Different: What don't you like at Disney ?

[Mike]

The only thing I really don't like, in fact hate so much, and I know others would disagree are the busses! We ALWAYS rent a car and drive everywhere!

 

[mikesmom88]

I don't like leaving Disney at the end of the vacation....

My feelings exactly. My DH and DS16 hate the last day because they say "Mom is going to be in a miserable mood today!"

 

[DrTomorrow]

Hmmmmm.

1. I know many will find this odd, but DW and I always have trouble finding somewhere to eat dinner. We're neither cheap nor are we "meat and potatoes only" folks, but so many WDW restaurants don't live up to their promise or aren't worth the money ('Ohana is about the only exception). We either end up food-courting it, or - when we get sick of burgers & chicken strips - we drive off-site to somewhere like Outback, where we can get the same food for $10 / meal less.

2. This I'm not proud of, but I dislike it when those who don't plan ahead show up for something (show, parade, meal, etc.) and try to get the same results as those of us who did. I'm talking about showing up last minute and standing in front of children who've been sitting patiently for Spectro for an hour, showing up at a popular restaurant and trying to get in ahead of those with PS, cutting in line at CP in December). Needless to say, I think DVC ressies should be blocked out at ressie time .

3. People who "game the system" to the extreme. I know that Disney is very inconsistant about the rules, but - IMHO - there's a reasonable limit. And I know this is subjective (was it George Carlin who said that "every one who drives slower than me is a moron, and everyone who drives faster than me is an idiot"?)

FTR, I have no problems with the buses. Growing up in Detroit, where mass transit is heresy to The Big Three and the UAW, riding a bus somewhere is one more attraction - but I get a kick out of the parking trams, too!

 

[idratherbeinwdw]

I know many will find this odd, but DW and I always have trouble finding somewhere to eat dinner. We're neither cheap nor are we "meat and potatoes only" folks, but so many WDW restaurants don't live up to their promise or aren't worth the money ('Ohana is about the only exception). We either end up food-courting it, or - when we get sick of burgers & chicken strips - we drive off-site to somewhere like Outback, where we can get the same food for $10 / meal less.

We may be in the minority on this one Dr Tomorrow, but ITA about WDW food. I think the restaurants, since they have to appeal to the masses, tend to leave out spices and strong flavors. While the food is not awful in most full service restaurants, I find it pretty bland for the most part. I don't rent a car when I go, so I can't go offsite unless I pay for a cab, and we like to have a few sitdown meals while we're there. So we end up choosing by ambiance more frequently then taste. If we're having fun we care less about the food being boring.

 

[disworldnum1]

I have to admit to going down rt 192 and eating at outback or red lobster.We tried getting into a few restaurants downtown but sometimes it's faster to go off premises to eat.

 

[SueOKW]

I hadn't really thought of food as being one of the low points! It probably explains why we use our stove decoration so much.

At the places I love to eat at WDW it's the atmosphere and staff I love rather than the actual stuff I'm ingesting!!!

 

[JimMIA]

There's not much we don't like, but the volume levels for just about everything are WAY too high. We have a 2 1/2 year old daughter, and even in the "zero scare factor" attractions, the noise level alone scares her.

Loud noise in appropriate places in a program is fine, but that's not what you get. You get volume levels from a low of WAY too loud, to painful, to downright deafening.

I can understand the volume being up outside, but inside attractions it detracts greatly from the ride. It is so bad in some of the attractions that it actually makes them uncomfortable and completely non-enjoyable for anyone with any hearing at all. I can't imagine working in those attractions all day!

 

[Par8hed]

The one thing I don't like about Disney (whether it be the parks, the rooms, the ships, the menus, the brochures, the surveys, etc.) is the, in my opinion, overuse and abuse of the word "magical". Frankly it annoys me. I have wonderful vacations at their resorts. Disney is many wonderful things. It may even be "enchanting" at times. But magical?

 

[raidermatt]

Just guessing on the volumes, but I would think that in some cases it needs to be loud to mask the noise of the ride mechanism and maintain the illusion. Most of them were too loud for our 2-year old, but by the time he was 3, it was no longer much of an issue. I really think that if they turned it down, it would disappoint more people than it pleased. (That's not to discount anyone's opinion, just trying to give a reason for the way it is)

 

[SueOKW]

Interesting point .. . too bad though. We can't take my son into some of the attractions as he is very sensitive to sound.

 

[goldilocks_63]

I guess I forgot about this...

But we carry ear plugs for these situations.

Wish they would tone it down a bit. Example - Tarzan Rocks.

 

[dallastxcpa]

Yeah, but we're crazy enough to pay it
And I'm a mixed drink kind of girl, so I really spend a lot of cash.

Here's a little trick to get around that. At most Disney resort bars if you order a double it is only a $1 or $2 more. So instead of paying for singles at $5 or $6 you can get a double and be doubly happy for only a few more bucks.

 

[Johnnie Fedora]

Badgering pool life guards who are safety zealots and are determined to remove the fun from the pools. When you and your kid are the only ones in the pool, these guards still feel the need to tell you that you can't put your kid on your shoulders, after all they may get hurt falling 2 feet into the pool. Where are the safety police for the piggy-backing
parents in the parks, where the kid could fall six feet to the concrete?? If it's not crowded, etc. ease up on the rigidity.

I'm not going to be PC here but...the over-use of electric scooters, by to many who would benefit themselves more by not using them.

C+ quality of park food. We almost always go to the resorts for our "nice meal".

 

[the kabuki]

If you love people, which I do, then anything at Disney, even waiting in line can be enjoyable and, yes, entertaining. I love watching people have a great time and I really enjoy watching people have a "moment" of meltdown. (I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.)

The only thing that can ruin a moment for me at WDW is a smoker. Sorry if you are one and you've lived with all the restrictions placed on your lifestyle. But even if you're outside in a spot that traffic has to tunnel through or by, those little smoke particles catch onto my clothing, hair, etc. and I can smell it all day. My allergic reaction kicks in and irritated eyes and lungs city, baby.

Smokers aren't bad people, their habit just kills me.

Non smokers who give me dirty looks when I am clearly in a "designated smoking area" . Parks are who knows how many thousands of acres completely smoke free, just asking to be left alone to kill myself slowly in my measly 100 square feet of space.

 

[DrTomorrow]

If you love people, which I do, then anything at Disney, even waiting in line can be enjoyable and, yes, entertaining. I love watching people have a great time and I really enjoy watching people have a "moment" of meltdown. [emphasis added] [...]

The password is: "schadenfreude".

 

[MDonley]

I hate that transportation costs (car, bus, plane, train) are too high from Michigan to Florida for me to be able to visit WDW more often than once a year. Wouldn't it be great if MS could come up with a better deal than we can get on Expedia or elsewhere on the web?

I hate that the only directions from WDW to VB that are given by customer services always include the toll road. (I know ... why complain about $2.75? You'd have to realize that there are NO toll roads in Michigan.)

 

[the kabuki]

I hate that transportation costs (car, bus, plane, train) are too high from Michigan to Florida for me to be able to visit WDW more often than once a year. Wouldn't it be great if MS could come up with a better deal than we can get on Expedia or elsewhere on the web?

I hate that the only directions from WDW to VB that are given by customer services always include the toll road. (I know ... why complain about $2.75? You'd have to realize that there are NO toll roads in Michigan.)

From Michigan here too!! Toll roads, what a strange concept to us But then, have you seen our roads lately??

 

[MDonley]

yeah ... DS works for the road comission when he's home from U-M in the summer

 

[athenna]

Here's a little trick to get around that. At most Disney resort bars if you order a double it is only a $1 or $2 more. So instead of paying for singles at $5 or $6 you can get a double and be doubly happy for only a few more bucks.

Good thinking! I knew someone one these boards would have a good drinking hint

 

[athenna]

Non smokers who give me dirty looks when I am clearly in a "designated smoking area" . Parks are who knows how many thousands of acres completely smoke free, just asking to be left alone to kill myself slowly in my measly 100 square feet of space.

You are my hero and I bow at your feet!