Many of the threads here complain about what is wrong with Disney. And I don't have on rose colored glasses and can see the legitimacy for most of the comments concerning the recent "upgrades". As an AP I have been to Dinorama and hate it, have seen Pop Century (Hester's and Chesters hotel-o-rama) from the road, etc.
However, last weekend I went to Six Flags over Georgia and got a dose of reality.
1. $10 to park the car ("But Disney doesn't charge that much"). Their cost reduction measure was to get rid of the tram cars, so you had to walk to the entrance plaza!
2. After paying the entrance fee, found many attractions were "additional charges" ("If I paid to get into the park, why is it $6 to go into the haunted house?" Or more to do the virtual reality theater?, etc.)
3. They had something called Q-bot which is like Fastpass. You rent a device that you insert into the sign near the ride and it gives you a time to comeback and avoid the line. It cost $10 per person +$10 equipment rental....so for a family of 4 that's an additional $50)
Yes, I enjoyed my ride on the new Superman rollercoaster, a truly unique experience with your whole body attached to the rail and going thru the loop starting at the top of the loop,
but I now appreciate the Disney magic a whole lot more. Disney is the standard and head and shoulders above the competition despite the current problems (IMHO).
However, last weekend I went to Six Flags over Georgia and got a dose of reality.
1. $10 to park the car ("But Disney doesn't charge that much"). Their cost reduction measure was to get rid of the tram cars, so you had to walk to the entrance plaza!
2. After paying the entrance fee, found many attractions were "additional charges" ("If I paid to get into the park, why is it $6 to go into the haunted house?" Or more to do the virtual reality theater?, etc.)
3. They had something called Q-bot which is like Fastpass. You rent a device that you insert into the sign near the ride and it gives you a time to comeback and avoid the line. It cost $10 per person +$10 equipment rental....so for a family of 4 that's an additional $50)
Yes, I enjoyed my ride on the new Superman rollercoaster, a truly unique experience with your whole body attached to the rail and going thru the loop starting at the top of the loop,
but I now appreciate the Disney magic a whole lot more. Disney is the standard and head and shoulders above the competition despite the current problems (IMHO).