That's a good point. I think shittier vs. better is largely a matter of subjective personal preference. And I would kind of agree that they were better before every red cent was squeezed out of the consumer. However, that's speaking to the experience. But in terms of facilities, I think things are better now; paved parking lots over dirt parking lots, padded seats over concrete benches, individual urinals with stall dividers over troughs, etc.... Using Disney as an example (I've never been), I'm sure that the facilities and hardware of the park today are way above where they were decades ago (even if the experience is arguably much worse).

Disneyland definitely had troughs in the men's rooms, even in recently-constructed buildings. I have been to Disneyland nearly every year since 2015.

Also the annual passes, that lots of locals use to make multiple trips per year affordable, have been increasing in price. Disney wants their visitors to spend money, and those who economize using annual passes have proven to be on the whole, not the most advantageous customers.

Yeah, if they were shittier back then it was because, as a country, culturally, we just had worst taste. I mean, TV dinners, polyester ... I could go on.