Maybe I am just old and jaded, but what the hell happened to this place?

Literally everything is a queue.... going to the bathroom, queue, want to eat? queue, want to buy a souvenir? queue want to get a glimpse of something? queue...now I'm not talking about having to stand in line for 5 minutes, I'm talking 20 minute - 1 hour lines for things that are not even rides...

The rides themselves are just atrocious. Minimum wait times of 2 hours to go on a ride that lasts 3 minutes? If you look at the way these new rides are being built, 99% of the ride is just space for the queue.

Now on top of paying nearly $300 for one day at the park (hopper pass), you have to also purchase $20 passes to get on rides, otherwise you're going to waste your entire day sitting in a 3 hour line.

We purchased a genie pass was just enough to get us on a few rides, the one attempt we made to get on a ride without the genie pass, we waited in line for 2 hours only to have the ride break down (of course Disneyland doesn't do rain checks unless you have a fast pass...)

The nail in the coffin is that Disneyland doesn't really offer things that other amusement parks don't offer anymore. Their ride technology and themed areas are on par with places like Universal Studios (which is less than half the cost). Any edge they have on quality is completely diminished by the sheer amount of people and lines you have to compete with constantly. Its hard to notice all the details and work that was put into the park when you are just constantly in a sea of people.

I just don't see the money or effort being worth it anymore. Its pretty apparent that Disney's popularity just continues to soar and ticket prices continue to rise. So the park will only continue to become more expensive and more crowded.