From the Business section, or should I say page. (The Register is now normally just 2 sections, The main news section, which contains International, National, State and Local News, Opinion, Business plus Comics and Crosswords. The second section is Sports, with the Weather Map on the back page.
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/16/disneylands-soaring-ticket-prices-make-sense-and-cents/
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How much should one day at Disneyland cost?
Seemingly every year, the Anaheim resort ups its admission prices. And as tradition has it, there’s the post-hike debate: Are Disneyland tickets worth that much?
This time around, Disneyland raised the cost of most of its entrance options with the highest one-day, one-park ticket going up $11 to $135. That jump is only slightly more than the 7 percent average annual growth in this price point since 2000 when admission was $43.
Seventeen years ago, theme park owner Walt Disney Co. embarked on a big-dollar string of investments in Anaheim, adding a second gate — California Adventure — and overhauling much of the original Disneyland. And visitors have paid for those upgrades.
But is Disney guilty of hiking fees too much? I loaded some pricing data into my trusty spreadsheet to see what the direct competition is getting and where overall consumer prices and spending is headed. I discovered that a few benchmarks — those reflecting high local costs and a growing thirst for entertainment — suggest Disneyland’s more in the pricing ballpark than many people think.<<
Make sure and read the entire article. Some interesting comparisons.
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/16/disneylands-soaring-ticket-prices-make-sense-and-cents/
>>
How much should one day at Disneyland cost?
Seemingly every year, the Anaheim resort ups its admission prices. And as tradition has it, there’s the post-hike debate: Are Disneyland tickets worth that much?
This time around, Disneyland raised the cost of most of its entrance options with the highest one-day, one-park ticket going up $11 to $135. That jump is only slightly more than the 7 percent average annual growth in this price point since 2000 when admission was $43.
Seventeen years ago, theme park owner Walt Disney Co. embarked on a big-dollar string of investments in Anaheim, adding a second gate — California Adventure — and overhauling much of the original Disneyland. And visitors have paid for those upgrades.
But is Disney guilty of hiking fees too much? I loaded some pricing data into my trusty spreadsheet to see what the direct competition is getting and where overall consumer prices and spending is headed. I discovered that a few benchmarks — those reflecting high local costs and a growing thirst for entertainment — suggest Disneyland’s more in the pricing ballpark than many people think.<<
Make sure and read the entire article. Some interesting comparisons.
