Seeing as I’m such a Disney fangirl, it may surprise you to know that I’ve never been to any of the Disney parks. My parents claimed (probably correctly) that as a child I would have had no patience with the lines. As an adult, I’m broke. And probably would still have no patience with lines. So I have no skin in the game when I hear about a park attraction being taken out or updated, except to think “well, there’s a ride I won’t get to see in the hypothetical future where I get to go to Disney World.” Other people take it more personally. Especially, it seems, when the changes involve reducing the sexism on what is supposed to be a family-friendly ride.
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