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Much as I like the place I think Matt has the right idea. The thought of paying a king's ransom to stand around crushed in claustrophobia-inducing crowds is pretty nuts. The last time I went there they were making a big deal about scanning peoples' fingerprints too. I was utterly aghast and almost turned on my heel and walked but they relented and actually let me buy my ticket without having to give up a fingerprint ID (how very kind of them...). I was really put off by it and have no plans to go back as a result. That crosses a line. Frankly I think the rides at Hershey Park or Six Flags are way better anyway (Hershey's coasters actually kick butt - I was pleasantly surprised last time).

I like Disney (and worked there many years ago) but they've gotten unabashedly abusive of the customers that are their life blood. Between the $100-a-ticket prices, the $20 burgers and $5 water bottles, hour+ long lines and all the rest I think I can do better: the fingerprint ID thing was the last straw; they're also REALLY pushing people to use RFID-encoded "bracelets" so they can profile you and your kids too, not to mention making it easier for them to sell overpriced stuff onto you without your thinking of it as an actual sale / transaction involving real cash (same reason casinos use "chips" - you're more likely to spend when it doesn't look / feel like real money). They require linking these things directly to your credit card "for your convenience" (*cough cough*) I'm sure all that data is perfectly secure in some third-party contractor's database in India or Pakistan too - at least until they decide to sell it all to Google or some other corporate data-miner who has your best interests at heart too, right? Sorry but enough is enough. It's bad enough they're using facial recognition cameras all over the place (there are some legit security reasons for this since Disney parks no doubt are a prime terrorist target) but again - I seriously doubt that's where it stops. Disney knows where the money is and isn't shy about going after it by whatever means necessary.