Do people leave Disney World disappointed?

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I went yesterday for the second time in my life. Took my 6-year-old for the first time. I did not enjoy it and I can't fathom that so many people are passionate about it. I bought the lightning lane multi-pass, but couldn't get any reservations until later in the day. The whole experience was so hot, miserable and crowded that I ended up texting Disney for a refund on the lightning lane and I appreciated that they came through (I hadn't used any of the passes).

Food was terrible and overpriced. Lines were long and rides weren't that great. My kids had some fun pin trading and my 6-year-old was satisfyingly delighted (but she is easy going and loves pretty much anything when she gets to do it with me), but I left feeling certain that I will never step foot inside that torture fest ever again in my lifetime.

P.S. I'll give credence to the posters who wrote that if you go into this with the mindset that you're not going to like it, then you won't. Admittedly, that's how I approached it. I felt overwhelmed and frustrated about how complicated everything is, about not knowing what rides to ride, where everything is, how everything in the app works, how much it costs and just generally annoyed that so much planning seems to be required to get your money's worth. I ended up spending about $1,200 for four of us for five hours in the park (I hated it so much that I couldn't bear to stay any longer than that).

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like every vacation can be disappointed if that’s the mind set. My last two vacations we had a tour I was looking forward to the most of the whole trip cancelled due to weather. I was disappointed! But tried not to let it ruin vacation. Probably my most disappointing vacation was when we went to Ireland and foot and mouth broke out so they closed all the national historical/cultural sites anc all the national parks! But we could still drive around and look at sheep. And drink beer. I still hope to go back and see the archeological sites.

This is OP. I had a tour cancelled on my last vacation also, and it was disappointing, but I am mostly okay with that because I didn't cause it and couldn't have predicted it, so we pivoted to something else that was also fun.

I think the thing that's bothering me about Disney is it seems like you theoretically can control it all, but then controlling it all is all on me. I don't want that pressure and stress. I travel for freedom from having to be so scheduled all the time and Disney seems like setting myself up for failure.

I know I could create a packed minute-by-minute itinerary for Chicago, for instance, but I never would because I'd be in a bad mood all the time. Maybe "in a bad mood" and "stressed" are what I really mean by disappointed.

I posted above about winging it when we'd be in Orlando to see family. Schedule things up to a point, and then just be comfortable going with the flow. My kids were just as happy at the hotel pool as they were in the parks, especially when it was hot out.

Mine too. I left feeling like why am I dragging myself around in the heat to wait in lines and spending $1K a day?

My favorite memory from Disney is when we didn't do the parks and went resort hopping to see the Christmas trees and the huge gingerbread house from Disney Springs using the free bus and my kids loved the free cable car rides and we got to see fireworks from the hotel where the gingerbread house was. We spent the day between wandering around Disney Springs and resort hopping to see all the fancy resorts, had ice cream in one. Disney Springs was magical during the Holidays.

I will tell you that it was horrific yesterday. My teenager was like, Mom I don't think I've seen so many people. And he visits Tysons often.

Terrible week to go. Don’t go Christmas, New Years or President’s week either. Some of the busiest weeks of the entire year. No clue why people go this week.

Not PP, but it's hard to find time off between work and school to go so everyone converges on those high traffic weeks of the calendar.
We are trying to avoid crowds and have limited availability to go, so we are going to suffer through August heat this coming summer. We'll try to make the best of it and I'm sure the trip will be memorable one way or another.

I agree it’s tricky to find a good time to go, but you can’t go one of the four busiest weeks and then be shocked it was extra crowded. August will be hot but significantly less crowded/far easier for lane lines and food. Other options to pull kids out of school. Or just go when it’s extra crowded.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like every vacation can be disappointed if that’s the mind set. My last two vacations we had a tour I was looking forward to the most of the whole trip cancelled due to weather. I was disappointed! But tried not to let it ruin vacation. Probably my most disappointing vacation was when we went to Ireland and foot and mouth broke out so they closed all the national historical/cultural sites anc all the national parks! But we could still drive around and look at sheep. And drink beer. I still hope to go back and see the archeological sites.

This is OP. I had a tour cancelled on my last vacation also, and it was disappointing, but I am mostly okay with that because I didn't cause it and couldn't have predicted it, so we pivoted to something else that was also fun.

I think the thing that's bothering me about Disney is it seems like you theoretically can control it all, but then controlling it all is all on me. I don't want that pressure and stress. I travel for freedom from having to be so scheduled all the time and Disney seems like setting myself up for failure.

I know I could create a packed minute-by-minute itinerary for Chicago, for instance, but I never would because I'd be in a bad mood all the time. Maybe "in a bad mood" and "stressed" are what I really mean by disappointed.

I posted above about winging it when we'd be in Orlando to see family. Schedule things up to a point, and then just be comfortable going with the flow. My kids were just as happy at the hotel pool as they were in the parks, especially when it was hot out.

Mine too. I left feeling like why am I dragging myself around in the heat to wait in lines and spending $1K a day?

My favorite memory from Disney is when we didn't do the parks and went resort hopping to see the Christmas trees and the huge gingerbread house from Disney Springs using the free bus and my kids loved the free cable car rides and we got to see fireworks from the hotel where the gingerbread house was. We spent the day between wandering around Disney Springs and resort hopping to see all the fancy resorts, had ice cream in one. Disney Springs was magical during the Holidays.

I will tell you that it was horrific yesterday. My teenager was like, Mom I don't think I've seen so many people. And he visits Tysons often.

Terrible week to go. Don’t go Christmas, New Years or President’s week either. Some of the busiest weeks of the entire year. No clue why people go this week.

Not PP, but it's hard to find time off between work and school to go so everyone converges on those high traffic weeks of the calendar.
We are trying to avoid crowds and have limited availability to go, so we are going to suffer through August heat this coming summer. We'll try to make the best of it and I'm sure the trip will be memorable one way or another.

I agree it’s tricky to find a good time to go, but you can’t go one of the four busiest weeks and then be shocked it was extra crowded. August will be hot but significantly less crowded/far easier for lane lines and food. Other options to pull kids out of school. Or just go when it’s extra crowded.

Also do some small amount of research before you go. It's weird to try to buy the Lightning Lanes the same day then getting surprised there are none available. Everyone else bought them 3-7 days ago. You can't be both spontaneous and then disappointed that your lack of planning resulted in longer waits and frustration at peak times.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like every vacation can be disappointed if that’s the mind set. My last two vacations we had a tour I was looking forward to the most of the whole trip cancelled due to weather. I was disappointed! But tried not to let it ruin vacation. Probably my most disappointing vacation was when we went to Ireland and foot and mouth broke out so they closed all the national historical/cultural sites anc all the national parks! But we could still drive around and look at sheep. And drink beer. I still hope to go back and see the archeological sites.

This is OP. I had a tour cancelled on my last vacation also, and it was disappointing, but I am mostly okay with that because I didn't cause it and couldn't have predicted it, so we pivoted to something else that was also fun.

I think the thing that's bothering me about Disney is it seems like you theoretically can control it all, but then controlling it all is all on me. I don't want that pressure and stress. I travel for freedom from having to be so scheduled all the time and Disney seems like setting myself up for failure.

I know I could create a packed minute-by-minute itinerary for Chicago, for instance, but I never would because I'd be in a bad mood all the time. Maybe "in a bad mood" and "stressed" are what I really mean by disappointed.

I posted above about winging it when we'd be in Orlando to see family. Schedule things up to a point, and then just be comfortable going with the flow. My kids were just as happy at the hotel pool as they were in the parks, especially when it was hot out.

Mine too. I left feeling like why am I dragging myself around in the heat to wait in lines and spending $1K a day?

My favorite memory from Disney is when we didn't do the parks and went resort hopping to see the Christmas trees and the huge gingerbread house from Disney Springs using the free bus and my kids loved the free cable car rides and we got to see fireworks from the hotel where the gingerbread house was. We spent the day between wandering around Disney Springs and resort hopping to see all the fancy resorts, had ice cream in one. Disney Springs was magical during the Holidays.

I will tell you that it was horrific yesterday. My teenager was like, Mom I don't think I've seen so many people. And he visits Tysons often.

Terrible week to go. Don’t go Christmas, New Years or President’s week either. Some of the busiest weeks of the entire year. No clue why people go this week.

Not PP, but it's hard to find time off between work and school to go so everyone converges on those high traffic weeks of the calendar.
We are trying to avoid crowds and have limited availability to go, so we are going to suffer through August heat this coming summer. We'll try to make the best of it and I'm sure the trip will be memorable one way or another.

I agree it’s tricky to find a good time to go, but you can’t go one of the four busiest weeks and then be shocked it was extra crowded. August will be hot but significantly less crowded/far easier for lane lines and food. Other options to pull kids out of school. Or just go when it’s extra crowded.

Also do some small amount of research before you go. It's weird to try to buy the Lightning Lanes the same day then getting surprised there are none available. Everyone else bought them 3-7 days ago. You can't be both spontaneous and then disappointed that your lack of planning resulted in longer waits and frustration at peak times.

For the prices they charge, I think it’s fair to question why one needs to reserve a place in line for an amusement park ride many days in advance. It should not require that much planning.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like every vacation can be disappointed if that’s the mind set. My last two vacations we had a tour I was looking forward to the most of the whole trip cancelled due to weather. I was disappointed! But tried not to let it ruin vacation. Probably my most disappointing vacation was when we went to Ireland and foot and mouth broke out so they closed all the national historical/cultural sites anc all the national parks! But we could still drive around and look at sheep. And drink beer. I still hope to go back and see the archeological sites.

This is OP. I had a tour cancelled on my last vacation also, and it was disappointing, but I am mostly okay with that because I didn't cause it and couldn't have predicted it, so we pivoted to something else that was also fun.

I think the thing that's bothering me about Disney is it seems like you theoretically can control it all, but then controlling it all is all on me. I don't want that pressure and stress. I travel for freedom from having to be so scheduled all the time and Disney seems like setting myself up for failure.

I know I could create a packed minute-by-minute itinerary for Chicago, for instance, but I never would because I'd be in a bad mood all the time. Maybe "in a bad mood" and "stressed" are what I really mean by disappointed.

I posted above about winging it when we'd be in Orlando to see family. Schedule things up to a point, and then just be comfortable going with the flow. My kids were just as happy at the hotel pool as they were in the parks, especially when it was hot out.

Mine too. I left feeling like why am I dragging myself around in the heat to wait in lines and spending $1K a day?

My favorite memory from Disney is when we didn't do the parks and went resort hopping to see the Christmas trees and the huge gingerbread house from Disney Springs using the free bus and my kids loved the free cable car rides and we got to see fireworks from the hotel where the gingerbread house was. We spent the day between wandering around Disney Springs and resort hopping to see all the fancy resorts, had ice cream in one. Disney Springs was magical during the Holidays.

I will tell you that it was horrific yesterday. My teenager was like, Mom I don't think I've seen so many people. And he visits Tysons often.

Terrible week to go. Don’t go Christmas, New Years or President’s week either. Some of the busiest weeks of the entire year. No clue why people go this week.

Not PP, but it's hard to find time off between work and school to go so everyone converges on those high traffic weeks of the calendar.
We are trying to avoid crowds and have limited availability to go, so we are going to suffer through August heat this coming summer. We'll try to make the best of it and I'm sure the trip will be memorable one way or another.

I agree it’s tricky to find a good time to go, but you can’t go one of the four busiest weeks and then be shocked it was extra crowded. August will be hot but significantly less crowded/far easier for lane lines and food. Other options to pull kids out of school. Or just go when it’s extra crowded.

Also do some small amount of research before you go. It's weird to try to buy the Lightning Lanes the same day then getting surprised there are none available. Everyone else bought them 3-7 days ago. You can't be both spontaneous and then disappointed that your lack of planning resulted in longer waits and frustration at peak times.

For the prices they charge, I think it’s fair to question why one needs to reserve a place in line for an amusement park ride many days in advance. It should not require that much planning.

Questioning is fine but trying to go against the grain because that's not how it should be will obviously result in tears, frustration and a lighter wallet. There are travel agents who can help with everything and don't charge for their services.

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Anonymous wrote:To be constructive: double the prices to get in, cut the max crowd by 25-40%. Surge pricing on tickets?

Modernize - mobile ordering didn't work half the time, make it easier to order just drinks. (We learned years ago that if you didn't have a reservation you can't eat at the park.)

Prioritize the big spenders. If I'm paying for on property lodging and 2x fancy meals a day (aka dropping 2K+ per day) then it shouldn't be impossible to book LLs.

Have cool down stations in lines and park areas. I've been been many times of the year and it's always hot. Hot = irritated people and kids. There were zero fans / water or cool down areas in the park.

Allow strollers in line for the no height restriction rides until the end like the Safari ride.

Better rider switch like universal.

Stop wasting so much money on food and just buy the premier pass. One lightning lane per ride, go when you want. It's great.

You can't buy it. It's sold out

You missed your chance then, buy it 7 days out when they first become available to you.

Now lecture us how easy the system is and we can't possibly be on our phone all day trying to figure it out

To be fair, that takes a couple of minutes a week before your vacation starts

*if you go often and know the system!

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like every vacation can be disappointed if that’s the mind set. My last two vacations we had a tour I was looking forward to the most of the whole trip cancelled due to weather. I was disappointed! But tried not to let it ruin vacation. Probably my most disappointing vacation was when we went to Ireland and foot and mouth broke out so they closed all the national historical/cultural sites anc all the national parks! But we could still drive around and look at sheep. And drink beer. I still hope to go back and see the archeological sites.

This is OP. I had a tour cancelled on my last vacation also, and it was disappointing, but I am mostly okay with that because I didn't cause it and couldn't have predicted it, so we pivoted to something else that was also fun.

I think the thing that's bothering me about Disney is it seems like you theoretically can control it all, but then controlling it all is all on me. I don't want that pressure and stress. I travel for freedom from having to be so scheduled all the time and Disney seems like setting myself up for failure.

I know I could create a packed minute-by-minute itinerary for Chicago, for instance, but I never would because I'd be in a bad mood all the time. Maybe "in a bad mood" and "stressed" are what I really mean by disappointed.

I posted above about winging it when we'd be in Orlando to see family. Schedule things up to a point, and then just be comfortable going with the flow. My kids were just as happy at the hotel pool as they were in the parks, especially when it was hot out.

Mine too. I left feeling like why am I dragging myself around in the heat to wait in lines and spending $1K a day?

My favorite memory from Disney is when we didn't do the parks and went resort hopping to see the Christmas trees and the huge gingerbread house from Disney Springs using the free bus and my kids loved the free cable car rides and we got to see fireworks from the hotel where the gingerbread house was. We spent the day between wandering around Disney Springs and resort hopping to see all the fancy resorts, had ice cream in one. Disney Springs was magical during the Holidays.

I will tell you that it was horrific yesterday. My teenager was like, Mom I don't think I've seen so many people. And he visits Tysons often.

Terrible week to go. Don’t go Christmas, New Years or President’s week either. Some of the busiest weeks of the entire year. No clue why people go this week.

Not PP, but it's hard to find time off between work and school to go so everyone converges on those high traffic weeks of the calendar.
We are trying to avoid crowds and have limited availability to go, so we are going to suffer through August heat this coming summer. We'll try to make the best of it and I'm sure the trip will be memorable one way or another.

I agree it’s tricky to find a good time to go, but you can’t go one of the four busiest weeks and then be shocked it was extra crowded. August will be hot but significantly less crowded/far easier for lane lines and food. Other options to pull kids out of school. Or just go when it’s extra crowded.

Also do some small amount of research before you go. It's weird to try to buy the Lightning Lanes the same day then getting surprised there are none available. Everyone else bought them 3-7 days ago. You can't be both spontaneous and then disappointed that your lack of planning resulted in longer waits and frustration at peak times.

For the prices they charge, I think it’s fair to question why one needs to reserve a place in line for an amusement park ride many days in advance. It should not require that much planning.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like every vacation can be disappointed if that’s the mind set. My last two vacations we had a tour I was looking forward to the most of the whole trip cancelled due to weather. I was disappointed! But tried not to let it ruin vacation. Probably my most disappointing vacation was when we went to Ireland and foot and mouth broke out so they closed all the national historical/cultural sites anc all the national parks! But we could still drive around and look at sheep. And drink beer. I still hope to go back and see the archeological sites.

This is OP. I had a tour cancelled on my last vacation also, and it was disappointing, but I am mostly okay with that because I didn't cause it and couldn't have predicted it, so we pivoted to something else that was also fun.

I think the thing that's bothering me about Disney is it seems like you theoretically can control it all, but then controlling it all is all on me. I don't want that pressure and stress. I travel for freedom from having to be so scheduled all the time and Disney seems like setting myself up for failure.

I know I could create a packed minute-by-minute itinerary for Chicago, for instance, but I never would because I'd be in a bad mood all the time. Maybe "in a bad mood" and "stressed" are what I really mean by disappointed.

I posted above about winging it when we'd be in Orlando to see family. Schedule things up to a point, and then just be comfortable going with the flow. My kids were just as happy at the hotel pool as they were in the parks, especially when it was hot out.

Mine too. I left feeling like why am I dragging myself around in the heat to wait in lines and spending $1K a day?

My favorite memory from Disney is when we didn't do the parks and went resort hopping to see the Christmas trees and the huge gingerbread house from Disney Springs using the free bus and my kids loved the free cable car rides and we got to see fireworks from the hotel where the gingerbread house was. We spent the day between wandering around Disney Springs and resort hopping to see all the fancy resorts, had ice cream in one. Disney Springs was magical during the Holidays.

I will tell you that it was horrific yesterday. My teenager was like, Mom I don't think I've seen so many people. And he visits Tysons often.

Terrible week to go. Don’t go Christmas, New Years or President’s week either. Some of the busiest weeks of the entire year. No clue why people go this week.

Not PP, but it's hard to find time off between work and school to go so everyone converges on those high traffic weeks of the calendar.
We are trying to avoid crowds and have limited availability to go, so we are going to suffer through August heat this coming summer. We'll try to make the best of it and I'm sure the trip will be memorable one way or another.

I agree it’s tricky to find a good time to go, but you can’t go one of the four busiest weeks and then be shocked it was extra crowded. August will be hot but significantly less crowded/far easier for lane lines and food. Other options to pull kids out of school. Or just go when it’s extra crowded.

Also do some small amount of research before you go. It's weird to try to buy the Lightning Lanes the same day then getting surprised there are none available. Everyone else bought them 3-7 days ago. You can't be both spontaneous and then disappointed that your lack of planning resulted in longer waits and frustration at peak times.

For the prices they charge, I think it’s fair to question why one needs to reserve a place in line for an amusement park ride many days in advance. It should not require that much planning.

You don't have to plan anything if you don't want to. I show up and just do whatever from time to time.

But don't complain about not getting something because you were too lazy to jump online and make a reservation.

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Anonymous wrote:I went yesterday for the second time in my life. Took my 6-year-old for the first time. I did not enjoy it and I can't fathom that so many people are passionate about it. I bought the lightning lane multi-pass, but couldn't get any reservations until later in the day. The whole experience was so hot, miserable and crowded that I ended up texting Disney for a refund on the lightning lane and I appreciated that they came through (I hadn't used any of the passes).

Food was terrible and overpriced. Lines were long and rides weren't that great. My kids had some fun pin trading and my 6-year-old was satisfyingly delighted (but she is easy going and loves pretty much anything when she gets to do it with me), but I left feeling certain that I will never step foot inside that torture fest ever again in my lifetime.

P.S. I'll give credence to the posters who wrote that if you go into this with the mindset that you're not going to like it, then you won't. Admittedly, that's how I approached it. I felt overwhelmed and frustrated about how complicated everything is, about not knowing what rides to ride, where everything is, how everything in the app works, how much it costs and just generally annoyed that so much planning seems to be required to get your money's worth. I ended up spending about $1,200 for four of us for five hours in the park (I hated it so much that I couldn't bear to stay any longer than that).

It was max low 80s yesterday in Orlando. How were you so hot exactly? That seems like a perfect temperature.

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Anonymous wrote:I went yesterday for the second time in my life. Took my 6-year-old for the first time. I did not enjoy it and I can't fathom that so many people are passionate about it. I bought the lightning lane multi-pass, but couldn't get any reservations until later in the day. The whole experience was so hot, miserable and crowded that I ended up texting Disney for a refund on the lightning lane and I appreciated that they came through (I hadn't used any of the passes).

Food was terrible and overpriced. Lines were long and rides weren't that great. My kids had some fun pin trading and my 6-year-old was satisfyingly delighted (but she is easy going and loves pretty much anything when she gets to do it with me), but I left feeling certain that I will never step foot inside that torture fest ever again in my lifetime.

P.S. I'll give credence to the posters who wrote that if you go into this with the mindset that you're not going to like it, then you won't. Admittedly, that's how I approached it. I felt overwhelmed and frustrated about how complicated everything is, about not knowing what rides to ride, where everything is, how everything in the app works, how much it costs and just generally annoyed that so much planning seems to be required to get your money's worth. I ended up spending about $1,200 for four of us for five hours in the park (I hated it so much that I couldn't bear to stay any longer than that).

I’m sorry! We felt similarly. It was just too much work. Way more than other vacations. And if I go to a resort elsewhere and ask for help, they help. Everyone at Disney just told me to go to the app. I was so annoyed. I hope Disney is making a note of these comments. It was so magical 10 years ago when I took my oldest and only at the time. Went again with all the kids and it just sucked. Too much work and then too much waiting . . .

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Anonymous wrote:I went yesterday for the second time in my life. Took my 6-year-old for the first time. I did not enjoy it and I can't fathom that so many people are passionate about it. I bought the lightning lane multi-pass, but couldn't get any reservations until later in the day. The whole experience was so hot, miserable and crowded that I ended up texting Disney for a refund on the lightning lane and I appreciated that they came through (I hadn't used any of the passes).

Food was terrible and overpriced. Lines were long and rides weren't that great. My kids had some fun pin trading and my 6-year-old was satisfyingly delighted (but she is easy going and loves pretty much anything when she gets to do it with me), but I left feeling certain that I will never step foot inside that torture fest ever again in my lifetime.

P.S. I'll give credence to the posters who wrote that if you go into this with the mindset that you're not going to like it, then you won't. Admittedly, that's how I approached it. I felt overwhelmed and frustrated about how complicated everything is, about not knowing what rides to ride, where everything is, how everything in the app works, how much it costs and just generally annoyed that so much planning seems to be required to get your money's worth. I ended up spending about $1,200 for four of us for five hours in the park (I hated it so much that I couldn't bear to stay any longer than that).

I’m sorry! We felt similarly. It was just too much work. Way more than other vacations. And if I go to a resort elsewhere and ask for help, they help. Everyone at Disney just told me to go to the app. I was so annoyed. I hope Disney is making a note of these comments. It was so magical 10 years ago when I took my oldest and only at the time. Went again with all the kids and it just sucked. Too much work and then too much waiting . . .

Oh, but I loved the food. We ate at the animal kingdom lodge and it was great. In the parks it was average, but I thought th ego dat the hotels was good.

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Anonymous wrote:To be constructive: double the prices to get in, cut the max crowd by 25-40%. Surge pricing on tickets?

Modernize - mobile ordering didn't work half the time, make it easier to order just drinks. (We learned years ago that if you didn't have a reservation you can't eat at the park.)

Prioritize the big spenders. If I'm paying for on property lodging and 2x fancy meals a day (aka dropping 2K+ per day) then it shouldn't be impossible to book LLs.

Have cool down stations in lines and park areas. I've been been many times of the year and it's always hot. Hot = irritated people and kids. There were zero fans / water or cool down areas in the park.

Allow strollers in line for the no height restriction rides until the end like the Safari ride.

Better rider switch like universal.

Stop wasting so much money on food and just buy the premier pass. One lightning lane per ride, go when you want. It's great.

You can't buy it. It's sold out

You missed your chance then, buy it 7 days out when they first become available to you.

Now lecture us how easy the system is and we can't possibly be on our phone all day trying to figure it out

To be fair, that takes a couple of minutes a week before your vacation starts

*if you go often and know the system!

It may seem daunting but there are so many resources and tutorials if you want to spend a little time. But you clearly didn’t and then had a bad time and felt the money was wasted.

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Yes, lots of people leave disappointed. Plenty won't admit it because of the cost.

Go somewhere else. Literally anywhere else.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, lots of people leave disappointed. Plenty won't admit it because of the cost.

Go somewhere else. Literally anywhere else.

To some degree that's a lot of vacations. Traveling can be a PITA with kids no matter where you go. But most people forget the bad and remember the good. I can think of things that have gone bad on pretty much every vacation. Sunburns, swimmer's ear with a trip to urgent care, pink eye and another emergency trip, trapped in an elevator for 4 hours, problems with hotel rooms, noisy neighbors, overheated or overstimulated kids, food poisoning, nothing is perfect.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish all the haters would do a better job of spreading the word to get attendance down.

Attendance IS down lately, but you’ll never reap the benefits because they don’t staff for the crowd levels so you’ll still be in lines like a sardine.