WDW announces ticket price increases
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From: Alpha on 6 Aug 2010 15:11 Keane says: > Right on schedule. > > http://www.examiner.com/x-40218-Fresno-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2010m8d4-D > isneyland-and-Walt-Disney-World-to-raise-admission-prices > > I've already got my AP voucher... :-) > > Saved myself a whole $10. (That 1.6%!) > > Keane I was wondering whether they would increase prices this year, considering the economic doldrums. We planned to buy our 10-day allthebellsandwhistles passes before August, just in case. I wonder if Disney is still planning to end discounts in 2011. The quote from the CFO was that Disney would "no longer widely offer the deep discounts..." It seems like people heard an emphasis on "no longer offer deep discounts", when maybe we should be hearing an emphasis on the "widely" part. Could it be that Disney will offer targeted discounts rather than discounts to the general public? Perhaps DVC members, annual passholders, Disney Visa cardholders, and/or D23 members will benefit. Maybe there will be a return to postcard or PIN offers. -- Alpha
From: Brad Bishop on 6 Aug 2010 15:38 I kind of look at this as a good sign. The OP indicated how crowded the parks were much to his dismay. The way you fix that is by increasing prices. Increasing the prices gets fewer people in the parks and keeps your revenues up while keeping the remaining guests happy. Yes, it sucks if you're on the lower end and it becomes too much - that's the way the market works, though. I have an AP and I'll make the call about a year from now on what to do. I may renew or I may say, "Yeah, it's getting too pricy.." but the last few times I've been there this year I've thought, "This really is getting too crowded..." - to the point where I was thinking about not renewing based on that. The other thing that strikes me odd: Don't the increase prices almost every year at this time, anyway?
From: Lilith on 6 Aug 2010 15:40 On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 19:11:31 +0000 (UTC), Alpha <notreal(a)verizon.net> wrote: >Keane says: > >> Right on schedule. >> >> http://www.examiner.com/x-40218-Fresno-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2010m8d4-D >> isneyland-and-Walt-Disney-World-to-raise-admission-prices >> >> I've already got my AP voucher... :-) >> >> Saved myself a whole $10. (That 1.6%!) >> >> Keane > >I was wondering whether they would increase prices this year, considering >the economic doldrums. We planned to buy our 10-day allthebellsandwhistles >passes before August, just in case. > >I wonder if Disney is still planning to end discounts in 2011. The quote >from the CFO was that Disney would "no longer widely offer the deep >discounts..." It seems like people heard an emphasis on "no longer offer >deep discounts", when maybe we should be hearing an emphasis on the >"widely" part. Could it be that Disney will offer targeted discounts >rather than discounts to the general public? Perhaps DVC members, annual >passholders, Disney Visa cardholders, and/or D23 members will benefit. >Maybe there will be a return to postcard or PIN offers. I'm no economist but this seems rather counter productive and counter intuitive. Bad economy, hold onto your income. Go to Disney? Not if it's costing me that much more. Higher prices mean fewer visitors. Will those increased prices against the remaining loyals be enough to increase the bottom line? Big gamble. -- Lilith
From: BigBob on 6 Aug 2010 16:53 ^ Just to clarify my post... The increase in the cost of an FL-resident AP ($10 on a pass or a renewal), had zero impact on my decision not to renew. The increase in the cost of everything at WDW, combined with cutbacks and policies (e.g. the dining plans and "free" dining, and their impact) that have greatly impacted *my* enjoyment and value to me, and the decline in manners on display at WDW, does. There are different experiences to be had and perceived at WDW. If you are a family, booking a 5-day or longer MYW package, visit once- a-year or two (maybe even score "free" dining), good for you. Disney wants your business, and has bent the entire system to benefit you (and, at my expense). If you are a local annual passholder, visiting on daily basis, not so much.
From: Raoul on 6 Aug 2010 23:23
On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 15:38:21 -0400, Brad Bishop <bsbnntp(a)charter.net> wrote: ">I kind of look at this as a good sign. > >The OP indicated how crowded the parks were much to his dismay. The way >you fix that is by increasing prices. Increasing the prices gets fewer >people in the parks and keeps your revenues up while keeping the >remaining guests happy. Yes, it sucks if you're on the lower end and it >becomes too much - that's the way the market works,..." Disney has two ways to go, increase prices or reduce overhead. What they seem to be doing is both of those simultaneously. WDW is a premium product at a premium price. But based on a lot of comments here, the perception of Disney as a premium product is showing some wear around the edges. Once that belief takes hold along with one that only the well-to-do can afford a Disney vacation, and they are in some real trouble. |