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rmorton50 wrote:Does anyone have information about the Haunted mansion refurb? What, exactly, is being done? We're headed to WDW in two weeks, and I hate it that my favorite experience is closed, but I'm glad that it is being maintained! It just gives me a good reason to go back again.
Not anymore - haven't for quite some time. 1996 maybe?js3901 wrote:Jacca5660 wrote:ExxonMobil funds the Universe of Energy pavillion,
actually, I do believe the name "ExxonMobil" is still listed on the signage outside the pavillion. I pretty sure I saw it back in December. And it's shown on the sign during the picture slide-show thing on the official page. I think that if they pulled out as the sponsor back in the 1990s, they'd have removed that picture from the lineupJWG wrote:js3901 wrote:Not anymore - haven't for quite some time. 1996 maybe?Jacca5660 wrote:ExxonMobil funds the Universe of Energy pavillion,
This will make it not worth while for many. Basically increasing the cost 15-20% for visitors and increased $$ for Mickey with raising the cost of the planTricia1972 wrote: If tips are no longer included in the Disney Dining Plan, I know that we will not use the DDP anymore. For us that's approximately what we are 'saving', but by 'saving' we eat a lot more food. It will be a better deal for us to pay Out of Pocket
Tips not included in 2008 Disney Dining Plan. Folks booking on the 2008 Dining Plan (for trips starting January 1) may find a nasty surprise: some reports claim that no longer will tips be included in the meal. That will certainly result in a raw deal for some servers, as guests who don't know (or who will pretend to not know) will simply stiff the staff. I hope this doesn't lead to uncomfortable encounters at the front lines! For those guests who do know, they will realize the dining plan is slightly less wonderful a bargain now. If this is true, it means that in typical Disney fashion, a successful program is being "maximized" to squeeze every last cent of profit from it, even though things were firing on all cylinders before. It seems the maxim at Disney is "if it ain't broke, squeeze profit from it until it does break."
Plus, how do you calculate the tip. Add all of the menu items costs together and tip from there 
Why not just bulldoze this whole area and start over with something new? Sorry, but the JC wasn't contemporary 30 years ago when I made my first trip to the MK, and it certainly hasn't gotten any better. I know that I'll get flamed for saying this, but the Jungle Cruise and Tom Sawyer's Island are the two biggest wastes of space in all of Disney.Jungle Cruise enhancements. An upcoming movie based on the Jungle Cruise may be behind a rumored close in 2008 to add enhancements, though other rumors call for the addition of Timon and Pumbaa to the ride.
Oh, I hope they never do that. No, I'm not going to flame you... everyone's entitled to their opinions. But JC is hilarious if you get a good skipper and a bore if you don't. You just need to keep trying.WVParkfan wrote:Why not just bulldoze this whole area and start over with something new? Sorry, but the JC wasn't contemporary 30 years ago when I made my first trip to the MK, and it certainly hasn't gotten any better. I know that I'll get flamed for saying this, but the Jungle Cruise and Tom Sawyer's Island are the two biggest wastes of space in all of Disney.
My guess is when you get up from TS you'll get a receipt that says "Suggest Tip: " Or something like that.Tricia1972 wrote: This will make it not worth while for many. Basically increasing the cost 15-20% for visitors and increased $$ for Mickey with raising the cost of the plan
I don't think it's a "help" when they add it to the total for me. I consider that rude. I understand why they do it but I still consider it rude.jcodirewolf wrote:Lots of places do that now. Pre-calcuate the correct tip and print it on your receipt for you, and with parties >6 or 8 they often help you by adding it in to the total for you.
If someone added a 'suggested tip' on my bill (if I didn't have a large party), I'd be annoyed. That'd almost be a good way to guarantee I leave something other than that amount. I might be willing to be lenient on a place like WDW (or any big tourist attraction place) for doing it though, since they have people from all over the world and tipping is not a universally standardized thing. It's a tricky line between making sure the wait staff get what they need for their income (assuming they make min. wage or lower) and insulting the guests, I think.Hypermommy wrote:I don't think it's a "help" when they add it to the total for me. I consider that rude. I understand why they do it but I still consider it rude.
What's even worse is when I give them the money for the bill and they ask me if I want change. Of course I want my change. It's mine until such time as I decide to give it to someone else. If the waiter asks if I want my change that automatically lowers whatever tip they might have gotten.
I hadn't thought about that. Now that you mention it, I can understand that since they do have people from all over the world.DisBeamer wrote:I might be willing to be lenient on a place like WDW (or any big tourist attraction place) for doing it though, since they have people from all over the world and tipping is not a universally standardized thing.
OMG!!! I've never had to do that. I would be absolutely furious if that were to happen. They'd get a tip... the single penny under an overturned cup! Nah, I wouldn't be that bad, although I'd certainly think about it. But I would most definitely be talking to their manager. Wow! I guess I feel much better about the ones that just ask if I need change.DisBeamer wrote:The few times I've had to wave people down to get them to bring me my change after they've assumed I didn't want it have definitely resulted in no tip for them.
