More parents are taking on debt to pay for Disney vacations as prices soar
Disney's expensive prices have been a hot topic among park fans. They even caused Disney CEO Bob Iger to raise his eyebrows in disbelief.
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I've been to Disney in Orlando dozens of times growing up. Haven't been there for 10 years or so....so took a few days and went to the park.
Wow, sooooo many people, like sooooo many people you can't walk down the paths without doing the New York shoulder to get through. I didn't know about the phone thing.... It's a new smartphone system where you reserve spots in rides at certain times, but all reservations are gone 5 min after opening time for the app. The entire park was filled with people staring at their phones trying to get in on a canceled reservation. Well I didn't know about this....so I was in the stand by lines. 1 to 2 hours per ride and a non stop stream of fast pass people kept walking right in. The New Tron ride was fast pass only.
All day there and I think we got on 4 rides. Peter Pan standby was 3 hours long.
For all the money paid to get in, the crowds, the stupid new smartphone thing.... I will never go back to Disney. Let the stupid international tourists have it.
Cape Canaveral visitor center was sooo much better.
The crowds vary wildly at Disney World. First time I went with my kids we did the first week of November. Not many people at all, and we could get on a lot of rides without much of a wait and it wasn't too crowded. Bonus: We got to see the Halloween decorations the first day we were there, and then Christmas decorations for the rest of the time. 10/10, would go again.
The second time we decided to do a Christmas trip. There were two days where Magic Kingdom literally told people there wasn't enough room. Even Epcot and Hollywood Studios were crowded, and we didn't get on many rides. The hotels were loud, too. 1/10 would not recommend.
However, I haven't bothered looking at prices because my kids are grown and I'm happy being at home, but if I had to pay 50% more for the first experience it would have been worth it, and the second I wouldn't have taken even if it was free.
That sounds horrendous
Yeah, I don't understand it. I went as a kid in a literal back brace and wheel chair, skipped most of the lines, and I still thought Universal was better.
Branding just ruins some people's brains.
What time of year was this? I'm gonna take the kids eventually, but I'm pulling them out of school and we are going to find the least peak time possible. I refuse to go anywhere on spring break or over the summer.
I don't even remember. I do remember it being hot as hell, but Florida.
So between February and November, got it.
Disney World lines in the 80s and 90s were always 45 minutes to 2+ hours. 45 minutes for the rides no one wanted and 2+ hours for the popular ones.
I always went for free because my mother worked there or a friend's mom did. It was worth free.