Disneyland = Disappointment

[RemainSeatedPlease]

I grew up in California. disneyland.com tells me I have had 31 in-park days during the times I've had APs (and that's under counting). I have never experienced *humidity* like there was during the days we were there.

It made me miserable. It made everyone else miserable. And then everyone was trying to make everyone else miserable.

I had a not-so-great trip this summer as well, and I think the humidity played a big part. I am also a native Californian and very used to the heat and 100+ temps, so I was expecting that when I went in July, but the surprise was the intense humidity. Honestly I don't think I've ever felt that kind of humidity in all my life, even my trips to Florida and Hawaii were nowhere near that bad. It really soured the trip in a lot of ways, even leading to me almost having heat stroke at one point, with CMs having to bring me cold waters and sit me on the floor in front of an air vent because I looked like I was going to pass out.

It's really hard to enjoy DLR, or anything at all, when you are so physically uncomfortable. It reminds me of the saying about a bad day at Disney being better than any day at work - in this case that just wasn't true. On that day my quiet, air-conditioned cubicle at work sounded pretty darn nice.

I also noticed that it was much more crowded than usual when I was there, but that didn't bother me quite so much since I was expecting it and I've been enough that I don't feel the need to do everything on every trip anyway. However I do have to say that the nighttime parade/fireworks crowds concerned me, not just because it's a bit annoying but because it took away from the magic. It seemed very un-Disney like to me, like I would expect a better experience from them. I'm not even sure what they could do or if they could do anything about it all, but it just left me feeling a bit uneasy.

My trip was also hampered by an irritating person in my group. So, I recognize that the issues I had weren't the fault of Disney, bit it did take away some magic. This is why I haven't given up on them, I'm just going to hope that the terrible humidity was a fluke this year and that the parade crowds will work themselves out as time goes on and it's no longer the 60th anniversary. And of course I usually go during colder months, so I will continue to do that.

I don't think we should discourage those who talk about their negative experiences, even if they aren't the fault of Disney. Outside factors can and do play a big role in whether or not you feel the magic that usually comes along with a Disney trip. That's just the reality, so there's no use denying it.