Brayden added more nostalgia to his video then Disney did to the whole park.

So let me get this straight. This big celebration. The countdown that I had to look at whenever opening the Disney World app. All the hype pushed by Disney, the 50 plaques posted everywhere. It all culminated to some popcorn buckets and a pre recorded speech? Very cool, Disney. Very cool.

And Brayden was more excited to get on the riverboat than upper management was to kick off the 50th!

That old Disney’s celebratory clips had more magic in it than this WDW 50th Black Friday sale event.

I saw it before sunrise 50 years ago as we arrived to play in the 1076 piece ceremonial marching band for grand opening. I was 14 yr old and none of us had ever seen anything like it. We entered the MK through the gate by the firehouse and looked left up Main Street to see the castle. We practiced all day and performed in the afternoon. None of us had ever heard a sound so big as that band that stretched from the RR station all the way to the castle.

That is the theme of all the latest additions, "is it over? Is that it?"

Wow, the fact that Disney could’ve made the literal 50th anniversary more special, but didn’t because they knew what was coming for them is appalling

We were there today and we expected it to be exactly the opposite of what happened. We expected to be browsing the gift shops because the lines for the rides were so long. Instead, we got to ride everything, and some things twice, because of the madness at the gift shops. Kinda sad that there was not more happening to celebrate than a gift shop cash grab…

Disney on opening day: literal huge choir filling the entire area in front of the castle, balloons and confetti everywhere Disney on the 50th: cavalcade, rope drop ceremony BUT WITH NEW OUTFITS, fancy merchandise

I always appreciate your positivity! That being said, you are giving credit where credit is not due. That lack of celebration was absolutely pathetic. They painted some buildings and sold some overprice merchandise. Nothing more. Disgusting!

I’ve watched the all-day streams for Oct 1, and am underwhelmed. Disney either won’t or can’t hire back the talent they laid off, and it really shows. The execs have degraded the company and reduced the park experience to that of a small regional carnival. Sad, but Universal benefited.

It feels like Disney did their Opening Celebration for the 50th for the “special people” and then just underwhelming crap for the peasants.

Brayden, you getting on the riverboat hyping up the 50th is hyping me up more than disney is doing for me! haha

Oh wow!😳 So basically they just did, what used to be, a rope drop ceremony? Hope everyone stopped to personally thank Paycheck for taking away half of the magic, and charging twice as much to try to enjoy what's left..😜

Totally said when I heard that the executives did the dedication away from the 1st Oct crowds that they did it because they knew from the true Disney fans they'd get a bad reception. Says it all really. The people at Disney know they're not popular.

The last 30 seconds is why I appreciate your channel so much. The opening day and 50th celebration is night and day. We should have gotten so much more than .... whatever that was :(

The ending of your video is everything the 50th Anniversary should have been! Thank you for always making great videos!! You are a true Disney fan.

The leadership avoiding the audience is so indicative of their disconnection with the guest experience these days.

Wow that ending! 🥺🥺🥺 Leave it to Brayden to bring in the nostalgic history and celebrate the true beginnings. Why can’t you be on the team that creates the shows?!

"Leadership is avoiding us" ? - more like AVOIDING and IGNORING US!!!

100% spot on with your assessment of why they did the re-dedication during a private media event - there aren't too many fans of the bobs

I’m sorry but hundreds of people waiting hours to buy a popcorn bucket in the shape of Mickey is something out of a George Orwell novel.

Your last scene of opening day with the choir was so much better than what the current management did. Not even a whiff of a big parade, no choir no special shows big nothing burger. Chapek should be fired you are right they were probably scared they would get boo’d🙄

Oof a focus on Black Friday like retail buying, no leadership speeches. And clear and obvious emphasis on media events for the 50th rather than actual better experiences for the guest in the park. ☹️

We live near Disney and have been saying for the past month that this was going to be disappointing. It's all about merchandise and projections. Epcot is a disaster right now. Tron isn't close to being ready. WDW Railroad is going on 3 years of being down. I truly wish Chapek would stay out of sight. His lack of emotion and passion for Disney makes me sick.

5:20 You make a really good point about the boos that would come with Chapek had they done the rededication ceremony in front the general public.

I love Disney and all, but there’s no way in hell that I’d get up and be at Disney World by 5am 🤣

I'm surprised that so many people fought so hard to get to MK on the first for...popcorn buckets? I know they'll resell well but dang

I will say I have been watching you for a while now. You have grown so much in your editing and telling of the things going on with Disney. But the end of this video tops it all!! Lots of VLOGGERS have done stories about the 50th, but your ending with the "beginning" of WDW is perfect!! Disney should look into hiring you to get some of the heart and soul back into the company the way it use to be!! Thank you for such great reporting but also for doing it so RIGHT!

8:25 Rope dropped the riverboat. Awesome!

Brayden even on a day you film and post the same day your video is still one of the best of the day both in details and editing and camera shots. Also you do stuff others don't. Keep up the great work!

Brayden, you're the best. Positive when it's appropriate, but always real. You're becoming my favorite Disney vlogger.

I think this is the happiest I've seen Brayden in a park since Rise opened.

B-man, you did a great job. Short, sweet and to the point. I agree, I think the leadership team may not be showing face to avoid a bad PR situation, but then again, that can be taken as bad PR within itself. I was expecting more with all the hype that has gone into this celebration. All that being said, I am sorry that I missed it and was not able to be there today. You hit the nail on the head about the merchandise experience, “Black Friday”.

Your videos are great. Brilliantly edited to cut out the fluff and always honest but not in a negative 'woe betide us' kinda way as despite calling Disney out on what they should do better, you still manage to communicate your infectious enthusiasm for things like Liberty Belle etc.

Well done! I hope the hoards of people losing interest in Disney doesn’t hurt your channel! Maybe expand to Universal?

I finally figured out Bob Chapek is the world’s greatest magician. Everything he touches disappears. Parades gone, magical express gone, meet and greets, good nighttime fireworks, the most magical place on earth…….all gone.

Wow! Talk about an underwhelming opening for the 50th birthday! Shame on them.

Speaking as a Disney fan who has gone to Disney World for over 25 consecutive years we think that the World's Most Magical Celebration is really the World's Most Monstrous Disappointment. Our local park, King's Island had a Carnival festival with a parade this summer that was 20 times better then the Cavalcades on Disney World's 50th anniversary. Why should we go to Florida anymore and spend the money Disney is charging when I can get just as good or sometimes better entertainment for less and much closer to home.

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Enchantment firework. Seemed so underwhelming to us.

1/2 of those people in line for merchandise are going to buy their limit & sell it on Amazon!!!$$$ What a rip!!!

That outro really missed the mark for me. Not because you didn't do a great job with it, but because it really juxtaposed old Disney leadership with new. The corporate cynicism that reflects current leadership looms over the experience and the 50th has been off to a rather disastrous start. Animal Kingdom's new show has people being bombarded by kites and the two new fireworks "spectaculars" have really under-delivered in the worst way possible. All of this in combination with the brawling of eBay price gougers in the Emporium today reflects a sad state of things.

Oh, so you were one of THOSE people, today, in at the open-open. This video is fantastic. I was hoping to get to meet you, today, but I did not see you. It was such a crazy day. MK was capped out, but waits were tiny - Splash and Space were both walk-ons for most of the day, and EVERYONE was camped on Main Street almost all day to get their fireworks spots.

GREAT JOB, thanks for all your hard work on bringing us a glimpse into the 50th anniversary!!🎉🎉🎉 I believe you nail it on why the top management team was not present. 🤔😊 I was there at MK on Christmas day in 2019 for the most magical sunrise. Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤😎

Go back and watch the grand opening of the Magic Kingdom and tell me the 50th Anniversary is a celebration (hint: it's not).

Liberty Square used to be my second "home" where I used to work on the Liberty Belle. I loved how much you were excited to ride, made me happy :)

Great vlog Brayden!! Much better than a Live stream! I get the excitement of being there for the opening today, but what a slap in the face from management to all the fans for doing absolutely nothing special at park opening. Sorry that's ridiculous waiting 12+ hours for a spot to view Enchantment, especially when it already debuted the night before. But to each there own seems like a waste of a reservation to me. Keep up the good work Brayden, looking forward to your next vlog!! 👍👍

You’re good, man. Your upbeat, friendly personality got me to watch a video about a place that I’m loathe to go to due to the fact that it requires planning similar to what must have gone on to plan D-day. It’s good to see someone who enjoys what he does so much. That’s worth the watch!

Thank you for your wonderful tribute at the end. I wish I could have been there when it was true Disney magic even when I started going in 2013 I feel like things were so much more magical than they are today hopefully the next 50 years will improve

I love it :) people reporting MK attraction wait times back to 45 min or less for the 50th :) with full park attendance. :) why? you ask. how is that possible? well... at the moment there is NO FAST PASS lines to slow everything down. its FIFO standby (first in first out) the way the attractions where designed to operate. those where the wait times when MK was at 99K+ park attendence (full capacity) it was stand by lines only then. so without snobs wanting special treatment of jumping the line (like with fast pass) all the attractions can move its max people in and out. former castmember 1980 here. so I remember those days. if you where a MK pro you knew how to use those wait times. you could see and go on every attraction in MK in one day and not miss anything. (unless equipment failure) but the lines kept moving all the time. so 45 min wait did not seem like 45 min. and like I said if you where a MK pro you would know how to bypass a long line attraction and head for something else with a shorter wait line. then go back latter when that 45 min line was about 20 min. :) oh and if you where feeling a bit clostrophobic about the crowds then you would head over and take a ride on the river boat or head to Tom Sawyers Island. not as congested as the rest of the park at 1pm on a hot and humid Florida day in full sun.

Yeah, they would get booed for sure! The fans are too mad at them right now and I'm glad they know it. So I'm seeing how crowded it is at the castle, but sometimes that can be just because everyone is gathered there and once they spread out it's not so bad. I've watched the wait times today and overall they were pretty low, which I was really surprised about.

My first nostalgic tears came with your montage at the end (that choir singing on opening day)!!!!!!!!!!!!. I've been glued to EVERYTHING this week, and nothing moved me until your video! Awesome job! I'm heading to your Patreon ... thank you Brayden. ºoº

Thank you so much for your ending. I worked at Splash Mountain and was in a bad relationship at the time. I cried, I wished upon a star and 3 weeks later I met my future husband when he was vacationing at the most Magickal place on earth. Disney brought us together and mickey will always hold a special place in our hearts

Wow, very underwhelming indeed! Looks just like a busy day at Disneyland with a rope drop. Hopefully the evening events are much more special.

I was there bright and early. On the 45th I was too far back and vowed to stay at Contemporary and walk over to get a great spot for the 50th ceremony. My disappointment was off the charts when they did NOTHING for us at opening. A huge slap in the face to Walt, Roy and the fans the come back year after year after year. Then to see leadership in the hub filming promos was like them giving us all the middle finger and charging us for it.

Thanks so much for your vlogs Brayden! It was my goal for years to go to WDW's 50th Anniversary, but I'm "stuck" in the Netherlands, haha! So thank you for taking us with you and have an amazing time!

Hey Brayden, my wife and I saw you on Main Street USA and shouted while you were filming. You smiled and waved and clearly restarted your take. While I'm sure you deal with it a lot, we just wanted to say we're sorry! We were just so excited to see you in WDW! You're our favorite Disney Vloger by far and we were looking for you all morning. You did a great job with this video, and sorry again for ruining a take as you were doing your thing.

Thank you, Brayden for bringing the magic of the 1st day of the 50th Anniversary to those of us who couldn't be there:) I love your enthusiasm and fresh perspective on all things Disney!

The editing at the end made me cry! Wonderful job as always!

Seeing the original opening compared to the 50th, you would really have expected something a lot better from Disney.

Thank you for posting! I always appreciate your thoughts and feedback on all-things-Disney!

EXCELLENT coverage! You nailed every sentiment of myself and so many others about Disney "Leadership". In truth, they aren't connected to the original vision and I personally think ruined a great opportunity to reconnect for this 50th anniversary celebration. Great job! LOVED this video!!!!

Disney did a pathetic job and everyone in charge of the decisions made should be ashamed. Your video at the end had more heart and soul than anything Disney has done for the 50th. Both the new MK and EPCOT shows are mediocre. Yikes. As long as people continue to go and pay the ever increasing prices; Disney will not change its ways.

I hope they bring back the Cultural Representative Program next year, so I can be able to experience this. Happy 50th everyone

Beautifully done, Braden! Looks like your video may have been more special than what the WDWco did for the morning? Thanks for sharing your adventure with us!

Adding a little history... Admiral Joe Fowler riverboat actually opened on October 2nd... Very close to opening day. I'm Slightly glad I didn't partake in the madness this year. The last time I dealt with this was in 2011 with the 40th. THAT was insane too, but this looks much much worse!

Great coverage of the 50th Anniversary celebration, Brayden!

The Ending of your video gave me more Goosebumps than the new Firework shows for the 50th…. 😩

I like the way Brayden does his own thing and doesn’t gum up his videos with all the other Disney vloggers in them.

Oh man, the time before opening is exciting. You rarely get to see that, so I'm happy you are showing this as news. It's just what I expected from your video so I'm watching all the ads, too.

Loved the ending. Was getting WandaVision Vibes with the transitions. I was living for it.

Loved the ending clips! Thanks, Brayden, for always leaving me with a happy feeling after watching your vlogs.

The only time I got chills watching a variety of coverage for the 50th Anniversary was the last minute of Brayden’s video!! The nostalgia that was missing! 😒Watching a few shots of the opening day festivities compared to today it is astounding how much was missing. Well done and keep up the great work you never disappoint unlike Disney lately!!!!

Dang Grand Opening was way more extravagant than 50th Anniversary Celebration! Its like a bad marriage anniversary..ye we are still together

It must have been hard to remain so positive doing the video, when I'm sure that inside you were very disappointed with what you were seeing. Why can't they bring back management that cares more about the product than the bottom line? You really NAILED IT with the ending that you put in Brayden. Sincerely, your newest subscriber, Matt M

Excellent video. I loved the ending, I was a cast member for the 15th!! It was an amazing time!!

Bravo Brayden! Always love your videos. Just got back from a trip to WDW a week ago and had an amazing time. Happy 50th birthday to one of my absolute favorite places on Earth. This trip was a very necessary one for me personally and I couldn’t think of a better place to go. I know there is a lot of negativity surrounding Disney management but for today I choose to just embrace the magic! For me, that’s what it has always been about. Brayden, thanks again!

The contrast between the October 1971 opening ceremony and the October 2021 “ceremony” is stunning. It’s like night and day and really illustrates how much magic has been lost. I keep seeing people mention how the fans are angry at current management and how they’d probably get booed if they were to appear before the fans. Here’s an idea, all of these so called angry people need to stop going and spending money at WDW to send a message instead of just angrily posting about it online.

The Riverboat segment was awesome. Bringing us real 50th excitement compared to the neutered Disney company

I'm currently in the middle of a 10 day trip, and Disney did a damn good job of making October 1st like any other day. The exception being the "madness for merch" event. A highly disappointing day for lifelong WDW fans. After seeing how well DL's 50th was treated by the company, I could only imagine what they'd do for WDW's. Still imagining it, but sadly, the day has come and gone with no chance for redemption. I'm still having my "normal" great time at WDW, but certainly was expecting something over the top for Friday Oct 1.

So the opening of the Disney 50th Anniversary turned into a Black Friday event.. I am not even surprised. All they think of is getting your money.

The contrast between the festivities of the past and what’s happening today is SHARP

Wow Brayden. That ending. That brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for your amazing camera work and your insightful knowledge on the parks! Love what all you do. 💖

You have put more heart in your vlog than disney did with the celebration of the 50th! That ending 💗 And it was great to see the Liberty Belle 🚢

Seeing the opening choir at the end of this video made me sad. That felt so much more magical and special than what they did 50 years later. Thanks for making these great videos, Brayden!

We figured it would be crazy so we will be happy to watch through your vlogs. My Dad has known three people who just in the last 2 months caught COVID so still nervous about large crowds. Maybe we'll take a trip in Spring Break.

Someone said that perhaps the reason there was no presentation this morning was because they didn't want cameras showing that insane crowd in the middle of a pandemic. That would discourage many people from going.

I was there today and it was disappointing to say the least, it feels like they did more for the 40th

Thank you for your dedication and for being so quick at bringing us the latest content

Sunrise at Magic Kingdom is spectacular! Have seen it dozens of times at the Half Marathon and Marathon in January - they let guests in Main Street from about 6:00am until 8:00am to watch the runners (free of charge). Well worth it!

Happy 50th Disney! Great Video like always!!! 🏰

Thank you for your coverage!! Great job as always!

BEST Disney youtuber hands down. incredible as always, thanks!

You did a great job man! Felt so happy for you :) thanks from Brazil

As always top-notch video it was amazing I actually teared up in my eyes at the end

Great job fighting the crowds. I can’t believe how early people went!

We where there until yesterday; totally disappointed with Oct 1 opening. It’s basically the early opening show it will be the same every morning. Oct 1 was basically about selling merchandise and food. Overall I did enjoy the energy and excitement of being in the park. Many thanks for all you do!

Best Outro Ever! (And I watch my share of vloggers) Great job Brayden!

Thank you for this and all your videos, your upbeat attitude always puts me in a great mood no matter how bad my days been

Thanks for these peeks! I’m glad you were showing it so I didn’t have to fight those crowds!!