Srbright
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2012
DH and I just finished 3 days in Anaheim; 1 DCA, 1 DL, 1 DTD/shopping day. We were fortunate that I am in CA on business and my employer paid for the hotel, rental car and my flight out here. We used FF miles for DH so all we had to pay was for meals/tickets/shopping.
This isn't a trip report so much as requested for opinions. I am disappointed to say that I did not enjoy my time there very much. Over all it was great getting to see DH after almost 2 weeks away and we had a great time being together. DH and I have decided that if it's free we would go again because: Disney. We won't go again if we have to pay money.
I just really felt that DL did not live up to the Disney brand promise. What I hear a lot of people on here talking about at Disney World like worsening service, ride quality, food quality and value I felt I finally saw in action at DL. We have always had great, if not exceptional, service at Disney World. It has always been clean and well cared for.
I know that opinion isn't shared by everyone but I see their point now. There was trash on rides and in the park itself in easily reachable spaces that looked like it had been there a long time. There were broken stall doors in the bathroom where you could tell by the dirt and wear patterns that it had been broken for weeks if not months. There were very few cast members and those that were there lackluster at best and dismissive at worst.
The majority of the surfaces looked in dire need of a coat of paint. Half the attractions still had half their holiday decorations still up and they were worn and often broken.
We tried to park in the 2hr free parking lot for DTD and they were not controlling the number of cars they let in vs the number of spaces. We counted no less than 30 cars circling around the lot that had no available spaces. They should have turned the cars away when the lot became full.
If anything the best service we received was from the people at security going in and out.
The good things were few and far between. I must say that I like the DL PoC better than the DW one. Radiator Springs was also nice.
For the price they charge and the value they need to let you into both DCA and DL on the same day with the same ticket; they should not be separated.
How many of the rest of you prefer DW to DL?
Stacy
This isn't a trip report so much as requested for opinions. I am disappointed to say that I did not enjoy my time there very much. Over all it was great getting to see DH after almost 2 weeks away and we had a great time being together. DH and I have decided that if it's free we would go again because: Disney. We won't go again if we have to pay money.
I just really felt that DL did not live up to the Disney brand promise. What I hear a lot of people on here talking about at Disney World like worsening service, ride quality, food quality and value I felt I finally saw in action at DL. We have always had great, if not exceptional, service at Disney World. It has always been clean and well cared for.
I know that opinion isn't shared by everyone but I see their point now. There was trash on rides and in the park itself in easily reachable spaces that looked like it had been there a long time. There were broken stall doors in the bathroom where you could tell by the dirt and wear patterns that it had been broken for weeks if not months. There were very few cast members and those that were there lackluster at best and dismissive at worst.
The majority of the surfaces looked in dire need of a coat of paint. Half the attractions still had half their holiday decorations still up and they were worn and often broken.
We tried to park in the 2hr free parking lot for DTD and they were not controlling the number of cars they let in vs the number of spaces. We counted no less than 30 cars circling around the lot that had no available spaces. They should have turned the cars away when the lot became full.
If anything the best service we received was from the people at security going in and out.
The good things were few and far between. I must say that I like the DL PoC better than the DW one. Radiator Springs was also nice.
For the price they charge and the value they need to let you into both DCA and DL on the same day with the same ticket; they should not be separated.
How many of the rest of you prefer DW to DL?
Stacy