Mousemommy1
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 6, 2010
OP. I haven't been on the boards much in recent years, but I do know that you are one of the OG's here and I get where you are coming from. We just got back from a week long stay at the GF. For my family of 5, we definitely spent $10k+. While this isn't the first time we have shelled out that kind of money, I just felt like we were constantly adding to the tally with purchases of Genie + and LL, etc... I do miss the days that there was SO much included in a resort stay (DME, Dining Plans, 3 hour EMH's, airline resort check in's, parking, etc...). I am a hardcore Disney fan, but all of the changes leading up to the trip had finally tipped me to the point of not being super excited and just wanting to "get it over with" (for the sake of the $$ spent and couldn't get back). That being said, we had a really great week. There is still Disney magic to be found, however, it is hard to accept the "nickel and diming" when you're used to the "way it used to be". I did not like having to wake up at 7 to make our LL selections. Granted, it worked...we rode ROR, Remy's and MMRR, all of which were great, but again, shelling out upwards of $75+/day for my family of 5, on a vacation that I have already spent so much money on was just.....not it. We probably won't go back until summer of 2023 at this rate. I still love Disney and its my happy place. But it is different. I am hoping that once the pandemic starts to burn out, things will go back to "more normal" but we shall see.