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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We go without expectations, willing to spend $$$ and are very flexible. We’re disappointed every single time. Mostly because it’s too packed in the streets and the lines are too long. Everything else is nice, but we just don’t like being human sardines. We always go middle of the week in the low season. [/quote]
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I’m admittedly not a Disney person, but I just don’t understand spending that much money to wait in so many lines and be packed in like sardines.  Even fireworks were made way less enjoyable because it was so dang crowded.

We’ve been disappointed every time we went.  And I strongly disagree that it’s not more expensive than other activities. 
My kids had more fun at Dutch Wonderland when they were little. I truly don’t understand taking young kids unless it’s the nostalgia of it all. I agree there are some cool rides for older kids/adults that you won’t find elsewhere. [/quote]

If you spend the extra money, you don’t wait in a lot of lines. That’s the point.[/quote]

But you still have to deal with the crowds even if you use Lightening Pass for everything to skip lines. Plus paying to skip lines costs money, as do extra experiences to escape the crowds. I think for some people, that sense of having beaten the system or escaping the hoi poloi is enough to make it feel "worth it." For me it just makes me feel like a sucker. And it's still hot! And the food is only so-so even at the "best" restaurants.

I think it's worth doing once to give kids the memory/experience (and would aim for 7-10, maybe older for some kids depending on disposition, not younger because they won't really remember it) but it's not an amazing experience. I also think it's fine to skip it altogether. I have friends who took their kid to Disney Paris during a vacation and they found it much more manageable -- less crowded, shorter lines, less expensive, and very doable in one day without needing to stay "on site" or make a whole week of it. That sounds like a good solution to give your kids a Disney experience without having to do Orlando.[/quote]

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