ToTBellHop
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Do I want to know what McDicks is? An Irish strip club with cheap soda?
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News Disney hikes the price of Mickey Bars and Dole Whip along with hundreds of other food and beverage items at Walt Disney World
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Just to clear up something in the image that is causing some debate.
The CM was just opening the snack cart and had not yet received the supply of ice cream. She was using the phone to request assistance. No guests were there, and the kiosk was closed at that time.
The CM was just opening the snack cart and had not yet received the supply of ice cream. She was using the phone to request assistance. No guests were there, and the kiosk was closed at that time.
Then stop. You are the only one that ever made it about her age in reference. Again, others are not judging her, and have explained they question the company standards that continue to change.
And no, I did not. Maybe there is confusion with some other poster. I prefaced it in my post that it could very well be a brief moment in time captured, but you refuse to change from how you want to perceive it, which is someone judging a person. You just want to create an argument that was never here in this case.
Thanks for clearing that up Steve.
So the device was not to directly help a guest, so that gets rid of that presumption or possibility as well.
It was for a CM to request assistance from someone who needs to bring Ice Cream to a location that sells Ice Cream but was not equipped with it before even opening to sell it? Confusing and yet proves the point. It is on the company of leadership and standards, not the front of the line CM. That posture is of a person in a mostly thankless job not because of the guests, but because lack of support. Like showing up to your work location not being properly stocked. Defeated and tired creates more of that body language.
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Those kinds of clubs have moved on to 2 dollar bills. Inflation.
Disstevefan1
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For this yearly Disney price increase there is ( conveniently for Disney ) also inflation causing everyone else to raise prices just to stay profitable ( not a Disney problem ) so the Disney price increases can be rationalized saying everyone else is raising prices.
Who knows, Disney may choose to raise prices twice in 2022, and blame in on inflation. After all, why should they miss out!
And the bottom line is, folks keep coming and folks keep buying. It’s just human nature. I am on vacation, I am hot and I will splurge on a nice cold $5 Coke, ahhhh…. “Hey look, Peter Pan is only 70 minutes, let’s get in line”.
Wendy Pleakley
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I find it interesting that people see these price increases as "the last straw" and a step "too far".
The prices were high before. They're high now.
This doesn't change anything for me. Buying a bottled pop or ice cream bar at WDW has never been a good value.
The prices were high before. They're high now.
This doesn't change anything for me. Buying a bottled pop or ice cream bar at WDW has never been a good value.
LittleBuford
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Thanks for providing some context, not that it was really necessary. I wonder if she’ll find out (from someone who follows this forum) that she’s become a minor celebrity among the WDWMagic community.Just to clear up something in the image that is causing some debate.
The CM was just opening the snack cart and had not yet received the supply of ice cream. She was using the phone to request assistance. No guests were there, and the kiosk was closed at that time.
LittleBuford
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My thoughts also. “Hike” to me describes a dramatic increase, whereas what we’re seeing here are already overpriced items becoming a bit more overpriced.
A dole whip moving from $6 to $7 overnight is a pretty big hike in my opinion.
John park hopper
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"For this yearly Disney price increase there is ( conveniently for Disney ) also inflation causing everyone else to raise prices just to stay profitable ( not a Disney problem ) so the Disney price increases can be rationalized saying everyone else is raising prices."
I have posted this before concerning their charging resort parking and my emailed response from Disney was exactly that "they were just following what others in the industry were charging -----Disney used to be the leader now they just follow the $$$$$$$$$
I have posted this before concerning their charging resort parking and my emailed response from Disney was exactly that "they were just following what others in the industry were charging -----Disney used to be the leader now they just follow the $$$$$$$$$
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LittleBuford
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That’s fair enough, and others clearly share your view given the responses in this thread. Semantics aside, I agree that the increases are unfortunate, even if the term “hike” isn’t one I’d personally associate with them.A dole whip moving from $6 to $7 overnight is a pretty big hike in my opinion.
sullyinMT
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It’s not the increases that bother me so much. Again, sign of the times and pretty standard Disney/all theme parks stuff. I just personally wish they’d invest the increased profits back to their CM(wages and benefits) and guests (experience and attraction stuff) over Wall St hype. That’s all.
As someone whose family operated a DQ back in the day that kinda jump IS HUGE!!! For what soft serve costs!A dole whip moving from $6 to $7 overnight is a pretty big hike in my opinion.
DisneyCane
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Agree. As bad as inflation is, it isn't 16.7%.A dole whip moving from $6 to $7 overnight is a pretty big hike in my opinion.
LittleBuford
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To be clear, I wasn’t suggesting that the the increases are OK or in keeping with inflation. They just aren’t of the kind that would, to my mind at least, change one’s fundamental perception of WDW’s value. But I suppose everyone has a tipping point.
lightningtap347
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It's slang for Mcdonald's lol
ToTBellHop
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I am confident that the Midtown McDonalds turns into an Irish strip club on Saturdays at 10 pm but have not personally investigated.
lightningtap347
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The Mcdonald's by MSG is hell on Earth at any time of day!
Epcot82Guy
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A big issue right now is Wall Street is seeing that individuals are willing to accept price increases beyond inflation. The latest round of public disclosures saw that upwards of 60% of "inflation" is actually going to record profits. If it was pure inflation, your PNL and general operating profits would remain relatively flat. Instead, you have supply chain going up slightly and profits escalating significantly in many cases. So, this is both inflation and mark up under the guise of inflation. (And that's not just Disney. It's many.) But this shows the free market problem we face when you have such extreme pricing power. You lose the power of demand in the theoretical supply/demand calculation. This goes back well before many of our modern ideas of macro economics. So, this is somewhat uncharted territory.
But, in short, there are both business reality and greed at play.
But, in short, there are both business reality and greed at play.
