Fast forward to my wife and I retiring to Florida in 2012 and taking our two grandkids to DisneyWorld when they came to visit us on our farm from Arizona. We about choked when we got there and found out how much it cost just to get in. At some rides, the lines were over an hour's wait in the insufferably humid Florida sun. Between the entry tickets, lunch, some souvenirs for the grandkids and parking, we almost had to take out a mortgage on our home to cover the costs.
We've never been back. Grandkids never complained about not going back because of how long they had to stand in line in the sun. Too hot and not that much fun, they said. Now we just take them to the beach which costs little to nothing. And the kids have more fun.
I think Disney has lost focus on what Uncle Walt originally had in mind for his parks. Fun for the whole family, not to provide the CEO an 80% annual raise to a $65+ million salary.