News Park specific pricing will join date based pricing for single day Disney World park tickets

[monothingie]

As Yogi Berra said, "nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded"

Undeniable truth of Disney Parks Rule Number 1 : The parks have always been and will continue to be over crowded.

Undeniable truth of Disney Parks Rule Number 2 : You are being lied to when you are told that price increases will mean a better guest experience. Just like Genie + was designed to create a better guest experience.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

If it shrunk then it would no longer be a half gallon.

It's related to inflation ... Under time-value-of ice cream a half gallon today is less than in the past

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Undeniable truth of Disney Parks Rule Number 1 : The parks have always been and will continue to be over crowded.

Undeniable truth of Disney Parks Rule Number 2 : You are being lied to when you are told that price increases will mean a better guest experience. Just like Genie + was designed to create a better guest experience.

Park reservations too

So between cost increases, Genie+, and park reservations there is no reason to not have a magical time!

 

[monothingie]

So between cost increases, Genie+, and park reservations there is no reason to not have a magical time!

It's not mutually exclusive. I don't think it was ever a question of not having a good time. I mean most people going to Disney should probably know what they're getting themselves into right? It should not be a shock to anyone that it's expensive and crowded.

The problem arises after the guests have left and decide that they'd much rather do something else next year....or tell their friends and family that they should visit other places...etc.

Any Disney guest retention people want to chime in?

 

[UNCgolf]

(Whispers) variable pricing per chosen park incentivizes them to keep the 2pm requirement for park hopping…

Do they sell park hoppers for one day tickets? If so, they could always remove the option.

 

[mysto]

Any Disney guest retention people want to chime in?

Am I missing out on a dungeon!? Maybe if I climb on the animatronics they will reveal it to me. Guest retention means chaining people up right? Is DVC a euphemism for dungeon and it's been right in front of me all along?

 

[BobPar]

You'll need to refer to page 273 paragraph 3 subsection A of the easy to use and reference 1500 Page Walt Disney World Ticketing Manual to find the answer.

Like the scene from Back to School

 

[HauntedPirate]

Do they sell park hoppers for one day tickets? If so, they could always remove the option.

I believe that is an option, yes.

 

[Ayla]

Do they sell park hoppers for one day tickets? If so, they could always remove the option.

Yes.

 

[brettf22]

Next year they will keep the prices the same, but will simply make it the price for a half day admission. First group goes from 8am-3pm and Second group is there from 3pm-10pm at $189 a pop.

They already do this. They are just euphemistically called “parties” and “after hours events.”

 

[hsisthebest]

At this point, there should be sociology majors studying the behaviors of people who would pay these prices for such a crowded and hot vacation. We went to DL this past summer- it was so much more laid back and the crowds started and finished small every day. I'm planning on a trip to DL Paris in 2024- I can fly my family of 6 there and back, spend 2 days in each park, and spend a week touring France for the same or less than a trip to WDW. I haven't been to Orlando since 2018 and don't see that changing any time soon.

 

[SteveAZee]

Next year they will keep the prices the same, but will simply make it the price for a half day admission. First group goes from 8am-3pm and Second group is there from 3pm-10pm at $189 a pop. Want to go all day? We’ll cut you a deal for an all day pass for only $299. That’s a 20% savings!

Then they will sell a park hopper to hop into the same park you're currently in.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

It's not mutually exclusive. I don't think it was ever a question of not having a good time. I mean most people going to Disney should probably know what they're getting themselves into right? It should not be a shock to anyone that it's expensive and crowded.

The problem arises after the guests have left and decide that they'd much rather do something else next year....or tell their friends and family that they should visit other places...etc.

Any Disney guest retention people want to chime in?

Oh absolutely - people can have a good time.

The issue (at least for me) is when people like Chapek present the Park Reservations as a reason why the guest experience is improved, excellent vs an excellent time in spite of it

 

[Br0ckford]

Then they will sell a park hopper to hop into the same park you're currently in.

Don't give paycheck any ideas

 

[Chi84]

It's not mutually exclusive. I don't think it was ever a question of not having a good time. I mean most people going to Disney should probably know what they're getting themselves into right? It should not be a shock to anyone that it's expensive and crowded.

The problem arises after the guests have left and decide that they'd much rather do something else next year....or tell their friends and family that they should visit other places...etc.

Any Disney guest retention people want to chime in?

I'm going back, but telling my friends and family to go other places.

 

[EPCOT-O.G.]

Do they sell park hoppers for one day tickets? If so, they could always remove the option.

They do, and have said the park hoppers will have variable prices as well.

If I wasn't clear, with the variable pricing for parks, it makes no sense to not keep the 2pm restriction. Otherwise, you'd incentivize a bunch of people to pay to go to the cheaper park and immediately park hop (to save a bunch per ticket in doing so)

 

[UNCgolf]

They do, and have said the park hoppers will have variable prices as well.

If I wasn't clear, with the variable pricing for parks, it makes no sense to not keep the 2pm restriction. Otherwise, you'd incentivize a bunch of people to pay to go to the cheaper park and immediately park hop (to save a bunch per ticket in doing so)

That's why I was suggesting they could eliminate the park hopper option on one day tickets and then the hopping restriction wouldn't be an issue -- I'm assuming those one day tickets are the only ones with variable pricing, unless they're completely overhauling everything about package vacations (which is possible).

 

[MrPromey]

If it shrunk then it would no longer be a half gallon.

Correct and it's not:

Breyers Ice Cream, Natural Vanilla | Publix Super Markets

See those specks in your Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream? Those are specks from real vanilla beans. That heavenly, rich vanilla flavor in our real vanilla ice cream comes from those same vanilla...

www.publix.com

Same shape. Different Size.

I'll let you figure out how many quarts are in a half gallon to determine how much less you're getting these days.


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[Ayla]

Correct and it's not:

Breyers Ice Cream, Natural Vanilla | Publix Super Markets

See those specks in your Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream? Those are specks from real vanilla beans. That heavenly, rich vanilla flavor in our real vanilla ice cream comes from those same vanilla...

www.publix.com

Same shape. Different Size.

I'll let you figure out how many quarts are in a half gallon to determine how much less you're getting these days.


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For those that can't see the size on the container, it's 1.5 quarts. I have a Breyers container in our freezer and checked the size.

 

[drizgirl]

Correct and it's not:

Breyers Ice Cream, Natural Vanilla | Publix Super Markets

See those specks in your Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream? Those are specks from real vanilla beans. That heavenly, rich vanilla flavor in our real vanilla ice cream comes from those same vanilla...

www.publix.com

Same shape. Different Size.

I'll let you figure out how many quarts are in a half gallon to determine how much less you're getting these days.


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Christine McCarthy probably had something to do with it. She says your waistline will thank you.