How ‘Disney Adults’ Became the Most Hated Group on the Internet

[AnnieB]

Originally Posted by YorkshireT

I’m another who doesn’t really watch Disney films, doesn’t buy merchandise, and sees the cultism that WDW seems to have manifested itself.
I do like the resorts and until last trip liked going to the parks but that is now waning.
I am waiting to see if we go Xmas 2023 and will re-assess but my love for WDW has definitely taken a tumble. A low point was when we were in MK at Xmas and I just thought we and the other guests were largely being taken advantage of with such a poor product for the money and taking its customers for granted.
Therefore we were fans, but not so much that our fandom cannot be broken and we decide never to return. Some are very obsessive.
We have not got anything Disney in the house, aside from some DVC and AP magnets on the fridge in the garage.

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This is how we feel too. We have been watching the vlogs where people wander round the shops, chatting excitedly about all the overpriced merchandise. It seems many people are eager to blow a LOT of money on stuff they don't really need because it says "Disney" on the label.

We are not the type to decorate our house with Disney stuff and I must admit I find it slightly tacky. My brother in law has Disney décor in every room of the house. They are obsessed. Although it's not my style at all, it makes them happy, so what's the problem?

What I did like about Disney World as a holiday was that they seemed to genuinely want people to come and have the best time, without stress, e.g. being whisked away at the airport on the Magical Express, staff making the extra effort to create special memories and experiences.

We have not been recently, but it seems most of that special magic is gone and has been replaced by a strong sense of corporate greed. Everything now has a price sticker and it sounds like standards have slipped.