I posted a news article on the "Disney news" page a couple of days ago with this title and I've been mulling it over ever since.
The article starts out by listing problems that guests have had staying at WDW (including the author) and goes on to wonder if the "bottom line" is affecting the way the parks are now being run. This is probably a salient point but hardly one that's restricted to Disney these days. Going to Dreamworld on a regular basis I am probably more aware of the slipping facade there than most.
At the end of the article the author also wonders if Disney has dug itself into a bit of a hole by creating an atmosphere that it may not be able to maintain. To quote the article " What started as a surprise offering has now become a de rigueur part of the Disney experience."
Do we expect a form of magic every time we go into a Disney park (or see a Disney movie, or buy Disney merchandise etc) that it's impossible to maintain? At what point does the magic become the mundane?
Greg