Disney World.

I don’t understand the appeal. I mean, I’m glad we went and that my kids are old enough that they will remember this trip as they get older, but for the most part, we’re over it. Unlikely to return. Genie plus, fast passes, booking times, lines upwards of three hours, expensive as all hell, and so crowded even in the off season. No, none of these things brought us joy. Wandering around Magic Kingdom in 90°F heat with four kids ranging in age from under two, to not yet ten was a challenge in and of itself.

However, I got a real kick out of seeing the Millenium Falcon but that hardly warrants the price of 3 days worth of tickets. We are a roller coaster riding family, not a show watching family. Meeting characters? Not really our jam either, though I think my kids got a kick out of meeting Olaf & Belle. Pandora kinda sucked, and I was really keen on seeing those floating rocks and such. The big Avatar ride never had a line of less than 225 minutes, and we couldn’t get on the Tron ride without the additional cost of Genie Plus, not even a stand-by waiting area.

So, glad we saw it one more time, and the girls got to see it at least once. But no more. We prefer coasters at Sea World, Busch Gardens, Wonderland and water parks which all cost 1/10th of Disney. Maybe we’ll do a Six Flags tour, or find other roller coaster parks to travel to in the future.

While I loved the immersive decoration for the Star Wars portion there are only two rides there. And my kids could have cared less about any of it. Once the initial fun of looking at stuff fades, there were just long lines and two things to do.