Fell out of love

Warning: This description contains controversial opinions and topics. And that's pretty much the only reason this photo came out today. I wanted a moment to rant about this and how personal it is, and this is the only Disneysea shot I could modify to mirror that sentiment. I've added "I hate Disney" to the end of all my descriptions relating to the company up to this point and my hatred runs deep. I'll discuss the shot itself shortly at the end if you're not interested in reading this.

So here goes. I actually was born and raised a Disney adult before that started becoming more widespread. Used to live a couple blocks away from Disneyland for easy access. Used to love it so much, how different and magical it felt to step into a world that doesn't play by the real world's rules.

14 years later, 2017, I fled California and oddly enough that's the year I think it began falling apart. The beginning domino was Tower of Terror's refurbishment which was even lower quality and no ride system issues were fixed, less practicality and an unnecessary IP refurbishment. I eventually brushed it off cause I was so sure this would not become a regular occurrence (oh how wrong I was, come to think of it, the last time Disney did anything original at ALL was Shanghai's Roaring Rapids 9 years ago).

During shutdown is when things got even worse. Every single attraction on American soil was either a cheap rehash of something overseas, something unoriginally movie related and/or something that lacked practicality. And in one particular instance, Splash Mountain's refurbishment, signaling Disney bends the knee to a group I greatly despise and am against (cancel culture, not other races). And that consistency has not even remotely slowed down since. Showing radical politicization in places where none of that should've been.

Iger is such a scumbag as well, knowing fully well that by continuing these patterns, lowering quality at parks and raising prices was pissing many people, including me, off. Promising to change more than once, only to double down later. About a year later, giving in to my conservative and growing populist instincts, I finally reached the point of exasperation and swore off Disney parks, movies, and other products. Despite it being a defining part of my childhood.

And to this day, I have gone full vendetta mode. I HATE this company with all my soul and at this point am wishing for their complete collapse, thinking it's beyond saving. Tokyo Disney got the pass in 2025 after I found out that Disney doesn't own the resort and one of their parks (Sea) doesn't go by the playbook of everything I hate about modern Disney (at least not a lot). So there you have it, went from a loyal fan before it became more popular, to desperately waiting for the day to hear their flops cost them, and karma and justice are finally served, and they are run into the ground for good.

 

About the photo:

I pressed my camera against the glass of the waterfront trolley as it was going. I realized I can make this image look bleak. I drained the saturation, realigned the image and got rid of the people. I made the sky darker to make it look like a gathering storm instead of haze. Again I primarily edited this photo so I could rant, but I do hope you enjoy the more grounded look.

I hate Disney

Done