re: Disney. One statement to sum up the current state of affairs in the park.

We went in January and had a blast. This is the first time I took my kids, and I hadn’t been since I was kid so really nothing to compare it to. I would say wait until your kids are at least 40 inches tall as that is what most of the rides require (a few are 44 or 46). But at 40 my 3 year old daughter was able to go on some of the bigger rides like RoTR and Tower of Terror and Dinosaur.

From what I can tell we beat the absolute “crush” of people by about a week. The parks didn’t seem packed or overwhelming.

Genie is a pain in the arse, but as long as you read ahead of time what you need to do and stay on top of it, it definitely helps.

As for the magic, it’s still there. We bought my 6 year old a storm trooper helmet and “baton” at Galaxy’s Edge. He ended up leaving it on the Skyliner on the way to dinner. He was so upset.

When I stopped at the front desk of our hotel to see how lost/found worked, they told me they would handle it. The staff at the Poly sent an employee to Hollywood Studios the next day just to get him another one, at no charge. It was waiting for us the next night.