Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Habit mostly…cheap DVC partly…and I still do enjoy it.
but I don’t have to accept everything thing as “magic”…its adulting and stuff
you can be a fan without crawling towards it over glass like a cult
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Could Boo Bash be a hint for the future?
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but I don’t have to accept everything thing as “magic”…its adulting and stuff
you can be a fan without crawling towards it over glass like a cult
So about a 75% increase over your rate. Now multiply that for a family of 4. It's your money - do with it what you will.
Where did anyone say they were not spending any money with Disney? You need to stop relying on strawman arguments. What has been stated repeatedly is that some of us prefer to pick and choose how we spend that money and in what increments we spend it. If you want to spend it on Boo Bash, a dessert party, or at $15 per person to ride Splash Mountain with surge pricing - have at it. Again, I'm not the type of guest Disney wants. You appear to be.
LittleBuford
Well-Known Member
No-one here is doing that anyway. This is just a narrative you're clinging to in order to justify the fact that you, too, are enabling modern Disney by continuing to give them your money. (I'm paraphrasing your own sentiments; frankly, I don't think any of us should have to explain or apologise for our Disney spending.)
Tony the Tigger
Well-Known Member
Let’s face it, this will sound ugly, but it comes down to finances and envy.
I’d never buy a $1300 annual pass (with money.) I know plenty of people do, and find value in it. Why would I begrudge them or pretend I’m so awesome for not buying it? We all make our choices. Mine is typically the Weekday Select AP every other year. That, to me, is a reasonable and affordable ticket.
I would typically not buy a $1,000.00 item to take home, but I did on a V&A dinner. Others would say they’d rather have something to take home and keep forever.
Circumstances change. There was a time I said I could never see myself staying on property, let alone a deluxe resort. Now, sometimes, I do.
If you are judging people for buying something you rule out because of price, it’s because they can better afford it, and that’s just a fact. There’s a point where you consider price less and less. Good for those who can do that. Every single Disney trip is an indulgence and a luxury, so nobody on a Disney site has any business judging in that regard.
Until about a minute ago, I couldn’t have bought an after hours ticket. Right now, I can, without regard to price. None of your math or proclamations matter.
And if you imagine that sets things in motion that makes things suck for you, that’s your problem.
I’d never buy a $1300 annual pass (with money.) I know plenty of people do, and find value in it. Why would I begrudge them or pretend I’m so awesome for not buying it? We all make our choices. Mine is typically the Weekday Select AP every other year. That, to me, is a reasonable and affordable ticket.
I would typically not buy a $1,000.00 item to take home, but I did on a V&A dinner. Others would say they’d rather have something to take home and keep forever.
Circumstances change. There was a time I said I could never see myself staying on property, let alone a deluxe resort. Now, sometimes, I do.
If you are judging people for buying something you rule out because of price, it’s because they can better afford it, and that’s just a fact. There’s a point where you consider price less and less. Good for those who can do that. Every single Disney trip is an indulgence and a luxury, so nobody on a Disney site has any business judging in that regard.
Until about a minute ago, I couldn’t have bought an after hours ticket. Right now, I can, without regard to price. None of your math or proclamations matter.
And if you imagine that sets things in motion that makes things suck for you, that’s your problem.
LittleBuford
Well-Known Member
And yet you're spending far more at WDW each year than I am. Go figure.
LittleBuford
Well-Known Member
I'm with you on much of the rest, but not this. I think most, if not all, of the judgemental comments here really are the product of genuine bafflement rather than financial envy. That almost makes it worse in my opinion, because whereas I might sympathise with someone who is resentful as a result of feeling disadvantaged as a consumer, I'll never understand the criticisms of those who are themselves willingly spending thousands and thousands each year on Disney holidays.
SteveAZee
Premium Member
So, just wondering about this last line... are there people on this board (or people you know) that are doing that? That are that fanatical about Disney that they'll pay anything? Even those of us who could spend a lot at Disney but don't, or spend it and find a way to enjoy it... really, we could all be priced out at some point... not because we don't have the money but because it's just no longer worth it. I would venture a guess that everyone here in this conversation would have a $ breaking point.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Boo Bash starts at 9pm so this whole thread is BS.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
This is entirely ignorant.
"Intent to return" is a hugely important metric within the company. Disney still cares about guest satisfaction, believe it or not. Not because they're benevolent and loving, because they want you come back in two years.
Tony the Tigger
Well-Known Member
I get what you are saying, but the point is, at some point price doesn’t matter, so if it matters to them, it’s about money.
If I drop a penny on the ground, it’s no big deal. If I drop a $100 bill, I’m going to put more effort into getting it back. It’s going to matter more.
For me, this once, buying the Boo Bash tickets was like dropping a dollar. No big deal. If they want to get all riled up about it because to them, it would feel like more, then so be it. But the fact is, if it were like a dollar to them, we would not be having this discussion. In fact, if Boo Bash had been priced at $65 vs. Not So Scary at whatever it was ($100?) It’s all about the money. The money didn’t matter to me at all. That’s a temporary bit of good fortune, but it’s the truth.
The bigger difference between me and them is when I can’t afford something or don’t think it’s wise to extend myself buying it, I don’t take it out on those for whom it’s entirely affordable and no big deal, or a splurge for a special occasion.
This site can be toxic on any subject.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
That's exactly me. My family goes to bed early and we don't care for Halloween much, so Boo Bash would be a tremendous waste of money for us. But I ain't mad at Disney for offering it, and I hope you have a blast.
Tony the Tigger
Well-Known Member
I did! Thank you.
LittleBuford
Well-Known Member
I would agree with you except that the posters in question are spending quite a bit each year on APs. Money does not seem to be the (main) issue for them. I tend to think what's at play here is a kind of taste-based zealotry that prevents some from recognising that their preferences aren't objectively better than those of others. We see it play out in multiple threads, whether the subject is IP, EPCOT Center vs. modern Epcot, or Universal.
On this we completely concur.
Tony the Tigger
Well-Known Member
Fair enough!
Sorry that you don’t understand the way the world works. Let me ask you a question. Are you an AP? Did you have any issue on AP restrictions through the park res system? Cause I sure did. Think that wasn’t financially driven?
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
I'm not an AP. But no, it was not financially driven. It was COVID driven. A lot a good people are doing their jobs the best they can.
It was 1000% financially driven. They had a max cap that could be in the parks and they wanted to ensure it was people who would spend money. APs have the rep that they don’t. So they limited them.
Chi84
Premium Member
Everywhere I go in Chicago there are signs stating they’re hiring at all positions. I’m hearing the same from relatives in other locations. Apparently Disney is immune from staffing shortages and is composed entirely of evil corporate bosses seeking to take advantage of its guests. Who knew?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I agree with this premise: everyone has a breaking point
I just honestly don’t believe everyone is aware that they have a breaking point…the bliss of unknowing - I guess?
LittleBuford
Well-Known Member
What's yours, because you clearly haven't reached it yet?