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Deluxe resorts are too expensive
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captainkidd
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I've stayed at both. I'd give the nod to Wilderness Lodge over both of those, and it's less expensive.
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captainkidd
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The last time we stayed at the Polynesian; we got a passholder rate of $159.00. That was in 1999. I was willing to pay that as the kids were young and we spent more time in the resort. Now..........I would be lucky to get POR for that rate. Problem is: my income hasn't risen to keep up with Disney's rate increasesI earn the same then as I do now...........
To fathom affording $350 per night, plus tickets, plus food, and $3.50 a gallon to get there....... Disney has priced this mom out for now..
Sadly in this country, the rate at which inflation goes up isn't on par with the rate at which income goes up. In fact, it's not even REMOTELY close.
I'm in my 30's. I hate it when my parents try and tell me how much better they did things 30 years ago. They're absolutely clueless as to how much more difficult it is today than it was for them.
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thewhitequeen
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To be fair though, my parents (and probably many others) didn't have the luxury of vacationing in Disney (and other places) several times a year. Some families were able to visit Disney World once in their lifetime and that was a real luxury. My childhood trips were a week camping in a tent and a weekend away over Columbus Day weekend. :lol:
We, as a society, have created this mess because of the "I want it right now" mentality.
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PolynesianPrincess
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The only reason we would ever be able to stay on Disney property is because we have a timeshare with RCI and we can trade it in for one of the villas. Otherwise, we've only stayed at the All Star resorts. They're wonderful. I love the theming and for the amount of time we're in the room, I could never fathom paying the deluxe room prices. Sadly, we won't ever be one of those families who can afford it. So those of you who CAN dish out the money everytime you go to stay at GF or Poly, consider yourself lucky!
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i've stayed in all categories of resorts and for me the Deluxe just don't offer enough value for the price jump. That said, if you're a heavy user of resort amenities perhaps they would be worth it for you. I think they should be cheaper to align with their value to the customer.
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Lucky
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It may not seem like it but in most years income growth exceeds inflation. Attendance at Disney and other theme parks - and rock concerts, pro sports events, etc. - has risen pretty rapidly despite major price increases.
The average standard of living has definitely gone up quite a bit since DL and even WDW first opened. Think of all the stuff the average household has that no one, or only the wealthy, had back in 1971.
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slappy magoo
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I could be wrong, but I think it's fair to say the prices of WDW's resort rooms increase faster than the rate of inflation. Ticket prices definitely have.
I understand the logic behind their increasing the prices, and then offering promotional prices to give the impression of a "deal." But between you and I (no one else reads these things, do they?) I think the best public relations stunt Disney could do would be to knock back the prices of rooms and tickets, and then say "yeah, we're done with the promotional prices, the pretending that by pricing you out of the market for a WDW vacation that you'll think it's worth more, and will be more grateful when we throw you a PIN code or special offer. These are the new prices, and that's it." The annual passholders might have something to say about it
, but I think it would go miles towards improving their overall image when it comes to that "are they worth it" question.
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