kid loving it would make it worth it for me imo
First time I went was when I was 21 with a couple buddies of mine. Then I went again with my wife (gf at the time) and her family so that I could ride the rides with my now mother-in-law.
My wife and I went every other year for a while. The last time we went was just about 6 years ago when we took our oldest daughter. She was about 2 turning 3 and we went in mid December. Not as many people like it is when we would go around mid Feb.
We would always rent a house and we would go to the parks when they opened. Ride whatever rides we wanted to with less time in line as it is later in the day, walk the park, take our time then leave. But what made it the best was our daughter's expression when she first saw Daisy Duck. That alone was worth more than anything. I'll do it again if I can.