We first visited Colonial Williamsburg 35 years ago with our sons and it was an amazing, vibrant, interactive experience. We visited this year with two of our grandsons, hoping for a similar experience. We were extremely disappointed. The living history trades people were knowledgeable and interesting. The problem was there were so few of them and they were far and few between with many of the buildings closed. They were out numbered by shops, many selling the same overpriced, cheaply made reproductions of items from the period. The restaurants offered overpriced, dry hamburgers for $16 and chicken fingers, $4.00 for a 12 oz pop and $8.00 for a beer. An over abundance of Grocery stores sold ice cream, candy, pop and water. They made it difficult to refill water bottles as there were only water fountains and no spigots. Way over priced and commercialized. We were very disappointed.