I come here to get excited about my upcoming Universal trip, and it's like some people can't post a solid thread without referring to Disney in some way. Is there not enough of Universal to talk about? If it weren't for Disney, there would be 25% less posting here!
Yes, I feel the Disney magic, and yes it's steel and concrete, but to the poster who made that comment, if you yourself don't feel it, why mock those of us who do? I get tears in my eyes when go to Disney, it's very nostalgic for me, and makes me feel good. Should I be put in an insane asylum??
I've been to Universal twice, and had a fantastic time, and looking forward to my third this December, but geez, I'm beginning to get turned off by this board. But I'll keep reading here, because I really am getting excited about my trip, and there's no other susbtantial Universal board out there.
As for Harry Potter, I don't think in terms of Disney vs Universal. I'm not a HP fan, but I still can't wait to see what they're going to put up. But I'm sure it's going to be fantastic, since everything UO has done has been a hit. I'd love for Uni to build a HP on-site hotel; that would be awesome!
There is a point being made here that I think is worth revisiting. This is one poster who said he is getting turned off by types of comments he's reading. I don't think that's what anyone here wants.
I personally (and it is just my opinion) think that people who post here regularly have gotten tired... exhausted, even... of the drive by "Hi, I'm just here to say I went to Universal and had a horrible time! Never going back! Bye bye!" posts that everyone has gotten extremely sensitive. Regulars have armed themselves with dozens upon dozens of examples of why Universal is a great place (cool... it is...), but many of those examples are of the "Universal vs. Disney" variety. There is a reason for that. Many of the "I just had a bad visit to Universal" posts are "it wasn't Disney" in nature, so you find yourself storing up things... good and bad... that you can throw out when these threads come up. Again.
It does help to take a deep breath and remember that the average poster who wanders over here from the Disney side of the boards is probably not aware of how often we hear these types of comments. If they ask a seemingly clueless question in which they refer to Disney, it doesn't mean that it is time to haul out the big guns and blast them with all that stored up ammunition.
I was once one of the clueless. I was flamed for one of my first posts here because it was misinterpreted. I could easily have let it not only color my view of the Universal board, but of USO itself. I didn't, but some would have.
Are there Universal bashing threads on the Disney side? Yes. I've seen them. It is more often lots of random comments here and there scattered through the threads than a topic that comes up specifically, however. Add to that, when a topic has "Universal" in the heading, the moderators of that board tend to move the thread to THIS board quickly. Therefore, it is difficult to compare if the topic comes up more over there than over here. Add to that, there are SO many posts on the Disney side that a new topic can fall to Page 3 in a day. There is no way to come up with a fair percentage.
Do most of the comparisons on the Universal board stay polite? Yep. There are those, of course, that tip over into the "becoming that which I despise" mode and bash Disney just for the sake of bashing Disney. There is no difference, again in my opinion, between generalizing the average Universal guest as trashy, tattooed, shirtless, rude, drunk, etc. than there is in generalizing the average Disney guest as pixie-dust sniffing, stroller-shoving, prudish, clueless, etc.
And I still don't understand why drinking Kool-aid is an insult... but I digress...
I guess MY point is, someone who is visiting this board is saying that he is turned off by the discussions and that is something to take note of.
Once again, just my humble ramblings on the subject.
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