We went with my mother on Sunday. I believe the cost for a 1-day park hopper + lightning lane was something like $275 a person? The total was around $825. That's before parking and meals.
We had a terrific time because we rope dropped, and I know how to leverage the lightning lane system. Leisurely did all of the headliners with little to no wait (longest wait was Rise in late morning -- posted wait 60, actual wait to Rey, 25). Most of the rides looked good to great, but service has absolutely cratered. Disney employees aren't paid enough to care, so they don't. All sorts of behavior you'd never see even six or seven years ago.
One gets the sense their new priority is to protect the company and its optimal profits, not facilitate a positive guest experience. No one is empowered to make a guest's day better or right a wrong since the little magic touches are now paywalled.
A good example is our River Belle Terrace dinner. We made a reservation for 7pm but were not interested in the Fantasmic dining package. We checked in for our reservation at 6:50pm and assumed we'd wait about 15 minutes, as they appeared busy. We were not called and subsequently seated until 7:30pm, and that was only after I inquired with the host stand twice. Both times, they acted annoyed I was asking and insinuated their priority was on seating Fantasmic dining guests on the patio. So, apparently, our time didn't matter because we didn't pay extra. Once finally inside, the food was mediocre for the outrageous prices, and service was substandard, at best. Ended the otherwise very good day on a sour note.
I would highly recommend only eating at Disneyland's most premiere restaurants at this point -- Carthay (we did the pre fixe lunch, which was excellent), Lamplight Lounge, and some of the hotel restaurants like Napa Rose. The full-service offerings in-park have fallen off a cliff.
Additionally, the concern about declining reliability anecdotally seems very true. I've never seen more rides suffering breakdowns.