1 Day at Disney World... Now Reaches the $100 mark

[Refractive Reflections]

Disneyland and Disney World, the place where "dreams come true" and your wallet now leaves emptier than ever.

Came across an article today where now, a one day admission ticket at one park, for an adult is $92 for Disneyland and the same in Disney World will be $101 after taxes.
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/2248849...w-more-than-90

Yeesh... as if the food prices and merchandise isn't highway robbery already. (I remember going to the Magic Kingdom in 2008 for a beef hot dog [with apple slices and a medium soda] and it was $5.39! ), and as if waiting in line for 2 hours for a 7 minute ride, isn't horrible enough on top of that.

How were your experiences and expenses at Disney World and/or Disneyland?

In total, I went to Disney World 3 times (it was more or less because it was my extended family that wanted to go than me) and Disneyland once. Of course, we stayed at hotel rooms away from Disney, brought our own meals, and arrived right when the gates opened to try to make things cheap and get the most time out of the tickets.

Ah... the rush of it all. I am appreciative that I had those opportunities, and it was nice the first time especially being small and seeing your cartoons in "real life" so to speak. Yet it's not relaxing as you hope for it to be, and with the subsequent visits with their lines, were taxing when you were at the "happiest" place on Earth. It definitely tested the patience and temper of some of my family members especially when others in line, actually pushed us during the rush toward the lines.
...At times I thought I would need a vacation from my vacation.