EDITED: I'm adding what folks pointed out from the posts below!
Let me try to tally everything taken away while ticket and hotel prices continue to rise:
1. Free hotel parking for guests-that has not been free for a while
2. Daily housekeeping (or the option to forego for gift cards)-covid
3. Fast Pass and the advance planning it allowed-
Genie+ Can be a better value
4. Day-of choice of which park to attend- Covid
5. Extra Magic Hours (morning AND evening)-on-site extra 30 minutes and deluxe extra 2 hrs on select days
6. Park Hopping when you want to- anytime after 2pm
7. Magical Express- This hasnt been around forever and they had to cut losses somewhere due to -covid
8. Dining plan
9. Street entertainment (like Citizens of Hollywood)-covid
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10. Free Magic Bands (and the fun box with the luggage tags!)-cost cut due to Covid
11. Resort entertainment in lounges, lobbies, and restaurants-most have returned and will return
12. Nighttime shows like Fantasmic!-it will be back
13. Resort luggage check-in- covid
14. Daily cross-park locker rentals- never used it
15. Full access to pools (longer hours) and facilities (showers, etc)- haven’t had any issues
16. Full Parades- calvacades are great and happy little bursts of fun!!
17. Tours and affordable add-ons-not much has changed
18. Character meet-n-greets in lines, at restaurants; photos- geez Covid!
19. Resort package delivery-covid
20. Parking lot trams-covid- but they are coming back
21. Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom (how could I forget? We loved it!)- how many guests actually even knew about this? But again Covid
22. Some boat services and monorail routes
23. Minnie vans- coming back because of Magical express being through Mears.
24. Park-to-park transportation service-it will come back.
25. Hoop de Doo Musical Review at FW-covid
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What else am I missing? I'm so mad about Genie+ but really it's just the straw that is breaking the camel's back. I'm a mom and the family planner. When wheels went up at Midway, I was on vacation. Luggage, transport, scheduling, cleaning-- all done and set. I've been an absolute defender of wdw and on-site hotels, but this is the point of no return.
They've made a ton of money during covid. There's no excuse. None. What exactly is a TON OF MINEY? The parks were bleeding money for months! Due to Covid.