Walt d
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News 2018 ticket price increases
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
The problem with increases is not that they are "that bad" once or even Twice a year...
In the aggregate...however...they are drastic over a 10-15 year period
21stamps
Well-Known Member
I think once per year increases can be expected and are probably needed.
But do realize that there are people online who like to compare everything to a decade ago.,
I can't afford $119 million! I'm gonna have to figure out a way to pretend I'm a child again with these prices. They've really lost their mind!
The good news is it sounds like only ~5000 people in America can even go during this period anymore, so the parks definitely shouldn't be too busy.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
The kid “discounts” are legitimately offensive. Just make the tickets one price at this point.
Glasgow
Well-Known Member
Most people think the ever increasing costs are the issue - I don't fully agree. Sure, we all want to pay less but the truly abysmal truth is that prices have gone up at alarming, record rates with nominal increases in capacity or even changes in content. To me, that's the most depressing part - the lack of value compared to prior years, not the cost.
mikejs78
Premium Member
Yet people keep coming in record numbers. Apparently people still see value at the prices WDW charges.
You can't simply dismiss out-of-hand those comparing ticket prices from a decade ago to now. Comparing ticket prices between now and a decade ago provides context. So, comparing shorter term, then:
1-day ticket from 2013: $90
1-day ticket, regular now: $119
A $29 (32.3%) increase
7-day park hopper from 2013: $368
7-day park hopper now: $490
A $122 (33.1%) increase
Annual pass from 2013: $609
Platinum annual pass now: $849
A $240 (39.4%) increase
Remember, these prices are post-opening of the Fantasyland expansion. What has been added in the past 5 years to justify anything close to that kind of price increase? Pandora is not said justification, nor is what's being built currently.
To provide some additional context - Since Iger took over as CEO:
Single day ticket prices have now risen 90.8%
7-day park hopper prices have now risen 119.7%
Annual pass prices have now risen 114.9%
Think about that for a moment - In 12+ years, single day ticket prices have almost doubled, and several other popular ticket options have more than doubled. And that 12 year time span includes a 19-month economic recession in the US and the fallout from it.
Lobsters don't notice the increase in temperature in the pot of water their sitting in if it's brought up over time, either.
As much as it may pain many to think this way, I think @ford91exploder has a point - Iger and Co. are literally cashing in on decades of WDW goodwill. Have they been successful in conditioning guests to simply accept this new level of park experience (more crowded parks, longer lines for rides, higher prices for tickets and rooms) as normal or are people still thinking that things are the same as they've always been and haven't yet realized how high prices have gotten, or how crowded the parks are getting throughout the year?
I guess this is what you get when you put bean counters and merchandising specialists in charge of Parks & Resorts. As I've said in a previous post, if they truly wanted to "thin the herd" in the parks, so to speak, they'd really spike prices. Their actions show no desire to do that.
bhg469
Well-Known Member
They see value or are they addicted to the product? I think a lot of column B and a little of column A. For the life of me, I cannot see going there every year, especially with the product of the last 10-15 years.
durangojim
Well-Known Member
Why?
matt9112
Well-Known Member
makes sense it's meant to be a benefit not some kind of retirement.
21stamps
Well-Known Member
Ok. So, given the popularity of Disney today, not 3, or 5, or 10, or any number of years ago... do you think prices should be lower?
matt9112
Well-Known Member
You just happen to be planing a vacation that isn't taking advantage of what I see as the value of uni. universals top tier resorts are (by most accounts better than Disney) but not much cheaper however that unlimited express pass arguably could be worth a few c notes a day depending on the guest. With that said as already mentioned universals value is with the AP structure and cabana bay as well as soon to be adventura. cabana bay is better than anything Disney has at the price point period. furthermore the annual pass structure is FAR better than Disney even if more expensive per park on paper. (2 vs 4) the perk structure is the devil in the details. For real world example my universal passes have no block out dates as well as free parking and discounts ect for less than my Disney silver passes (with lots of block outs)
if you don't care about the express pass that much like you claim I would say go to cabana bay save serous cash and stay in something nice and still get early access for potter and you will still ride everything no issue in two days without express pass.
21stamps
Well-Known Member
Because obviously people would rather have no discount rather than some discount.
Makes perfect sense.
matt9112
Well-Known Member
I often wonder why....takes up extra space on that board....it's a tiny amount of price difference. seems like an easy way to increase guest profit ever so slightly. so once you pay more and get into MK you can see how wonderful demand based staffing is. love getting turned away fro resturaunts with empty tables.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
Because it’s a 5% difference. It’s comical. They are charging essentially the same price for a 3 year old as a 30 year old. Just remove the “essentially” and replace it with actually. At least then they aren’t pretending to offer a discount for kids.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Most normal people think that Todays Disney is the same as it was when they were kids. It's only here and other places where hard core Disney fans gather that we know that the value today is much less than it was 20 years ago.
One trip is usually enough to fix this misapprehension with the crowding and 'less than magical' CM's
mikejs78
Premium Member
Or.maybe, just maybe, the product was undervalued 10 years ago. In my area we have a local amusement park with mostly midway type rides with an admission of $45 per person. Now, with a one-day Disney ticket being $119 - is the value I get from a day at any of the Disney parks comparable to the midway park seem to line up with the price difference? In my case, absolutely. The types of attractions, themeing, and dining Disney does is worth quite a bit more to me than the basic midway amusement park. To call anyone who goes to Disney and decides that the money is worth it a lobster or not understanding the value they get is rather insulting and divorced from reality. If that were the case people wouldn't come back. But they do. Again and again. The value is worth the price for many even if it isn't for you.