Does it ever surprise you when people...

[ChevytheCoolest]

I work in a long term care facility for seniors in the Dietary department. Some of those folks complain about the slightest thing...there's too much food on the plate, not enough potatoes, not hot enough, too hot, dessert portion is too small, food to bland, food too spicy. I could go on.

My point is I work in a service industry. Disney is a service provider, different industry, but non the less, a service industry. And you are going to get those people who complain about any little detail, however minute. To you or I it might seem ridiculous, but to them it is important, why? Only they know.

So no I am not the least bit surprised when people complain about Disney stuff. I have stopped trying to understand the "why" of it and just kind of figure it takes all kinds and leave it at that.

Besides, as pps have stated, the less people enraptured with Disney, the less crowded it will be for those of us who are

Exactly! I've worked in customer service for 6 years now and I've come across some customers that have some ricidulous claims. As you stated, now its second nature, you just block it out and move on in your life.

Whether I was bagging groceries at age of 18 and the same old lady every Sunday wanted me to not even touch the bread but have the cashier hand it back to her to hold on to or a client in the mobile DJ company mad because I played a song that everyone enjoyed that night.

 

[ttintagel]

Well, to be fair, some of those things aren't about "being offended;" they're about having physical pain, however temporary, inflicted on you.

However, the larger issue is that just because people talk about their bad experiences, it doesn't mean they don't have a good time. If they didn't love the parks and for the most part enjoy going there, they wouldn't be on this forum to begin with and they wouldn't care what went on there. When your spouse asks you about your day, the things that spring to mind are the exceptions to the usual routine. In the same way, the bad things people discuss here are the exceptions to what happened during most of their vacation.

 

[ttintagel]

Some of the complaints I read make me wonder what the poster's life is like. To me, getting herded like cattle, stuck on a train and waiting in lines is part of my every day routine.

Hehehe! I always think the same thing when I read people being shocked about the Disney restaurant prices! They're roughly similar to where I live, and I start to wonder why food is so darn cheap in these other places!

 

[luvmy3]

I think you can complain about something and still love it. We just came back from the best trip ever. Seriously, might have been the best week of my life Pixie dust from start to finish.

Overall we had a great trip, but that certainly doesn't mean everything was perfect. We complained to eachother but really nothing that ruined anything for us, or would keep us from going back.
I think alot people set themselves up for this all pixie dust magical perfect time when they plan their WDW vacation and when it doesn't turn out that way they need to vent about it. I don't see anything wrong with that, especially here where we can talk about the good, bad and the ugly of Disney with others who understand where we are coming from. If you can't then, there are plenty of positive Disney threads to join.

 

[Bullseye]

Meh. No it doesn't surprise me. Why would it? And if reading any negative comments here on the Dis is enough to keep you from going, then IMO you should probably stay away from message boards. You can't honestly expect to have nothing but pixie dust blown up your skirt can you? Real people post on these boards. Some of them encounter problems and want to discuss them. What is so terrible about that?

If I was planning a vacation at someplace new, I would prefer to know the good AND the bad. I'd want to know what problems I might encounter, the odds of encountering that problem, how to avoid it or how to handle it if it happened to me. How am I going to do this if all that is posted is sunshine and roses?

No doubt, only discussing the bright and cheery parts of WDW would be like living in Pleasantville .

I do dislike when someone is always negative regarding WDW, but for the most part I think it's pretty balanced on the DIS. Quite honestly, I often come to the DIS just to see if there are any hotly debated topics being discussed

 

[BuzzBelleMom]

This thread is really helping me. Today I found out that DH had posted a pic of Cindy's Castle on my FB page with the caption "A Human Trap, Built by a Mouse" and I lost it. I sent him a few nasty texts after I had posted under the pic that if he did not like WDW, he could just stay home.

I know I overreacted (I have shut off my phone so he cannot text me), but we are eight weeks out, I am worried about MB's and he tells me to calm down while not really having helped plan.

Thanks, all, for making me realize that in the grand scheme of things, this is but a blip and some people are miserable no matter what.

I LOVE THE DIS!

 

[Tltorrez]

Hehehe! I always think the same thing when I read people being shocked about the Disney restaurant prices! They're roughly similar to where I live, and I start to wonder why food is so darn cheap in these other places!

I had that discussion with my Mom yesterday. The price of a haircut for my DS10 at Main Street Barber Shop is less than what I pay at the mall at home. But she pays even less to get her hair done. It's all relative.

I think it's mostly just a matter of perspective. Bad stuff happens on every vacation. But unless its something I think likely to affect others (and something they can avoid or be prepared for), I don't post about it. Mostly because I'm too busy posting about the new or amazing stuff we did. For me, that's just too much of a downer.

 

[minnie mum]

This thread is really helping me. Today I found out that DH had posted a pic of Cindy's Castle on my FB page with the caption "A Human Trap, Built by a Mouse" and I lost it. I sent him a few nasty texts after I had posted under the pic that if he did not like WDW, he could just stay home.

I know I overreacted (I have shut off my phone so he cannot text me), but we are eight weeks out, I am worried about MB's and he tells me to calm down while not really having helped plan.

Thanks, all, for making me realize that in the grand scheme of things, this is but a blip and some people are miserable no matter what.

I LOVE THE DIS!

Sorry, OP, but I'd have to side with your husband on this one. That is absolutely priceless- I'd pay for a bumpersticker with that on it. Of course I don't know your DH, but to me, that sounds like a great example of someone who is just teasing you. Sounds like when he has asked you to calm down it has been for good reason.

Take a few deep breaths and try to relax or you're going to end up being one of those people you were talking about in your first post.

 

[emilily88]

Personally, I find the horror stories threads really entertaining Maybe it's because I'm not experiencing it but I think the stories are hilarious