1. Provide carb count information for all foods. My diabetic DD5 requires insulin, which requires knowing how many carbs (and proteins) she eats. We can "guess" this info, but after enough missed guesses, it will rack her body. It does not stop us from going - but we figure that by the end of a 10 day trip this Nov, we have maybe a 50/50 shot of visiting a hospital after eating "unknown" foods. Virtually every other place makes this available for the asking.
Cmon, Disney, this is an easy one that helps diabetics and others. I'm about to spend $5K on a vacation and the responses I've gotten to requests are insults to my DD5. Fix this and I'm perfect (McDonalds does it...)
The rest is gravy...
2. Provide random upgrades from the lower end resorts to the deluxes. Make this based on deluxe availability and the "happiness" the group exudes while at the lower resort. This shouldn't be a televised event, just a quiet "make your dreams come true" sort of upgrade. The word-of-mouth will spread fast and make for some fun episodes, and might improve the overall behavior of people
3. I second bowling and more kids programs that (for instance) make use of the dance hall on the Boardwalk. Very small scale stuff, like making paper airplanes or finger painting. For adults, horseshoes, rooftop putt-putt golf, go-carts, etc.
4. A plethora of semi-private club rooms throughout WDW (in and out of parks) for gatherings of like minded people. Think concierge level, but for instance in a club room overlooking Main Street. The clubs could serve light food and drink and be set up based on users likes and (of course) be sponsored. Passes could be bought as lifetime, trip, or even just single entry. Some possible clubs:
- Dis board!
- IT professionals (would have techie gadgets, sponsored by HP, etc)
- Particular religions
- nationalities
- Old guys who want to sit and watch a ball game while the family marches.
The concept would not be restrictive, but open to all - for a fee. I doubt this would ever happen for the issues that would arise (what if the KKK wants to sponsor a room?) but the idea could be good. Doesn't
DisneyLand have a private club?
5. Consider a hybrid to the Behind the Scenes tours - the ability to rent your own guide for a 1/2 day in a park, but that walks with you as you go to things you want to see. So a more reactive guide who tells history, points out hidden mickeys, and maybe takes you behind ropes to see the inner workings of places of interest to you. Obviously, a high-end experience.
6. Disney should consider going into the monorail business and supplying metro areas with 'branded' monorails. The transportation form is very efficient and space-saving (it can install over the median of even modest roads) but people tend to not trust it, thinking it'll fall over. Disney could lend their name as a reminder that it wont - and that it could be a very good alternative to light rail.
7. An indoor waterpark attached to a hotel, a la the Great Wolf Lodge. They could charge $400 a night in such a place and only lose maybe 40 acres.
8. A character dining trip aboard the MK railroad. How? A third train is added at lunch and dinner that picks up at main street at the time of the reservation. It goes slow and doesn't stop at the other stops. It might go around a few times before the meal is done. A creative disney might extend the line away from MK and through the cool trees....
9. Small trolley cars (open busses) that run around inside the parks continuously. Hop on at any point and get a ride back to the castle - or to splash mountain - or other points. Stop for 10 seconds, hop on, no tickets, no fuss. I know there are issues with this idea, but...
10. As mentioned, more 'gadget' use. Imagine a blackberry-like disney thing that gives Pal Mickey info, allows you to take pics, allows you to place your food order at the counter resturants while you wait in line, gives directions to the nearest bathroom/attraction/soda machine/cast member, sends an SOS, allows you to 'conjure' a
scooter at will, etc...