Lucky
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That must be a really special banana.
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Fountain & Bottled Drink, Popcorn, Pretzel, and Other Snack Item Prices Exponentially
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LittleBuford
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These are high prices, certainly, but wasn’t this the case in the “good old days” also? My first trips to WDW were in the ’90s, and I remember my parents complaining then too about how overpriced things were. And so while I understand people’s frustration, the idea that this is a recent development is puzzling to me.
BoarderPhreak
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Exactly why I bring an insulated water bottle to the parks. Although I do splurge on beer and/or a fancy drinky-poo at proper meals, when available. 
Regardless, these increases are insane. Why should the airlines have all the fun robbing you blind? Throw in a trip to WDW to complete that fresh, fully fleeced feeling.
The difference is, you're in the stadium for 3-4 hours maybe? At WDW you're often there for a WEEK. That's a sustained barrage on the ol' wallet.
Regardless, these increases are insane. Why should the airlines have all the fun robbing you blind? Throw in a trip to WDW to complete that fresh, fully fleeced feeling.
The difference is, you're in the stadium for 3-4 hours maybe? At WDW you're often there for a WEEK. That's a sustained barrage on the ol' wallet.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Ok...if you want to do that and then haul it around. I wasn’t just talking about the cost...you want to carry ballast when it’s 97? Be my guest
eliza61nyc
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Exactly why I bring an insulated water bottle to the parks. Although I do splurge on beer and/or a fancy drinky-poo at proper meals, when available.
Regardless, these increases are insane. Why should the airlines have all the fun robbing you blind? Throw in a trip to WDW to complete that fresh, fully fleeced feeling.
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Hollywood studios had this Jack Daniels and coke slushie when I was there in August. Worth every dime of the 11 bucks it cost. OMG it was tasty.
Ironically American and Delta just announced it was raising it's check bagged fee without so much as folks raising their eyebrowss. we are so conditioned to the fee.
and the reality is by the time you get finished paying for every thing on a discount airline, the ticket is not that much cheaper.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
It was never “cheap”...but often now that has been raised to egregious.
Your parents economic sensenses were likely very different than yours.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Hollywood studios had this Jack Daniels and coke slushie when I was there in August. Worth every dime of the 11 bucks it cost. OMG it was tasty.
Ironically American and Delta just announced it was raising it's check bagged fee without so much as folks raising their eyebrowss. we are so conditioned to the fee.
and the reality is by the time you get finished paying for every thing on a discount airline, the ticket is not that much cheaper.
Yep...every price increase leads to weakening of defense for more.
That’s kinda my “theme”...
As far as airlines...I usually price frontier versus southwest for Florida trips...and knowing I might want to buy seats/take a bag I add $250 to frontier
SSH
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I'm hardly one to defend WDW money grabs, (my head is still exploding over motel 6 value parking fees.) But this thread is actually depressing me - because I must live in a pretty HCOL region.
Look at the upside: you guys get slammed for a week on vacation - and I understand the anger. We pay sky high prices like this year round- without NY or Silicon Valley salaries.
Bottles of water are $4-5 each anywhere here outside of a supermarket. I often fork over $12-15+ for a glass of wine or cocktail when dining out, (and thats not high end places or liquors, either.)
Luckily the taste of Orlando tap water doesn't bother me at all: don't think I've ever purchased a bottle of water all the years we've visited. Adult beverages - another story.
Look at the upside: you guys get slammed for a week on vacation - and I understand the anger. We pay sky high prices like this year round- without NY or Silicon Valley salaries.
Bottles of water are $4-5 each anywhere here outside of a supermarket. I often fork over $12-15+ for a glass of wine or cocktail when dining out, (and thats not high end places or liquors, either.)
Luckily the taste of Orlando tap water doesn't bother me at all: don't think I've ever purchased a bottle of water all the years we've visited. Adult beverages - another story.
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JoeCamel
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So you just want to complain about complaining?
LittleBuford
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It would be interesting to see if anyone has historical data on this. If we compare Disney and supermarket bottled water prices from, say, 1995, would the relative difference between them be that much less than it is today?
DNS
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We used to go twice a year. Then price jumps caused us to just go once a year. The last few years the cost has jumped enough that we have dropped to once every two or three years and that makes me very sad. It’s not about whether they have the right to do it as a business. Of course they do. But for us, it’s about not being able to go on our favorite place nearly as often. And it is certainly not about the price of drinks. It is the price of absolutely everything there going up a great deal more than most peoples income.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
That would be interesting...
Most of the low level “rage” here isn’t about the price...it’s the rate of increase...
Disney has really pushed the envelope on that front and it has lead to slow burn.
Sirwalterraleigh
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eliza61nyc
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I totally get that and agree. I'm a huge theater lover, use to be able to get fairly cheap seats. I finally broke down a brought Hamilton tickets $450 bucks a ticket. 3 tickets for Aladdin plus dinner? 700 bucks and we were not eating high end. I use to love taking my kids but I simply can't, not like i want too It is sad. I do always want to know where else folks vacation because I don't find Disney getting anymore pricey than many places. Our second vacation place is Ocean city NJ. Just got the quote on 7/20/19. 2500.00 week for a rental. 2 blocks from beach. Use to be 900 when we first started going.
eliza61nyc
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actually no, just explaining to Empress that just because someone is not "outraged" over the price of Disney's soda, it doesn't make them "special kind of syupid" as he/she so eloquently put it.Thats not to bad. If you want to see real profit, figure out how much the $4.59 soda costs to make..
eddie104
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We are all hypocrites on this board even me.
Kevin_W
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Exactly. Average of ~15% increase on food (after years of similar) is tough. I've been a manager for 15 years and I can't remember the last yearly raise I gave out that was over 3.5%.
But the refills are "free"