Pretty much lol. I’m going to make it a priority this year to do more of the entertainment offerings, and slower activities. So far I’ve just done rides, characters, parades, the big shows, eat, and shopping lolSee?! Now you have to renew your AP -- you're practically obligated so that you can check all those things off your list!
I always forget to go! Even though I always pass it..maybe I’ll look when I go later this month.You must make a plan for the Animation Building. It's like magic walking in there!
This is so TRUE!
I live in Canada - that is about as non local as you can get but because I go overboard with my research I often feel like I know way more about what is going on when in the parks than most guests. I have helped people before who were confused and didn't understand what to do or people who are asking "what is the group of people over there doing" and I'd know that a specific group was going to be in the parks that day from this forum. My daughter has actually said to me before "you know you're not a cast member right, you don't have to help people" but I find it fun to offer up information especially if people are clearly confused by something. I have even had people who have said to me "oh you must be local are you" and nope!
The expression ignorance is bliss didn't invent itself....but I do like knowing ahead of time especially when trips are once every year or every second year - if I were local I'd likely know less as heh, you can go anytime right?
They are also open 10-5, and don't have nearly the traffic Disneyland does. I'm sorry you are still upset about the trip. Anyway you can postpone til you can have a better time?You would think Disney could manage this....
They are also open 10-5, and don't have nearly the traffic Disneyland does. I'm sorry you are still upset about the trip. Anyway you can postpone til you can have a better time?
They are also open 10-5, and don't have nearly the traffic Disneyland does. I'm sorry you are still upset about the trip. Anyway you can postpone til you can have a better time?
I think one reason they don't announce them as far out is because things change. And then people complain. Now, we generally look at past history to determine what could be closed. However, things happen, like the time Space Mountain went down I think it was a month early due to an unexpected malfunction. Or when BTMRR went 6-8 mos over the expected reopening. It was somewhere around this time they stopped giving timelines as far out. It was maybe 5? years ago, that they did announce dates more like 6 mos out. They stopped giving out the future closures. Things change. My suggestion would be to contact DIsney and let them know you feel they should announce further out.
I think part of my "not worrying" about it is I still remember the days when we showed up and that was when we learned the hours and what was open.
I really appreciate how reasonable you are trying to be about all this. (Seriously -- good for you!) You're right that it isn't easy trying to dance around all the different things that play into planning a DLR trip, whether you are a first timer or a seasoned veteran. But some of the people complaining the loudest and longest here are not newbies and visit regularly. So, barring unforeseen tragedy, they will get another chance to see the parks when all the wrapping comes off. They've seen the castle in its glory, and will again. They've ridden rides that are now down for refurb, and will again. No one is saying that Disney is perfect or that the current refurb schedule couldn't use some improvement. But we are saying that any DLR trip can be magical no matter what refurbs are happening and that choosing to focus on the negative is a sure way to sour a trip (either for yourself or for others reading here).... I agree that we shouldn’t have to plan so much in advance, but because demand for the parks is so high, we have had little choice but to adjust our planning accordingly over the years. Some might suggest that all the planning is unnecessary, that it’s best to just show up and enjoy like people did years ago, but when newbies fail to plan a once-in-a-lifetime trip and then complain about having had a less than stellar time due to unmanageable crowds or closures, they’re often met with responses such as, “You should’ve planned, taken this and that into consideration, etc.” Some of the info they’re expected to consider is more difficult to find on the DL website than it should be. In the era you speak of, it wasn’t necessary to consider so many factors in planning a trip, but I would argue that it has become increasingly necessary since then.
I really appreciate how reasonable you are trying to be about all this. (Seriously -- good for you!) You're right that it isn't easy trying to dance around all the different things that play into planning a DLR trip, whether you are a first timer or a seasoned veteran. But some of the people complaining the loudest and longest here are not newbies and visit regularly. So, barring unforeseen tragedy, they will get another chance to see the parks when all the wrapping comes off. They've seen the castle in its glory, and will again. They've ridden rides that are now down for refurb, and will again. No one is saying that Disney is perfect or that the current refurb schedule couldn't use some improvement. But we are saying that any DLR trip can be magical no matter what refurbs are happening and that choosing to focus on the negative is a sure way to sour a trip (either for yourself or for others reading here).
Don't be too hard on yourself. There's not some rule saying you can't be disappointed about the closures. Much better to vent about it here and adjust your approach before you head out on your trip.Thanks for this! I agree. I’m not a local or a true veteran of the parks, but I have been to DLR about once a year or every two years since I was a baby, and I’m 36 now, so... truth be told, I’ve seen all these attractions plenty of times and will likely see them again many times in the future. There’s really no reason for me to be hyper-focusing on this issue like it’s some kind of travesty or something.
This whole post started because I’m in some DL groups on fb, and there are lots of one-time visitors on there who purchased the promo tickets and are very sad about the closures, saying that they wish they had known about the castle because they can’t afford to come back. I felt major empathy for them and decided I should follow the refurb schedule more closely and notify people in all my groups accordingly.
Each time I get a notification for this thread, for some reason I feel the need to advocate passionately for all the once-in-a-lifetime visitors who wish they’d had information about closures when they chose their travel dates. I’ve taken the whole thing very seriously, as if I were arguing before the Supreme Court with Disney execs hanging on my every word. It’s silly, isn’t going to change anything, and is causing me to focus on the negative. It’s unfortunate for all the newbies, but I’m not one of them, so I should probably move on, stop harping on the issue, and just enjoy my trip! Haha Sorry about all the long-winded replies— I’m an over-thinker but don’t mean any harm, and the last thing I want to do is spread negativite vibes.
Don't be too hard on yourself. There's not some rule saying you can't be disappointed about the closures. Much better to vent about it here and adjust your approach before you head out on your trip.
I for one appreciate that you've been reminding posters that not everyone is a frequent visitor and might not get to just pop back in when the refurbs are over.
Thanks for this! I agree. I’m not a local or a true veteran of the parks, but I have been to DLR about once a year or every two years since I was a baby, and I’m 36 now, so... truth be told, I’ve seen all these attractions plenty of times and will likely see them again many times in the future. There’s really no reason for me to be hyper-focusing on this issue like it’s some kind of travesty or something.
This whole post started because I’m in some DL groups on fb, and there are lots of one-time visitors on there who purchased the promo tickets and are very sad about the closures, saying that they wish they had known about the castle because they can’t afford to come back. I felt major empathy for them and decided I should follow the refurb schedule more closely and notify people in all my groups accordingly.
Each time I get a notification for this thread, for some reason I feel the need to advocate passionately for all the once-in-a-lifetime visitors who wish they’d had information about closures when they chose their travel dates. I’ve taken the whole thing very seriously, as if I were arguing before the Supreme Court with Disney execs hanging on my every word. It’s silly, isn’t going to change anything, and is causing me to focus on the negative. It’s unfortunate for all the newbies, but I’m not one of them, so I should probably move on, stop harping on the issue, and just enjoy my trip! Haha Sorry about all the long-winded replies— I’m an over-thinker but don’t mean any harm, and the last thing I want to do is spread negativite vibes.
The pictures I've seen only had a grey fence along the front of the castle. Have they added scrim now?I saw pictures of the Sleeping Beauty forest wrap they added to the scrim and I love it. It beats past walls and tarps they've had over the castle before.
You would think Disney could manage this....
You would think Disney could manage this....
There was some non themed brown scrim up yesterday but if you walked up close to the grey fence wall you couldn’t see it.The pictures I've seen only had a grey fence along the front of the castle. Have they added scrim now?
Edit: nevermind, saw it on Freshbaked.