OurTimeIsRunningOut
Member
The Golden Oak and Publix stories are absolutely amazing. “You know Mary!” is a staple in my house.
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ProfessorFate
VIP Member
Those 3 (Pete, John, Kevin) have been skimming and fleecing DUT for years, of that I'm positive. Pete's just the one that got caught through his other "activities".
justthisonce
Member
I simply meant that I heard the story first hand about the father. Other than that, I’m not exactly sure what’s being referenced.
S. McQueen Light
Well-known member
According to Social Blade, Dreams Unlimited received 226k views down 13% in the last 30 days. Their Patreon is down. This is not a sustainable enterprise as it is structured. It never seemed to make financial sense to me, but now it is just worse.
if I had to guess John is going to sell the whole thing at some point, and now he is just trying to make it look viable to whatever chump will buy it and the agency.
if I had to guess John is going to sell the whole thing at some point, and now he is just trying to make it look viable to whatever chump will buy it and the agency.
TheNextStacey
Chatty Member
Off topic a little, but just wondering if anyone else follows "Here with the Ears"? Just saw that the husband got banned/trespassed from Disney in October for unauthorized tour guide services on property for commercial purposes. I read that Disney was cracking down on that activity, but had no idea that channel was involved.
Is Brayden from Mickey Views the only decent person out there? Sweet Baby Walt, please protect Brayden.
Is Brayden from Mickey Views the only decent person out there? Sweet Baby Walt, please protect Brayden.
C-Diddy Dawg
Active member
Just wanted to chime in and say I appreciate @imjenilynn for sharing her story. I followed the DIS since the beginning and enjoyed the podcast at first. However, the show was also missing the perspective of parents with kids. Sure, you had Julie, but she wasn't really a Disney park fan. It was a breath of fresh air to have Jenilynn on the show, especially coming from a the perspective of a full-time single dad like myself.
Ghost of Bob Varley
Active member
Money and power are intoxicating drugs. John and Kevin got very comfortable to the lifestyle that Pete was providing for them. Look at how many times people have posted that they used Dreams Unlimited not because they got great service, but because they wanted to support the show in some way. It was Pete driving alot of the traffic to the travel agency. "Sure I can stand up to Pete, but that's going to be hard and also I really love LV bags."
The Panda story JL told is a good example. Panda knew what a mess of a situation the DIS was, but the DIS had money and "disney influence" and a travel agency behind it and Panda ultimately thought it would be good for his brand (and likely his wallet) just to deal with it. It doesn't mean Panda is responsible for anything Pete allegedly did as a person or as a boss, but it does make you realize that there aren't too many heroes in this story.
OurTimeIsRunningOut
Member
He has a burgeoning career as a writer! I hear he is working on something big!
Rufuscat
Member
Even if John didn't know about the sexual abuse he was definitely enabling an utterly toxic boss & looked the other way when staff were being emotionally abused. For that alone he is a hell of a shit. And now its business as usual with him, he smugly sits in on the show like before adding nothing & allowing his Louis Vuitton loving husband to bore us all to death with his bragging. John will have to pay the price somehow, I have a feeling there are revelations to come, probably financial, that will be his undoing.
I actually got married in 2021 at the courthouse (taxes) so it was my second year but it was about the same. Neither of our families live near us so we go to the parks for all major holidays. Yesterday was in the high 60s so it was really nice.
Rufuscat
Member
The last show I watched a few weeks ago had all the upbeat spirit of a mandatory Zoom call with bored employees who had done absolutely no prep. It mirrored them so perfectly that when the host asked 'how is everyone!' there were shrugs & silence followed by a 'yep'. Who wants to watch that?
MichaelsAchilles
Active member
The reality is most of the usual posters on that board don't want to be bothered with the truth or anything that changes their view of Dreams Unlimited Travel. They want to be sheltered by big poppa John from all that "bad" stuff.
In their naive minds John said all that needed to be said and Pete is no longer a pulbic face of the company so it has been taken care of. Nevermind the fact that it is obvious that John's management of the company allowed multiple indiscretions to fester for decades so he could reap the rewards. Those are details they don't want to hear and pretend don't exist because this board is full of "meanies".
In their naive minds John said all that needed to be said and Pete is no longer a pulbic face of the company so it has been taken care of. Nevermind the fact that it is obvious that John's management of the company allowed multiple indiscretions to fester for decades so he could reap the rewards. Those are details they don't want to hear and pretend don't exist because this board is full of "meanies".
MichaelsAchilles
Active member
I just don't understand why they are investing so much into the Podcast space. Even at its most popular, the podcast never approached the numbers of other Disney YouTube channels. I can't believe the download numbers offset that number THAT much.
I get that they are not using the Podcast to create YouTube revenue, but drive customers to Dreams Unlimited Travel, but the market that appeals to is aging quickly. The number of milennials the Podcast format appeals to would be very small.
They need to innovate PAST the podcast, not do the same podcast they have been doing for the past 15 years. I thought that is what this rebrand was about, not just finding some new studio space to push out the same boring content.
I get that they are not using the Podcast to create YouTube revenue, but drive customers to Dreams Unlimited Travel, but the market that appeals to is aging quickly. The number of milennials the Podcast format appeals to would be very small.
They need to innovate PAST the podcast, not do the same podcast they have been doing for the past 15 years. I thought that is what this rebrand was about, not just finding some new studio space to push out the same boring content.
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Thunderbirdtoo
Chatty Member
Of course it is. There's a saying in therapy and recovery - we're only as sick as our secrets. They can say that this is the toxic site all they want, but we're not the ones burying our heads in the sand and trying to pretend the bad things didn't happen. Have another pretzel, John.
WDWUO83
VIP Member
Sadly, I couldn’t make it more than 20 minutes into the new episode either. It was exactly like these leadership meetings I had to be in over Zoom during the pandemic. No one wants to be there, the person leading the meeting is trying to force people to share, there’s always that person talking over someone else. It’s obvious they do NO planning for the show, and apparently no one even likes each other anymore 
Ya’ll, I wanted this to work out. Really. It’s just not. It’s painful to watch.
Ya’ll, I wanted this to work out. Really. It’s just not. It’s painful to watch.
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who cares? How can you sing and dance if you can’t stand in line? What the fuck is that?