This thread is pure silliness.
Why is Disney so expensive? For the same reason Vegas and Reno are not.
THEY DON'T HAVE CASINOS
Cruise lines make more from their casinos than the bar tabs-even with those drink packages.
There are people who will "save money" and go on Carnival, RC or NCL with a $200 Casino package cabin deal. And then sit in there for 7 days straight, blowing thousands at a time.
But if you all want to keep believing it's the "Disney Magic", then continue on...