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Disney to raise prices for second time this year
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colliera
Member
What day is this?
Oh yea, it's still the 4th. :hammer:
That's like the dumb luck I had on Dec. 31 2005 with my wife's AP. I think they just announced and raised it on Jan. 1.
Sneeky to announced on a Friday though. That's what you do when you have to release information but want to bury the news. News rooms usually aren't up to full steam on the weekends.
Oh yea, it's still the 4th. :hammer:
That's like the dumb luck I had on Dec. 31 2005 with my wife's AP. I think they just announced and raised it on Jan. 1.
Sneeky to announced on a Friday though. That's what you do when you have to release information but want to bury the news. News rooms usually aren't up to full steam on the weekends.
Chape19714
Well-Known Member
I take it those are not the FL resident rates? Because we just paid $309 for an annual renewal a few months back, and I really doubt it went up that much. The FL resident Seasonal renewal was $199, which is what my parents got.
PintoColvig
Active Member
I can't blame Disney for raising their prices. And they shouldn't blame me if I don't visit as often as I once did. :lookaroun
MissM
Well-Known Member
No, those are non-FL resident rates.
I got my seasonal in June and it was $215/person. It had gone up from $209 I believe last year.
Both the FL residents and Passholder section of the website are down right now.
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edit: Snuck in to the ticket page and picked "FL" as the state. It's still showing:
1 day 10% savings: $56.70
1 day park hopper: $66.70
Play 3-Day Pass: $120
$215 Seasonal AP
$325 Full AP
$429 PAP
Let's see what it shows up as tomorrow. :/
JEDIsney
Member
Okay, I'm confused. Does this mean that this won't have an effect on me when I renew my Annual Pass?
Chape19714
Well-Known Member
It depends. The official start of the new prices are Sunday. We will know more then. It may have an effect on your AP, but we won't be sure until then.
ryguy
Well-Known Member
Funny thing is that Cedar Point lowered there ticket prices as well as concession stand prices this year. I hope there attendance goes through the roof to show Disney and others that you don't have to continually raise prices. Eventually they will price themselves out of the market. People will start going less often because it will just be to expensive. IMO we are fast approaching that point. The economy isn't that great and good paying jobs are getting harder to find.
JEDIsney
Member
Okay, I understand now. Thank you.
I went back through and re-read the thread, that helped a lot, heh.
brkgnews
Well-Known Member
In all fairness, Everest alone is reportedly in the neighborhood of $100M. In addition to Soarin' and Stitch, there's the PotC overhaul, Turtle Talk, the other work at the Living Seas (including clammobiles), a complete interior overhaul of the Land pavilion, and many more itty bitty projects (changing over the Land Boats to PA system, rehabs here and there). Still a great value compared to what you pay.
uglybug2005
New Member
I can translate the first half...
*As long as they open new attractions every year it's ok... but the attractions they just opened and the new ones they're about to open don't count...*
The second half makes no sense. It's a large company (although still not nearly as big as Sony, GE, TimeWarner) therefore it should not require additional revenue to remain successful? A huge amount of money comes in to the parks each day, but an almost-as-huge amount of money goes right out the back door in the form of energy costs, basic maintenance, taxes, payroll, advertising, etc.
Since May of last year, attendance has been strong even in off-peak seasons, at the same time, fuel costs have been rising. I'm not shocked by a price increase, but I think it could have waited until January.
Brian Noble
Well-Known Member
I love Cedar Point. It's my home park, and I've had season passes there for the better part of a decade. But, Cedar Point ain't no Disney.
For one, CP draws regionally, rather than nationally, and the regional economy up here is in the toilet. Comparably, the Florida parks are benfitting from the continuing rebound in travel. Second, CP's food prices were actually *higher* than WDW's last year---I paid more for a CP burger-n-fries with only outdoor seating and no grilled onions than I did for a Pecos Bill burger-n-fries.
peters
Member
I have a question... if you have a reservation for later in the year and were quoted a magic your way pkg price(room + tickets), will the price quoted stay the same, or will they adjust it to reflect the new prices? I've only put down the deposit, not the entire cost yet. Any ideas? Thanks
ryguy
Well-Known Member
I know its hard to compare the two, but realistically you can't compare WDW with any other parks in the world because its so large. However, you can see what others are doing in your industry. I consider CP a big player in the industry. Everytime I see a show on Amusement parks Cedar Point is well represented, so Disney needs to take some notice. No matter what the reason the positive PR from lowering ticket prices has to have some effect. It definitely make me more willing to go.
As far as the the whole hamburger theory, CP doesn't buy as many hamburgers as WDW so naturally there cost is going to be higher. It's no different than Wal-Mart being able to sell their goods cheaper than your local supermarket. :lookaroun
Parkerbexar
Member
Will this effect the price of Mickey Bars??????? What ever they raise the price to I'm sure I'll pay for it Mickey Mouse and Ice Cream great idea :lol: Their still 2.50 right
beyondthepalace
New Member
People will still complain about the price, then they will open their wallet and do it anyway. It is just crappy for the people who are currently there on vacation and are doing day by day ticketing...yikes what a mess.
I am just glad I purchased my Seasonal Pass this past week instead of next week which I was originally going to do!
I am just glad I purchased my Seasonal Pass this past week instead of next week which I was originally going to do!
I don't know when, but the main difference is that there's nearly always a way to get a discount of some kind at SeaWorld. Their business model relies more on what you spend in the parks (otherwise the Fun Card promotions the past few years would have left Shamu panhandling by the side of the road). Disney's ticket price is the price you pay. Discounts are very few and far between. Even after 9/11, Disney stood firm on their ticket prices and gave discounts other places (rooms at resorts, for example). I believe that their doing so actually helped Universal and SeaWorld justify their higher full-price tickets, and it probably made WDW a lot more money in the long run. If they had started discounting tickets, it would have been a lot harder to make people be satisfied when they had to pay full price later on.
JimboJones123
Well-Known Member
When room rates can swing from $79 per night to $350 per night for a standard room, what's another 4 bucks per ticket? This only says the increase is on the 1 day ticket too. Nothing about longer day tix. So, this may just be another ploy to tell guests how much they are saving if they stay longer.