DisneyWorld review: Has disney lost the magic?

We recently returned from an 8 day trip to Universal and Disney at the end of February 2020 and while we had fun, we think the fairy dust has worn off of this once grand concept born by the genius of Walt Disney. 

In the not so distant. past, I remember walking into an atmosphere at Disney that touched your soul as soon as you entered the parks. The music, the service and the embedded and inviting personality that was "Disney" permeated everything. 

While there are some technologically and artistically dramatic new attractions like Avatar Flight Of Passage and the new Star Wars land at Hollywood Studios, they are not enough to offset the lack of soul that has taken the place of Walt's vision.

To say the least, it is disappointing. To say what many people now consider evident...it has become nothing but a giant cash grab. The pricing is out of control, the crowds seriously cut into one's enjoyment, the food quality is sub-standard in all but a few choice locations, and everything just kind of has a "Meat Market" feel to it. Waiting 20 minutes in line for "Snacks" just kind of sucks all the magic out of the place. 

While we think that Disney is attempting to do the right thing by allowing users an "app" for booking many things around the parks, it just comes off as one more way they have substituted technology for the "Magical Service" they were once renowned for the world over. 

It is likely we will go back to Universal at some point because it is fun, clean and well run and quite frankly they have captured some of the "Magic" Disney used to OWN with their immersive Wizarding lands. But I think we have seen our last $10,000 vacation st Disney. It is the passing of an era!