So much this.
We still love our DVC / Disney, and we leave in 2 weeks for
Disneyland, head to WDW in February, and are on the DVC charter to Lighthouse Point in June, so we clearly have no intention of stopping anytime soon.
Disney was always an expensive vacation, but in its heyday the value it provided and the experiences it created were beyond compare. We fell in love with Disney because it truly took us to a new place, and the value for our money was there. We shouted from the rooftops to everyone how amazing it was.
We still love it, but the same value is not there. I do feel fleeced a lot of the times going to Disney. Everything is comparatively more expensive, the quality is less, the value is less. It’s clear Corporate Disney is looking to make a profit - and using the profits of the park for purposes other than the parks - and it’s affecting the overall experience. We still love Disney, we will still go, but we recognize it’s not what it was, and we don’t quite shout from the rooftops anymore.
Like, I’m unlikely to sell my DVC anytime soon, and I’m not likely to do so because every refurb tosses the wonderful and immersive resort theming out the window. But it does make me cry a bit inside; at the very least I can no longer shout about how even the hotel rooms transport you away. I’m absolutely terrified of what the AKV refurb is going to bring. I know some people don’t like it, but I love feeling like I’m whisked away to an African Safari Lodge. Just like with FW Cabins were I loved feeling like I was staying at a rustic log cabin in the woods, and the new theming is not in keeping with that at all.
Don’t get me started with the points shenanigans. I was also one of the people who wrote in. Not to mention, My Treehouse contract is still “off” and the Treehouse point rebalance technically means my % ownership is less - not to respark that debate, as I’ve accepted that it is what it is. But those types of shenanigans and the fact that Disney did them, does make me distrustful of what Disney might do going forward, and thus makes me scrutinize every change that occurs. Such as what point rebalance Disney might try in a few years with Poly if the Tower is part of the association. I only have 100 points with PVB, though.
Anyway, I do hope Disney sees the light again and focuses a little more heavily on wowing the customer and creating an experience we’ll shout from the rooftop about.
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And we will continue to go, because it holds great memories for us, and we love it. But our last few trips, we've certainly been discussing how much extra it costs now to do everything, and we're more likely to do more and more resort stays, and certainly less dining given the costs. I don't necessarily want to be cooking during my vacations, but I also don't want to spend the kind of money we've been spending for meals... we did Crystal Palace for dinner and for four of us, after taxes and tip, it was over $300! So I think even for us, there may come a time where the value isn't where it was, and we consider at least downsizing. 
