re: Everybody hates going to Disney World, yet

I hate going but it's pretty easy to have a great time there. They do a great job across the board in terms of experience and service.

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But many think it makes them sound cool to the board to bitch about it constantly.

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Eh, if you have the choice of spending 2 weeks in Europe seeing actual castles, villages, etc, or spending a week at Disney and spending 2-3 park days in sweltering Florida summer heat for the same price... it seems a certain demographic will stare you in the face and tell you Disney is a better choice every time .

Driving home today after a week

Wasn’t terribly crowded

Hot as balls except for when it’s pissing rain

Stayed at the Grand Floridian.

Highly recommend

I love disney , we used to take the kids every year but now they grown and gone , i still go and to me it's all about watching kids eyes light up when they see a character , EPCOT is my favorite

I don’t care for the place. Been several times for the kids over the years both because we chose to and because we had to go for cheer competition.
Recently we were all supposed to go but I had a medical complication and had to stay home. I would give anything to have been able to go as my kids are older and this was probably our last family trip there probably. Maybe last trip together ever.

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want to go to the wilderness resort next time

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Last visit we rented DVC points and stayed at Copper Creek which is the DVC portion of Wilderness Lodge. Really enjoyed sitting in the lobby just relaxing while the family was getting ready

I am indifferent towards it, wife & kids love it; so, we've been 3 times in the past 5 years. Will be skipping 2026 for some other big trips, but probably will be back there again in 2027.

My sister just priced a one-week trip in December staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge (one of the cheapest deluxe resorts) with her husband and two kids. Just the hotel and tickets alone are very close to $10K, and that's with the 20% discount they released. This doesn't include food, photos, souvenirs, etc. The room isn't even a suite, just a savanna view studio.

She's pretty sure they will spend over $13K on Disney property, not counting travel. I told her she's should take her entire family to Europe and save some money.

i think we are going to go the Disney Sea while we are in Tokyo... heard its a little more geared for older kids vs. Disney Land

Kids do not appreciate or give a shite about Europe. One of the dumbest tropes on here is that taking your shithead kid to Europe is some kind of flex. Leave them at home.