If they keep making the prices higher, they're going to keep seeing lower crowds... For me, my wife, and my daughter it's costing us $4600 for an 8 night stay with the
DDP in late January. That's almost 2 months pay for me.
We could always stay out in town and eat frugally but I go to WDW for the food, I love food, so we stay on resort for the dining plan. Just gonna keep track of what food would of cost this trip and pay OOP next trip if it comes down to it. Hopefully by next trip I'll have a camper so we will have other options.