I took the family last year and it was a bit of a blow to my wallet. I went when I was 11 and had a very memorable time - thought it would be the same, but it wasn’t. My kids (13 and 7) had a good time, but to me it just seemed to go by too fast...guess that’s part of the tragedy of growing up.
By the way - what is with the sadistic parents that dress their little daughters up in princess costumes? Those were the most miserable kids I’d ever seen in my life...sweltering heat, having to spend the day in a polyester gown...poor things just crying and dry-heaving from dehydration...lol
If you go back to the area, give Universal a try. We went last summer — it was fantastic. Our girls were 11, 9, & 8 at the time. They all like the crazy fast rides, which is sort of Universal’s claim to fame. We spent only a day at Disney, in Magic Kingdom, and it was really fun too, but when we asked them their preference they all voted Univeral. Myself, I could spend days just taking in the architecture and the details. Simply amazing. As good as anything I’ve ever seen in the Disney parks.