I've done the parks plenty and one cruise (another planned). I am aware of Disney pricing being insane (and I think they are close to pricing us out of the parks. the second cruise will probably be our last, but it's a family thing). I hadn't ever looked at ABD until a niece expressed interest in seeing Paris (i'm the childless aunt with a little of a discretionary budget so we do a summer trip sometimes). It would be at least 2 years away, but I started researching to get an idea of what I'd need to save. I looked up the ABD trips because I thought having the opportunity to travel with other kids (and me other adults) with little hassle would be a benefit, but I was honestly shocked at the prices. I'm comfortable traveling internationally and using mass transit (have been to Paris before) so I will probably just end up going it on my own and booking day tours for some things. These trips, particularly when you add the non-included meals and airfare on top of it, are just not something I could afford, even with saving, or mentally justify the cost of. And I'm just looking at 1 adult, 1 child for the London/Paris trip. I then looked up a few others and they seemed similarly very expensive compared to the rest of the market. I see a lot of families going on these trips, sometimes multiple, and I think their vacation cost more than a new car or a down payment on a house. On paper, the trips look to visit the same major tourist attractions as other trips, so it's hard to see any justifications for the difference in their price points. I understand budgets are different and I'm not asking anyone to explain how they afford it. I am instead assuming that folks who do these trips find value in it, despite what appears to me, even with comparable hotels, to be a significant cost difference over doing the trip on your own or with another tour company. I know this also applies to cruises, but the "value difference" on the cruises for our family were the cleanliness of the ships and the inclusion of things that are extras on other lines. I don't see that with ABD, since they obviously don't control the hotels and sites visited. I am therefore wondering - where are you finding the value? Why did you choose ABD over all other options? what are the things that, to you, justify the price? Is it a higher level of service (and do you actually get it) or is there more? What are the things that, to you, are worth the well over 5 figures price tag? Or, did you do it and regret it/not see the value? Just genuinely interested in hearing thoughts from folks on this because I'm curious about what I'm missing.