Jeff, I wonder how you would feel if it was going away July 1st instead of june 1st. I agree though it would have been nice for them to give 60 day advance notice, but who knows, maybe they needed the cast members elsewhere on June 1.
Actually, and admittedly, for selfish reasons, I wouldn't have been bothered nearly so much by the change (Honestly, I'm not against change per se. I'm even in favor of change, if the change is for something of better quality).
The selfish part is that my existing PS would be honored: we'd be able to have our breakfast as planned.
The disappointing fact that the breakfast was "going away" would merely ensure that I take several extra photos, shoot several more minutes of video. Suzy may have teared up, but it would have been the good kind, instead of what happened when she heard our PS was simply cancelled.
I was one of those who made sure to get down there in March in time for the MSEP farewell; videotaped it again, from a different angle this time. Got my litho, signed the card. Cool experience.
I'm not saying I wanted an AP holder event to monument the demise of breakfast, but, even as you say, at least being open for the 60 day PS window would have been... much less odious, and not forced the cancellation of anyone's plans. A little WDW resort, buck-or-two-a-plate off ad campaign could certainly put some tails in seats for sixty crummy days.
You know? Why do things so cheaply that it can only upset people?
I still feel that only a bad businessman would run his business this way.
Jeff
PS - LandBaron, I do intend to write something along the lines of your address, after our June trip. But then again, I really intended to write a trip report of our March trip and never got around to doing that, so don't believe me until you see it.