DizDragonfly
Oooh oooh! Can we take a poll? I love a good poll!
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Your teen makes $12 an hour at a summer job? Is that what kids make these days? I feel old.
Not my kid. He makes $0.83/hr.


Your teen makes $12 an hour at a summer job? Is that what kids make these days? I feel old.
Not my kid. He makes $0.83/hr.He works at a camp and only has 24 hours a week where he doesn't have to be available at any time of day or night. Oh, his "salary" also includes room and board (in a platform tent).
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Whats going on here? Josh takes pretty constant potshots at TP, and everyone is cool with that. Len says he likes empirical data, puts Josh's name in quotes for whatever reason, and he's vilified? I dont get it.
I'm planning my first trip to WDW. I came across Touring Plans first. Being able to adapt their plans to the attractions I prefer and see the outcomes is really valuable to me. On one page I can see the expected wait, how long the ride takes, and the approximate time to walk to the next ride.
I like EasyWDW, too, but for different reasons. Josh has very helpful photos and tips, and reading his blogs is a pleasure.
Both TP and Easy WDW would save me a ton of time in line compared to how I toured DL years ago-- .
As for Len's participation in this thread, I am grateful to him for taking part. Tonight, I went back and read every single post in this long thread twice, and never once did I hear a tone from Len that was not respectful. To me, he came across as someone VERY enthusiastic about what he does and on a genuine search for information about how to do it better.
In life, I often find that people try to squash anyone with enthusiasm, and I believe that is sad. I have no idea why Len put Josh's name in quotes. The first time I read it, I just assumed it was an inside joke between the two of them, since they obviously know each other. Why would anyone think that it was something more?
Perhaps people are so attuned to sarcasm nowadays, that they do not know how to recognize sincerity. Len's posts came across to me as animated and exuberant. He seems passionate about his website.
Yep, I agree with the above positive comments about Len. He's being read all wrong.
I'm sure Josh's site is very helpful, but the cult of personality around Josh is distracting. Not sure what that's all a about. No one starts a startup just to be nice. It's a business venture, with an eye to growth and drawing investors. Feedback and criticism of easywdw are vital if it's fans want it to continue (because unless Josh is a trust fund baby, it won't.)
Someone earlier suggested that my feedback of Josh's site was rude because it is free. Yeah, so are Facebook, Google, Yahoo, allearsnet, Mouseavers, and the Disboards. So no matter how great Josh's info is, it should stand up to feedback. The blog is probably great, but it desperately needs some reworking of the organization for quick and easy access. As it is now, I feel like I need to read the entire thing to find the info I'm looking for. Tabs and a great search function sure would be nice.
Yep, I agree with the above positive comments about Len. He's being read all wrong.
I'm sure Josh's site is very helpful, but the cult of personality around Josh is distracting. Not sure what that's all a about. No one starts a startup just to be nice. It's a business venture, with an eye to growth and drawing investors. Feedback and criticism of easywdw are vital if it's fans want it to continue (because unless Josh is a trust fund baby, it won't.)
Someone earlier suggested that my feedback of Josh's site was rude because it is free. Yeah, so are Facebook, Google, Yahoo, allearsnet, Mouseavers, and the Disboards. So no matter how great Josh's info is, it should stand up to feedback. The blog is probably great, but it desperately needs some reworking of the organization for quick and easy access. As it is now, I feel like I need to read the entire thing to find the info I'm looking for. Tabs and a great search function sure would be nice.
I didn't care for the tone of Len's post either and he must have gotten the hint since he hasn't posted to this thread in a while. As far as Easywdw is concerned, I think it's pretty obvious that a large majority of folks prefer to have some context & explanation instead of just a bunch of numbers (which often change with no explanation as to why). It's also been previously stated (and evidently ignored) that Josh has announced that the web site is being re-designed although I personally don't haven any trouble navigating the site. And for the record, I have no affiliation to Josh or the web site - just like his product and his style (like many others).
That was a strange comment (in bold.) It's possible for a person make money in OTHER ways. Plenty of people have real jobs and whatnot and still manage to run a blog. Or maybe he does have a trust fund. Who cares? I, as just some random person on the internet, am not too concerned about where Josh gets his money.