News Disney modifies monthly payment structure for Annual Passes

DarrenD

DarrenD

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J4546 said:
I know this is a wildly unpopular opinion, and it would never happen but I wish theyd just get rid of APs all together. I know they make soooo much money and getting rid of them would be bad for many reasons lol ( i didnt say this was a good idea) but everytime I go to DL in the last couple years its just soooo packed its not even fun anymore. Just endless crowds packing every nook and cranny, no matter how wonderful and immersive the lands are, they are just too packed for me to feel the "magic" anymore. Maybe Im just getting old or something though...

But if everyone had to pay full price to go to the park it would be so much less busy and a much better experience imo
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That's not entirely true. Tokyo got rid of APs with Covid and they're seeing busy crowds at higher levels than ever before, and they're staying the entire day because you can only go to the park on a day-ticket. If you're only buying date based tickets, you're more likely to spend the entire day in the park vs. just going to DCA or Epcot for 2-3 hours after work because you want to get the most value for your money. It'll soften some of the weekdays, but weekends would be a nightmare.

The best thing to help out AP crowds right now is the pause of VQ. Making it so people don't need to be in the park by 1 PM is a great way to make sure people who don't *need* to be in the park, aren't in it sooner than they want to be.
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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Fido Chuckwagon said:
Buy an incredipass for a 10 day trip to Disney, then immediately stop making payments because you’re not going back the rest of the year is why.
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I also think Florida…land of wealth and opportunity…probably has a lot of people who end up stop making the payments…so Disney could be keeping 30,50,70% the price for maybe only a couple of days
 
bmr1591

bmr1591

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Fido Chuckwagon said:
Buy an incredipass for a 10 day trip to Disney, then immediately stop making payments because you’re not going back the rest of the year is why.
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1. This isn’t exclusive to non-Florida residents. Heck, someone in Tampa could do this very thing.

2. Unless you’re planning two five day trips, a 10 day straight trip is cheaper to purchase tickets for rather than APs.
 
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Fido Chuckwagon

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bmr1591 said:
1. This isn’t exclusive to non-Florida residents. Heck, someone in Tampa could do this very thing.
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Sure, they could, but they’re less likely to since they live locally, and Disney figures they want to come back.
bmr1591 said:
2. Unless you’re planning two five day trips, a 10 day straight trip is cheaper to purchase tickets for rather than APs.
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What? No. The down payment on an incredipass plus first month is $99 + $129, for a total of $228 + tax. That’s significantly lower than even a 5 day ticket at basically every time of year. If a non-local was giong to be a one and done at Disney, it would be way cheaper to go this route.

Universal’s payment structure is different (I am an AP holder there). They require that you put the cost of half of the pass down, and their multi day tickets aren’t that expensive to begin with compared to Disney.
 
Laketravis

Laketravis

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bmr1591 said:
1. This isn’t exclusive to non-Florida residents. Heck, someone in Tampa could do this very thing.

2. Unless you’re planning two five day trips, a 10 day straight trip is cheaper to purchase tickets for rather than APs.
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The Incredi-pass is $99 down with 12 monthly payments of $130. So yes, you could pay $229 for the first month and then stop making payments.
 

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