Ed Friese

Review of Destination Magic Kingdom

With this experience, I think this might be our la...

With this experience, I think this might be our last trip to Disney (and we've gone almost every year for 40+ years).

Parking - same price, but no trams (get your walking shoes on... it can be a hike). Even worse, the attendants aren't there to serve (no... "remember, you parked in Peter Pan 126"), only to make sure you wear your mask. We got the feeling that they've got our money, that's all they cared-about.

Rides - many are closed (some are to be expected, like the Hall of the Presidents), but with fewer attractions comes longer lines.

Crowd-handling (PROS) - they've done a pretty good job of expanding queues (like Peter Pan's that goes through what used to be the Columbia Harbour House). Where they couldn't separate the line, they attached plexiglass barriers (a nice touch).

Crowd-handling (CONS) - Unfortunately, some lines cross active walkways (we saw several opportunistic line-jumpers).
Some ride extras (sinking room at the Haunted Mansion, interactive displays at Space Mountain) are closed - you know... COVID. But, you're welcome to crowd-in and touch anything you want AFTER the ride drops you off in the shop. Ah, capitalism at its finest.

"Experience" - the 'cast members' used to be openly friendly - that atmosphere is gone.

Cleanliness - just doesn't seem as clean, and probably half of the hand sanitizer dispensers didn't work (many were even turned-around). We never saw anything on the rides being cleaned or wiped-down.

I fully appreciate the restrictions, but we visited Dollywood in July, and they did a much better job of cleaning, keeping everything open, and providing transportation.

For all that Disney is, they just don't have their stuff together - and for the prices they charge, it just isn't worthwhile.