Tikiman is passing along a rumor that boat rentals at all resorts won’t be coming back.
It’s funny that you frame this as a cost cut. This was a service guests paid for. If the rentals were profitable then it wouldn’t exactly be a cost cut. And if they were not profitable then they really shouldn’t come back in their previous form.This would be the most pathetic cost cut to top all pathetic cost cuts. They have MULTIPLE. PRIVATE. LAKES. Use them to their fullest potential.
Not more "Disney Diminished". That is my term for all the cuts that may never come back. What drugs are these people doing?
It’s funny that you frame this as a cost cut. This was a service guests paid for. If the rentals were profitable then it wouldn’t exactly be a cost cut. And if they were not profitable then they really shouldn’t come back in their previous form.
Maybe not with insurance.This has been happening for a long time now, gradually being removed. I’m interested in the reason, as it would seem like it would be profitable.
Honestly - if they ARE going to have fewer boats on the lake they should bring back the Junk that docked at the Polynesian and make it a floating lounge. They should do SOMETHING with all that area to enhance the awe and wonder of the lake...I bet you can still rent the GF yacht and book a fishing trip
They have three big ferry boats they could make floating party islands at night but people keep falling off when they over imbibe. Bad show to have an unannounced water ride.Honestly - if they ARE going to have fewer boats on the lake they should bring back the Junk that docked at the Polynesian and make it a floating lounge. They should do SOMETHING with all that area to enhance the awe and wonder of the lake...
Yes, guests paid for them and guests we'll make them profitable but when Disney keeps jacking up the prices beyond what's reasonable then demand will fall off and they will no longer become profitable. Me and my son have stopped renting the water sprites because the price went up too high for us. This is a reoccurring problem, Disney keeps upping the prices on everything to make more money but then they reach a point, a tipping point, where the increased price no longer interests people and then the item becomes unprofitable and then is removed. At some point Disney will be bare of any extra add on items because the price will be too high for anyone to pay for. Basically Disney needs a price reset on a lot of items.It’s funny that you frame this as a cost cut. This was a service guests paid for. If the rentals were profitable then it wouldn’t exactly be a cost cut. And if they were not profitable then they really shouldn’t come back in their previous form.
A sensible person would see demand fall after a price hike, wait a bit to see if demand returns, and if it doesn't, lower the price and see if that fixes the problem. If it doesn't, then you know it's a lack of demand issue, not a pricing issue.Yes, guests paid for them and guests we'll make them profitable but when Disney keeps jacking up the prices beyond what's reasonable then demand will fall off and they will no longer become profitable. Me and my son have stopped renting the water sprites because the price went up too high for us. This is a reoccurring problem, Disney keeps upping the prices on everything to make more money but then they reach a point, a tipping point, where the increased price no longer interests people and then the item becomes unprofitable and then is removed. At some point Disney will be bare of any extra add on items because the price will be too high for anyone to pay for. Basically Disney needs a price reset on a lot of items.
You're right, that's what most sensible businesses would do. The key word is sensible. I firmly believe that corporate Burbank tells Disney world we need profits up by 5% and then team Orlando raises everything up to get their 5% profit, but along the way they lose sales due to higher prices and do not generate the profit they had in mind which then causes them to raise a little bit more to finally hit their threshold. I think it's a case of no one in management wanting to make a name for themselves, in a negative way, by saying we are deliberately raising our prices too high and that's affecting our overall profitability. If we lowered the prices, while we would make less on each item, we would sell a lot more and would more than make up the per item lost profit. My economics classes in college all hammered that in to me. I really think it's a case of Orlando management not wanting to go out on the limb and say that we've hit a threshold and can't go any higher.A sensible person would see demand fall after a price hike, wait a bit to see if demand returns, and if it doesn't, lower the price and see if that fixes the problem. If it doesn't, then you know it's a lack of demand issue, not a pricing issue.
Which is exactly what we are seeingCutting literally everything that's not profitable would turn Disney into a relatively bare bones experience compared to its peak.
I HAVE gone out on a limb...but in a small-ish company that was run by a guy who loved to micromanage...not a huge conglomerate. I've never held back where I thought we could improve with my bosses/company owners.You're right, that's what most sensible businesses would do. The key word is sensible. I firmly believe that corporate Burbank tells Disney world we need profits up by 5% and then team Orlando raises everything up to get their 5% profit, but along the way they lose sales due to higher prices and do not generate the profit they had in mind which then causes them to raise a little bit more to finally hit their threshold. I think it's a case of no one in management wanting to make a name for themselves, in a negative way, by saying we are deliberately raising our prices too high and that's affecting our overall profitability. If we lowered the prices, while we would make less on each item, we would sell a lot more and would more than make up the per item lost profit. My economics classes in college all hammered that in to me. I really think it's a case of Orlando management not wanting to go out on the limb and say that we've hit a threshold and can't go any higher.
How would you like to be the manager to stick out your neck and say that our prices are too high and if we lower them we could make more money overall. Economics says yes but if for some reason it doesn't work you're on unemployment.
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