We had APs in 2019 and didn’t have interest in renewing. Then COVID hit, parks closed then reopened but they weren’t selling tickets. We were worried we wouldn’t be able to get tickets + park reservations for our Christmas trip so we bought APs via TicketAtWork which worked, luckily. Plus we figured it would be fun to have APs for 2021 after an awful 2020. So naive to think things in 2021 would be normal!
Honestly it’s fun, but I don’t like the pressure of feeling like we have to visit WDW over and over when we have them. We travel too much and enjoy too many other things. And with DME going away it makes the choice to not renew even easier.