WDW announces ticket price increases
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From: Lisa Cubbon on 10 Aug 2010 15:26 On 8/10/2010 3:11 PM, Rudeney wrote: > On 8/10/2010 1:27 PM, Lisa Cubbon wrote: >> >> And speaking of business trips, I have one Aug 22- 25th guess where? >> OK, I will tell you. Orlando so we are spending a few nights at WDW. > > Dang it! This is the first time in a long time that I've not been able > to make it WDW at least once a year! I was hoping to be at a conference > in Orlando in September, but I had a conflict with another conference in > Las Vegas and that one was more important (for business, at least). The > crazy thing is that a month later, I have *another* conference right > back in Las Vegas! I don't really mind going to Las Vegas, but I'd > rather be going to WDW! > OK, I will think about you while I am there. Maybe that will help. Lisa
From: Rudeney on 10 Aug 2010 15:50 On 8/10/2010 2:26 PM, Lisa Cubbon wrote: > On 8/10/2010 3:11 PM, Rudeney wrote: >> On 8/10/2010 1:27 PM, Lisa Cubbon wrote: >>> >>> And speaking of business trips, I have one Aug 22- 25th guess where? >>> OK, I will tell you. Orlando so we are spending a few nights at WDW. >> >> Dang it! This is the first time in a long time that I've not been able >> to make it WDW at least once a year! I was hoping to be at a conference >> in Orlando in September, but I had a conflict with another conference in >> Las Vegas and that one was more important (for business, at least). The >> crazy thing is that a month later, I have *another* conference right >> back in Las Vegas! I don't really mind going to Las Vegas, but I'd >> rather be going to WDW! >> > OK, I will think about you while I am there. Maybe that will help. That makes it so much better! :-P -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: Lisa Cubbon on 10 Aug 2010 16:05 On 8/10/2010 3:50 PM, Rudeney wrote: > On 8/10/2010 2:26 PM, Lisa Cubbon wrote: >> On 8/10/2010 3:11 PM, Rudeney wrote: >>> On 8/10/2010 1:27 PM, Lisa Cubbon wrote: >>>> >>>> And speaking of business trips, I have one Aug 22- 25th guess where? >>>> OK, I will tell you. Orlando so we are spending a few nights at WDW. >>> >>> Dang it! This is the first time in a long time that I've not been able >>> to make it WDW at least once a year! I was hoping to be at a conference >>> in Orlando in September, but I had a conflict with another conference in >>> Las Vegas and that one was more important (for business, at least). The >>> crazy thing is that a month later, I have *another* conference right >>> back in Las Vegas! I don't really mind going to Las Vegas, but I'd >>> rather be going to WDW! >>> >> OK, I will think about you while I am there. Maybe that will help. > > That makes it so much better! :-P > You are welcome. I knew it would help. Lisa
From: Caren on 10 Aug 2010 19:30 On Aug 5, 9:33 am, Keane <ke...(a)keanespics.com> wrote: > Right on schedule. > > http://www.examiner.com/x-40218-Fresno-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2010m8d4... > > I've already got my AP voucher... :-) > > Saved myself a whole $10. (That 1.6%!) > Disney ticket prices have historically risen faster than the rate of inflation. I remember that the first time we went to Disney World in 1977 we paid $8.00 for tickets that included a few coupons good for rides--I forget how many rides, but we didn't need to buy more. If you plug that into an inflation calculator, you get $28.77. Admittedly there are more parks now, but you can still only do one park at a time. -- Caren TDC Queen of Adventureland
From: BigBob on 10 Aug 2010 21:10
Disney Earnings Are Better Than Expected http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/business/media/11disney.html?hpw BUT... "But results for Disneys theme parks closely watched as a barometer of the broader economy were mixed as consumers reacted to price increases, adding to worries about a turnaround in consumer spending." "Similarly in flux is Disneys theme park division. Operating income dipped 8 percent, to $477 million, during the quarter, a result of lower attendance and hotel occupancy as Disney cut back on the steep discounts it put in place during the peak of the downturn. Hotel room occupancy at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., for instance, dropped eight percentage points. On the positive side, per capita guest spending was up by a small percentage and future bookings have not fallen off sharply." SO... Theme park attendance and hotel occupancy are down, but you still can't get a dining reservation, attraction wait times are enormous and discounted rooms are hard to come by. NOTE: The August, 2010 ticket-price increases have *nothing* to do with the statistics cited in the article. |