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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn’t go to Disney until I was an adult and did not feel like I was missing anything. Now that I have kids, we go pretty frequently. We just got back from our Universal/Disney trip w/our 9th grader and 4th grader. The 9th grader was way more into Universal, especially all the VR rides. It’s a fine park but no Disney. What makes Disney special is the care they put into the guest experience-it’s the Disney way. The staff are all so well trained, the parks are impeccably clean, and they have crowd logistics down to a tee. The new LL isn’t as bad as it seems. You just need to be strategic and book as you go. We did pay for certain premium rides my kids wanted to to (Rise of the Resistance and Guardians), but I’d pay over waiting in long lines for those. Using LL and going to the parks early, we didn’t wait more than 30min for any ride. WDW isn’t comparable to any other amusement park—it’s on a level of its own. Worth experiencing if your kid is interested.  At age 10, I’d say skip magic kingdom and focus on Hollywood studios and Epcot. [/quote]

Interesting...
Our family has done frequent Disney trips (1-2+ per year) for the last 25 years (we own DVC).  We just returned, and admittedly August is a terrible time to go to WDW, but college and internship schedules dictated.  It was hands down the worst Disney trip that I have taken.  The "Disney way" is seriously degrading... and has been doing so for a number of years.  Cost is WAY up and quality is way down.  [/quote]

Can you elaborate about the quality being way down?  We go frequently as well, and our last trip in May was amazing. [/quote]

1) several full-on rude Cast members - the labor shortage is showing (these are longer anecdotes, so will skip) 
2) reduced hours at the Parks - earlier closures; no "After Hours parties" which admittedly cost more, but at least were a mechanism to get on rides with shorter lines
3) having to spend thousands just to get on rides - no more annual pass if you let yours lapse; cost of tickets + Park Hopper + Genie Plus + LL (and still it was a problem, so we paid for a day-long VIP tour)
4) having to wake up at 6:45 a.m. every morning on vacation to deal with #3
5) more frequent ride closures - lack of maintenance is showing
6) I don't agree with some PPs that Disney food is crap; lots of it is good, but this time I ate some food that was actually terrible (Pecos Bill; Sunshine Seasons, etc.)  It is sad when once good places have degraded over the years [/quote]

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