Something tossed around in Disney circles a lot is the idea that parks are really a “menu” where you tour with your preferences…
That’s not accurate…they operate on the mass model…which means all policies are formulated with a focus on maximum yield…
If things get accepted that are terrible for the consumers…rest assured they will be intent on homogenizing them.
In this instance…they are using line “skips” as a revenue source to account for their other products that are not doing as well…if we cut the crap. Lightly attended parks…empty food venues…crap retail…
All of those things would become worse.
That doesn’t mean an a la carte pricing system won’t be necessary at some point…but it’s really isn’t right now. That lighting lane revenue is a crutch for bad management to avoid doing the hard things: strengthening the parks. They’ve been overall stagnant for about 20 years…which is just how funny math can be
I am ultra critical cause I just “hate” parks…of course…it’s not that I don’t want to see the day come where they are in serious bad shape.
I treat this current crop of Disney management like I treat the electorate. I won’t assume they’re smart because they repeatedly prove they are in fact dumb.
Armchair philosophy on a Saturday.