Disillusioned at Disney

Went to Disney recently and although I had a great time, I think it'll be a while before I return to the parks (still planning a cruise in a few years, we'll see how that goes).  There are a few reasons to why I feel this way. I'll write another post on the awesomeness that was had.

1) Lines. I know it's Disney, and I know to expect waits for popular rides but damn.  It's October, how many parents took their kids out of school for this trip? Obviously I did, but more than I had anticipated.  Wait times for most of the thrill rides were over an hour. One ride, one of the Avatar rides in Animal Kingdom got up to a 300+ minute wait.

And it wasn't even the good ride (Navi River Journey)

We essentially only rode each ride once on the day we were in the park, seldom did we get to two (though a lot of that was also because our kids wanted to see as much of the park as possible and did a lot of walking because of it).

2) Their fast pass system SUCKS.  You're allowed 3 fast passes per day to start. After you use/cancel your fast passes you can then try to get another one. Problem is there are so many people even the shitty fast pass rides are gone quickly. 

3) All their meal prices have gone up. Even at their "quick service" meals (burgers, nuggets, etc) I was spending $13/adult (3 adults cause 10 year olds count as adults) and $8/kid. I spent $15 for 4 bottles of water one day (probably more,

4) So many parents that let their kids do whatever they want. No discipline. Though that is a problem with society in general.

5) Motorized scooters. Holy crap they're everywhere. I'm not just talking about one or two rolling around with a family. I'm talking groups of 10. I would literally walk the opposite direction each time I found a group with more than 1.

I swear anyone can rent them, I saw several young kids riding in them (granted they were obese and probably couldn't handle the walk in the park all day).  And, in case you don't know, anyone in a wheelchair or motorized scooter gets to cut in line. I don't know the entire process but every day, every ride, someone in a wheelchair/scooter would cut to the front of the line and their entire group would go with them. There seemed to be no wait time for them.

Please don't get me wrong, I used to work for people with disabilities. I was a program coordinator for the adult socialization program and the summer camps. I understand why it is done. But it seems like everyone is taking advantage of this. After waiting for 45 minutes to get on a ride 2 different groups came in and went straight to the front. It became tiresome after seeing this happen all week long.

So long story short, it'll be a while before I enter a Disney park again.  I do love the experience but I need some time away.