History YMMV / DisneyThemeParks

** Some clips of [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc Mike Wazowski]] tripping, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxOkNAXecNA led]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClkeFiz-fe0 to]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO64w5W_3yA things]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj5DXmd-L8U like]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OT6GM5iQuM this]].

* GeniusBonus: At the boarding station for ''{{Ride/Dinosaur}}'', there are 3 tubes with different chemical formulas written on them. The chemicals actually do make very real, very common mixtures. Even the pipes are [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience color-coded as a clue]]. The white pipe is carrying Glycine Soja, Ovae, [=CH3COOH=], [=H2O=], [=NaCl=], [=C6H12O6=], and Citrus Limon [[note]]Soybean oil, eggs, vinegar, water, salt, sugar, and lemon juice[[/note]], the red is carrying Lycopersicon Lycopericum, [=C6H12O6=], [=CH3COOH=], [=C6H12O6n=], [=NaCl=], and Allium Cepa[[note]]Tomatoes (slightly misspelled), sugar, vinegar, another sugar (a clamp on the pipe blocks the symbol listing which type), salt, and onions)[[/note]], and yellow is carrying [=CH3COOH=], [=H2O=], Brassica Juncea, [=NaCl=], Curcuma Longa, and Allium Sativum [[note]](Vinegar, Water, Mustard Plant, Salt, Turmeric, and Garlic)[[/note]]. Those with enough chemistry knowledge to decipher the formulae, enough botanical knowledge to identify the plant names, and enough background in cooking to recognize the ingredient lists will be able to identify the substances running through the white, yellow, and red pipelines: [[spoiler: mayonnaise, mustard, and ketchup respectively. [[TheArtifact This detail is a remnant from when McDonald's used to sponsor the attraction]]]].

** Most people know Epcot originally acted as a showcase of the future before its NetworkDecay. However, this is only partially true. While Epcot did showcase and celebrate the future, that is only one part of Epcot's original premise. Epcot -- as [[https://allears.net/blogs/jackspence/Dedication%2009.JPG its dedication plaque indicates]] -- was meant to celebrate human achievements as a whole, celebrating the past, the creativity of the human mind and what it can lead, the many cultures humanity has created, and the possibilities of what humans can do in the future. Not to mention Epcot has things like World Showcase, Journey into Imagination, and the Land Pavilion, which don't have much to do with the future. This misconception is likely thanks to the fact that the primary core of Epcot (and what most people tend to visit) was called "Future" World.[[note]]at least, before Epcot's 2020s expansion, which saw Future World get split into three lands called "World Discovery, World Celebration, and World Nature, with the Future World name getting retired in the process.[[/note]]

* NetworkDecay:
** The No-Longer-MGM-But-''Hollywood'' Studios park has geared most of its attractions, such as ''Disney Junior Live'', towards ''very'' young visitors. This seems very odd to some, given the movie-making theme of the park at large. Another notable theme violation is ''Rock 'n' Roller Coaster'', as its modern LA theme completely contradicts the '30s/'40s theming of the Sunset Boulevard area. Meanwhile, the rides and shows that actually fit the theme are (while still good, and fan-favorites) getting on in years. Furthermore, remember when it was an actual working studio? This is made even more humiliating when you consider that its main competitor, Universal Studios Florida, continues to focus its rides and shows on movies and television series ''and'' still be a working film studio after all these years, despite not being as active as it was during both parks' '90s heyday! It seems that they're attempting to compete more with Islands of Adventure, Universal's sister park, given the focus they've given to the ''Toy Story'' and ''Star Wars'' lands.
** EPCOT Center-or, *ahem*, "Epcot" has also been suffering this in the eyes of many Disney fans. The Future World area no longer seems to be about the future or really inspiring people. For instance, ''Innoventions'', which replaced the futuristic ''[=CommuniCore=]'', was all about ''modern-day'' technology. The ''Finding Nemo'' overlay of ''The Living Seas'' strips the pavilion of its futurism and leaves behind nothing but references to the movie all over the place. Then there was also the now-gone ''Ride/EllensEnergyAdventure'', and the Wonders of Life pavilion has sat dormant without a replacement for almost a decade. The common consensus is that the removal of ''Horizons'' also damaged the theme of the area, as it was seen as the pavilion that tied everything together and left you intrigued about the future. As of now, fans feel that there's no consistency to the Future World's theme and that it has no idea what it wants to be anymore. World Showcase doesn't have it as bad, but the addition of ''The Three Caballeros'' into the Mexico pavilion was a mixed bag with fans, feeling that it dumbs down the cultural elements a smidge. ''Very'' controversial among theme park fans is the fact that ''Maelstrom'', the ride at the Norway pavilion, was replaced with a ride based on ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', an American-made movie based on a Danish fairy tale that only has loose Norwegian connections in its art direction and costume design. ''Maelstrom'', on the other hand, was a ride that was firmly rooted in Norwegian culture, touching upon all the different aspects of it. Additionally, as alluded to earlier, even the park's name change comes off as this. "EPCOT Center" described what the park was meant to be - a permanent World's Fair, but many feel that "Epcot" comes off as, to put it bluntly - a gibberish word. The announced plans to retool the park and integrate more [=IP=]s have been... a hot-button issue, to put it lightly.
** Also, both California Adventure and, oddly, Disney World's version of Tomorrowland seem to have a ''lot'' of tenuously linked rides and shows based upon Creator/{{Pixar}} movies. Granted, that's where there's room for them, but it's still odd.
*** California Adventure was actually criticized for "not being Disney enough"...not to mention if you think about it; it might be a nice place to put Pixar-and-recent-acquisition-themed attractions given that space is limited in that specific park. (Disney did not actually have a lot of money and was almost broke when they bought the land. This is why a lot of attractions are sponsored by companies such as Dole, Creator/{{Mattel}}, Brawny, and why the park is practically ''surrounded'' by third-party hotels that have little to no association with Disney; compared to other parks where they were able to build their own resorts.)

** "Thanks Shanghai" [[note]] During the construction of Shanghai Disney Resort, Walt Disney World and Disneyland started budget cuts for both of their U.S. parks (such as attractions, shows, and meet and greets) between 2015 and 2016 until the parks opening. During this period, longtime fans of Walt Disney World and Disneyland on [=WDWMagic=] coined the term "Thanks Shanghai" (based on "Thanks Obama") as a sarcastic comment, to Disney's desperation to reach it's grand opening after many delays. [[/note]]

** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/didney-worl DIDNEY WORL]]

** "Remain seated please. ''Permanecer sentados por favor.''"
*** "Please stand clear of the doors. ''Por favor mantengase alejado de las puertas.''"

*** The "I Love Fossil Fuels!" ScriptWank in its {{Retool}} ''Ellen's Energy Adventure'', especially hearing it from now-vocal climate change activist Creator/BillNye.

** Speaking of the late '90s/early '00s cost-cutting from Michael Esiner, Disneyland wasn't the only park suffering from it. After the disastrous opening of Ride/DisneylandParis in 1992 and the cancellation of Disney's America plus Frank Wells' untimely passing in 1994, Eisner took a step back from the creative side of running the company and to say the parks suffered as a result would be an understatement. The ensuing budget cuts he put in place ended up affecting pretty much all of Disney's parks [[note]]The sole exceptions being the Tokyo parks due to them being licensed to the Oriental Land Company instead of being operated by Disney themselves[[/note]] for the next decade. The disappointing execution of many new additions/replacements at the existing parks [[note]]including but not limited to: a Jules Verne retheme of Disneyland's Tomorrowland that mostly just painted the existing buildings an ugly rust brown color, "Journey into YOUR Imagination" at Epcot, Stich's Great Escape at Magic Kingdom, etc.[[/note]] and the swift cancellation many other officially announced ambitious projects [[note]]the originally planned "Tomorrowland 2055" retheme of Disneyland's Tomorrowland, "Beastly Kingdomme" at Animal Kingdom, a West Coast version of Epcot titled "WESTCOT Center" planned to be built where [=DCA=] sits now, etc.[[/note]] all being the direct result of these budget cuts. The three then-new parks that were constructed during this period (California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland) suffered the most from this trend and their disappointing reception upon opening directly caused Disney to spend more money than it cost to build them in the first place to fix them after Eisner was replaced with Bob Iger in 2006.

** Conversely, Floridians visiting Disneyland for the first time tend to brush it off as a smaller-scale copy of the Magic Kingdom, especially comparing the diminutive 55-foot Sleeping Beauty Castle to the 189-foot Cinderella Castle. Of course, directly to the right of the castle is the towering Matterhorn, which should tip off that Disneyland has its own unique flair compared to its East Coast cousin. (Part of the appeal is also knowing that it's the only park Walt Disney personally oversaw.) It does help, however, that both the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland have a few attractions that are exclusive to them as far as the North American resorts are concerned (Seven Dwarves Mine Train, the upcoming Tron coaster, etc. for Magic Kingdom and Indiana Jones Adventure, The Matterhorn Bobsleds, etc. for Disneyland) and others that are similar in name, theme and story, but [[NotHisSled executed noticeably differently]] from their opposite coast counterparts like Space Mountain, giving West Coast and East Coast residents some incentive to visit their respective opposite coast's main park.
** Many Marvel comics fans ended up groaning when it was revealed that Ride/AvengersCampus would be themed to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, seeing it as another case of Disney prioritizing the MCU over the Marvel comics and aggressively pushing the MCU and its imagery onto every project related to Marvel.

* CreepyCute: The Spectromen from Walt Disney World's Spectromagic can come across as this due to their bizarre movements and behavior. However, they also act very happy, energetic, and cute around certain guests such as the Trumpet Spectromen blowing a kiss to the guests when they finish their trumpet performance while most are heard singing.

** Speaking of the late '90s/early '00s cost-cutting from Michael Esiner, Disneyland wasn't the only park suffering from it. After the disastrous opening of Ride/DisneylandParis in 1992 and the cancellation of Disney's America plus Frank Wells' untimely passing in 1994, Eisner took a step back from the creative side of running the company and to say the parks suffered as a result would be an understatement. The ensuing budget cuts he put in place ended up affecting pretty much all of Disney's parks [[note]]The sole exceptions being the Tokyo parks due to them being licensed to the Oriental Land Company instead of being operated by Disney themselves[[/note]] for the next decade. The disappointing execution of many new additions/replacements at the existing parks [[note]]including but not limited to: a Jules Verne retheme of Disneyland's Tomorrowland that mostly just painted the existing buildings an ugly rust brown color, "Journey into YOUR Imagination" at Epcot, Stich's Great Escape at Magic Kingdom, etc.[[/note]] and the swift cancellation many other officially announced ambitious projects [[note]]the originally planned "Tomorrowland 2055" retheme of Disneyland's Tomorrowland, "Beastly Kingdomme" at Animal Kingdom, a West Coast version of Epcot titled "WESTCOT Center" planned to be built where [=DCA=] sits now, etc.[[/note]] all being the direct result of these budget cuts. The three then-new parks that were constructed during this period (California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland) suffered the most from them and their disappointing reception upon opening directly caused Disney to spend more money than it cost to build them in the first place to fix them after Eisner was replaced with Bob Iger in 2006.

** Speaking of the late '90s/early '00s cost-cutting from Michael Esiner, Disneyland wasn't the only park suffering from it. After the disastrous opening of Ride/DisneylandParis in 1992 and the cancellation of Disney's America plus Frank Wells' untimely passing in 1994, Eisner took a step back from the creative side of running the company and to say the parks suffered as a result would be an understatement. The ensuing budget cuts he put in place ended up affecting pretty much all of Disney's parks [[note]]The sole exceptions being the Tokyo parks due to them being licensed to the Oriental Land Company instead of being operated by Disney themselves[[/note]] for the next decade. The disappointing execution of many new additions/replacements at the existing parks [[note]]including but not limited to: a Jules Verne retheme of Disneyland's Tomorrowland that mostly just painted the existing buildings an ugly rust brown color, the infamous "Journey into YOUR Imagination" at Epcot, Stich's Great Escape, etc.[[/note]] and the swift cancellation many other officially announced ambitious projects [[note]]the originally planned "Tomorrowland 2055" retheme of Disneyland's Tomorrowland, "Beastly Kingdomme" at Animal Kingdom, a West Coast version of Epcot titled "WESTCOT Center" planned to be built where [=DCA=] sits now, etc.[[/note]] all being the direct result of these budget cuts. The three then-new parks that were constructed during this period (California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland) suffered the most from them and their disappointing reception upon opening directly caused Disney to spend more money than it cost to build them in the first place to fix them after Eisner was replaced with Bob Iger in 2006.