Just back - and won’t be returning to Disney…

[CuteLioness]

…for a good long while, at least. Don’t get me wrong, the place still gave us both the warm and fuzzies, and the CMs were wonderful as always, but it was also exhausting, heaving, confusing, frustrating (mainly thanks to very inaccurate wait times and the appalling management and function of Genie+), understaffed, often more unkempt and uncared for and - most of all - so, so, SO expensive, compared to what we have come to expect from all our previous visits from 2007-2019.

Conversely, we found Universal - aside from horrific QS experiences in US - an infinitely more positive experience, so much so that we upgraded both our tickets to APs (had only planned on doing this with one) and are starting to plan for a return to Orlando in October. We will not be buying Disney tickets, though, and as I said, don’t plan to for the foreseeable. We might pop to Downtown Disney or some of the resorts for the “Disney feel”, but that will be it. No parks.

Never thought I would be saying this, but there it is.

[thephantom]

It is our last day tomorrow, we did Disney and Seaworld. I agree the costs have been extreme and whilst it is 'nice enough' it doesn't justify the cost. It cost me £20 for four ice lollys today !
Seaworld, Aquatica, Busch Gardens - wow they have gone to the dirt since we last visited in 2015.

We plan to come back to florida in 4-5 years and do Universal and then head off to St Petes or something but Disney has had our one and only family visit.

[123]

Originally Posted by thephantom

It is our last day tomorrow, we did Disney and Seaworld. I agree the costs have been extreme and whilst it is 'nice enough' it doesn't justify the cost. It cost me £20 for four ice lollys today !
Seaworld, Aquatica, Busch Gardens - wow they have gone to the dirt since we last visited in 2015.

We plan to come back to florida in 4-5 years and do Universal and then head off to St Petes or something but Disney has had our one and only family visit.

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Here in Australia I would absolutely love to be able to get an ice lolly for £5. You've not seen expensive until you've tried living in Sydney

[Mazbar]

Originally Posted by 123

Here in Australia I would absolutely love to be able to get an ice lolly for £5. You've not seen expensive until you've tried living in Sydney

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I listen to Christian o Connell breakfast show from Melbourne and when you hear some of the price’s for things I am shocked at how expensive it must be to live in Australia.

[CuteLioness]

Originally Posted by Mazbar

I listen to Christian o Connell breakfast show from Melbourne and when you hear some of the price’s for things I am shocked at how expensive it must be to live in Australia.

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I believe wages are higher there too though, is that correct? Certainly when watching those relocation programmes it very much seems that way. It’s the same in Scandinavia - whilst cost of living might seem extortionate to us Brits, wages are proportionate.

[CuteLioness]

Originally Posted by 123

Here in Australia I would absolutely love to be able to get an ice lolly for £5. You've not seen expensive until you've tried living in Sydney

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Fair enough, but it’s all relative. The cost of living (and lollies!) in the US is way lower than those in the parks, which means that WDW is deliberately over-inflating (I mean they’ve done it for years but it’s really getting to extremes now!) when they don’t need to!

[Donaldfan]

Originally Posted by 123

Here in Australia I would absolutely love to be able to get an ice lolly for £5. You've not seen expensive until you've tried living in Sydney

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Did you choose to go and live there or were you forced into it? If it's your choice you can't complain.

[SamH88]

Originally Posted by Donaldfan

Did you choose to go and live there or were you forced into it? If it's your choice you can't complain.

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Do people choose to go to Disney or are they forced into it? If it’s their choice then they can’t complain.

[Nimbus]

Originally Posted by Donaldfan

Did you choose to go and live there or were you forced into it? If it's your choice you can't complain.

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Huh? By that logic, anyone that chooses anything can't complain about that thing if it turns out that it doesn't meet expections or the required standards. Really?

So if you choose a hotel, go and stay at the hotel, and the hotel you chose turns out to be dirty, noisy and full of rude staff then you can't complain because you weren't forced to go to that hotel?

In 123's case, I don't think they were actually complaining. They were simply pointing out that things are more expensive in Sydney than they are at DisneyWorld.

[SamH88]

Originally Posted by Nimbus

Huh? By that logic, anyone that chooses anything can't complain about that thing if it turns out that it doesn't meet expections or the required standards. Really?

So if you choose a hotel, go and stay at the hotel, and the hotel you chose turns out to be dirty, noisy and full of rude staff then you can't complain because you weren't forced to go to that hotel?

In 123's case, I don't think they were actually complaining. They were simply pointing out that things are more expensive in Sydney than they are at DisneyWorld.

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This is why I replied to that post to highlight how silly it is to say that people can’t complain if they chose to do something 😅