What is going on with Disney World?

[elmonshea]

We are here now (2 days so far) after a 7 day disney cruise. Everywhere we look, stuff is run down like they are not taking care of it as much.
We are dvc members and here once a year, at least.
We were here in October and not bad, but this time I have seen A LOT of neglected things.
We are not picky and point out all little details, but these are obvious details.

Anybody else notice Disney going down hill??

 

[Mousemommy1]

Do you have specific examples? I have heard this quite a bit, but as annual visitors, we have never noticed a decline to the extent that some people post about.

 

[DLgal]

I feel like I notice that in the summer more for some reason. I definitely felt that way last August. I saw a lot of seriously faded, peeling paint everywhere (but especially in MK in Tomorrowland area). I noticed what just felt like dirtiness everywhere too, like how cities just "feel" dirty...as well as the obvious gross bathrooms, overflowing trash bins, etc.

I returned in November and didn't notice all the same stuff. It was like a different place. I think the summer crowds just are hard to keep up with and I feel like with the extended park hours, maintenance takes a back seat.

 

[xlsm]

First week of May I felt like everything was looking great, outside of the fact that they had scrims up at the MK working on things - The Emporium, shops behind castle, Sunshine Tree Terrace, and one of the monorail stations. To me that was a sign that they were fixing things up, not letting them go. Having been there five months prior in December, I didn't notice anything glaringly different from any previous trips in the summer.

 

[marcyleecorgan]

Ummm... not really, aside from normal wear n' tear and maintainence in a FL climate...

I mean, if you're not counting closed attractions or buildings...

 

[Stacy's a freak]

Well a piece did fall off the monorail ...

I can't really comment though. I haven't been since 2010

 

[Nancyg56]

I was there in December and things looked fine to me.

 

[scrapquitler]

I was there, and the thing I noticed was that they are doing a lot of work on upgrades, improvements and new things. Which is a good thing. I didn't notice anything run down, looking shabby or bad or less on point than in my past visits.