A Touch of Disney begins March 18, 2021

[ToTBellHop]

Absolutely. I won't be one of them but it will sell out. Disney will likely raise the price at some point too. A Touch Of Disney will end April 31st to be replace by "An Even Bigger Touch of Disney" which will cost $100.

I believe an even bigger touch of Disney is called a happy ending on the street.

 

[flutas]

**SARCASM**

There will be an extra discount in DCA for the Food Items, making your $25 Gift Card go further.

Or maybe a special Legacy AP Food Hall and Lounge, with special merchandise on sale

What's sad is, you're probably closer to the truth than most of us think.

 

[el_super]

Or maybe a special Legacy AP Food Hall and Lounge, with special merchandise on sale

But ... Why tho?

They are not APs anymore and the whole point of discontinuing the program was to stop catering to a group accustomed to never ending discounts. It has to stop eventually, why not now?

 

[Darkbeer1]

But ... Why tho?

They are not APs anymore and the whole point of discontinuing the program was to stop catering to a group accustomed to never ending discounts. It has to stop eventually, why not now?

What part of SARCASM do you not get?

 

[el_super]

What part of SARCASM do you not get?

Oh so you meant to add this to the other post?

 

[SevenSevens]

So do I have this right, I pay $75 for $25 worth of food?

 

[Stevek]

So do I have this right, I pay $75 for $25 worth of food?

Yes! But also unlimited photopass pictures with socially distanced characters and parking! Yay!? Ultimately, it's all a matter of what you value. The additional $50 is the stretch for me. If you assume the same $10 pricepoint for parking (for DTD), then you are paying $40 for unlimited photopass downloads. That's 100% wasted for me and pure profit for Disney, could care less about the photos.

 

[DrAlice]

They should have just said $75 will get you X tastings and the event will include free parking and photo opportunities. Unfortunately, they aren't doing X number of tastings...it's just $25 worth of food.

The end is the same, but I totally get what you're saying. It's pretty silly marketing considering how the competition is selling their offerings. If this doesn't sell out (*cough* it will), we can blame the marketing department.

 

[marni1971]

And yet I predict it’ll be sold out within hours.

Yep. Which is why they can pull stunts like this.

 

[el_super]

So do I have this right, I pay $75 for $25 worth of food?

Almost. The $75 is an "introductory" rate.

 

[Stevek]

Yep. Which is why they can pull stunts like this.

Is it a stunt or the norm at this point? I honestly don't fault Disney for doing this, it's more on the Disney fans that can't say no.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Is it a stunt or the norm at this point? I honestly don't fault Disney for doing this, it's more on the Disney fans that can't say no.

The norm.

 

[mrfires]

$75 might be worth it if it were in Disneyland. But DCA? No thank you. First of all, a $25 voucher won’t get you much. One full meal? Disney must be living in a fantasy world if they think that’s a fair price. Keep in mind, the price of a single day ticket is typically $104.

Save your money. Go to Knott’s. They have bigger portions, anyway.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

$75 might be worth it if it were in Disneyland.

Nah.

 

[TP2000]

75 bucks to wander around a closed theme park eating 25 bucks worth of sample food?

The mind boggles at the people who would do this sort of thing. I just don't get it.

 

[LittleMerman]

Cute but aren't you just paying to get in and then you still have to pay for food? And the pics are an easy/cheap way for them to semi justify the price but there are no attractions open or entertainment. Doesn't make sense to me.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

75 bucks to wander around a closed theme park eating 25 bucks worth of sample food?

The mind boggles at the people who would do this sort of thing. I just don't get it.

I would go if it was free, but must purchase $100 gift card.

 

[Stevek]

The end is the same, but I totally get what you're saying. It's pretty silly marketing considering how the competition is selling their offerings. If this doesn't sell out (*cough* it will), we can blame the marketing department.

Yep, Knott's is the example. They kept it simple.

 

[TP2000]

Yep. Many fans are looking for something to satisfy the itch. The parks have been closed for nearly a year, not to mention we’re talking Disneyland fans.

They’ll be there and will spend the $75+ without batting an eye.

Some will. But some also spent $299 to do the Pixar Pier Preview in 2018, and that thing didn't even get close to selling out.

I imagine some people will do this, especially the first weekend all the YouTuber bloggers will be there gushing about it and telling us how AMAAAAAZING it all is.

Then the general public will have to decide if it's worth $75 per person to wander around a closed theme park eating $25 worth of food. For a family of four that's $300 for the afternoon, with $100 worth of food.

 

[TP2000]

They've also paid someone to comb through every column inch of communication on this to remove the word "festival" from this DCA Food Festival.

Food Festivals are still forbidden by the state if your county is in the Purple, Red or Orange Tier.

But if you brand it an "experience" instead, apparently that's perfectly fine.