betty rose
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Too much with discount for platinum and platinum plus. Going with the Gold!
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Big changes coming to Annual Passes
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betty rose
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Not us, we have Grandkids in school, and go during summer, and fall break.
FigmentForver96
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Honestly non-florida residents are royally screwed under this new system. I personally go with season passes and for the most part it seems I should be fine...other then the price increase...
betty rose
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What is a Universal preferred pass? I may need to expand my horizons.
betty rose
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I thought the same thing about TIW. Not getting one of those this year, can't justify it.
Baltar
$4 billion for EPCOT
Agreed. I just look at it as I am less than 6 hours from WDW (in Ga) and I was considering multiple trips per year for the first time in about 4 years. Then this happened. Now, I'll probably skip 2016 due to construction and go again in 2017. That's fine if Disney wants to go that way but no way will I just blindly accept every change. I'll just take next year's money and add it to another trip or the master bath remodel my wife wants. LOL
Or is it?
WDW is practically losing 1 of its 4 parks for the next few years.
I imagine this price hike is intentionally being done to thin out the passholder ranks, freeing up capacity for bigger-spending out-of-towers, while still taking money from diehards who remain eager to pay more for much much less.
Then, when the new additions open, those who were deterred from buying passes during DHS construction will likely be excited to pay even higher prices.
Despite the objection, I think most will still renew their passes. Given the choice of accepting the price hike, or not stepping foot in the parks again, I think most are going to accept the price increase.
betty rose
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Our family has no reason to use photo pass, hubby bought a nice enough camera, for much less that one pass (gold), and we like to take our own pictures. Many people are willing or even offer to take our pictures, when they see us as a couple. No incentive for me.
disney4life2008
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As a solo traveler and visitor, im in this boat. Disneyworld is the only extravagance i give myself and as long as i have the discretionary funds, i will renew. However, I am feeling that the prices are outweiging the benefits.
betty rose
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JohnD
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The tiers need improving. I've already said they need a tier with no blockouts and no PP.
No one asked but here is how I would have done it:
Silver (no change): Blockouts and no PP
Silver Plus (current Gold): Blockouts and PP
Gold (NEW): no blockouts and no PP
Gold Plus (current Platinum): no blockouts and PP
Platinum (current Platinum Plus): no blockouts, PP, water parks, golf courses, etc
No one asked but here is how I would have done it:
Silver (no change): Blockouts and no PP
Silver Plus (current Gold): Blockouts and PP
Gold (NEW): no blockouts and no PP
Gold Plus (current Platinum): no blockouts and PP
Platinum (current Platinum Plus): no blockouts, PP, water parks, golf courses, etc
OvertheHorizon
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For quite a few years my wife and I came to Florida for two weeks in the winter time. We studied all of the ticket options in advance and weighed the options. We would buy 1 annual pass (in order to get the included parking) and then buy a ten day pass for the other person.
Now that I'm a Florida resident, I bought the annual pass. I didn't buy the one with blackout dates - which would have been fine for me, since I don't visit the parks during busy times anyway. But I got one with full access thinking that if some of my northern friends wanted to visit during Christmas, summer, or spring break, I'd be able to join them in the parks. I'm already weighing the cost/benefit of the new plans. I'll most likely buy the one with the Christmas and spring break blackouts. If friends come to visit me at that time, I'll just have to say, "Have fun."
Those platinum rates for non-Florida residents seem (to me) geared for the pass holders who brag about using their annual pass one year for two weeks, and then using it again in the two weeks before it expires.
Now that I'm a Florida resident, I bought the annual pass. I didn't buy the one with blackout dates - which would have been fine for me, since I don't visit the parks during busy times anyway. But I got one with full access thinking that if some of my northern friends wanted to visit during Christmas, summer, or spring break, I'd be able to join them in the parks. I'm already weighing the cost/benefit of the new plans. I'll most likely buy the one with the Christmas and spring break blackouts. If friends come to visit me at that time, I'll just have to say, "Have fun."
Those platinum rates for non-Florida residents seem (to me) geared for the pass holders who brag about using their annual pass one year for two weeks, and then using it again in the two weeks before it expires.
betty rose
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You mean those of us who have gone to Disney since it opened, and now are on a fixed income? Thanks, thanks a lot.
Wags14
Active Member
Disney seems more and more to be catering towards the 1% 'ers and leaving the middle class far behind. This is just another move by Disney to further themselves and their greed towards the "once-in-a-lifetime" goers and continue to alienate themselves from the "diehards."
Non-FL residents are really getting the royal screw treatment with this new tier system, which is really unfortunate. My 2 copper for what its worth, let Disney know how you feel and do whats best for you and your family. But just sad to see the continual alienation of the middle class and the "Diehards." I know our family felt a little sad this weekend because of it
Non-FL residents are really getting the royal screw treatment with this new tier system, which is really unfortunate. My 2 copper for what its worth, let Disney know how you feel and do whats best for you and your family. But just sad to see the continual alienation of the middle class and the "Diehards." I know our family felt a little sad this weekend because of it
betty rose
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We didn't get that e-mail. We have bought an AP for the last 5 or 6 years.
note2001
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Disney seems more and more to be catering towards the 1% 'ers and leaving the middle class far behind. This is just another move by Disney to further themselves and their greed towards the "once-in-a-lifetime" goers and continue to alienate themselves from the "diehards."
Non-FL residents are really getting the royal screw treatment with this new tier system, which is really unfortunate. My 2 copper for what its worth, let Disney know how you feel and do whats best for you and your family. But just sad to see the continual alienation of the middle class and the "Diehards." I know our family felt a little sad this weekend because of it
Not to turn this into an economics thread (*I'm not the right person for the discussion), but have you seen the purchase prices of new cars lately? They haven't increased as fast as the WDW ticket prices of course, but 8 years ago I paid 22K for the same car they're charging $35K for now (yes, I can get that knocked down a bit, but not to anywhere close to that $22K). My point being prices are going up all over the board for anything considered a luxury.
The problem is more than just Disney - middle class america is going extinct.
betty rose
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We are going the end of January and staying off sight, first time off sight in over 10 years.