Again, I am NOT talking about signs such as 'wash your hands' or 'employees must wash hands before returning to work'. And I don't recall any company in the UK spending millions to sponsor these signs.
I'm talking about very specific instructions such as
How to wash your hands:
- wet hands thoroughly
- apply quarter size dollop of soap
- rub vigorously and thoroughly
- rinse hands with water
- dry hands thoroughly
These instructions brought to you by XYZ
My point is that the Paris Disney experience is still enjoyable. The OP has had many posts on various threads about how WDW is one of the best places in the world. Many people who have spent a lot of time in the parks over the last few decades disagree. The experience there has declined very markedly in the last 15 years, and there are many reasons why. (The economy is not part of it; the US Disney parks are making more money than ever before) The quality has declined, the service has declined, and the commercialisation has become more blatant.
And the guests have changed. Many of them are looking more and more how to cheat and to scam and to work around the rules. Strollers have grown in size and the number has grown substantially, making it difficult to navigate the parks. Guests demand more and more due to the internet. Most free unexpected pleasures have been removed over the years as a result. (Grown women having physical battles over the chance to wave a toy wand in the air and watch lights turn on in a room? The experience intended for children of waking Tinkerbell is gone as a result) The experience in 2012 at WDW or DL is nothing like it was in the 1990's.
I have no issue with sponsorship; Disney did that from the start, EuropaPark has sponsors, the Autobahn Sanifair toilets have advertising. What I do take issue with is treating customers as if they were stupid, and collecting millions for it. That is also my issue with Adventures by Disney: they charge much, much more than other companies ($40,000 for 5-6 days in Germany?!) and don't provide an authentic experience, and pander to prejudice and xenophobia.
And again, the non-American Disney parks are still somewhat immune to much of that negative experience.
Last edited by exbayern; Jun 1, 2012 at 7:49 am