DCLcruiser
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The Boat House construction at Disney Springs The Landing
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asianway
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Patty?
Nubs70
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Is that $100 for 3 guests or $100 per guest?
$100 for the boat, which seats 3. So the $100 will cover all 3.
I would agree. It won't suit everyone, but then this is not a high capacity ride.
danlb_2000
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So $33 a person, that's not un-reasonable.
Nubs70
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Seems like the contribution margin will be relatively high. However, the low volume capacity will not make it a huge money maker.
This is an attraction that would be well served to offer as free to resort guests and AP's. If the operating costs are divided up and rolled into room cost, the individual increase in room price would be minimal and serve as tool to lure guests to DTD and encourage the guest to spend money on even higher net margin offerings.
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Disneyhead'71
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Not to be a Duster or nothin' but I bet these old cars are a titch high maintenance as well.
Nubs70
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Very well may be. But if routine preventative maintenance is performed, major maintenance will be mitigated.
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flynnibus
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Except.. when it's not three.. it's more
Dunno... $30+/head is kind of steep on the experience scale... especially given the duration and lack of personal involvement. Visiting the Space Needle last month was $21/head.. but it was also a heck of a lot more than a 20 min boat ride. For reference, the Empire State Building, to see both levels, was basically $52/head.To me those are prices you 'do it once' to see the unique thing... and not something you do each time you goto the area, or you do just for your evening entertainment. Maybe Disney is pricing it out to be more like a boutique experience and less about general recreation.
Counter point... the price per head is on par with the personal boat rentals on Bay Lake.
Maybe this is why we never do the boat rentals anymore?
flynnibus
Premium Member
Regardless.. units not designed for high endurance or high # of hours.. being asked to do so.. not always the best formula.
Nubs70
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This is why I say mitigated and not eliminated. Even though failures may not be catastrophic, many minor failures can still be extremely expensive.
CentralFLlife
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If it were operated by Disney then yes I could see it as being heavily discounted to guests and AP's, but since its operated by Gibson's there is no reason to. It doesn't matter to Gibson's where the guests come from, as long as they show up.
CentralFLlife
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I remember reading that they modernized the mechanics and upgraded some components of the amphicars. Im sure they beefed them up a bit mechanically so they can handle it.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Dunno - this has got 'swan boats' written all over it IMO. Something tried and then quickly moving onto yesterland...
Disneyhead'71
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Particularly when they are 50 years old when they are pushed into commercial use..
danlb_2000
Premium Member
I have a feeling you are right.
mm121
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well unlike the swan boats since this is a paid experience, it will be easy to quantify if it runs at a profit or runs at a loss.
and even if it runs at a slight loss they would probably keep operating it as it is part of the ambiance.
though if no one rides them then they wont be but despite the pricing and lack of ability to drive them, i'm sure there are people out there with cash to burn
mm121
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if you saw the condition of these before they redid them they were a mess.
theyve been completely redone, i doubt much of the original mechanics is left at all.