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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I noticed when planning our Disney vacation years ago that for a lot of Disney people, the planning is almost as exciting as the actual going to the parks. As soon as they come home, they start planning the next trip. 
I don’t mind planning for a trip. I enjoy it. But with Disney, it takes extra coordination during the trip.  I don’t want to have to be on my phone still planning the day during the trip. [/quote]

This is me. I enjoy trip planning but not for Disney. There should be a version of Disney that is like going to a mid-priced carribean all inclusive resort. It doesn't have to be luxury but I want to be able to go for 2 days, ride the main things and see the main things and stay in reasonably ok accommodations and eat okay food, but without paying 10k per day. That's where the disconnect is. If you could find a way to make Disney about as affordable as a trip to a mid-level resort in Puerto Rico, I could get on board. The minute people start talking about logging onto the app first thing in the morning to get my lightening pass booked, I zone out and start thinking about other vacations.[/quote]

Disney does not have to cost 10k a day.

I don’t think you’re interested in going but you could choose to stay on property at one of the pop century resorts (which are very reasonably priced, under $200 a night at times). Stay for four nights alternating park days and pool days. Accept that there are a few select rides that are too much of a pain to try for. Pay for the genie and sign up for lightening lanes throughout the day (I do know what people are doing this does not require you being on your phone all day).

Log into the website a month or two before and make some dining reservations.

Voila. Not 10k a day. Not waiting in insane lines. Not staring at your phone all day.

Will you ride every most sought after ride doing this? No. Can you have a perfectly good time doing this? Definitely.

People are acting like the only Disney trip worth taking is staying at the grand Floridian with the $400 premium pass. It’s really not, you just have to be more chill, go in the off season and have reasonable expectations.[/quote]

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