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I wouldn’t go without my kids, but I do enjoy it. I actually find it kind of relaxing. We rarely get to a park before 10am. Ride a few rides, watch the miserable adults and laugh at them, head back to the resort pool, then dinner and typically end up in Epcot having drinks until fireworks. It’s definitely over priced. A week in Disney at a deluxe resort including park tickets, flights and a nice dinner each night can run us in the 15-20k range. If it were the only vacation I could afford per year we definitely wouldn’t do it, but we are fortunate enough to take multiple per year.

This.

Wife(no pics) sets it up so that we really don’t wait in any lines. When we get tired, we head back to hotel and swim in the pool and hit the pool bar for drinks.

I find it relaxing.

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Posted by hansenthered1

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Posted on 12/1/25 at 5:30 pm to Draconian Sanctions

It's about the illusion of fantasy. Disney supporters don't care about meta crap, they love it for the feeling they get when they are there in a make-believe place that caters to their desire to escape.

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Posted by nicholastiger

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Posted on 12/1/25 at 5:46 pm to TheArrogantCorndog

So what if I want a turkey leg and a dole whip

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Posted by frequent flyer

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Posted on 12/2/25 at 11:29 am to hansenthered1

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It's about the illusion of fantasy. Disney supporters don't care about meta crap, they love it for the feeling they get when they are there in a make-believe place that caters to their desire to escape.

Too many creepy adults in Magic Kingdom. That park in particular is supposed to be geared for kids. The park is also very old, with poor management of crowds and lines. It makes Disney a hideous experience for families if they aren’t well practiced at managing their time and planning their experience weeks and weeks in advance.

EPCOT is significantly better. It’s more modern, there is better infrastructure, etc. You still need fast passes and lighting lanes to make it less miserable. IMO not worth the trip to Disney since those tools handcuff you to specific times at specific parts of the park. Kids won’t understand why you can’t make spontaneous decisions to try something they see.

30 years ago you could make the trip work without painstakingly planning every detail. You would have a good time. I don’t think that’s possible anymore.

That said….there are character meals and some rides that 5-10 year olds absolutely love. I just think Disney has to step up their game in a huge way if they want to continue this “Disney adult” thing into the next generation. And I don’t mean more paid influencers- they need to seriously upgrade their older properties.

This post was edited on 12/2/25 at 11:57 am

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