DisneyFans4Life
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Curious...where are all the folks chiming in that Disney is all so horrible and overpriced and only out to make a buck??
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Why Do People Struggle So Much With Snack Prices?
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Rescue Ranger
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Their food and prices are not as bad as they could be. As for water, no one should complain because any counter will offer you free water if you ask. Never have I been turned away. Plus there are fountains too.
Excellent point. It's a great model for Disney but it's also deceptive for people.
When you're getting hit with several different expenses to an array of vendors, you tend to forget the total. When every single transaction goes to Disney, it's that "Mickey is Counting Our Money" mentality.
I've made that argument in the past. Go anywhere on vacation and total up every cost, then weigh it with activity and you'll see Disney isn't bad value at all. They just get ALL the money.
No one is saying poor Disney. We are just saying $3 water and high margin snacks are par for the course and not just Disney. People really seem to feel ripped off and I just can't see why they focus on it so much.
DisneyFans4Life
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Hold on a sec...wasn't there a thread a while back about how poor the quality of water coming from the fountains is lol? I guess some are too good to drink fountain water, but not good enough to shell out $3 for bottled water.
YozhikRoth
Active Member
It's not just Disney, at a Mets game this weekend, i noted the comparison of Shake Shack prices vs. my local Shake Shack
Burgers: $10.50 vs. $8.09 (30% markup)
Fries: $5.75 vs. $2.99 (92% markup)
Shakes: $6.75 vs. $5.29 (28% markup)
And you know what? There was still a 45 minute line.
Burgers: $10.50 vs. $8.09 (30% markup)
Fries: $5.75 vs. $2.99 (92% markup)
Shakes: $6.75 vs. $5.29 (28% markup)
And you know what? There was still a 45 minute line.
Pumbas Nakasak
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Its not the content...........
you are the first to squeal like a pig when someone posts anything about your beloved corporation, yet you expect double standard when you make your wee fan boy posts and someone posts a counter point. Wallop out come your victim card, oh nasty poster dont jab me, its a one way street dontcha know. . .
Voice of reason? Oh if one was chocolate one would eat ones self.
Dead2009
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ShoalFox
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- In the Parks
- Yes
Definitely not on these forums. Despite our discussions, some of us actually LIKE Disney!
And yes, the prices are so high because where else are you going to get a bottle of water and Mickey shaped ice cream when you're smack-dab in the middle of Tomorrowland?
Mickey5150
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Paying $1.25 for a bottle of water is too much when you can drink out of the fountains for free.
DisneyFans4Life
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It's a bit harder to do at MK, but at Epcot and Hollywood Studios you can walk in to Electric Umbrella or Backlot Express and refill any cups/bottles you may bring in with ice and water. And if you're feeling up to being dishonest...Coke and Tea.
Everytime we go to these parks we fill up our Tervis' with water and ice multiple times a day...for free!!
Everytime we go to these parks we fill up our Tervis' with water and ice multiple times a day...for free!!
danyoung56
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I'll take a swallow out of a fountain to wet my whistle, but it's really pretty awful (and most times warm!). That $3 bottle of Dasani water is ice cold, tastes great, and is portable. Totally worth the $3 IMO.
And I'm not big on the option to get a free cup of ice water from a food kiosk. There are usually lines, and I'd have to wait in line just to get a CM to basically do me a favor. I'd rather just walk up to one of the big tubs and pull a bottle of water, even though I have to pay for it.
YozhikRoth
Active Member
This is not a Disney gripe but a Coke gripe, as Dasani is nothing more than purified tap water. It gives me the heebie jeebies when I see people buy cases of (clearly labeled) purified water instead of spring water......
DfromATX
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Can you go to any drink station to get the free water and ice? Just bring your own bottle/cup?
slappy magoo
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The weather is another thing to consider about the rationale behind griping. Being uncomfortable can bring out the jerkwad in just about anyone, from being too hot or too cold or too wet in a rainstorm, not to mention too sleepy, too hungry, too thirsty, too overstimulated, too sore, too injured, whatever. You're out of your comfort zone, everything that annoys you is added to that giant pile of suck. Things you could shrug off in certain circumstances (I'm at work, I'm hungry, but I know I can take a break once this project is done) become unbearable in others (I'm at work, I'm hungry, this project has no end in sight, I'm getting phone calls about a prior project that now needs revisions, my wife is calling about a bill she forgot to pay, I know I'll be working late and have to take a 90+minute local train home, someone slammed a door on my hand by accident THAT hurt, I just realized I forgot to put on anti-perspirant so now I'm self-conscious but I can't take the time to run across to the CVS let alone stop for 20 minutes to eat a sandwich, CAN I EAT MY LUNCH BEFORE IT'S F***ING DINNER TIME?)
None of this has anything to do with the poor CM who winds up bearing the brunt of your crankiness because they're the ones with the water or the snack or the souvenir you or someone in your party want. And a lot of people feel completely justified in being cranky at the time, only to look back later and go "yeesh, I was a major yutz." But it happens. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the conditioning/training CMs go through is a Good Will Hunting-esque "it's not your fault" seminar, where they learn how to accept hostility they had no responsibility creating.
danyoung56
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I've seen this before, and I don't care. For me Dasani tastes better than any other water out there. I don't care if it's from a tap or from a spring, as long as it tastes like fresh water.