The Best (and Worst) Disney Decade 

Would you look at that, all 3 of my favorite moments were in 2019. Oops.

The good thing about fastpass+ • the sound it makes when you scan it

"we like to think outside of the box" *puts you inside a box*

I'm surprised the People Mover wasn't included in the 3 P's

The intro to this video is unmatched by anything else

“The one and only Spider-Man ride in existence “ The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, one of the best rides at Universal: Am I a joke to you?

“Most symmetrical”? You weren’t around in 2002?

Worst: Tower of Terror change Best: 60 year celebration

"The one and only Spider-Man ride ever in existence." Suuuuuuuuuuure.

I’m living for this style of opening the video 😂

7:23 If there are hidden mickey's, is this an obvious oswald?

The intro has me in tears😂

Best: Disneyland’s Diamond Celebration. Worst: demolition of Spectromagic

Watching this in 2021 and seeing how hopeful we were for 2020 is a trip.

Worst: live action remakes, Pixar sequels Best: Infinity War (+Marvel in general), Galaxy's Edge, Pandora (Toy Story Land is good too but not quite as good)

Best: when disneyland wasnt crowded Worst: when they removed muppet vision 3D And When I COULD'VE SEEN Elton John perform at disneyland on MY BIRTHDAY but I decided to ride rides INSTEAD

I wish I could've made it to the Haunted Mansion thing. I love that the parks are getting love.

Worst thing Disney did during this decade? Three words. 1) Live 2) Action 3) Remakes

The only budget part of those "budget parks" is that you need a biiiiiiggg budget to go in them

Hi there! I worked at Disney for a whole decade and Disney controls the crowds by closing the gates when is at full capacity, not raising the ticket price, they raise the ticket because they keep adding more attractions and employees get pay raises every year, so they need more money to make profits.

If the prices continue to go up I might as well put away all dreams of visiting Disneyland ever again in my life. I'll have to stick to the vague memories of a 7-year-old.

BEST: 3. YNOT on the Jungle Cruise 2. My first trip to Disneyland 1. The evolution WORST(?): 3. Hyperspace Mountain 2. Endgame 1. Far from home

BEST of the decade: Disneyland Diamond Celebration.... Period. 👏

"The Three P's" and "it could've been worse" are both HIGHLY relatable. This was great! Totally worth waiting for. 😊

Offhand Disney: "But I guess the guest offerings at the parks HAVE gone up so..." Evil laugh from 2021: "Whahahaha...!"

Really wish I could have been there for the 50th of Mansion. I really love that they had live actors in the ride that night. The beginning had me cracking up. Glad you took the time to make this video. Thanks and happy new decade!

The target thing was HORRIBLE I love the 60th Disneyland

my favorite thing Disney did in the 2010's: Carsland, The Little Mermaid ride, and (this is very controversial) Mission Breakout -I love and miss Tower of Terror a lot since it was my favorite ride, but I love Mission Breakout (I went on it 12 times in one day once)- And my least favorite thing was: The retheming of DCA (I loved the post card feel so much) and getting rid of Bugs Land, Soarin over California, and Re-theming of Paradise Pier (I love Pixar Pier, but not as much as I loved paradise pier. -I was there opening day of Pixar Pier. Didn't get to ride anything though- )

maybe some day Disney Park prices will be so high that only people who can also afford Club 33 will be able to get in and the club will at that point be open to ALL guests.

i remember when i was like 5, around the time the stock market crashed in 2008, premium passes (the highest level annual pass) only cost $300

Probably my fav thing is that they added Soarin' fantastic flight in Tokyo Disney Sea!! It's absolutely amazing💕

Holy crap that's a substantial increase since I was there Disneyland at least

Since you were playing a keyboard at the start of the video... Can we get an Offhand piano video?

For the record none of the Disney stares in target (just saying prob my two fav places in the world) are in California or New York (I live in ny Long Island) and they are going to places like Montana Colorado and Alabama

Offhand Disney: Star Wars: “...am I a joke to you?”

"and Procrastination!" Oh damn son, it me!

Lol the most symetrical year would be 2002. Great video!

"The one and only Spider-Man ride" Islands of Adventure? 😂 Also, I believe that Disney has cancelled their Droid plan in Galaxy's Edge, and I understand why :( I do hope they have more walk around characters, like alien civilians that don't need photo ops or anything, they just add to the area!

"The most symmetrical year of my life" 2002: Am I a joke to you?

There is actually a Spiderman ride at Universal Studios Japan called "the Amazing Adventures of Spider Man - The Ride 4K3D". You're basically sitting in a carriage which goes around the set and uses real props but mostly large 3D screens for the effects.

My Target has one of those Disney stores and it just all of the Disney toys, a giant spinning Mickey head, and some chairs. A total let down.

As far as the fastpass+ thing goes, I fully agree. I went to Disney World a year ago tomorrow, and I thought my favorite attraction (Peter Pan's Flight) would be closed for the entirety of our trip.My mom found out like a week before that on the first day we were going to be there it was open, I had already made all of our fastpasses for EPCOT so I couldn't have cancelled our Fast Pass for the Three Callaberos ride, our only hope was rope drop. Thankfully as soon as the rope drop happened at Magic Kingdom, my family and I literally ran to Fantasyland and got on Peter Pan's Flight as a walk on (Thanks Park Hopper tickets!)

Cheers dude!!! I don’t know, there were a lot of great moments and memories for me at Disneyland this past decade. But if I were to choose something specific. It would have to be me witnessing the return of “Old Hatty”. That blew me away like you wouldn’t believe.

Worst: Bob Chapek and his penny pinching ways (i.e. cutting back live entertainment at Disneyland). Best: Cars Land

my favorite youtuber really be in a box in the first minute of the video

On my 50th birthday I saw the Paint the Night Parade for the first time. I cried from joy.

uhhh “the only spider-man ride in existence”? universals spider-man ride is quaking

Least favorite: FastPass+ (I'm fine with dining reservations, but ride reservations 30 days out are just stupid), Pandora (because the signature attraction was incredibly uncomfortable to sit it), and that Target thing (not just being during the parks panel, but even being a thing at all, I love going to the Disney Store and am now really worried that the ones by me will all end up closing). Favorite: MCU, Disney+ launch (boy did we end up needing that throughout 2020), and DCA 2.0 (because it finally made DCA a full day park for me instead of a couple hours)

I love FastPass + in ten days I didn't wait in any lines. Once you use your fast passes you can get more. It made it sooooo much better. You just have to check often, better bring a backup battery for your phone!

As a WDW kid, I love Fastpass +. I remember us having to wake up at rope drop and having to rush to our favorite rides to get fastpasses. Yes the third stink and they really need to change that but I find it was super smart.

It's so weird looking back at these beginning of a new decade videos now that we're six months into a global pandemic. We were all so hopeful! 2016 was really the start of the end times.

I like the tripod. Am I forgetting anything? Oh! Yeah, favorites: Endgame was amazing! Everything came together and became a masterpiece! Also Toystory land is pretty cool, I like the Slinky ride, it’s always good to have another coaster. Least favorites: Getting rid of the Great Movie Ride. And removing Toon Town from Magic Kingdom. And also Maelstrom, I like the frozen ride but Maelstrom actually made sense for Epcot, so that as well. All of those were Disney World related as I’ve only ever been to those parks.

Best things for me personally: everything they've done with Marvel, and the new things they've added to the parks. Worst: the live action remakes, and prices going up

worst disney things in the 2010 decade: removal of the physical hitchhiking ghosts in 2011, & new changing portraits w/ photo op camera in 2019 at WDW's Haunted Mansion!!! I can live with the interactive queue. it is sometimes ok to go through but i usually skip it.

Best of the Decade 1. Realizing I don’t want to just be a fan; I want to make the magic for others by becoming a Disney imagineer 2. New lands, rides, food, immersion (yeah all of them) 3. The opening of Shanghai Disney Worst of the Decade 1. Tomorrowland Paradox 2. Removal of Innoventions 3. People Mover still hasn’t happened

Endgame: ok cool Star wars Galaxy's edge: yep that's definitely a huge deal Haunted Mansion 50th anniversary: boooooooooo! I mean of course he'd choose that as THE BEST moment in the decade for Disney. (Do you like my pun?)

WDW fifth gate: Target

I initially felt the same way as you with fastpass+ at Disney world. I was an OG who had that paper system down to a T, so I was infuriated that I wouldn’t be able to get a fastpass for all 3 mountains in one day anymore. BUT, I’ve found the way to maximize fastpass+ to my advantage to, but it aligns with how my family approaches Disney vacations, which isn’t the same as everyone’s approach. Fastpass+ works really well to get the most rides in in a short amount of time with minimal waits, but no it is not good for getting all the rides with super long waits done. So we do pick our like one big ride to try and get a fastpass for, but then after our 3, we go into a park and just search for that 4th after we’ve used them all and just keep looking for one immediately after we use it, which leads to multiple walk on rides in a row!

Your top moments were the same as my top moments. In the case of the 50 Year of Retirement Unliving event, it was actually the exact same. I was the guy who, probably awkwardly, caught you at the Disneyland Hotel as you were about to go through the mock front door to get your packet for the event, to tell you in person that I enjoy your videos. After hearing the Scareolers perform Monster Mash and Dead Man’s Party at the Golden Horseshoe, I wasn’t as patient as you and, instead of watching the riverfront show, quickly boarded my Doombuggy to visit our favorite happy haunts. I talked with so many other fans at check in, the shop, and during the event itself, it felt like I was amongst my people. Except for that moment where I couldn’t remember Pickwick’s name. That made me feel like a poser. I could remember the red scarf, but that was it. The guy in the churro line in front of me dressed as the caretaker couldn’t remember either, so I didn’t feel too bad.

You gained one like just because of the intro. Now I'm looking forward to the rest of the video!

So you were the Spies in disguise inspiration for Tom Holland's character ?😂

I have to agree with the pricing... the pricing stuff is astronomical and in my opinion unwarranted. I understand the "crowd control" aspect and the money making part as well but there is a certain point when it goes from being just an inconvenience to all out disgusting. I think with the insane pricing involved there should be more perks added onto your ticket, such as a built in dining plan, or at least more affordable food options.

A few days ago when I was at Galaxy’s Edge there was an actual R2D2 rollin’ around with two cast members!

Worst: Incredicoaster/Pixar Pier as a whole, reskinning Tower of Terror. Best: Hatbox Ghost, Rise of the Resistance.

Favorite- continued improvements and renovations. Least- adding Marvel and ridiculous prices

9:06 universal: Am i a joke to you

“Prices might rise in January” *Me, laughing in March 2020*

Every single word of that intro is a mood

Worst is a tie between Tower of Terror going away and the removal of the original Red Head/scene - pretty sure the Red Head wins that category :/ Best was the return of The Main Street Electrical Parade!

I’ve got another 2 mistakes: The fact that you have to pay $100 to build a droid and $200 to build a lightsaber.

I’m going to Disneyland next month and watching much of your content to get amped up.

The 3 P's: Practice, Praise, Procrastination. Hilarious and brilliant. But, could PPP also be an Offhand reference to a particularly prolific family of Disney vloggers? (i.e. "the competition")

Oh my god. ...that price increase...I don't think ill ever be going again.

Hollywood Studios is the worst of Fastpass+. The only Tier 2 ride is Star Tours, so all the other rides you have to pick fast passes. The Magic Bands are really cool though, the ability to check in your room p, not have to carry money, and fast passes are great.

“ a lot of things to be happy about in 2020”

why did i scream laugh at: “. . . it could’ve been WAY worse.” 💀💀

I really love the intro to this video. I love all your videos of course hehe

When you got to the things you liked and hadn’t mentioned Star Wars, I wondered if you liked the new ones. I feel bad for the super fans. I’m perfectly happy with only owning the original trilogy.

Don’t forget how you now have to set your alarm for 6am central, 4am pacific, to make your fastpasses as soon as they become available. If you’re staying offsite though, too bad, so sad. No E Ticket/Tier 1 attractions for you. Staying on resort however, yes, you MUST book fastpasses the second the become available. If you wait till later in the day, they’ll all be gone and you’ll be riding the same attractions the off site guests booked.and don’t get me started on ADRs! At least with the paper system (which also had its own set of flaws) everyone was equal. Resident Passholders, offsite guests, people who at the last minute decided to book a trip, clueless guests who think WDW is the same park they grew up with in the 20th century, where you can just show up without a plan.

9:06 Did you forget about the Spider-Man ride at Universal Studios Orlando and Japan?!

I'm so jealous you were able to get to the 50th anniversary of the HM. Like you, it's my all time favorite theme park ride, but I am stuck here in Florida, broke af. lol. Hoping to make a return trip to Disneyland this summer so I can enjoy the OG one again.

Best of the decade has got to be Galaxy's Edge for me!

Worst: Ticket price increases that outpace median income levels, FastPass +, and a tie between Avengers: Endgame and live-action remakes Best: Galaxy's Edge w/ Rise of the Resistance, my first trip to Disneyland Cali in 20 years, Disney finally improving food offerings in parks that aren't Epcot

Fastpass with the magic bands were a nightmare in 2016 when i went. Then every year after it got better. Then disneyland took away the paper fastpasses and added wait time to get another fast pass. I remember people sitting out of space mountain selling their fastpasses. With the target thing, disney stores were disappearing and in store like Macys, walmart, target, increase disney stuff. sad. I was disappointed that both galaxy lands are the same in disneyland and wdw. I wish it was a bit different. The best thing they did was the commercial song for summerfanstic lol

The video of you driving the boat is top notch.

Not a very attractive Prospect, going to a park full of people running around with phones on selfie sticks. Situational awareness is important.

At first I didn't like fast pass+ but after a while I began to realize it's a better system and it's use is actually more convenient. I wouldn't want to go back to paper.

I have to agree on the fact that fast pass + is awful. It makes planning so much more difficult. Thankfully, we always go for at least 8 days, so I can usually go two days to each park and take full advantage of it.

i’ve seen the stress that the fast pass+ system puts on guest and their families and it’s insane. they are constantly running around the park trying not to miss there fast passes, are always angry at their kids whenever they want a break and there next fast pass is coming up, it makes what is supposed to be a vacation a complete NIGHTMARE. Disney is supposed to be about letting go and going into a world of fantasy where none of your problems are there anymore but that’s certainly not the case with the fastpass+ system.

If you want to talk about D23, how about them discussing a massive EPCOT overhaul without even touching the tragedy of Journey Into Imagination

In reference to the MagicBand with FastPass+, the people who work there or go a lot learn to use it for themselves. I did the DCP and the FP+ system confuses a lot of people. Especially those who are used to another park. I learned how to make the system work, but it takes a little bit.

I hear ya on the physical sets sir! I am sad the Avenger's Campus is only in Disneyland I live not far from Disneyworld. I do love the integration of more fandoms into the parks.

Worst- Live actions, Expensive, Tower of Terror closing Best- Pretty much all the major releases, Galaxy's Edge, -the friends we made along the way- the fact that space mountain is still space mountain

I live in a small, suburban part of Washington and for some reason our target got one, and it’s very weird. I don’t really know how to feel about it

When I saw the new prices, I imagined Bob Iger sneaking up behind me to gouge out my kidney.

You're a Disney Genius 😀 Luv your stuff n hope you continue 😁

Personally my worst is the upgrade of " Soarin" the new one is a letdown IMHO, I wish they had a choice of experiences offered

Man, I just love your content. :D Keep it up!

worst: hyper space mountain... we did not need that best: there's so many more vegan food options in the parks :')

Least favorite getting ride of the Osborne lights. Most favorite the EPCOT updates.