What is your Disney "Breaking Point"?

Thanks guys, but there really isn't anything they can do to make it right. I mostly try to think of the great parts of my trip. The staff at Animal Kingdom Lodge were amazing. They were always happy and greeted us. My friend even commented on the attitude difference between people at AKL and another resort we visited. I realize people have bad days, but this will stay with me for a long, long time.

Is there a forum dedicated to Universal Studios where we can announce our intention to go to Disney next time? I reached my Universal Breaking after a two day visit.

Cinderelley;2457048 wrote: Thanks guys, but there really isn't anything they can do to make it right. I mostly try to think of the great parts of my trip. The staff at Animal Kingdom Lodge were amazing. They were always happy and greeted us. My friend even commented on the attitude difference between people at AKL and another resort we visited. I realize people have bad days, but this will stay with me for a long, long time.

Christi...I know you don't think there is anything that but you should ay least make them aware of the situation. Perhaps you will get a free day pass or the money paid for the park hopper add on but you never know. But letting Disnwy know of your experience may help someone else in the future. Don't look at it as trying to let them make up for the experience but as a chance to better it for someone else.

I have actually done exactly what you were trying to do to get a bottle of Polish wine for my gram from the wine festival one year & while it took longer than planned I did not hit the road blocks you did. It was a long walk/run to & from the BC where the rest of our group was finishing up our dinner.

I hope that your lackluster Disney moments do not overshadow your amazing & happy ones for long. Disney is a magical place that I hope you share with your soon to be Disney princess.

Priority Four;2457054 wrote: Is there a forum dedicated to Universal Studios where we can announce our intention to go to Disney next time? I reached my Universal Breaking after a two day visit.

Please feel free to start a thread in the Universal forum. It's in the Vacations Beyond Disney section.

Priority Four;2457054 wrote: Is there a forum dedicated to Universal Studios where we can announce our intention to go to Disney next time? I reached my Universal Breaking after a two day visit.

Oh no! I don't want to hear that! :P

I still enjoy my annual trips to Disney World because the reason I go is not for just one thing, like rides, but the whole cumulative experience. The rides are really a small component of why I go. We like having lots of options when we vacation. My sister and I like that we can go on rides, shop, enjoy the Food and Wine Festival, have a plethora of table service choices for our meals, get a massage, rent a pool cabana, go to a movie, see a live show, go to high tea, or play mini (or regular) golf all in one vacation without leaving property. We liked it so much, we bought DVC points so we can have the size of accommodations we like (1 or 2 bedrooms).

Yes, there are changes that have happened at WDW which I do not like (180 day ADRs and credit card holds for ALL dining reservations top the list) and I've mentioned them on these boards, but I don’t let myself be bogged down by it. As my parents always told me, it isn't what you say, but how you say it. I adapt to it where I can. I realize I am also fortunate enough to be financially able to take vacations to other destinations throughout the year so it will take a bit for Disney to become out of my reach.

Cinderelly, so sorry about your experience! I agree that you should let someone know. One of those CMs checking on you should have been informed that there may be a problem getting the shopping pass (which I've never heard of until now!). Not to take away from your experience at all, but doing that shortly before needing to catch ME sounds like a recipe for disaster. I realize you've done it before and wanted the snacks to be as fresh as possible, but perhaps that was cutting it too close?

Just to add to my earlier post, one of the things that keeps the magic alive for us is the immersion we experience once we check in. Like others have pointed out, the music, the details, not having to leave the property and a large variety of things to do keep us coming back. There is always something new for us to try, and old favorites to enjoy.

I sort of feel we hit our breaking point on our last trip in October 2014. My partner came down with plantars facitis right before our trip. We had planned this trip for months and decided it was worth breaking the budget for. We went to Town Hall on our first day to see if we could get a standby pass. We were not looking to cut any lines but since he could not stand still on his feet for a long time, we figured we could get a return time and then find a bench or keep on the move until we could get on an attraction. We were met at town hall on the steps by a castmember who asked us what we were there for and as we started to tell him he got that look. You know the one where someone is is talking to you but they are not focusing on you or anything, it's just blank and advisary. So we explained that we had information from the doctor and he basically just cut us off and kicked us out of line and told us to rent a wheel chair. The worst part was there I am with a full blown hernia with no choice but to rent the chair. He could care less. We spent one of the most humiliating and painful trips we ever had. We came home exhausted and frustrated and wondering if at 48 we were "too old" for Disney.

I don't know what that guy's problem was but he was extreemly sucessful in making us feel like we were trying to get away with something. I'll never forget that. Now we just have mixed feelings about returning.

I get that cast members are human too, but what has Disney changed in the training program these days? You can say no to somebody two ways, one informs them of your policy or why you can't help them, the other intimidates them and makes them feel ashamed.

I have two Disney breaking points. One, if they make it so expensive that I no longer can afford to go. Two, they let cleanliness and the overall beauty of the resort go down hill. Besides those two things, I will keep going.

Cinderelley;2457023 wrote: The castmember at the window then proceeds to lecture me about how I shouldn't depend on the shopping pass, because it wasn't a guarantee. I was only supposed to use it if I had bought something that was only sold in one of the countries, and it needed to be returned. People had been abusing it, and it was under review about continuing it or not. I was the worst type of criminal for wanting to get into Epcot. blah, blah, blah. She was typing slow as molasses while she was busy lecturing me. She couldn't type, because she had to look at me to tell me what a lousy horrible human I was instead of hunting and pecking for each key.

disguy;2457115 wrote: I don't know what that guy's problem was but he was extremely successful in making us feel like we were trying to get away with something. I'll never forget that. Now we just have mixed feelings about returning.

After reading these, my wife and I were just wondering how frustrated Disney must be getting with people doing just that both of you were assumed to be doing....trying to abuse the system. I am not saying that either of you were trying to game the system. You were both using it for what it was intended for. But you *know* that others take advantage of it, and so because of those few it gets ruined for everyone. Such as those jerks that were renting themselves out as "handicapped" so you could have a person in your party in a wheelchair to help you skip lines, etc. I didn't know about the shopping pass, but it is easy to see how that could be used to ride attractions and such. I'd bet that got abused a TON.

We may have passed it. I hope not. But the last trip was just such a chore to get through, even with the different items we planned and accomplished. Getting the Disney Bark :ill: didn't help, but even before that we were pottering around thinking maybe next time we'd do Universal, go to the beach, etc. In England, Big D looked at me and said "Hey, maybe we should think about making a real visit to England"...

Is it just that we are too familiar with the parks? Maybe. We have a Disney cruise planned in February, so I hope that provides a new take on it. But we likely won't be going back to the parks proper until at least 2020, to see the new lands. By then, perhaps, it won't be a chore, and I'll have found my joyful planning self again.

I went three times one year. That was enough for me. I was so hopelessly bored that third time, it was a waste.

Once a year I can handle, but with kids now, we've been pushing it out to every 18-24 months.

I have been there a couple of times. For some time we were going twice a year for 7 to 10 days at a time. I think we (mostly I) got kind of burnt out on it. We hit a year where we had some planning issues, not being able to get reservations and some other things, and then when we got there, it seemed like most of the cast members we interacted with were rude. Then toward the end of that trip I got sick. I just did not want to go back for some time. So we took some time away and that helped. Then we had another vacation where we just weren't having the best time for various reasons and have not been there for almost 3 years now and I can tell you that we are both SO looking forward to our trip this fall! So now I am planning to not get back into the every year or twice a year thing and just go every 2 to 3 years. I think that will help a lot to keep things fresh and the excitement level high.

Priority Four;2457054 wrote: Is there a forum dedicated to Universal Studios where we can announce our intention to go to Disney next time? I reached my Universal Breaking after a two day visit.

That is VERY WELL stated.......:secret:

manutd1;2457768 wrote: That is VERY WELL stated.......:secret:

Again, there is a Universal forum if someone wants to start that thread. No :secret: about it.