I’m sorry, but you don’t get to pick a hotel that costs $945 a night and then complain about being priced out!
Nobody forced your boujee butts to stay at a deluxe monorail resort, mr. Rockefeller.
LOL, I had the same thought about that family's choices! While tickets may be expensive (and there are even ways to save on those), nobody
forced this family to spend thousands more on on-site hotels, in-park dining, and souvenirs.
The article was at its best when it focused on the things WDW has taken away or started charging for -- the "paying more and getting less" that is so frustrating to current guests who aren't newbies, and which is a fair and objective characterization of recent WDW policies.
While Disney has always been expensive, it used to offer an incredible package of amenities for what you were paying, and "magically" removed a ton of stress by bundling those amenities together in a way you couldn't find anywhere else, short of an all-inclusive resort. Now, a Disney vacation is made up of a frustrating amalgam of upcharges and a la carte purchases, which makes guests feel continually put upon to throw good money after bad.
If you think of a WDW vacation (under present management) like booking a hypothetical flight, it's as though you've bought a business-class ticket because you were so impressed by the quality of the service you received when you splurged for it in prior years, only to find that despite the sky-high price you already paid, you now have to pay extra for things that were once included, like to access the airport lounge, get a seat assignment next to your travel companion, obtain a bottle of water or a bag of peanuts, activate your little TV screen or the reading light above your seat, or use the restroom. Sure, you're still getting a cushy first class chair that's nicer than the ones in coach, but the "magic" of sitting in business class (not to mention its objective value) has been irreparably diminished: you paid a premium for a wraparound business class
experience, but are now being nickel-and-dimed at each step as though you bought a cheap "no frills" ticket on a budget airline.
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