sorry, but Disney World is absolutely horrible.

i'll never understand why anyone older than five years of age would enjoy throwing their money away in what is nothing more than a glamorized set of malls.

daily passes to the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom are around $100 for adults, sometimes more depending on the season. and for what, exactly? so you can stand in line for hours on end for a 70 second experience? oh, wait, so you can have the opportunity to spend MORE money on marked up merchandise and and mediocre food?

that's the hilarious part for these parks...they're malls, folks. sure, there area few legit rides in each, just enough to magnetize you into the park. but look around once you get in there. shops. restaurants. all marked up. all ripping you off. and people throw their money away at these places. they pay $20 for a cheeseburger, $4 for a bottle of water...$30 for some soft plush animal thing...and, oh yeah, this is all on top of the HUNDREDS of dollars you already spent just to get into the park. it's like paying a $100 fee just to walk through the door at your local mall, and once you get inside, everything is marked up significantly.

not only that, but disney has shown that they literally give zero fricks about the quality of their parks. epcot is a complete joke that hasn't been given a proper facelift in, well, never. the "around the world" 360 degree videos are antiquated as hell, featuring analog video that was literally recorded decades ago. anyone with a broadband connection could go to youtube and watch a more informative, better quality video for free. the ride inside the ball thing, again, is ancient and outdated as hell. but hey, there's a pretty good olive garden clone in the Italian pavilion. food isn't quite as good, and it's 40% more expensive, but good enough, right?

i just don't understand the appeal. grown adults throwing away hundreds just to get into parks, only to throw away more money on merchandise and food. and unless you have a fast pass (which allows you to ride a ride only once with less of a wait), you'll be spending hours standing in line for an experience that lasts less than a minute. and most of it is old and outdated (all of epcot, futureworld at MK, etc).

the mouse wants money, and doesn't give a shite about enhancing the state of the parks. need proof? disney just invested tens of millions of dollars, not into epcot, not into outdated sections of the MK, no, into a fricking retail mall, otherwise known now as "disney springs".

it's really just a terrible place.