for Minnie, Daisy etc.
4 TALKING MICKEY!!!!

 

[omurice]

There is so much to miss. But it is great just walking around the new Fantasyland, especially at night crossing the bridge to Be Our Guest. The feeling this area is "done" is sort of a relief.

Anticipating the changes to the other parks soon is exciting.
First thing we're going to see open at a park in 2015 is the new Harambe market area. This promises to be a highly themed, new place to wander around - excited about that!
Some of what they're planning at Disney Springs looks interesting, eager to see that come to life.

Hoping for - can't wait to hear an announcement of solid plans for the park formerly as Studios.
Any announcements of future entertainment are welcome too!

 

[mullysisters]

I also love the positivity in this post! Thanks OP!

This is the Disney Magic everyone is looking for!
Plus I like the FP+, the MB, Flower and Garden Show in a larger form, Fantasy Parade, BOG lunch ADR. Art of Animation Resort. Many more.

 

[FancyNancy]

1.) I love FP+ and Magicbands
2.) At MK: LeFou's Brew and ginormous Cinnamon Rolls at Gaston's Tavern, Under the Sea with the Little Mermaid, Be Our Guest, Scorcerer's of the Magic Kingdom, Storybook Circus.
3.) The refurbed Food Court at All Star Sports
4.) At AK: The new Festival of The Lion King
5.) At Epcot: Test Track Refurb, The new Smartphones for Agent P's World Showcase Adventure, the Food Booths at Flower & Garden
6.) Hollywood Studios: Star Tours Refurb and Frozen Summer Fun. Even though Frozen is wearing thin at this point it was still fun to have a little extra to do at Hollywood Studios.

 

[SmithSmith]

1) BOG for both lunch and dinner
2) Gaston - hilarious!
3) The new meet and greet tent area for Minnie, Daisy etc.
4 TALKING MICKEY!!!!

Amazing addition! Thanks for reminding me!

 

[Airship Ariadne]

I am now regretting not checking out the new Dumbo attraction...DD is 13, so it was one of those "been there, done that" rides for us...but now I guess we should have checked it out.

And yes, Test Track is so much better now.

And there is nothing wrong with being sad about things that have gone...that's normal.

 

[minniemous]

I also love the new parade.

Also love the 7DMT. I really love how they really upped the line distraction factor by making fun things to do. It would be nice if they would incorporate that stuff more into future rides. Makes it a lot easier to wait!

 

[minniemous]

Oh and Yes Gaston is so funny and talking Mickey very cool.

 

[JRawkSteady]

Oh! I like the um... Wait.. gimme a second here.. I like the.... uhhh...... Hold on...Come back to me...I'll go last...

Just kidding. I love what they did with Fantasyland Expansion. Now Fantasyland has another dimension and it looks amazing. I love Star Tours: The Adventure Continues (except for the confusing name). I enjoy the convenience of the MagicBands itself sans FP+. And of course there is retro merchandise (not an extremely new addition, but new enough). All the new merch looks the same...but the retro merch has heart. I'm so glad they brought these to the parks.

 

[adrienne21snow]

I love FastPass + because planning the trip is probably 40% of the fun for me.

Also, the Spice Road table in World Showcase has delicious food, great drinks, the kind of service I like, and a fantastic location.

My kids really like the updated Disney Jr, show with Doc and Sophia.

 

[RustManFan]

I love that they are rolling out resort specific merchandise! I need a baseball cap

 

[dwheaton]

It took me a little while to think of any (not a lot of exciting updates to the parks for me), but I have a few from a little further back:

They did a great job with the AA upgrades and new scenes in the Spaceship Earth ascent
Star Tours: The Adventure Continues has really grown on me. I love it!
The audio system in Pirates sounds great, and I don't mind the Depp AAs
The Haunted Mansion's last update was amazing!

 

[Jennasis]

Magic bands

The second Dumbo

Be our Guest (Dinner)

The new FOTLK theater

 

[mickeyfanachey1999]

New Dumbo
Be Our Guest Lunch
Magic Bands

 

[jsebsirois]

I will not be original, but I'm more than happy with :

- Magic Bands and FastPass +
- Be Our Guest

 

[Tonyz]

Disney gets it right far more than they get it wrong.

I had a great experience with the Magic Bands and FP+.

New Fantasyland is AMAZING. It might be my favorite area in any of the parks. Every single aspect of it is perfect: the waterfalls, Beast's castle, the music, the Tangled area, Gaston's tavern, the Little Mermaid, Be Our Guest, Seven Dwarfs. I can't get over how much I love it.

I haven't seen it in person yet, but the pictures of the new Haunted Mansion gift shop and new Peter Pan queue look awesome. I love that they're starting to do more varied merchandise.

I'm only thinking of the last couple years, but obviously stuff like TSMM, Everest, AoA are all fantastic additions to WDW.

 

[vallerii]

Like magic bands and FP+

It's not a ride, but we love the new HM gift shop, Memento Mori!

oh my goodness...yes! I haven't even gotten to see it yet (soon!!) and this was something I hoped would come for a long time. Not of feeling constantly "merchandised to" in the parks, but if it's done well that's an entirely different story!

It's no surprise I love the new Haunted Mansion queue too.

I also love the new restaurants at Epcot (spice road, tutto gusto)

 

[Airship Ariadne]

oh my goodness...yes! I haven't even gotten to see it yet (soon!!) and this was something I hoped would come for a long time. Not of feeling constantly "merchandised to" in the parks, but if it's done well that's an entirely different story!

It's no surprise I love the new Haunted Mansion queue too.

I also love the new restaurants at Epcot (spice road, tutto gusto)

I only wish Momento Mori was bigger

It felt a little crowded when we were there (but that's a good sign for the health of the shop!)

I liked that the option were vast, many lower price point items, and several higher ones (though nothing like Art of Disney in jaw dropping prices). We could have easily dropped of $1,000 there and still left items behind we wanted.

 

[pointybubble]

- New coffee options, Joffery's is leaps and bounds better than the old instant Nestle! Also Starbucks in the parks, we really enjoy the new options.
- La Cava (Tequila bar in Mexico). This is over 5 years ago now but one of our favorite spots.
- Tangled bathroom area. Love walking through there at night especially.
- Tap-stiles to get into the parks. We were blown away the first time we tapped in at how much faster it was.
- The new pastry shop in France, so many more options than before, just wish they had more seating.
- Splitsville at Downtown Disney, we had a great time there and will definitely be back.

 

[ElsasFan]

Yeah, that is weird...I get what they intended.

What is that supposed to be? I thought it was just decorative, but it seemed like it should be more than just part of a gate.