WDW announces ticket price increases
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From: Lisa Cubbon on 10 Aug 2010 07:46 On 8/9/2010 9:26 PM, Brian wrote: > On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:57:36 -0500, Keane<keane(a)keanespics.com> > wrote: > > >> Nonsense. You just do like I do, and don't unpack. Heh. >> >> Keane > > My wife often just works out of her suitcase but it drives me crazy to > do so for more than one or two days. I work out of my suitcase for short trips. For longer ones, I will unpack. Lisa
From: Rudeney on 10 Aug 2010 11:40 On 8/6/2010 2:40 PM, Lilith wrote: > On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 19:11:31 +0000 (UTC), Alpha<notreal(a)verizon.net> > wrote: > >> >> 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. I am an economist (well, at least I have a degree in economics) and it does not appear to have been too "counter-productive" since rooms are filled. What they have done is to make it appear that they have lowered prices. This has been done by charging extra for non-expiring and hopper passes, and by jacking up the cash price for food then selling the "meal plans". On top of that, they have reduced the level of service. All in all, a WDW vacation today is more expensive than it was in years past, but it doesn't seem that way because of the manipulations of the numbers. -- - 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: Rudeney on 10 Aug 2010 11:44 On 8/8/2010 10:02 PM, Lilith wrote: >>>>> Though I've stayed on site once >>>>> it was a major hassle that I seriously don't want to go through again. > > The stay was towards the end of May with a little overlap with > Memorial Day. I was adjunct teaching at the time and was somewhat > constrained to going after classes were over in mid May. I'd estimate > that this was about 15 years ago but a precise year I don't recall. > Maybe they did things differently back then or maybe there weren't > enough resorts for the demand and it complicated the process. And > there was that rather longish wait on the phone to a non-800 number. Yes, there were fewer resorts back then and this was a very busy time for WDW. I recall around that time trying to get a reservation over six months in advance and there was nothing available. A travel agent friend of mine did finally get us something, but not for all the days we wanted. -- - 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: Rudeney on 10 Aug 2010 11:49 On 8/9/2010 12:10 PM, Alpha wrote: > > Yes, there will always be people who have a Pavlovian response to the > word "free". And back in the pre-free dining days, there were always > people who booked a package, even though you could buy the elements of > it yourself more cheaply. Free dining in its original incarnation was > so popular because it was a slam-dunk on the cost-benefit analysis. > People crunched the numbers, blinked their eyes, and couldn't believe > Disney was offering it. But the more restrictions Disney adds to free > dining, and the less value in the benefits of the offer, the more people > will take a look and then decide to pass, just as they did with standard > packages in years past. Also, the "value" is based on comparing its cost to the cash price of food. People forget that the cash price is so ridiculously inflated that the meal plan seems like a good value. It's kind of like saying you got a good deal on that $500 dress because it was 50% off and you paid only $250, but then not realizing that you can get the same thing down the road for $100. -- - 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: Rudeney on 10 Aug 2010 12:03
On 8/10/2010 6:46 AM, Lisa Cubbon wrote: > On 8/9/2010 9:26 PM, Brian wrote: >> On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:57:36 -0500, Keane<keane(a)keanespics.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>> Nonsense. You just do like I do, and don't unpack. Heh. >>> >>> Keane >> >> My wife often just works out of her suitcase but it drives me crazy to >> do so for more than one or two days. > I work out of my suitcase for short trips. For longer ones, I will unpack. If I stay in the same place for more than one night, I unpack. At least my hanging clothes. I may leave socks and under-clothing in the suitcase unless it's a three night stay. -- - 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 |