WDW used to be my favorite place on earth to visit. We used to go about 1 time for every year to year and a half, and I've been going for over 40 years. Last two visits the costs were horrendous. 4 combos for lunch or dinner at Cosmic Ray's cost about 70 dollars, and for cafeteria food. Value resorts are no longer a value. Last trip I stayed in a timeshare resort, paid right at 100 dollars a night, drove myself, and we had such a nice time. Didn't have to be squeezed into buses with other sweaty humans after walking miles during the day, had the ability to cook breakfast for ourselves, and we were near Kissimmee, so I could go to a chain steakhouse nearby for steaks and ample portions for 1/3 the cost of the same on property. We did go to Ohana, and while it cost 300 dollars for dinner for 4, we still enjoyed the experience. (Nostalgia from when my kids were young).
When it comes to offerings for the cost, compared to Eisner 's era, this iteration of Disney Parks is a rip off. Parks are dirty, all the perks are gone, and lightning lanes are a caste system meant to separate us more and more from our money. Burned out lights, poorly operating attractions, lines too long, over selling lightning lanes, and waiting an hour and a.half for Pirates due to the lightning lane nonsense.
Ultimately, I'm done until Iger is gone. I feel he's driving the Disney Company into the toilet, and if the company ends up sold, our once loved destination's day may be numbered.
WDW has become Las Vegas...overpriced, dirty, and meant to empty your pockets down to the lint. I long for the days of WDW TIps for today, Stacy, E ride nights, true extra magic hours, reasonably priced parties and restaurants. It makes me very sad to have written the things I did, but after years of loyalty and dedication to the brand, Iger is determined to show those of us not wealthy that he doesn't give a darn about us or our business. He wants WDW to be a playground for the wealthy. (Sorry for the rambling, but that was kind of cathartic)
