[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by pooh

And I, too, am the white haired lady sitting at the kitchen table, checking out My Disney Experience online. I agree, the parks are expensive, and actually always have been. Many need more spectacular rides/shows to entertain them. These cost money...planning, building, maintaining. If you want to enjoy spectacular, try Flights of Passage in Animal Kingdom Park. It’s truly amazing. At the parks, you do need to be a bit computer savy....fast passes, dining reservations, shows are booked many days and even months in advance. Fortunately, wi-fi is free at the hotels and parks and learning how to find available fast passes isn’t too difficult. It is indeed crowded, especially during certain events....Food and Wine Festival, Flower and Garden and it can be annoying to say the least, but living closer to the Kingdom means I don’t have to stay there on a crusade...up at dawn, park hopping, staying till the last firework bursts. Sometimes it’s we older individuals who have heartache with the increased costs and the crowds....we remember when it cost so much less, crowds seemed less menacing....but maybe it was in part, due to the fact that we were younger, and even though the prices were lower, they were still quite expensive for the time. There are now more rides, more parks, more people...and even with all the crowds, seeing the smiles and listening to the laughter of the youngsters, and even the adults, is fun. We all set limits for ourselves...time, money, etc. and that is our choice. We’re adults, can do what we want with our time and $$. If you go, enjoy, if you opt out of going, hope the good memories bring a smile to your heart.....you did enjoy your time then and that shouldn't change.

Excellent post, Pooh.