Unfortunately ed, its not just a feeling but its real. You are paying more for less. Its like when they make the half gallon ice cream containers smaller and told everyone we will not raise our prices. So, i feel what your saying......
Thanks for your perspective. I, too, love time at the Fort. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.Look I get the fact that $150 a day is steep. I come down, generally with 6 of us. A bargain from an out of state vacationer's point of view. The Fort is still a great value. I can drive down, get a reliable hook-up, clean restrooms, 2 really nice general stores, 2 pools, transportation around the campground, a few places to eat in the campground, a beach, views of fireworks, views of wildlife, movies and shows for the rugrats, transportation to any other resort and Disney Springs, bicycle/walking paths around the campgrounds....... I'm sure I'm missing some stuff. All this, without going to the Parks.
You can find places that will have some of these amenities. They cost the same. When you put the all of the Fort's amenities on a list, it still is a freaking value. That's why it is tough to get a reservation.
And even if I don't do the Parks, it is still a bargain. (Remember, family of 6)
Are the parks gouging? Yup. For a family of 6, It hurts....Bad! But I have driven 1100 miles and have not done the Parks. We have a great time and still spend a lot of dough, just not as much!
Just recently we spent 10 days at the Parks. The campsite cost a fraction of the Parks. Parks are crazy expensive! And now I have to spend more to get the new version of Fast Passes. Ugh.
Have we had things cut from the Fort? Yup. When I was a kid, I was upset that the got rid of the train, then the swimming on the lake, then the trams. I was thinking they are gutting this place. Now that I'm older, I'm glad the got rid of the lake swimming. LOL
IMHO
Look I get the fact that $150 a day is steep. I come down, generally with 6 of us. A bargain from an out of state vacationer's point of view. The Fort is still a great value. I can drive down, get a reliable hook-up, clean restrooms, 2 really nice general stores, 2 pools, transportation around the campground, a few places to eat in the campground, a beach, views of fireworks, views of wildlife, movies and shows for the rugrats, transportation to any other resort and Disney Springs, bicycle/walking paths around the campgrounds....... I'm sure I'm missing some stuff. All this, without going to the Parks.
You can find places that will have some of these amenities. They cost the same. When you put the all of the Fort's amenities on a list, it still is a freaking value. That's why it is tough to get a reservation.
And even if I don't do the Parks, it is still a bargain. (Remember, family of 6)
Are the parks gouging? Yup. For a family of 6, It hurts....Bad! But I have driven 1100 miles and have not done the Parks. We have a great time and still spend a lot of dough, just not as much!
Just recently we spent 10 days at the Parks. The campsite cost a fraction of the Parks. Parks are crazy expensive! And now I have to spend more to get the new version of Fast Passes. Ugh.
Have we had things cut from the Fort? Yup. When I was a kid, I was upset that the got rid of the train, then the swimming on the lake, then the trams. I was thinking they are gutting this place. Now that I'm older, I'm glad the got rid of the lake swimming. LOL
IMHO
That said, I still can't believe all the things that are closed in parks still but the prices are higher. I think it is because people spent 2 years cooped up and decided to "finally go to Disney" so they will pay what they don't know is a bad deal.
For my experience, I think for "go to Disney once and a blue moon" types like me, we book a year out and can't fathom that it won't be back to normal by our reservation. We were way past the point of no return this summer when it was apparent WDW and FW wouldn't be the full experience for us.