So what is the value proposition to visit Walt Disney World now? $500 hotel rooms, broken or closed attractions, limited hours, no complimentary transportation from MCO (this is huge, especially with families). Limited menus, over priced meals... What else am I missing?
Not that extreme but did you visit immediately after 9/11/01?
Its like they are purposefully trying to stop people from coming.
I prefer to call him Cheapak
I don't think that is the case at all. I know many star wars fans who will pay whatever cost there is to stay there. I for one couldn't justify 2k a night per person or even a thousand a night per person for that stay. But my friends would.
We did not, first visit was 2004 for our honeymoon. Hired a limo for that one
Back in the day the hundreds of loyal SW fans would sleep outside the DHS turnstiles for 3 nights in the hot humid early summer during Star Wars weekends Fri Sat Sun to get the highly coveted autograph signings before those tickets were sold out.
I’m not a huge Star Wars fan, but I enjoyed Star Wars Weekends way more than Galaxies Edge. Heck I’d choose that Star Wars fireworks show over Rise of the Resistance if given the choice right now.
Yeah back when Disney allowed their characters to have fun and increase interest in both fanbases.,
It's going to be sold out for years. You misjudge the target audience and their willingness to pay for experiences. These are the exact customers Disney wants, time poor cash rich people who want something different and is more premium.
You make a good point. With ME and Disney Transportation we are essentially held hostage on Disney property. If more and more people are driving, will they then spend more time at other non Disney places, eat outside the bubble or buy their own groceries? Eliminating ME might cost them more in the long run. Although I expect them to raise their parking fees since more people will have a car.
Because if the money keeps rolling in and they can cut the costs more they can use that money elsewhere such as Shanghai or buying the rest of DLP. The only time they really spend serious money is when they see drops in attendance which only they truly know, they spent at the studios to have an bigger IP presence for Star Wars and to redistribute the crowds from MK. It's also the reason we will never see another Disney park in Orlando ever, it's a big cost and they can better use that money taking what they have to premium price points without a gigantic capital investment.
About 15 years ago there was a small stage in front of Star Tours at DHS. The SW characters had a dance off. Seeing Darth Vader dancing to Michael Jackson was something to watch.
