Yeah, I really don’t see a problem unless they announce something special opening during that time.
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I’m sure they’ll figure out a way to monetize a solution to the problem of people wanting to get a park reservation on days any given park is “sold out”. Just give them time.
I think you're absolutely right - they will be more "subtle" by saying something like "with a Deluxe hotel booking, park reservations are never sold out during your stay" or "with a new Super Enchanted Multi-Day Park Hopper ticket (costing 30% more), park reservations are not required". They have created scarcity and demand, now you can monetize it.
Oh it happens a lot. But before they would usually send it on to the right location, right now they just don’t have time to make it worth it. When I worked on DCL in Mickeys Mainsail we got stuff allll the time for Mickeys Startraders. There was also a shop in DAK that we would always get stuff from too as well but I forget which one it was. Right before the pandemic we got a whole pallet of stuff for galaxy’s edge too.
Honestly if this is true and they stick to it, park reservations may not end up being a bad thing.
They are turning down revenue, every time a park sells out theyre turning down revenue.
I think they’re looking for the sweet spot, there’s definitely a point where having more guests starts to chip away at profit. On a much smaller scale, I used to be a leader at a very busy Disney Store. The days we had the most guests pass through the doors were never the days we made made the most profit, average spend per guest would be lower, and more money would be spent on labor to keep the store stocked and in good show. I imagine it would be similar at the parks, just in a bigger scale, eventually it’s not worth cramming as many people as possible in because it’s not worth the extra costs.
They’ve already gotten sued for less in California. They would definitely get sued again if they did this.
There are limits to what they can get away with without facing a lawsuit. Closing out people who paid extra for AP’s with no blackout dates to sell more expensive/profitable tickets to other people is *exactly* what got them jammed up in California.
Which is probably why they aren't selling APs anymore.
If they would only refill any park on the 23rd so I can buy tickets for my week (17-26). Apparently, even if your 7-day tickets can be used of the course of 10 days, meaning you can skip a day or two, if a completely blocked out day is in that time frame, you can't buy tickets!
Wonder how it works with 10 day tickets if you are there longer. i.e. not sure we'll make it to the park on arrival day. I'd prefer to be able to reserve that day and a floating day that would make up for it vs wait till we get there to reserve floater if needed and there not be availability.
If you choose a 10 day ticket and it gives you what? 15 days to use them? Well if there's just one day in that 15-day run that is fully booked, you won't be able to book it online. I spent 1 hr, 23 minutes waiting for the right agent who could force it through.
