News Disneyland announces Limited-Time Kids' special ticket offer for early 2024

CaptinEO

CaptinEO

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Never seen Disney tell people to avoid park hopper tickets and to stay at offsite hotels. They also want to remind you to bring your own food to save money. Bookings must be down for Jan-March.

I guess just like Disney World did in Summer, Disneyland needs to bring out offers to hold onto declining business.

Magic Keys I'm guessing will also go up before January.

I think the parks peak from post pandemic travel is long gone and numbers are now declining. Cost of gas and a generally unfavorable economy can't be helping.
 
Consumer

Consumer

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CaptinEO said:

Never seen Disney tell people to avoid park hopper tickets and to stay at offsite hotels. They also want to remind you to bring your own food to save money. Bookings must be down for Jan-March.

I guess just like Disney World did in Summer, Disneyland needs to bring out offers to hold onto declining business.

Magic Keys I'm guessing will also go up before January.

I think the parks peak from post pandemic travel is long gone and numbers are now declining. Cost of gas and a generally unfavorable economy can't be helping.
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Not to mention Disney's recent bad press, a lower quality product, and reliance on childless millennials as their target demographic.
 
truecoat

truecoat

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CaptinEO said:

Never seen Disney tell people to avoid park hopper tickets and to stay at offsite hotels. They also want to remind you to bring your own food to save money. Bookings must be down for Jan-March.

I guess just like Disney World did in Summer, Disneyland needs to bring out offers to hold onto declining business.

Magic Keys I'm guessing will also go up before January.

I think the parks peak from post pandemic travel is long gone and numbers are now declining. Cost of gas and a generally unfavorable economy can't be helping.
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The economy is fine unless you listen to the news.
 
CaptinEO

CaptinEO

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truecoat said:
The economy is fine unless you listen to the news.
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The stock market went down and then flatlined ever since early 2022 (and has not recovered). Inflation is hurting everyone from families to businesses.

The economy hasn't been fine for a year and a half. Look at all the workers needing to strike to get a decent living wage.

None of this screams "fun money for themeparks" to me.
 
smooch

smooch

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tbf the economy wasn't good even before covid, yet economists want us to get back to "pre pandemic levels." there's a reason these strikes are happening, as @CaptinEO pointed out, these conditions have been poor and declining for many many years / decades and people are finally fed up. and seeing one successful labor movement tends to create momentum in other industries and sectors, which is a good thing.
 
CaptinEO

CaptinEO

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smooch said:
tbf the economy wasn't good even before covid, yet economists want us to get back to "pre pandemic levels." there's a reason these strikes are happening, as @CaptinEO pointed out, these conditions have been poor and declining for many many years / decades and people are finally fed up. and seeing one successful labor movement tends to create momentum in other industries and sectors, which is a good thing.
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That's true. In 2019 I kept reading reports on why company's stock values made no sense vs their revenue and profit. Everything was way too overvalued.
 
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Bbeagle

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Marionnette said:
Tell that to my wallet and 401k because they aren't buying what you're selling.
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The economy means different things to different people. I remember being in my 20s, working in the early 2000s. As I was just getting out of college, single and in a new job, I had so much more money than I ever had before. I was loving being able to buy whatever I wanted. The economy was great for me. The 40-50 year olds at the office watched their 401ks drain and hated the economy.
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

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Consumer said:
Not to mention Disney's recent bad press, a lower quality product, and reliance on childless millennials as their target demographic.
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Good point. 2/3 of the DLR ads I get on social media show a group of 20 year olds
or young gay couples. I’m not sure why they re not marketing to families as much anymore? Is this just a reflection of the people that are working at the company/ TDA?

Then of course they should have just kept out of the politics and the culture war going on. They picked a side and went hard. Based off Igers recent interview it sounds like they’ve realized that but who knows?
 
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Marionnette

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Bbeagle said:
The economy means different things to different people. I remember being in my 20s, working in the early 2000s. As I was just getting out of college, single and in a new job, I had so much more money than I ever had before. I was loving being able to buy whatever I wanted. The economy was great for me. The 40-50 year olds at the office watched their 401ks drain and hated the economy.
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What you experienced as a 20-something was not the economy. It was a reflection of your elevated income. I graduated from college in the early 80's. I was making more money than I had ever seen before and it felt great. But we had double-digit inflation and high unemployment. IOW, the economy sucked. Just because I was no longer eating Ramen noodles and wondering how I was going to make rent, that didn't mean the economy itself was great for me or anyone else.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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Marionnette said:
Tell that to my wallet and 401k because they aren't buying what you're selling.
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I had to pay $6.45 per gallon last night at a local Mobil station that I've been going to for decades.

I can not even imagine how a young family with kids, or young working singles, can afford to pay over $6 per gallon for gas. And what that must do to the rest of their household budget for the month! A trip to Disneyland, much less Disneyland AP's for the whole family, can't continue with $6 gas for most middle and working class Californians.

This is only a California problem however, as we have the highest gas prices in the nation by far. Gasoline prices are over double what they are in much of the rest of the nation. How do you even explain this map of gas prices?!?

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mickEblu

mickEblu

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TP2000 said:
I had to pay $6.45 per gallon last night at a local Mobil station that I've been going to for decades.

I can not even imagine how a young family with kids, or young working singles, can afford to pay over $6 per gallon for gas. And what that must do to the rest of their household budget for the month! A trip to Disneyland, much less Disneyland AP's for the whole family, can't continue with $6 gas for most middle and working class Californians.

This is only a California problem however, as we have the highest gas prices in the nation by far. Gasoline prices are over double what they are in much of the rest of the nation. How do you even explain this map of gas prices?!?

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We’re all in debt! Lol. Hey, if America can perpetually be trillions of dollars in debt, what’s $20,000?
 
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MoonRakerSCM

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TP2000 said:
This is only a California problem however, as we have the highest gas prices in the nation by far. Gasoline prices are over double what they are in much of the rest of the nation.
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In recent years I've been exploring the US and visiting a lot of states to check out their rockhounding. It's undoubtedly a sign of older age but I almost get giddy everytime I fly somewhere and rent a car...

... I stand there at the rental counter... awaiting the question... the rental employee goes through the motions... I promptly turn down each unnecessary service... trying to hide the growing smile.... then... it happens...

"Sir, would you like to purchase our prepaid fuel option?"

I burst with a widening smirk and try to catch a quick side glance to see who is in ear shot and proudly proclaim-

"Oh, no thankyou. I'm from California and stopping at the gas station here is a tourist attraction for me!"

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truecoat

truecoat

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CaptinEO said:
The stock market went down and then flatlined ever since early 2022 (and has not recovered). Inflation is hurting everyone from families to businesses.

The economy hasn't been fine for a year and a half. Look at all the workers needing to strike to get a decent living wage.

None of this screams "fun money for themeparks" to me.
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And they are striking because companies have record profits.
 
Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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TP2000 said:
I had to pay $6.45 per gallon last night at a local Mobil station that I've been going to for decades.

I can not even imagine how a young family with kids, or young working singles, can afford to pay over $6 per gallon for gas. And what that must do to the rest of their household budget for the month! A trip to Disneyland, much less Disneyland AP's for the whole family, can't continue with $6 gas for most middle and working class Californians.

This is only a California problem however, as we have the highest gas prices in the nation by far. Gasoline prices are over double what they are in much of the rest of the nation. How do you even explain this map of gas prices?!?

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The developments over night and this morning are going to make those gas prices look quaint.
 

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