Disney World 2022
** NOTE TO READERS : This post is entirely self-indulgent and likely contains little of relevance to anybody outside my immediate family. But I love Disney World so much I’m not quite ready to let it go again yet, so here we are. ** For the sake of time/space/energy I’ll try to stick to aspects of our trip that were new or different. And there certainly has been plenty of change at WDW – since the Covid-enforced closures, many features that were previously free have either returned at a cost or have disappeared completely. Only a cynic would suggest that the global pandemic provided perfect cover for new CEO Bob Chapek to implement all the cost-cutting measures Disney hadn’t dared to previously – and I am one, so that’s good. Coupled with some major PR mis-steps , it’s fair to say that Bob’s start has been rocky. Before you even get on site, Disney’s free Magical Express airport transfer service is now gone, replaced by the fee-charging Mears Connect coaches – ie the same vehicles