In the early 90’s I attended Biola, my two brothers and I would meet there because you could get in. My two brothers, sister-in-law and I got our pictures taken in the old west attire, and found out you could go in for one hour for free. (Just say you were eating, or getting photos taken). So we had much fun seeing how many rides we could get in.
Now you pay the admission fee, and it gets refunded if you’re out in an hour. ;)
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I just bought our last season pass for Disneyland. We hadn’t been in about five years. The famous customer service is long gone, long lines, cranky cast members...blech.
Oh, fiddlesticks! We're at Disney World right now celebrating our 25th Anniversary.
Haven't been here for about 20 years.
The "Cast members" have been extremely pleasant; the service is top-notch; it couldn't be a nicer experience.
Lines are long, but that's not Disney's fault. It's because lots of people are here, even in the "moderate" season. I'd call that a Business Success, which we Conservatives admire, don't we?.
Disney invented the "Fast Pass" system to help folks plan which attraction they want to see. With a Fast Pass, the wait is only a few minutes.
Food and incidentals are expensive, but we bought the Annual Pass which gives us a 10% discount on almost everything we buy.
We're staying at one of the "All-Star" resorts, which cost about $110 per night. That's not Motel Six pricing, but it's affordable. The room is smallish, but very clean. The bed is quite comfortable and the service is good - free movies every night. We had a problem with the (Gore one gpf) toilet not flushing - we reported it and it was fixed right away.
Whoever at Disney thought up the "Princesses" idea should be given some kind of award - there are thousands of little girls running around dressed as Cinderella, Snow White, Pocohantas, ... sweethearts all. The outfits sell like mad.
No, Disney World is still magic. We'll come back, I'm sure.
But don't ask me about Amtrak's Autotrain!