Well just got back from our long awaited WDW trip and it will probably be our last. We have been going twice a year for the last fifteen yrs and it has steadily been getting worst. We weren't aware that we were going during grad week for starters, the teens were all but having sex in and around the pool not to mention the rough housing around my small children, and the swim wear left nothing to the imagination I felt like I was in a Penthouse photo shoot.
Now that was just the resort, The parks weren't much better. The lines weren't very bad but every park had problems with rides, there were a bunch of attractions we didn't even get to ride. The dinning plan was about the only good thing on the trip and that was just the table services there was always some kind of issue at the counter services or the food was cold or the drinks were warm, with the exception of Pecos Bills. Wer ended up leaving with 13 snacks and 8 counter services.
Now for the people, generally they were pleasant but like any theme park the are always a few this year there seemed to be more than a few just down right nasties. Not so much to us but to the staff, my butt would have gotten fired a long time ago.
Well hope your tyrips go better than mine did.
MAC
Now that was just the resort, The parks weren't much better. The lines weren't very bad but every park had problems with rides, there were a bunch of attractions we didn't even get to ride. The dinning plan was about the only good thing on the trip and that was just the table services there was always some kind of issue at the counter services or the food was cold or the drinks were warm, with the exception of Pecos Bills. Wer ended up leaving with 13 snacks and 8 counter services.
Now for the people, generally they were pleasant but like any theme park the are always a few this year there seemed to be more than a few just down right nasties. Not so much to us but to the staff, my butt would have gotten fired a long time ago.
Well hope your tyrips go better than mine did.
MAC
Obviously you and your family love Disney and Disney parks, so to have so many bad things happen in one trip is unfortunate. I'm glad that it wasn't anything worse (my sister and her husband just got back from a shorter trip a couple of weeks ago and came back sick with stomach trouble. NO fun.) Sorry to hear about all of the problems you had with the teens during Grad week. Was it during one of the weeks of the Grad Nights they do? Myself and my family like to keep up with whatever events are going on at the Disney Parks when we are starting to plan our trip, so that we can plan appropriately how to make the best of our trip and time once we get there. It is too bad that you and your small children had to be exposed to the public displays that the teens were involved in, although, unless you have your own private pool (i.e. renting a house or condo off property), it is hard to escape such behavior, unfortunately. I know that when I went with my class during Grad Night, we were asked by our school to wear a moderate swimsuit, or tank top to cover up, so that it would be acceptable, but not all schools are the same. Did you stay in a Value Resort? Was there more than one pool at the resort you stayed in? Most resorts on Disney property (not all but most) have more than one pool, such as a quiet pool, so that big disturbances do not have to interrupt getting in some good pool time. Usually the Value resorts are going to have larger groups, or school groups that may be louder and such. It sounded as though you were very disgusted with the teens and their behavior, which is understandable. It sounds as though, unfortunately, the teachers/and or chaperons were not doing a very good job. If I had been bothered that much with their behavior and attire, I personally would have said something, or found out who those kids were with (which schools/gorups etc) and asked to speak with one of the chaperons, or whoever was in charge of them. It sounds like you and your family did not get to enjoy many of the rides because they had technical issues, or rides were not working? That is ALWAYS frustrating! And to have problems with favorite rides at ALL of the parks is awful! Did you talk to Cast Members about the issues? Usually if there is a major problem with a ride they will give a reason, and in some cases (not ALL, but SOME), a CM will even issue a return pass to that certain attraction, or another attraction in the same park to make up for the technical problems that the attraction may be experiencing at the time. I know when I was there with a friend of mine back in January this year, we had just gotten on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and then we sat there for what seems like FOREVER before a CM told us that we had to get back off because it wasn't working properly. Then another CM gave out a special Fast Pass to ride ANYTHING in the MK that day. Then again, we were already about to ride it, so they may not have given them out to everyone in line.
(i.e. "When will it stop raining?" What time is the 3'oclock parade?") but when my family and I visit, we always try to find some way to let the CMs know how much we appreciate them. Sometimes we will even get our pictures made with a CM! They are who makes the magic happen, after all
