Kids amaze me with what they are capable of. My DD LOVES computer programming. She's 11! The high school that she's looking at has a program for technology. Basically like basic engineering/computer science, etc. She really wants to do that. She still has no idea what she wants to do with her life, but she IS interested in that and she says she wants to do something that helps people...like, making apps that help fill a need. Or being an inventor. And that program would be perfect for her to learn how to do that.
I kind of think that's WHY we get good packages. Not many would be able to afford standard Disney prices AND airfare...they want to draw in the international crowd.
As for food....there's a chineese restaurant around the corner from my in-laws' house that has HUGE eggrolls. They are more than a meal. You have to use a knife and fork to eat them....too heavy to pick up. So an egg roll CAN be a meal. But I get what you are saying. I just find the kids options to be SOOOO limited, and my son won't eat any of them anyway. He is picky beyond the normal stuff...my mom used to get exasperated with how picky I was and believe me, she had it EASY with me compared to my son. I would at least eat chicken strips, pizza, hotdogs, grilled cheese, spaghetti, mac n' cheese...and it didn't matter much that it was a bit different in one place than in another. My son will ONLY eat Dr. Oetker mini pizza, pepperoni, which he picks off. He will NOT eat the same brand cheese pizza, because it's different than the pepperoni, and he doesn't like the other cheeses on it, so we have to get the pepperoni kind and pick that off. He will ONLY eat the chicken nuggets from either McDonalds OR Aldi, same with french fries. He will not eat spaghetti, mac n cheese, and while he'll eat some hot dogs, he will NOT eat the bun...not nearly as filling. We go to Disney and he won't eat the chicken nuggets or the pizza, though he WILL eat the fries in SOME of the places. He will not eat a peanut butter sandwich. He won't eat chicken in any form other than nugget. He won't eat a hamburger. He won't eat fruit, or things like carrot sticks or granola bars. Trying to pack food to go anywhere...nightmare. There's not much that can be transported that he'll eat. Most of the Disney children's offerings are pizza, mac n' cheese, grilled cheese, hot dog, chicken nuggets, or uncrustables. None of which he will touch there. I don't think I've ever met a kid quite as picky as he is that they can't find SOMETHING on the menu they'll eat. Dining plan would make NO sense for him if we had to pay for it out of pocket. The reason we had so many credits left on our last trip was simply that he wouldn't eat anything, so the only credits that got used for him were when we went to a buffet. And he CERTAINLY didn't eat enough at those buffets to make it worth the money. I think his meal at Tusker house consisted of 5 chocolate chip cookies. (We're choose your battles parents and food is a battle we don't choose. When we're on vacation, everyone gets to eat what they like, whether it's steak or cookies or french fries.)
I like the electronic passes because at least you aren't running back and forth across a crowded park in extreme heat or rain to make them, AND you can change them if you find one isn't going to work out for you. It's a bit more flexible...oh...I have a FP for Imagination, but there's no line at imagination and I don't need the fastpass...let's change it to Turtle Talk with Crush!
I actually know that song. Dh listened to country music for awhile. Our wedding song is a Colin Ray song. Don’t remember the name. 
Cannot beat driving down in your own car. 