My wife and I used to do the Sci-fi once a year nearly always on our last night, followed by Fantasmic. We'd get a reservation 6 months in advance to make sure we got the right time slot to do both. About 3 years ago we stopped because as fun as it was, we'd seen the clips so many times that they no longer meant anything.
The food tasted ok but just felt too expensive for what it was once the novelty of the atmosphere had worn off. We're actually planning on returning to the Sci-fi this October, mainly because we have 3 friends with us who've never tried it before and we're sure they'll like it. Perhaps not going for such a length of time will make it feel 'fresh' again to us, fingers crossed.
Your story has made me laugh far more than it was probably intended too, thanks for sharing it