There is no shame here. Whether or not someone does an in-app purchase is strictly up to that individual. I know that at times people comment that they will not pay gems or $$ for some of the characters, etc. I have in the past and I will most likely continue in the future. I will admit there are some other games that I have chosen not to purchase things and I am ok with that. But for this game, I am more of a completeness person. It still irks me that I can't get The Bride, a couple of the HM ghosts or the Oogie Boogie attraction. At this point, since some of those items are at least a year or more old, they should unlock for gems, magic or $$. FYI, I purchased the Kingdom Pass myself when it was first available. I pretty much knew I would when I saw that it was the only way to get the Paradise Falls attraction and Charles Muntz.