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Personal experience talking to Americans who particularly like Disney properties. Obviously no drama either way, just curious to hear what drives it. Some people wondered why we were only there for the day rather than a full week.
I think that's because at Disney World, it's somewhat impossible to see everything in one day, even if you were to filter the list of attractions to things that you wanted to do. There's simply too much to see.
Same applies almost anywhere I guess. I didn't get to every US state on that trip or every national park or every hike in each park. In one day at Disney World's main area, we knocked off a fair few rides - from opening, until late at night with shattered kids. If I'm choosing between seeing the highlights of a whole new place, or getting to a few extra things that I didn't prioritise and missed at Disney, I'll usually take the former. The queueing to thrills ratios tips the scales too even with Fast Pass and Rider Share.
A few weeks after blowing $1k on a day at Disney World, we visited the Amazeum in Bentonville, Arkansas, to the tune of about $40 and my 7yo preferred that. Amazeum and Crystal Bridges as a day out was excellent, for anyone ever in the area.