Thursday 15 September 2022 01:11 AM Disney fans complain Orlando resort filled with broken-down faulty rides and ... trends now
Guests to the Happiest Place on Earth are complaining that it's starting to feel like the 'crappiest'.
Visitors to Disney World in Orlando, Florida say the 43 square mile resort is fast becoming plagued with dirty facilities and broken down rides.
Although on the surface, everything might appear normal, eagle-eyed guests are noticing the smallest of things and say that standards are slipping just as prices soar under Disney CEO Bob Chapek.
Many of the complaints have been catalogued in a Reddit chat room known as 'Disney lacking' in which guests have been detailing their observations.
One Twitter user noted how the Under The Sea ride had various things broken including Ariel's mouth which just stayed over
Disney's flagship Space Mountain ride appears to be in need of a good scrub with grime lining the outsider of the ride
A number of guests have said the park is a shadow of its former self following the pandemic
'Some rides are just a straight mess,' wrote one Reddit user.'Rides are also down a lot. It's been lacking since they reopened and I don't expect it to change anytime soon. They know people will keep coming regardless.'
Some rides have been called out specifically as a sign that the place needs more than a sprinkling of Tinkerbell's fairy dusty to spruce things up.
In the Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid ride at Magic Kingdom, the experience appears to be falling apart.
'Half of the in-queue hermit crab effects simply don't work. In almost every scene something is broken — the moray eel's eyes for example — one eye works, the other broken. You could do this for every ride, something is broken, unkempt, or not functional,' one customer wrote added.
This sign for the Epcot ride appears to have seen better day, now coated in filth
The magic appears to have been well and truly disappeared after the Star Wars ride broke down and guests were forced to walk outside
Guests riding the Star Wars attraction were forced to get off and walk outside of the ride where they were treated to a behind-the-scenes that nobody asked for
Over at Epcot, another user wrote of their 'shock at how many rides were all down at the exact same time.'
Maintenance appears to be a huge issue for the park with DailyMail.com sent various photos of a total lack of upkeep.
One picture of a sign for the Epcot monorail appeared to be in need of a good clean with streaks of dirt, while one of the park's flagship rollercoasters, Space Mountain, which used to a gleaming white color now appears to be caked in grime and dirt.
Others noted nohow the grass was not freshly cut, trash could be found on the ground and paint appears to be feeling from buildings.
'There is no doubt that the parks, restaurants, and hotels that we enjoyed were in definite need of repair, there was a clear lack of general maintenance. It was genuinely shocking. At the prices they are charging, there is zero excuse for it, including COVID.'
The cost of a one-day ticket at Disney World has increased more than 3,000 percent since it first opened in 1971
A family of four reported shelling out $8,480 on the trip - and when counting airfare, that number increased to over $10,000.
Prices for a one-day ticket are as much as $159 per guest.
Over the past few years, the prices of tickets for the amusement park have skyrocketed as executives continue to raise the price of food and begin catering to higher-paying clientele.
To make matters worse, Disney executives are eliminate cost-saving features at the theme parks, like a free shuttle from the airport and free parking for those staying on the premises.
It has also done away with a free option to help people skip the ever-growing lines at certain rides - replacing it instead with a pay service.
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