Possible big reduction in Future Worlds hours.

[crusader]

d-r:

I know you meant fort wilderness which arguably could take more than 3 days to enjoy - even in the 70's. I am not in disagreement with your point that the sheer magnitude of the place today makes it extremely difficult to compete with.

My initial comment was in reference WDW never having to compete on price simply because for years they was nothing else like it.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

We always find with the parks closing earlier that we just make our PS's a little later and enjoy our night's eating at one of our favorite WDW restaurants.

 

[phyllis1966]

I have enjoyed reading all the posts in this discussion! Here's my 2 cents: while it is true that we can all try to find something else to do, with many other offerings besides the parks, my family goes to WDW to enjoy the parks primarily, as I believe many families do. We are absolutely paying more money now for fewer hours. If we decide to leave a park early to do something at one of the resorts, that's our prerogative, but the fact remains that if we want to continue to visit WDW, we have no choice but to pay more and receive less. I'm not debating anyone, these are the feelings of my family and many others.

 

[All Aboard]

We always find with the parks closing earlier that we just make our PS's a little later and enjoy our night's eating at one of our favorite WDW restaurants.

Ron, right now Michael Eisner is praying that there are a lot of folks like you out there.

 

[Planogirl]

My take is that it's the theme parks that make WDW unique. I can dine in many fine restaurants, stay at wonderful resorts and play at great nightclubs in many places, and the best waterpark anywhere is even right here in Texas. I personally feel no need to travel all the way to Florida and contribute to the Ei$ner Bonus Fund for these things. It's the theme parks and how Disney pulls everything together into one "perfect" package (the show?) that appears to be unique, at least that's my take.

The theme parks have suffered and continue to do so in my opinion. Disney has a big juggernaut down the road that just now seems to be opening its eyes to the possibilities and where that will lead is hard to guess. I've often predicted that some true competition would shake Disney out of its doldrums but I'm waiting, avidly WAITING!!! As for Disney pulling it all together into one wonderful package of experiences for the traveler, I see a few frayed edges and a bit of unravelling going on. I hope that this stops before we wind up with a bunch of incoherent threads of pixie dust all of which close early of course.

 

[manning]

I see Sea World is expanding!!

More choices. Yeah!!!!!!!

 

[TC1026]

So does this mean that we don;t get to watch the little robot cutting the grass behind spaceship earth?

Hopefully it'll be open "late" in October....

 

[EpcotRanger]

The little robot is not running from what I have seen in quite a long time, and I have been there 5 nights a week for the last 6 weeks. Then again, the flower and garden show is going on too.

 

[mitros]

If you are talking about the solar lawn mower, that has been gone for some time .

 

[TC1026]

I haven't been to Ecpot., or WDW in general in about 18 months, and I can't remember if it was there last time,now that I think about it...but I still think it is really neat, and I will hold out hope that it will be back by October...Wishful thinking??

If so, I am sure I will get over it, I will be running my then 2 year old around and will have plenty to keep me busy!