I have to agree. I've honestly never understood the hype. I do occasionally like a king cake from the Randazzo family but that's more nostalgia for me since I grew up in The Parish and the only king cakes we ever got were from Randazzo's until I was around 18. The rest to me vary from bad to meh.
I freely admit that I'm not a candy or cake person, but I just don't get the obsession with king cakes. Is it just that it's a good excuse to eat a bunch of sweets for month?
I will say that actual French king cakes are very good. But, to the extent I like sweets, I prefer things like Napoleons, pies, and tarts over cake.