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From: Charlie Foxtrot on 8 Oct 2009 03:49 On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:06:53 -0400, Ginny Favers <ginnyfavers(a)gmail.com> wrote: >rct wrote: > >> >> Go back to the salad days, parks open 16 hour days most of the time, >> all the restaurants humming away, fill them places the same numbers >> they use now, you would never have heard us complain about something >> as mundane as people sitting at tables. >> >> rct > >Amen. I can't understand how the parks managed to stay in business, >back in the 70's and 80's. Everything was open, park hours were long, >and the gift shops had unique and varied merchandise. The bathrooms and >grounds were spectacularly clean. And the parks weren't packed! > Really? I laugh at how people remember this. The parks - actually, park until 1982 - was open extended hours during the summer and around Christamas and Easter. Not in the off season. During the peak periods the park was almost unenjoyable to be in. Ever go on New Years Eve? I did and you couldn't move. In fact my girlfriend and I could not find a table at, of all places, Pecos Bills, and when we did some weird Asian family of eight decided to squeeze into the two other seats at our table, without asking, saying hi, anything. That was NYE 1984 going into 1985. From 1974 to 1984 we always visited WDW the week before Christmas - the slow week of the holiday peak period. I can remember waiting many hours for rides like Space Mountain and Pirates of the Caribean. Even as recently as the early 1990s I waited four hours to get on Splash Mountain. Everyone seems to remember these long hours and low crowds. Well, if there were long hours, I remember huge crowds. The days where rides were a walk-on usually saw a closing time of 8:00 PM or earlier. Foxtrot If you think you hate me from what I write here, check out my blog on my MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/bennettron If you actually think I'm an okay guy, go ahead and add me as your friend if you are active at MySpace.
From: Charlie Foxtrot on 8 Oct 2009 03:57 On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:27:34 -0500, Rudeney <rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> wrote: >No, what I mean is, if we don't want people who aren't using tables for >eating to be occupying them, then we need to define that. What defines >an appropriate use? If we get a bag of fries and a soda to split, is >that enough to warrant using a table for 10 minutes? No. > 15? No. > Or not at all? Yes. > What if only one person in the party is eating, can other sit at >the table? No. > I'm not trying to be facetious or argumentative here. These >are reall issues that have to be addressed...unless...we add more tables! > I'm still trying to figure out where you get this line of thought. You used to be rational in your arguments/statements. >Yeah, I think we are on the same page, but to not give people a place to >sit and rest just because we want to reserve tables for guest paying for >food is ridiculous. > Jesus H. Christ, Rodney! There are ample benchs all around the damn parks! The eateries have to hold their own, financially, and do operate as any other restaurant at any other location in the world. Try wandering into a large city downtown McDonalds and just spend some time cooling off and grabbing a seat during lunch rush. You aren't going to get to stay there and if you insist upon your right to stay, a nice police man will be speaking with you shortly. Where are you getting the idea that seating in a WDW theme park restaurant area should be any different? Foxtrot If you think you hate me from what I write here, check out my blog on my MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/bennettron If you actually think I'm an okay guy, go ahead and add me as your friend if you are active at MySpace.
From: Joe on 8 Oct 2009 07:11 "There are ample benches all around the damn parks!" Actually, there are fewer and fewer benches each time I visit. The main hub in the MK used to be lined with benches, now there are hardly any.
From: Keane on 8 Oct 2009 07:43 On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 04:11:26 -0700 (PDT), Joe <joe.raube(a)gmail.com> wrote: >"There are ample benches all around the damn parks!" > >Actually, there are fewer and fewer benches each time I visit. > >The main hub in the MK used to be lined with benches, now there are >hardly any. I imagine that's because guests were standing on them during the castle forecourt shows. CM's were forever shooing people off the benches when they first starting having shows there in...in...the early 2000's.... And actually, if you don't mind the smell of smoke or can sit upwind from the smokers, many of the smoking areas are quite nice. They're isolated from the rest of the park, and usually the only guests in them are adults. :-) Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Rudeney on 8 Oct 2009 09:58
John Mc. wrote: > Rudeney wrote: >> rct wrote: >>> Rodney: >>> >>> I'm not auditioning for the new Bicker* slot, just pretty darn fresh >>> from second trip this year and the dining plan is wrecking it is all >>> I'm sayin, so, I'm not arguing with you at all. >> >> No problems. We're just having a friendly discussion with some slight >> differences in opinion as far as I see it. :-) >> >>> *Whatever happened to that guy? Anyone? >> >> Like Amanda said, he left our "cesspool" and went over the DIS. I >> also found him on a forum called DBSTalk.com. It's a great place to >> discuss satellite TV services, but he hangs out in the OT forum that >> is all about TV shows. >> > Well, two places I won't be visiting. DBSTalk is safe. The board is heavily (but very fairly) moderated so he stays in check (and he is not a mod nor ever will be). -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm |