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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone with more knowledge than me share when did it become such a truly expensive thing? I am mid 30s and went only once as a kid, I think. I have no plans to go again as I don’t have kids.

When did it become exorbitantly expensive? 5, 10, more years ago?[/quote]
It’s been noticeably different post-pandemic.  They replaced the free fastpass with Genie+ and Lightning Lane in 2021, they also scrapped the Magic Express (free transportation to and from resorts), and they jacked up prices in response to all the pent-up demand despite offering a worse experience (staffing shortages means no daily housekeeping, etc.).  It worked in 2021-22 when Europe was mostly closed, but now more people are starting to question whether WDW is worth it.[/quote]

Over the last several years, Park management has become aggressive about keeping labor costs low by cutting the workers at rides (so only half the ride cars are in operation), closing the parks early when crowds are lower (so shoving more people into the remaining space), etc.  Ruining the FP experience so that you have to pay to get into another line that is still pretty long, introducing more "special events" where you pay extra to stay later with a smaller crowd, eliminating group VIP tours where you could pay for a couple of people to join a tour to get automatic FPs (now leaving only the "pay for 10 VIP tour at $450-900 per hour for a minimum of 7 hours").  Surge pricing for base tickets and add-ons, etc.  Making people pay for Park Hopping while limiting the time that you can park hop, etc.  As DVC members who go every year, trust me that the cost benefit analysis is really changing.  The pandemic accelerated it, but it started before that.

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Genie+ leads to very short lines and as a DVC member you know that. [/quote]

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