Quote Originally Posted by Roger's #1 Fan View Post
Yep, they find a way to monetize almost anything.
I have travelled to WDW 3 times over the last several months (my kids are DCP) and have seen first hand how FP+ has totally screwed up the park experience. People eater rides that would normally be walk-ons all have waits because of how FP+ embargoes the queue. I have noticed, however, that I have been able to get at least a tier 1 and two other FP each day for a park of my choice with little to no advance planning (3-4 days early) which I feel shows that their attendance numbers are not that great.

Back on topic - Again having stayed at several resorts over the past few months, I also see how Disney has managed to try and lower costs at the values by cutting staffing at the food courts and other smaller changes in the rooms as well. If I wasn't getting a break on some of these stays, I would definitely be staying off-site.
I want to like this post 100 times... Yes, FP is off topic, and we have discussed this many times... But yes, it has skewered the wait times, and not in a good way...

As for hotels, they have recently removed the bars of soap and bottles of shampoo and conditioner from the rooms... replacing them with dispensers on the wall... Now I have seen pictures of this from Port Orleans and have heard reports they have rolled this out to the value resorts as well... Not sure how this affects DVC... but more than likely, it will... Discussions about this on other sites say this is the new industry standard... I can say I haven't stayed in any hotel recently where bars of soap or shampoo, conditioner, and body wash aren't provided in bottles... I am talking casinos in Atlantic City, Sheratons, and Hiltons...

I can say, cutting down costs are happening everywhere with staffing and house keeping... On a recent stay in Atlantic City's Sheraton, I had the option of turning down housekeeping.. They state it is because they are going green and it is good for the environment if they don't have to wash our sheets every day if we are staying more than 1 night.. OK makes some sense... but still... let's call a spade a spade here and say what it is... Of course I turned down service because I was given 500 rewards points for doing such!!!! No such reward system at Disney for turning down service... Heck, they would probably tell you if you want service it's $100 a night and if you don't it's $150!!!!