NickMaio
Well-Known Member
The BEST way to control crowds would be to create more space - - more expansions - - perhaps a 5th gate.My wife and I are really angry about this last round of increases as out-of-state AP holders.
We absolutely understand the need to control the crowds and understand that the simplest way to do that is by price increases. (What they really need is more capacity and that can only be done through a 5th gate and creating new lands with more than two rides...)
However, they are disproportionately going after their most loyal fans who are in fact their highest spenders. Think about it... Unlike the Florida residents who can pop in anytime they choose, those of us who come from out-of-state have to spend a significant amount of money just to get there. Once there we typically stay on property, book table and signature dining, buy lots of pins & merchandise. We don't get 90% of the AP perks such as the special merchandise.
If this were truly about crowd control, then the Florida AP rates would be just as high. But no, this is about maximising revenue by going after their biggest fans.
So what are we going to do? Yeah, we'll keep going & keep getting the AP (probably just one for the discounts). However, odds are pretty low we're going to stay on property, and we're definitely not buying the stupid lightsabers we had planned on. In fact going forward the more they raise the less we buy. The result is a loss to Disney and we don't pay a dime more.
The real problem, however, with this jacked up price increase is they've turned loyal fans into bitter fans who are unlikely to sing the praises of Disney to their friends and colleagues.
Not loading already crowded parks with more rides, the MK will be absolutely catastrophically nuts when TRON gets up and running.
Epcot with 2 news rides will now also be wild - - - - - I remember when frozen opened - my snoozer park was jammed with people. Spaceship Earth was a 60 mins wait.....Prior to this it was never more than 15 mins for SPE.
Come on WDW - - - - - expand the other parks as well.