Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

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aaronml

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arich35 said:
$22 on a Monday in the middle of October?
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So one thing that dynamic pricing allows TDO to do is “price testing”.

They are trying to figure out how much they can increase the price by in various times of the year before G+ uptake drops below where they want it.

In a sense, this allows them to “fail fast” — if they price G+ too high for a given day, the impact of that decision is limited to 1 day, and they can learn from that mistake when making future pricing decisions.

They’ve done similar things with ILL pricing in the past.
 
Weather_Lady

Weather_Lady

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With apologies to Dr. Seuss...

I will not buy it in my house.
I will not buy it at the Mouse.
I will not buy it here or there.
I will not buy it anywhere!
Not at 15 and not at 22.
Not if it comes with a shiny glass shoe!
I'll not pay more to guarantee
what my ticket promised me.
You've charged me all that I can stand.
I will not buy this, Chapek-man!
I reject your Genie+
that seeks to make such fools of us.
I'll come when crowds are low instead,
and curse your greedy, weird, bald head --
or else, I'll make a full reversal,
and go have fun at Universal.
 
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TQQQ

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aaronml said:
So one thing that dynamic pricing allows TDO to do is “price testing”.

They are trying to figure out how much they can increase the price by in various times of the year before G+ uptake drops below where they want it.

In a sense, this allows them to “fail fast” — if they price G+ too high for a given day, the impact of that decision is limited to 1 day, and they can learn from that mistake when making future pricing decisions.

They’ve done similar things with ILL pricing in the past.
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Whats TDO?
 
wendysue

wendysue

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Weather_Lady said:
With apologies to Dr. Seuss...

I will not buy it in my house.
I will not buy it at the Mouse.
I will not buy it here or there.
I will not buy it anywhere!
Not at 15 and not at 22.
Not if it comes with a shiny glass shoe!
I'll not pay more to guarantee
what my ticket promised me.
You've charged me all that I can stand.
I will not buy this, Chapek-man!
I reject your Genie+
that seeks to make such fools of us.
I'll come when crowds are low instead,
and curse your greedy, weird, bald head --
or else, I'll make a full reversal,
and go have fun at Universal.
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Absolutely! This!
 
Lirael

Lirael

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The thing that boggles my mind the most is that this is a gamble.

Gamble that on the day you picked for the park the g+ won't be an absurd price

Then after paying that, gamble that the rides you wanted are available, then further gamble that the slots still open are good for your plans

If paying 20usd at least guaranteed I'd get the rides I want without needing to wake up at 7am and button mash while praying... I could maybe see some use for it. As it is, it's like gambling
 
JD80

JD80

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Lirael said:
The thing that boggles my mind the most is that this is a gamble.

Gamble that on the day you picked for the park the g+ won't be an absurd price

Then after paying that, gamble that the rides you wanted are available, then further gamble that the slots still open are good for your plans

If paying 20usd at least guaranteed I'd get the rides I want without needing to wake up at 7am and button mash while praying... I could maybe see some use for it. As it is, it's like gambling
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I wouldn't call it gambling, but it's basically a risky investment. I can make Genie+ worth it at but it takes a lot of work and brain power that I really don't want to be exerting on vacation. When I used it, my day was never relaxing.

If I hit a bad day where I can't make it work, I feel bad. Just what Disney wants I bet, feeling bad in the most Magical Place on Earth.
 
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TQQQ

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Lirael said:
The thing that boggles my mind the most is that this is a gamble.

Gamble that on the day you picked for the park the g+ won't be an absurd price

Then after paying that, gamble that the rides you wanted are available, then further gamble that the slots still open are good for your plans

If paying 20usd at least guaranteed I'd get the rides I want without needing to wake up at 7am and button mash while praying... I could maybe see some use for it. As it is, it's like gambling
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I couldn't agree more.........This is insane..........Imagine paying all that money to stay in a Deluxe resort and not knowing if you can even get on the rides you want
 
Dranth

Dranth

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TQQQ said:
I couldn't agree more.........This is insane..........Imagine paying all that money to stay in a Deluxe resort and not knowing if you can even get on the rides you want
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I have plenty of complaints about current Disney and more specifically G+ but I am not sure I get this one. There is nothing stopping anyone from getting in line for any ride in all four parks so how would one not be able to ride? Unless you are talking about the VQ rides which I would understand more but unless I am mistaken, there is currently only one of those.
 
JohnD

JohnD

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Lirael said:
The thing that boggles my mind the most is that this is a gamble.

Gamble that on the day you picked for the park the g+ won't be an absurd price

Then after paying that, gamble that the rides you wanted are available, then further gamble that the slots still open are good for your plans

If paying 20usd at least guaranteed I'd get the rides I want without needing to wake up at 7am and button mash while praying... I could maybe see some use for it. As it is, it's like gambling
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"Gamble", "Slots". Sounds about right.
 
mysto

mysto

Well-Known Member
Lirael said:
The thing that boggles my mind the most is that this is a gamble.

Gamble that on the day you picked for the park the g+ won't be an absurd price

Then after paying that, gamble that the rides you wanted are available, then further gamble that the slots still open are good for your plans

If paying 20usd at least guaranteed I'd get the rides I want without needing to wake up at 7am and button mash while praying... I could maybe see some use for it. As it is, it's like gambling
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I really miss the "too much planning" Disney vacation.
 
T

TQQQ

Well-Known Member
Dranth said:
I have plenty of complaints about current Disney and more specifically G+ but I am not sure I get this one. There is nothing stopping anyone from getting in line for any ride in all four parks so how would one not be able to ride? Unless you are talking about the VQ rides which I would understand more but unless I am mistaken, there is currently only one of those.
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Sorry, let me clarify

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Without waiting hours and only getting on a few rides

Paying all that money is not worth that
 

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