I made the same mistake as you a few years back. Had no indication that they were closing early for holloween (and letting in others plus a parade). I was prett

I made the same mistake as you a few years back. Had no indication that they were closing early for holloween (and letting in others plus a parade). I was pretty annoyed that I couldn't pay more to stay (same situation .. was sold out). My thinking was that this is locals crowding out the tourists. When I considered what I paid compared to annual pass, it was clear that the hard core disney fans in the area were getting a far better deal than I was. I was also appalled at the number of people (popular rides like guardians of the galaxy had 1.5-3 hour waits). I did not understand Fastpass (my bad but come on .. it was visiting a theme park for my kids .. why do they make it so complicated? I am on vacation to avoid complexity.) As a parent with little kids who could not go on every ride, it was simply terribly over priced. It was not like this when I was a kid. Basically, my experience made me swear off Disney .. it is like the big mac burger .. the picture of the burger is amazing. Reality is different.