Is Disney still a family destination?

[Expat]

Ah, the Magic Kingdom!

Disney World descends into chaos as 2 families brawl in huge Magic Kingdom fight

Two families brawled at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday, after a dispute in line at a Fantasyland attraction escalated into violence.

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I would have thought security would be better at a Disney resort...

 

[smokingman]

Disney fans outraged after ‘fairy godmother’ ditched for gender-neutral titles

The Mouse House is getting rid of the “fairy godmother” title at its Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique located in both Disney World and Disneyland.

nypost.com

New ‘Cinderella’ To Feature Male Fairy Godmother Who Teaches That ‘Magic Has No Gender’ | The Daily Wire

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"Sony Pictures studio is set to produce another live-action remake of “Cinderella” with a “diverse” cast meant to better reflect the studio’s audience, and this time, the Fairy Godmother — or as it is now known, the “Fab G” — will be played by a male, Emmy-winning “Pose” actor Billy Porter."

 

[BigRed]

**** disney

 

[blue2golf]

**** disney

Yup. The Left ruins everything.

 

[Shadow01]

Disney fans outraged after ‘fairy godmother’ ditched for gender-neutral titles

The Mouse House is getting rid of the “fairy godmother” title at its Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique located in both Disney World and Disneyland.

nypost.com

New ‘Cinderella’ To Feature Male Fairy Godmother Who Teaches That ‘Magic Has No Gender’ | The Daily Wire

www.dailywire.com

"Sony Pictures studio is set to produce another live-action remake of “Cinderella” with a “diverse” cast meant to better reflect the studio’s audience, and this time, the Fairy Godmother — or as it is now known, the “Fab G” — will be played by a male, Emmy-winning “Pose” actor Billy Porter."

If cinderella isn’t a gay man, they’re just not trying…

 

[actaeon277]

Someone predicted they would never do this at the park.

They were wrong.

 

[bwframe]

Whoopsie...

Disney World 'enthusiasts' say theme park has 'lost its magic'

A recent study from gambling website Time2play found the majority of "Disney World enthusiasts" believe the Florida theme park has "lost its magic" due to rampant price hikes.

www.foxbusiness.com

Disney World fans say ‘expensive’ theme park ‘has lost its magic’

The majority of respondents said Disney World was “out of reach” for the average family.

nypost.com

Disney World fans say ‘expensive’ theme park ‘has lost its magic’

The majority of respondents said Disney World was “out of reach” for the average family.

nypost.com

Surely this has absolutely nothing to do with the wokeness?


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[Expat]

You just can’t put a price on having perverts entertain the kiddies.

 

[Leadeye]

It's become a very expensive entertainment venue in a time when Americans are dealing with having less to spend on entertainment. The woke is bad to be sure, but I would bet money has a lot to do with this trend.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

My cynicalness tends to cause me to believe most people making the pilgrimage to see the mouse simply don't know or care about the wokeness. They probably blindly set their kids down in front of any WD product hitting the DVD players/streaming services now. If they're not going, it's probably money driven -- mostly. (I'd like to be proven wrong, BTW).

 

[Ingomike]

My cynicalness tends to cause me to believe most people making the pilgrimage to see the mouse simply don't know or care about the wokeness. They probably blindly set their kids down in front of any WD product hitting the DVD players/streaming services now. If they're not going, it's probably money driven -- mostly. (I'd like to be proven wrong, BTW).

They will acknowledge what you say, respond that the action is wrong, then tuck back into their normality bias shell. They just cannot believe it is that bad.

We have reached the point that since this country has always come out ok, it always will, no matter what is done to it.

Reminds me of an story, the gearbox was low on gear lube, farmer did not have any so he topped it off with oil, worked like normal, then farmer thought, gear lube is expensive, oil worked fine so he bought oil instead and continued to top it off. It became “normal” to use the oil, it always worked, the farmer even bragged that he was saving money, over time there was less and less gear lube and more thin oil. Then one day the gear box seized.

Most of us on INGO are like the gear lube, but the country is being overtaken by thin oil allowed by those for whom it has become normal…

 

[HoosierLife]

My cynicalness tends to cause me to believe most people making the pilgrimage to see the mouse simply don't know or care about the wokeness. They probably blindly set their kids down in front of any WD product hitting the DVD players/streaming services now. If they're not going, it's probably money driven -- mostly. (I'd like to be proven wrong, BTW).

As of late last year, we had a family trip planned for Disney.

I was pretty opposed to it, but my wife really wanted the kids to experience it.

The grandparents were very excited about going too.

I’ve never been so what do I know.

Then came all the grooming stuff.

That was enough to provide the extra cover.

Now I’m done with Disney.

The kids believe it’s being run by Satan.

 

[Ziggidy]

The kids believe it’s being run by Satan.

The kids are correct!

 

[Super Bee]

We will be heading to Florida in December for a couple weeks, not going to Disney this time around. We have missed the last two years but for several years in a row we spent Christmas day at Disney. They really do a first rate job decorating the resorts and parks for Christmas.

To be honest, it will seem strange not being there for the holidays but they have screwed themselves. We will probably go to Universal instead.

This is Christmas Eve a couple years ago. They get so busy, they actually cut people off from entering the parks.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

We will be heading to Florida in December for a couple weeks, not going to Disney this time around. We have missed the last two years but for several years in a row we spent Christmas day at Disney. They really do a first rate job decorating the resorts and parks for Christmas.

To be honest, it will seem strange not being there for the holidays but they have screwed themselves. We will probably go to Universal instead.

This is Christmas Eve a couple years ago. They get so busy, they actually cut people off from entering the parks.

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Nice picture, but to be in the middle of that? No way for me. (I don't like crowds.)

 

[Magyars]

 

[rob63]

Disney fires CEO that had fight with DeSantis.

Why was Disney CEO fired? Bob Chapek sacked amidst woke controversy

Disney is going through a tumultuous change as the company's CEO Bob Chapek was fired by the company, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[hoosiersasquatch]

My wife is so upset with them, she refuses to buy anything Disney for the grandchildren. The last (and final) time we were there I think Walt was turning over in his grave. Service was lousy and our extremely over-priced mealnwas cold. Simply put, I think a person could easily find a better return on their entertainment dollar.

 

[smokingman]

WOKE DISNEY Movie Starring First Openly Gay Teen Gets Lowest Rating In Box-Office History For Animated Film

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger has returned to the helm of the flailing, woke company to replace the ousted Bob […]

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[Blackhawk2001]

Back in the 70s and mid-80s we took our son to Disneyland twice (I think he was five and 11 IIRC) and had a pretty good time.

Back in 2006, Susie & I went to Orlando for a week and spent a day at Epcot - I really had no desire to stand in line for hours waiting for rides at Disney World. Although the Epcot experience was wonderful, I really had no desire to go back there, and that was before WDC started going "woke". OTOH, where I work, I think three families have been there in the recent past and all talked about how much they enjoyed it.

I expect the Disney Experience is going to be heavily flavored by what we expect of it. It seems to me that it's not a matter of supporting "woke-ness" or opposing it; it's a matter of your individual perception of whether or not you're getting good value for the money you're spending for entertainment. As long as people feel like they're getting good value for their money, they'll continue to choose the place. About the time they no longer feel they're getting good value for their money - whether it be because the costs have risen too much or because the environment has become toxic - they'll stop spending their money there and the venue will either have to reassess their policies or go out of business.