Yes a bunch of recent college grads getting paid 20k a year to use spreadheets to justify the cost and offsets. yes I do agree that the crowds that 2015 has seen has become a huge problem that limits the guest experience. But I don't believe it's a solution to ruin the experience of our largest monopoly, AP holders and repeat guest. Sure a grand majority of guest are foreigners but lets face it there are at least 2 million AP holders and more than half of those live within 2 hours of Resort Property. As an ex Florida Resident who's family used to come to the parks all the time, we'd save money on hotels by staying off site on 192 or I-drive at a Holiday Inn where the free continental breakfast was always a perk. Not every repeat guest is going to stay on property because lets face it multi day stay on property adds up and unlike holiday inn and countless others there are no reward point systems in place on Disney Hotels, something that I've thought of really wanting to push but never makes it past the drawing board. These price increases will have to be justified and let me tell you something, vacationing is a luxury. Many first timers do save a lifetime to visit Disney world and yes it is a luxury for them as they have nothing like it where they come from. Sure we have places like Cedar Point, Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Six Flags, Knotts Berry Farm, Coney Island, and everything else in between, but there is only one Disney Experience. Only one Disneyland California and One Disney World Resort. I always brought up the differences between the international parks, but you just can't get enough of the original American parks. Indeed they are just such an awe inspiring place to many people not on this board and many on this board will never understand why guest act the way they do when they see the castle or they see a man in a mickey costume getting minimum wage. No matter how high it gets, people will always find a way to come and well, nothing can ever stop that. Even if the fifth gate was an exact replica of the Magic Kingdom, I think the original MK would still be as crowded, believe me Imagineering has looked at the idea before with some modifications to the castle. It just would not disperse the crowds any healthy way. It will and has always been considered the worlds most visited park. Maybe not in our lifetimes, but I think there will be a day when the MK hits capacity every last day it operates. Even if the tickets are 10k per person, the demand will always be here for the parks!
