We care about as much as we do about what the Naht-a-zoo is feeding the gibbons... only to the point where what they eat might ultimately wind up on the path in front of us... or on US for that matter...
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I'm appalled! No hue and cry about a price being increased?
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Sirwalterraleigh
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There really isn’t a “value” standard to be applied to this...so in essence Mom Is right. This is basic coffee house chatter.
I do have to question the concept of “my time is so valuable...I can’t wait in line for splash, big thunder, and still make “wishes”...or whatever it’s called now.
Disney fans have always “overvalued” their time in the real world context of where they are/what they are doing...
So it leads to overpayments. Disney loves that
Hank Hill
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So you are saying us lowly slobs can't discuss and should not concern ourselves about what our betters do since we can't afford it? Nice.
I think it concerns people who wonder about the state of the company, which comes up often on this site. The state and price of VIP services could correlate in other areas of service, price, and wait times at the parks and is completely valid to discuss in a forum about all things Disney.
TrainsOfDisney
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Oh I’ve used them... just haven’t paid for them
. The real vips have them provided for free. (im not a vip, I just work for them). I didn’t realize I was supposed to tip “the plaid” that renewed my AP at city hall. Do said “plaids” fight over who gets the tipped Vs. non-tipped gigs? Maybe that’s why “the plaids” at the front gate always look so miserable.
“The plaids” sounds so degrading. It reminds me of “the plastics” from mean girls at best.
DryerLintFan
Premium Member
Wow, you must be fun at parties...... Mom literally said none of that. Mom made a comment about a theory in why forum members are not up in arms about the price increase. Calm down, patcha.
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Trolling vs incessant wailing, pick your poison.
Animaniac93-98
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It's your thread. You get whatever label you deserve.
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Poison it is.
Value was imprecise. I should have said "defined benefits and services" beyond line hoping. Apparently backstage to backstage transportation between parks is another.
Sirwalterraleigh
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Benjamin_Nicholas
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Oh I’ve used them... just haven’t paid for them
I didn’t realize I was supposed to tip “the plaid” that renewed my AP at city hall. Do said “plaids” fight over who gets the tipped Vs. non-tipped gigs? Maybe that’s why “the plaids” at the front gate always look so miserable.
“The plaids” sounds so degrading. It reminds me of “the plastics” from mean girls at best.
Your posts make me chuckle.
Clearly, you have no clue about how the VIP really program works, that the guides regularly call themselves 'the plaids' and, yes, that it's considered bad form spending 8+ hours with a private guide and not leaving them a tip.
LittleBuford
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I’m surprised they’re permitted to accept tips at all.
Benjamin_Nicholas
Well-Known Member
Never said that. Weak attempt at manipulating the conversation to compensate for your lack of knowledge. Stay on topic.
I've had the same guide for years and have always left him 25%.
awoogala
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glassdoor h
Glassdoor has been off by over $100,000 annually in some positions. It's not an accurate source, on the whole.
Benjamin_Nicholas
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No one is stepping on your dress. No need for the sturm und drang
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
That’s you...and proves really nothing.
The topic is a spitball...nobody is considering buying a “tour” of the stuff we’ve seen dozens if not hundreds of times. It’s just abstract.
BoarderPhreak
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Got that right. Personally... Never been on one, never will be on one - no desire to be on one, either.
awoogala
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I won a VIP tour once, for 8 hours, as part of a trip I won.
We were family of the day, opened the park, and were already overwhelmed..
We had no prior knowledge and were "surprised" with a VIP guide. Not knowing what it was about, we didn't have a plan of action or any clue. We squandered a bit of time, but got to walk into the fp line of everything good at 3 different parks, had backstage SUV service from one park to the next, and got instant "reservations" at a restaurant.
If I had known in advance, I might have had a better plan, and hit even more stuff. The poor guide was flustered, because he had to try to explain what and who he was, and what we could do, etc. It was also weird eating lunch with a stranger.
The whole thing was cool, but uncomfortable (I had little, anxious kids, who were kind of freaked out about going on rides with a stranger).
I did not tip (I couldn't have afforded to back then- we won this trip right when we could not afford to go back to Disney with small kids).
Now I feel awful that tipping is pretty accepted for plaids.
We were family of the day, opened the park, and were already overwhelmed..
We had no prior knowledge and were "surprised" with a VIP guide. Not knowing what it was about, we didn't have a plan of action or any clue. We squandered a bit of time, but got to walk into the fp line of everything good at 3 different parks, had backstage SUV service from one park to the next, and got instant "reservations" at a restaurant.
If I had known in advance, I might have had a better plan, and hit even more stuff. The poor guide was flustered, because he had to try to explain what and who he was, and what we could do, etc. It was also weird eating lunch with a stranger.
The whole thing was cool, but uncomfortable (I had little, anxious kids, who were kind of freaked out about going on rides with a stranger).
I did not tip (I couldn't have afforded to back then- we won this trip right when we could not afford to go back to Disney with small kids).
Now I feel awful that tipping is pretty accepted for plaids.
Benjamin_Nicholas
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Actually, no... You asked a question (gratuity-based) and I answered it. No harm, no foul. Just facts.
Spitballing is fine: That's what makes discussion forums run
However, on the subjects I have first-hand knowledge about, I have no problem stepping up and posting.