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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand why PPs keep scolding everyone that they are “doing it wrong” if they are waiting for more than an hour for rides. I’ve looked at the wait times in the app and many are very long.

What is the right way to: go on all or most of the top rides (not Spaceship Earth), not spend lots of money on top of the park tickets, and not do things like take kids out of school?
Genuine question![/quote]
You go at opening and ride a few rides. When lines get too long and it starts getting hot, you go back to your hotel and hang out by the pool, or you do filler attractions and shows. You return to the park in the evening when wait times begin to dip again. There are only a handful of attractions that will be an hour wait regardless of when you get in line (maybe one or two attractions per park.) For those, you either wait the hour+ or you cough up the cash to skip the line. Many people jump on those lines at closing because the ride will remain open until they clear the queue, so it isn’t eating into normal operating hours. [/quote]

So you didn't read the article this entire thread is based on.

If you don't stay on property (which is more expensive), you can't be there at opening to get short lines. If you don't stay on property, you can't just leave and return in the middle of the day. There are line skipping options but they cost more money. Many of the filler attractions and shows you suggest also cost more money.

Yes there is a way to do Disney that involves spending less time in lines, but it costs more money and is out of reach to many families. The article literally describes this dichotomy with one middle/working class family who saved for years to go to Disney and winds up missing out on some stuff they really wanted to do and spending a lot of time in lines, and a wealthy dad and his daughter who have a leisurely trip where they do everything they want and have a great time. Obviously anyone would choose to be the wealthy dad and his family. That costs money.

The reason people keep bringing up Europe is not because Europe and Disney are the same thing or that one is inherently better than the other. It's because for a long time, a middle class family couldn't afford a trip to Europe  (which can also be done more affordably IF you are savvy and have time to plan) but they could have a fun trip to Disney. Now Disney is more akin to going to Europe for more families -- something that is simply out of reach.[/quote]
Um, no. In the article they stay at an All Star, which is on property and receives the same early entry as every other resort on property. The value resorts are priced comparably to nearby hotels, often less than $200 a night. So the family in the article got the early entry and bus service to and from the parks.

The main point is that Disney is now charging for services that used to be complimentary, and the booking process benefits those who stay longer.

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The Cressels stayed off site at a timeshare per the article. That was part of their problem. No early entry, long drive there, late window to book the lightning lanes (3 days instead of 7 day advance). This made a lot of their trip harder than it needed to be.[/quote]

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