re: sorry, but Disney World is absolutely horrible.

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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 the ride inside the ball thing, again, is ancient and outdated as hell.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?

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I agree with this. The complete neglect of Epcot is a travesty. They spent an EPIC amount of money on it at one time, but it hasn't been updated and has actually been slowly collapsing (instead of updating or repairing the various "pavilions" they are just tearing them down). The idea is that it's a permanent world's fair. World's fairs are supposed to 'wow'. You are supposed to see new engineering and technology. At Epcot, you can see what people thought was groundbreaking in 1980. Those rides and attractions WERE cool in the '80s. They were somewhat predictions of the future, back then. But since that time $0.00 has been spent on it and it's more like a time capsule now than a world's fair. It's embarrassing. I'd be embarrassed of its backwardness if I was Disney and just shut it down until I had the money to overhaul the whole thing.

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parents constantly do the same thing for vacations because they're comfortable with it

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Yep. Just look at all the people who do the beach every year as their vacation.

I like the beach, but we just booked a 4-day weekend trip at the end of June in Orange Beach and the prices shocked me. I spent $500 LESS on two flights and 5-night hotel stay on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago than we are spending on 3 nights in an oceanfront condo in Orange Beach. And that was one of the cheapest non-shitholes I could find on VRBO.

This is exactly why I haven't been to the beach since June 2011.

Af for Disney, I know I would have fun going back as an adult. But it seems that the only way to have fun is to meticulously plan every hour you'll be there. I just don't have a desire to do that for a vacation.

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The key to disney world is to go when you are young...and then go every now and then after that (at least 6-8 years between trips). I loved it as a child and have enjoyed the times that I have gone back because it brought back great memories.

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most correct response in this thread so far

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Yeah man, I remember going on Figment's Imagination ride or something in Epcot a few years ago. It was total shite

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Imaaaaaaaaaaagination. Imaaaaaaaaaagination.

Epcot is so bad. You can go on rides there that tell you "in the future people will have computers in their homes that talk to each other!"

They should re-name it Cringe Land because it is so out of date that you feel embarrassed for it the whole time.

This is where I'm at with it. The people that go every year or even multiple times per year, at worst, are short changing their kids on some very fulfilling and educational world travel. At best, they are pissing away their money.

It never ceases to amaze me how some women develop a crack-like addiction to Disney, of all places.

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demosa

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if they just charged $15 to get in the park and $1 for water, imagine how much better the park would be!

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If they did this, the park would be completely different. And NOT in a good way

That's how Disney gets its money. Everything expensive, but everyone loves a "fun" and "family" environment, so those parks will always make out the arse because of that. As for me, I went to Disney World when I was I think 7 and 11, and I never really loved it either. It was okay, but I've certainly had better experiences. I am 23 now, so obviously, I probably wouldn't enjoy it either and I would bitch about the prices like you are. I'm sure whenever I have kids later on down the road, I'll probably go a couple more times cuz I'm sure they would want to go. That's pretty much the reason why people go, it's a memorable family experience that they would talk about for a long time, so Disney World will be around until the end of time, but I'm with you OP. I was never a fan of Disney World, and I don't know the prices there, but I'm sure it's real expensive, but it is what it is.

Thanks for posting OP...I just canceled my trip. You just saved me and my 6 year old so much heartache!