hitthebids
DVC MEMBER 2000
- Joined
- Aug 30, 2000
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- 73
Just got back and have decided to get my rants on online. First of all, great trip, stayed at the POLY and we always seem to go during a heat wave. Now the rants. Spaceship Earth, OMG!!! what did you do to my most favorite ride in Epcot? The first half is hardly changed at all and the second is mostly dark! They changed 2 exhibits and just darkened the last part of the ride and gave you some lame touch screen in your buggy. Bad, bad, bad. It ruined my day. Disney is busy adding rooms and rumors are around of a 5th park but I say fix the attractions that are not working, I'm looking at you Body Wars, among others and give people a fair park for the money.
My next rant is about gouging the public. I know we expect things to cost a lot but some stuff is just criminal. $2.50 for a bottle of matter is the most obscene thing every. You can buy a case of 24 Dasani waters any day of the week for $6. Just using simple math, that is a 10x profit per bottle. They are charging the same for water as soda. They have limited water fountains and when you find one it is either not cold or not really working that well. Bad bad bad. Especial on hot days like we were having this is a greedy money grab.
My next and last rant for the night, but not for the trip, is an old bugaboo, the electric scooters. Before you flame me read my whole statement. The electric scooter should not be available to rent at Disney. If you need one then you probably own one. The worst case of scooter abuse I saw was 3 scooters parked by BTM. 2 were occupied by hefty women, the third one empty. A husky teenager finally emerged from the rides exit, walking with no problem and got on the third scooter, and the 3 of them rode away. He had just waited on the same line as my DW and DS2 were on and now he was riding away on a scooter. No way he needed that. I am big and heavy and I say if you are too fat to walk around WDW on your own 2 feet, stay home. Disney can give the wheelchair to someone who needs it. No more scooters for rent.
My next rant is about gouging the public. I know we expect things to cost a lot but some stuff is just criminal. $2.50 for a bottle of matter is the most obscene thing every. You can buy a case of 24 Dasani waters any day of the week for $6. Just using simple math, that is a 10x profit per bottle. They are charging the same for water as soda. They have limited water fountains and when you find one it is either not cold or not really working that well. Bad bad bad. Especial on hot days like we were having this is a greedy money grab.
My next and last rant for the night, but not for the trip, is an old bugaboo, the electric scooters. Before you flame me read my whole statement. The electric scooter should not be available to rent at Disney. If you need one then you probably own one. The worst case of scooter abuse I saw was 3 scooters parked by BTM. 2 were occupied by hefty women, the third one empty. A husky teenager finally emerged from the rides exit, walking with no problem and got on the third scooter, and the 3 of them rode away. He had just waited on the same line as my DW and DS2 were on and now he was riding away on a scooter. No way he needed that. I am big and heavy and I say if you are too fat to walk around WDW on your own 2 feet, stay home. Disney can give the wheelchair to someone who needs it. No more scooters for rent.
