Yep, PP down for 5 hrs. Splash down all day on Tuesday. Very frustrating. Also, on Tuesday at MK, food places shutting down hours before park closing. Columbia Harbour House closed at 5:30pm?!?! Why? Many booths with popcorn, ice cream, etc closing down around 7pm. Really, really annoying.
Merchandise is old and stale. Same things in almost every store and nothing we haven't seen over the past few years. Boring! Can't shop of you don't get anything worth buying! trend D is the only store that feels somewhat fresh to me every time and I did find a cute scarf there.
I can honestly also say after 25+ visits that I have never seen the parks and hotel areas so littered ( garbage pails overflowing onto ground at hotel- AKL) and seen so many areas in need of general maintenance - chipped paint, little broken things, etc. Our room at AKV was actually filthy when we checked into it. There was literally a thick layer of black mold under the soap dish as if it had neverbeen washed and a less noticeable but still gross ring of black mold all around the shower tile grout. White old around bathroom door jams and then peanuts and food under sofa cushions and chair cushions.
And a final observation- many rides were just plain hot. AC not only not cranked up but felt like it wasn't even on in many rides.
For the first time ever, I am considering cutting back multiple annual visits to once every 2 years or so. The whole experience was definitely lacking this time around.
And, yes, of course we still had a great time. And of course it is still a great place but I honestly feel it slipped a few notches this year.