What do you think was the best year to be in Disney World?

[Smiley/OCD]

I will have to say 1993, our “Disneymoon”, our first trip to WDW…
20k, sky ride, Splash was relatively new (and everything worked!), Mr. Toad, over at MGM, the backlot tour with Catastrophe Canyon, the animation studios were ACTUALLY working on the Lion King, the awesomeness of Epcot…even though we lost a roll of film (and had to reshoot all the pix), it was a GREAT time to visit!! The second best would have to have been 2005, the first trip with our daughters…the look on their faces when they saw the castle for the first time…PRICELESS!!

 

[Goofyernmost]

1983 thru 1986

All the attractions, all the quick service restaurant were open, Epcot had time for the glitches in the Edutainment system to be been ironed out, It was inexpensive to buy a ticket and both MK and EPCOT were on the same ticket and you could wander between the two whenever you heart felt like. Parking was $2.00 and a 4 day MK/Epcot ticket was just under $55.00.

I didn't go as a kid. I was 35 when I first went with my wife and two young girls in 1983. Since I was paying the bills I was a little more judgemental than my kids were so I saw the flaws as will as the glimmer. I can honestly say.... "That was the time. That was the best time. That was the best time of my life. (theme park wise)

A whole lot of water has run under the bridge since then but I continued to visit at least once a year until the end of 2019. After that all the pixie dust was blown away with the Pandemic and changes in protecol since then. It no longer seems like fun anymore, it just seems like a large money sucking vacuum that required overplanning.

 

[jah4955]

…even though we lost a roll of film (and had to reshoot all the pix)

The anticipation while waiting for the photos to develop was 2nd only to the anticipation of actually going! (it also mitigated the sting of returning to "the real world")

 

[jah4955]

1983 thru 1986

All the attractions, all the quick service restaurant were open, Epcot had time for the glitches in the Edutainment system to be been ironed out, It was inexpensive to buy a ticket and both MK and EPCOT were on the same ticket and you could wander between the two whenever you heart felt like. Parking was $2.00 and a 4 day MK/Epcot ticket was just under $55.00.

I didn't go as a kid. I was 35 when I first went with my wife and two young girls in 1983. Since I was paying the bills I was a little more judgemental than my kids were so I saw the flaws as will as the glimmer. I can honestly say.... "That was the time. That was the best time. That was the best time of my life. (theme park wise)

A whole lot of water has run under the bridge since then but I continued to visit at least once a year until the end of 2019. After that all the pixie dust was blown away with the Pandemic and changes in protecol since then. It no longer seems like fun anymore, it just seems like a large money sucking vacuum that required overplanning.

This! In and of itself I remember $55 still being a "big deal" but certainly nothing extravagant... and unparalleled value from that $55 (roughly $1/hour...when you put it that way, we were practically robbing the place! ) Haven't been back in years but not before noticing many sharp changes between pre- and post-pandemic.

 

[jah4955]

It was inexpensive to buy a ticket and both MK and EPCOT were on the same ticket and you could wander between the two whenever you heart felt like. Parking was $2.00 and a 4 day MK/Epcot ticket was just under $55.00.

Somehow, my family ended-up with one unused day on one MK/EPCOT "forever" pass. Based on occasional news stories/videos online, I'm sure they'll still honor it whenever it is used, but it's being saved for something special. But...at the rate of the price increases we may need to get an insurance policy for it