But this stuff bothers me. If Disney put the time and energy into new guest experiences (whether they be rides, little shows like streetmosphere actors or things like how Luxo Jr. the lamp used to come out next to TSMM) as they do on these paid for extras...I think everyone could have a much better park experience. Seriously, how much time and effort and employees do they have on the 'find ways to make us buckets of extra cash while we offer the bare minimum and don't really do anything to increase park enjoyment for everyone'?
I agree.
Equality is a good thing. Kids need to feel EQUAL in a Disney park!
How awful for the families like us - who will never see the inside of those structures due to $$$!!!
I don't think Walt would be too happy either!
Putting Club33 aside, look at the way they charged back in Walt's day. Ride tickets, anyone? Free to enter, but you'd better have parents willing and able to put up some money so you can actually DO anything. When we went to DL (once with dad, once with mom) as kids we weren't with adults ready to put up enough money for us to truly have excellent days, so we got less than other kids. We were not equal. Now the way they charge for entrance is more equal; anyone who is in the park paid about the same as anyone else to get in, and all the rides are available to them.
It looks...muggy. And humid. I know - beta testing. But, I sure would not be in the test group as-is.
And since my family seems to get freezing temperatures whenever we go (or it seems like it, at least), I hope for heating!
Will the row of green porta potties be in before Thanksgiving to accompany One Man's Tent City?
LOL.
Sarcastic and not adding anything to the discussion
Are you sure it was sarcastic?
Do you really believe that or ?????
Have you traveled in Europe? Pay-restrooms abound.
Imagine your kids saying to you "mummy can we go and ride Space Mountain?" And having to say "no sweetie... it's time to go and sit in the tent now". Imagine their little faces
So true. I have the personality where I MUST find value. Growing up poor did that to me. (did it to my brother, too, but he is WAY more successful financially than I am, so his version of value is different...he finds no value in a themepark, but does find value in his Maserati that costs the earth to fill with gas and you can't even legally drive it the way it's meant to be driven)
When we booked the Castaway Cabana that one time, I stayed in it. The whole day except for lunchtime. We paid for the cabana and I was going to get the value from it, darnit. I did spend about 2 hours on "our" beach.
DH and DS went off to use the included snorkel rentals and the inflatables, but I coudln't bring myself to do it. Even though they were included, I knew the rental cost of them, and they didn't come close to what the structure's "cost" was. So I stayed in or near the structure.
I almost hated it. I won't be booking a Castaway cabana again. DH and DS would want it booked, but they aren't the ones booking things.
I was told they do feature heating/cooling depending on the weather.
Whew.
If these become available at Epcot, I most definitely will book one for Marathon Sunday at Epcot.
Also, I see no difference in people trying to find "shares" for these like they do for fireworks cruises.
Now, see, a share during a solo trip, I can see. Let me know if you'll book one over Princess and want people for a share.
I'm sure I'm going to get flamed up the wazoo for this, but I think the idea of napping in a tent in the middle of a theme park as an adult is bizarre. If I'm that tired in the middle of the day, I'd go back to the resort and sleep in my room.
If there are health issues, I can see it.
But if I, a fairly healthy adult, am falling asleep like that, I'm heading to the doctor. In fact falling asleep anytime he sat down was the big HUGE sign telling us that DH was in trouble. He passes out *anywhere* when his blood sugar is too high. When I hear of accidents with bus drivers or train conductors I hope they (if they survived) are sent to get their blood sugar checked, because DH seriously would sit down and his head would go to his chest. It wasn't good.
Added: Share, December 25, 2016 MK Cabana, Christmas Day - 3 spaces available
Hubby was tempted, but our trip is too short and he wants to explore the resort for our almost-3-daytimes instead. (like I said, DH loves this kind of stuff!)
Why would you need to say no?
Because some of us have personalities where if you bought something you USE something. So if you got that tent, you're going to use it, darnit.
I'm upset with the direction Disney is taking, not that people are taking advantage of a service that Disney has devised.
YES.
WDW is a destination in itself, while DL is part of a vacation and more targeted at locals and shorter stays.
Not to me! When we go to DL we pretty much go to DL. When we go to WDW we see family, we go on a cruise, we stay up at Uni, we go all over the place.
And I meet travelers at DL often; I very rarely meet "locals".
Jingle cruise can be done over night. The haunted mansion overlay closes the ride for about a month. That's a big difference.
Exactly.
I still think it's all bogus for why they don't put it in at WDW. I think they should. I used to be very against the NBC overlay, but then I realized that it got my son on a ride he was very frightened of. Jack Skellington made it friendly for him. Now he'll ride traditional HM, but he really prefers NBC HM.
At those prices there better be armed guards posted at the entrance to my shanty, considering you can't even step foot on the bridge to get a look at BoG without a reservation.
