Is Disney World Still Worth the $?

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Anonymous wrote:Just did Disney Tokyo. $130 for two adults (kid was free). Required no advanced planning other than buying the tickets. Just show up and get in line. Everything was so reasonably priced that we splurged on all the random kitsch.

You just have to get to Tokyo!

I got lucky because my sister decided to move there. We went with my kids and their two cousins and they all wanted chocolate popcorn. Knowing we're at Disney I'm thinking I'm going to pay through the nose and it was 300 yen!
We went on New Year's Eve and she warned us that the lines would be long. The longest line was 40 minutes for the Pooh ride.

We go to Disneyworld in Orlando and have never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride. $25/person for an all day Genie pass so you can reserve rides, then for other rides you just go at a slow time. I will note our kids don't like roller coasters so they aren't interested in the most popular rides anyway.

Lots of people tell me about this but many of us aren't interested in reserving rides. In fact I know a lady who owns her own business which consists of reserving rides and remotely directing some rich family around Disneyworld from her couch.

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Anonymous wrote:Just did Disney Tokyo. $130 for two adults (kid was free). Required no advanced planning other than buying the tickets. Just show up and get in line. Everything was so reasonably priced that we splurged on all the random kitsch.

You just have to get to Tokyo!

I got lucky because my sister decided to move there. We went with my kids and their two cousins and they all wanted chocolate popcorn. Knowing we're at Disney I'm thinking I'm going to pay through the nose and it was 300 yen!
We went on New Year's Eve and she warned us that the lines would be long. The longest line was 40 minutes for the Pooh ride.

We go to Disneyworld in Orlando and have never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride. $25/person for an all day Genie pass so you can reserve rides, then for other rides you just go at a slow time. I will note our kids don't like roller coasters so they aren't interested in the most popular rides anyway.

Lots of people tell me about this but many of us aren't interested in reserving rides. In fact I know a lady who owns her own business which consists of reserving rides and remotely directing some rich family around Disneyworld from her couch.

You click on the app. It's not difficult. But also some people don't make reservations at restaurants either (like in general, not specific to Disney). If you don't like making reservations, then you'll indeed face long lines at Disney.

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Anonymous wrote:Disney was so not worth it over a decade ago. Who in the world still goes to Disney??

I know you think you are sounding oh so cool, but you just sound ignorant and stupid.

Cringe.

News Flash - lots of people still go to Disney.

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Anonymous wrote:Just did Disney Tokyo. $130 for two adults (kid was free). Required no advanced planning other than buying the tickets. Just show up and get in line. Everything was so reasonably priced that we splurged on all the random kitsch.

You just have to get to Tokyo!

I got lucky because my sister decided to move there. We went with my kids and their two cousins and they all wanted chocolate popcorn. Knowing we're at Disney I'm thinking I'm going to pay through the nose and it was 300 yen!
We went on New Year's Eve and she warned us that the lines would be long. The longest line was 40 minutes for the Pooh ride.

We go to Disneyworld in Orlando and have never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride. $25/person for an all day Genie pass so you can reserve rides, then for other rides you just go at a slow time. I will note our kids don't like roller coasters so they aren't interested in the most popular rides anyway.

Genie+ is no longer.

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Anonymous wrote:For me there’s something not very attractive in being told to enjoy it you either have to plan everything out carefully or spend a ton of money (or both)

How is that different from a European vacation? You have to plan everything out in advance. You can't just waltz into the Sistine Chapel on a whim.

On a European vacation there is at most one thing a day (and it’s usually not even every day) for which we have a set time to be somewhere. I have a list of things we might want to do but those are just options that we can pick from depending on mood and energy.

I am definitely not a “slow traveller” person but still I can have a perfectly good time doing nothing on my list (or not having a list) if that’s what we feel like. But with Disney a lack of planning just means a lot of times on line and fewer rides.

At most one thing a day? Yeah right. I've seen European itineraries and have made my own. That's a lie. I think you're just low energy and don't get much done but that's ok. That's why Viking River Cruises exist.

And I think you’ve gone round the defensiveness bend

Nah just pointing out how hypocritical the European travels snobs are. They seem to think if you've been to Disney you haven't been to Europe and won't know any better.

My original comment didn’t mention Europe at all— it was just about vacation styles— so it really is about your defensiveness.

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Anonymous wrote:If you can afford to drop 5-10k for an on-site resort and Genie+/LL to skip lines, then go for it! But I wouldn’t recommend it as a once-in-a-lifetime trip for non-UMC families.

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Anonymous wrote:Last time I went to Disney World prepandemic I paid $230 for a 2-day ticket this included fast pass back then.

Just went to buy tickets for the same weekend and it's $320 for a 2-day ticket which not longer includes fast pass. I'd have to pay extra. I'm not to doing the math, but this looks like a lot more money for less.

So whole I love the Disney experience I'm wondering if Disney World is still worth it? Do you get anything new that I'm missing to justify this crazy cost increase? What do you think?

No longer worth it at all. Plus there are much better options for less, like Universal.

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Anonymous wrote:Just did Disney Tokyo. $130 for two adults (kid was free). Required no advanced planning other than buying the tickets. Just show up and get in line. Everything was so reasonably priced that we splurged on all the random kitsch.

You just have to get to Tokyo!

I got lucky because my sister decided to move there. We went with my kids and their two cousins and they all wanted chocolate popcorn. Knowing we're at Disney I'm thinking I'm going to pay through the nose and it was 300 yen!
We went on New Year's Eve and she warned us that the lines would be long. The longest line was 40 minutes for the Pooh ride.

We go to Disneyworld in Orlando and have never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride. $25/person for an all day Genie pass so you can reserve rides, then for other rides you just go at a slow time. I will note our kids don't like roller coasters so they aren't interested in the most popular rides anyway.

Genie+ is no longer.

It's not exactly honest to tell people wait times are never over 15 minutes. Anyone can download the app to see current wait times and popular rides can easily be 60 minutes +. And the changes mean more people will be waiting longer than they used to.

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Anonymous wrote:Just did Disney Tokyo. $130 for two adults (kid was free). Required no advanced planning other than buying the tickets. Just show up and get in line. Everything was so reasonably priced that we splurged on all the random kitsch.

You just have to get to Tokyo!

I got lucky because my sister decided to move there. We went with my kids and their two cousins and they all wanted chocolate popcorn. Knowing we're at Disney I'm thinking I'm going to pay through the nose and it was 300 yen!
We went on New Year's Eve and she warned us that the lines would be long. The longest line was 40 minutes for the Pooh ride.

We go to Disneyworld in Orlando and have never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride. $25/person for an all day Genie pass so you can reserve rides, then for other rides you just go at a slow time. I will note our kids don't like roller coasters so they aren't interested in the most popular rides anyway.

Lots of people tell me about this but many of us aren't interested in reserving rides. In fact I know a lady who owns her own business which consists of reserving rides and remotely directing some rich family around Disneyworld from her couch.

You click on the app. It's not difficult. But also some people don't make reservations at restaurants either (like in general, not specific to Disney). If you don't like making reservations, then you'll indeed face long lines at Disney.

It's just not my kids' idea of fun. They wouldn't want me barking out where we need to be next and hustling them to the next item on the tightly packed itinerary. They would want to take their time and explore and look around.

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Anonymous wrote:Just did Disney Tokyo. $130 for two adults (kid was free). Required no advanced planning other than buying the tickets. Just show up and get in line. Everything was so reasonably priced that we splurged on all the random kitsch.

You just have to get to Tokyo!

I got lucky because my sister decided to move there. We went with my kids and their two cousins and they all wanted chocolate popcorn. Knowing we're at Disney I'm thinking I'm going to pay through the nose and it was 300 yen!
We went on New Year's Eve and she warned us that the lines would be long. The longest line was 40 minutes for the Pooh ride.

We go to Disneyworld in Orlando and have never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride. $25/person for an all day Genie pass so you can reserve rides, then for other rides you just go at a slow time. I will note our kids don't like roller coasters so they aren't interested in the most popular rides anyway.

Lots of people tell me about this but many of us aren't interested in reserving rides. In fact I know a lady who owns her own business which consists of reserving rides and remotely directing some rich family around Disneyworld from her couch.

You click on the app. It's not difficult. But also some people don't make reservations at restaurants either (like in general, not specific to Disney). If you don't like making reservations, then you'll indeed face long lines at Disney.

It's just not my kids' idea of fun. They wouldn't want me barking out where we need to be next and hustling them to the next item on the tightly packed itinerary. They would want to take their time and explore and look around.

You can only have 3 reservations at a time and they aren't stacked that tight. But, you do you.

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Anonymous wrote:Just did Disney Tokyo. $130 for two adults (kid was free). Required no advanced planning other than buying the tickets. Just show up and get in line. Everything was so reasonably priced that we splurged on all the random kitsch.

You just have to get to Tokyo!

I got lucky because my sister decided to move there. We went with my kids and their two cousins and they all wanted chocolate popcorn. Knowing we're at Disney I'm thinking I'm going to pay through the nose and it was 300 yen!
We went on New Year's Eve and she warned us that the lines would be long. The longest line was 40 minutes for the Pooh ride.

We go to Disneyworld in Orlando and have never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride. $25/person for an all day Genie pass so you can reserve rides, then for other rides you just go at a slow time. I will note our kids don't like roller coasters so they aren't interested in the most popular rides anyway.

Lots of people tell me about this but many of us aren't interested in reserving rides. In fact I know a lady who owns her own business which consists of reserving rides and remotely directing some rich family around Disneyworld from her couch.

You click on the app. It's not difficult. But also some people don't make reservations at restaurants either (like in general, not specific to Disney). If you don't like making reservations, then you'll indeed face long lines at Disney.

It's just not my kids' idea of fun. They wouldn't want me barking out where we need to be next and hustling them to the next item on the tightly packed itinerary. They would want to take their time and explore and look around.

It really isn't like that and I'd much prefer knowing where I'm going next so I don't have to wait in a long line.

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Anonymous wrote:Just did Disney Tokyo. $130 for two adults (kid was free). Required no advanced planning other than buying the tickets. Just show up and get in line. Everything was so reasonably priced that we splurged on all the random kitsch.

You just have to get to Tokyo!

I got lucky because my sister decided to move there. We went with my kids and their two cousins and they all wanted chocolate popcorn. Knowing we're at Disney I'm thinking I'm going to pay through the nose and it was 300 yen!
We went on New Year's Eve and she warned us that the lines would be long. The longest line was 40 minutes for the Pooh ride.

We go to Disneyworld in Orlando and have never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride. $25/person for an all day Genie pass so you can reserve rides, then for other rides you just go at a slow time. I will note our kids don't like roller coasters so they aren't interested in the most popular rides anyway.

Genie+ is no longer.

It's not exactly honest to tell people wait times are never over 15 minutes. Anyone can download the app to see current wait times and popular rides can easily be 60 minutes +. And the changes mean more people will be waiting longer than they used to.

You’re checking at the busiest time of the year. At normal times, you can reserve lightening lanes for the popular rides and will wait maybe 15 mins. Then the less popular lines are generally quite short.

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Anonymous wrote:Just did Disney Tokyo. $130 for two adults (kid was free). Required no advanced planning other than buying the tickets. Just show up and get in line. Everything was so reasonably priced that we splurged on all the random kitsch.

You just have to get to Tokyo!

I got lucky because my sister decided to move there. We went with my kids and their two cousins and they all wanted chocolate popcorn. Knowing we're at Disney I'm thinking I'm going to pay through the nose and it was 300 yen!
We went on New Year's Eve and she warned us that the lines would be long. The longest line was 40 minutes for the Pooh ride.

We go to Disneyworld in Orlando and have never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride. $25/person for an all day Genie pass so you can reserve rides, then for other rides you just go at a slow time. I will note our kids don't like roller coasters so they aren't interested in the most popular rides anyway.

Lots of people tell me about this but many of us aren't interested in reserving rides. In fact I know a lady who owns her own business which consists of reserving rides and remotely directing some rich family around Disneyworld from her couch.

You click on the app. It's not difficult. But also some people don't make reservations at restaurants either (like in general, not specific to Disney). If you don't like making reservations, then you'll indeed face long lines at Disney.

The system set up is pure greed. I will not pay more for that. I don’t make reservations. I want to roam around and relax, not run ride to ride.

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Anonymous wrote:Last time I went to Disney World prepandemic I paid $230 for a 2-day ticket this included fast pass back then.

Just went to buy tickets for the same weekend and it's $320 for a 2-day ticket which not longer includes fast pass. I'd have to pay extra. I'm not to doing the math, but this looks like a lot more money for less.

So whole I love the Disney experience I'm wondering if Disney World is still worth it? Do you get anything new that I'm missing to justify this crazy cost increase? What do you think?

No longer worth it at all. Plus there are much better options for less, like Universal.

Have you looked at the prices of Universal?! They are not "less"

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Anonymous wrote:Just did Disney Tokyo. $130 for two adults (kid was free). Required no advanced planning other than buying the tickets. Just show up and get in line. Everything was so reasonably priced that we splurged on all the random kitsch.

You just have to get to Tokyo!

I got lucky because my sister decided to move there. We went with my kids and their two cousins and they all wanted chocolate popcorn. Knowing we're at Disney I'm thinking I'm going to pay through the nose and it was 300 yen!
We went on New Year's Eve and she warned us that the lines would be long. The longest line was 40 minutes for the Pooh ride.

We go to Disneyworld in Orlando and have never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride. $25/person for an all day Genie pass so you can reserve rides, then for other rides you just go at a slow time. I will note our kids don't like roller coasters so they aren't interested in the most popular rides anyway.

Lots of people tell me about this but many of us aren't interested in reserving rides. In fact I know a lady who owns her own business which consists of reserving rides and remotely directing some rich family around Disneyworld from her couch.

You click on the app. It's not difficult. But also some people don't make reservations at restaurants either (like in general, not specific to Disney). If you don't like making reservations, then you'll indeed face long lines at Disney.

It's just not my kids' idea of fun. They wouldn't want me barking out where we need to be next and hustling them to the next item on the tightly packed itinerary. They would want to take their time and explore and look around.

We’ve done it both ways. First year rushing ride to ride. Not fun.