just saw someone saying that the dragons were calling vhagar a bunch of slurs and now i can’t stop laughing watching this lmfao
https://t.co/ihe0lTTsJi
For us - a formerly HUGE Disney family - we’ve just fallen out of love with the brand. Their present and future are uninspiring, and they’re methodically erasing the past. Classic rides. Classic attractions. Beautiful designs. All are being sacrificed on the altar of modernity.
Modernizing and keeping pace with change is critical, but the way they’re going about it - the way they’re chasing trends vs. setting them - is failing to capture younger audiences. When you also kill nostalgia - things that compel the parents to go - you really have no foundation for growth.
By contrast, Universal now has the “nostalgia brands” and they’re doubling down, not running away. Today’s parents (and young adults with discretionary income) grew up with Jurassic Park and Harry Potter. Many of our kids grew up watching How to Train Your Dragon and Kung-Fu Panda and Shrek… all franchises that are sticking with a winning formula.
Disney is going to continue to slide until they realize that their classics are classics for a reason and they damn well better get back to storytelling vs. virtue-signaling if they want to create the next wave of loyalists.
Disney just lost their way. They used to tell stories that taught lessons with universal appeal. They used to deliver above-and-beyond customer service. They used to give hope to the future while honoring the past, and the parks used to be where all of this came together. Sure, it has always been a premium experience for families, but you could justify it by saying “at least I know we’ll have an amazing time.” That guarantee no longer exists.
Classic case of what happens when you abandon your core values and let the spreadsheet jockeys and narcissists run the show.