No spontaneity

The freedom of spontaneity. One of the things we use to love about Disney was the ability to be completely spontaneous, foot loose and free to do whatever, whenever.  The freedom to go into any park on a moments notice and park hop to another park anytime we wanted. 
So many things... everything... it has become almost completely necessary to prearrange every aspect of your Disney visit.  Reservations for where to be and when to be there... strict scheduling. Entrance to the parks and park hopping, lightening lane passes, special packages for preferred seating or viewing of shows,  and dining options. There's not much spontaneity remaining... only reservations and restrictions. No where near the fun it use to be.  It's suppose to be a vacation from reservations and restrictions and time frames of where to be and what to do. The new system is not only restrictive, but cumbersome to plan everything in advance.

Perhaps that's just my perspective given the freedoms of the past. Too many changes.

Now... We pay more for everything.  Everything has an additional charge.  So that we can have less freedoms and cumbersome restrictions. If you never enjoyed the Disney of the past,  you won't know how bad things have gotten.  This was all initiated coming out of covid... but as just about all covid protocols are gone... These restrictions seemingly are for the sole benefit of Disney... And not the park guests. 
But that's just my feelings... You may feel differently... And that's okay. 
I'm not planning any return to Disney... So I don't have to live with all the changes. 

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