Jeff;2532812 wrote: Great sentiments John.
WDW was such a big part of my life as a father, taking our daughter regularly was very important.
My wife and I are at WDW right now, it’s been good but it is so much more meaningful when our granddaughters can be here with us.I’ve been on INTERCOT for many years. The advice I received here was instrumental in turning me and my family into Disney fans.
Thank you John and INTERCOT members!
Thank you my friend. Hope to see you at ICOT25 late this year. Dates to be announced Monday….
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baldburke;2532808 wrote: Can anyone visiting in the next month provide some brutally honest updates on the state of the World? Beside the higher that average crowds, I've been hearing about low cast morale and more than average maintenance issues. I don't know if its the labor challenges or just Disney tightening its belt, but neither sounds fun.
We’ve been here since 15JAN, leaving on 04FEB. Crowds have been fairly heavy the whole time. Festival of the Arts, at EPCOT, may have something to do with it. Cast members are all working hard to please everyone, but it’s clear that short staffing is taking a toll. World Showcase is mainly staffed by Disney personnel: many countries have curtailed travel, so foreign staff is missing. If you’re on a tight schedule, probably need to look into Genie+, but we think it isn’t worth it - we just do the standby lines and and take our time. MK is very crowded, as usual. They’re very hard over on mask-up indoors, which I think is ineffective, unnecessary, and just plain bothersome at this stage of affairs. EPCOT is torn up around Spaceship Earth: a bit of a maze. Long lines for Flight of Passage in AK, even at rope drop. Similar for Rise of the Resistance at HS. All the shows have been modified so that performers stay distant from each other: Lion King has no tumble monkeys or high flyers. Audience participation is non-existent. No character dining or close meet and greet (not a loss from our perspective).
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I feel lucky to have discovered Intercot years ago while planning a trip to Disney World. It's helped me a lot over the years. Reading others' Trip Reports helped me the most. I used to consider myself a Disney expert but things have changed so much especially in the last few years that I need Intercot even more than usual. I've been three times during the plague, err, pandemic, and had totally different experiences on each of the trips. That's the key to help from Intercot, it helps with the latest information as much as anyone can predict Disney activity.
Diane
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When your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme.
Have not been back since 2013. When we lived in Florida at the time, we went there with extended family there.
John,
Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Intercot has been a great resource for many years. It seems like we were just discussing Intercot's 10th and ordering the special edition t-shirts.
It is fun to look back at our many WDW trips. Despite the recent changes, I hope that there will be a "great new wonderful tomorrow" again at WDW.
