I'm appalled! No hue and cry about a price being increased?

[Benjamin_Nicholas]

BOOOOO

BOOOOO

BOOOOO!!!!!

Were you saying BOOO or BOOOO-URNS?

 

[networkpro]

Isn't this thread actually complaining that nobody was complaining about price increases?

We have to keep the FUD on message. Certainly, in certain members' minds, it's not entertainment, it's just a method to magically separate themselves from money.

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They want to pay a certain price to experience a certain thing which may or may not still exist. When that price or version of a thing doesn't exist, they agitate. It's still a market economy so these unmet needs present a potential market for someone to present a good or replacement good for profit.

This is how we get new gates like the one Universal is constructing up I-4. I hazard that they won't offer free admission.

 

[ELG13]

*Whatever price* The Mouse can get away with for VIP Tours is fine with me. This is a high-end service for wealthy people. Charge 'em $10,000 an hour if they're sucker enough to pay for it.

I'm with ya....charge those suckers more and save us little fish from the price increases

 

[RustySpork]

I'm with ya....charge those suckers more and save us little fish from the price increases

Ticket prices should be 3-4 times higher than they are now to keep the plebs out so my wait times are lower.

 

[DryerLintFan]

Ticket prices should be 3-4 times higher than they are now to keep the plebs out so my wait times are lower.

The plebs have credit cards though, and we aren't afraid to use them!

 

[RustySpork]

The plebs have credit cards though, and we aren't afraid to use them!

 

[Eamethyst]

According to Glassdoor they get paid $12-$15 an hour. What’s your source?

Disney world employees are paid hourly unless they are in management rolls, hiring, HR, etc. Disney pay starts at $12 an hour this also includes hosts, vip tour guide, etc. My source is because I've worked with Disney.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Disney world employees are paid hourly unless they are in management rolls, hiring, HR, etc. Disney pay starts at $12 an hour this also includes hosts, vip tour guide, etc. My source is because I've worked with Disney.

And are guest relations hosts frequently referred to as “the plaids“? Lol

 

[Disone]

Disney world employees are paid hourly unless they are in management rolls, hiring, HR, etc. Disney pay starts at $12 an hour this also includes hosts, vip tour guide, etc. My source is because I've worked with Disney.

This is an inaccurate statement. There are far more roles than 1) hourly or 2) management / salaried.
A VIP tour guide is in a role called office and Technical. There is also the Culinary field. There is a great degree of pay difference between hourly, office and Technical, culinary, and salaried. Also not all hourly positions start at the same hourly wage. Some do start at $12 and hour some start higher.

It is simply not a case of either being hourly or salaried. And it's certainly not the case at all hourly positions start at the same rate.

 

[ppete1975]

First world problem

 

[Eamethyst]

This is an inaccurate statement. There are far more roles than 1) hourly or 2) management / salaried.
A VIP tour guide is in a role called office and Technical. There is also the Culinary field. There is a great degree of pay difference between hourly, office and Technical, culinary, and salaried. Also not all hourly positions start at the same hourly wage. Some do start at $12 and hour some start higher.

It is simply not a case of either being hourly or salaried. And it's certainly not the case at all hourly positions start at the same rate.

This is an inaccurate statement. There are far more roles than 1) hourly or 2) management / salaried.
A VIP tour guide is in a role called office and Technical. There is also the Culinary field. There is a great degree of pay difference between hourly, office and Technical, culinary, and salaried. Also not all hourly positions start at the same hourly wage. Some do start at $12 and hour some start higher.

It is simply not a case of either being hourly or salaried. And it's certainly not the case at all hourly positions start at the same rate.

Are you a Disney employee? I never said all hourly positions started at the same wage. Disney's pay starts at $12 an hour. I know what employees make at Disney.

 

[MrMcDuck]

People who use private VIP tours are either well off enough to not really care about that kind of increase or they are diehard Disney fans who will get together with other such fans and split the cost (you can have up to 10 people in your party for each plaid you secure) in which case it's not really a big deal either.

Regarding tipping and pay for the guides, plaids will accept tips. Even way back when Disney told WDW VIP private guides not to accept tips, most plaids ignored that and still accepted them. Of course, like anywhere, some people don't tip, but many do (as it's what you should do if you aren't a word I can't use on this forum), so don't feel too bad for those cast members. They're making decent bread for what they are doing.

 

[Disneyson]

And are guest relations hosts frequently referred to as “the plaids“? Lol

Yes.

And the Character Attendants are often referred to as “blueberries”.

 

[WDW862]

The people giving those tours still make $12.00 an hour

*$13

 

[Lilofan]

People who use private VIP tours are either well off enough to not really care about that kind of increase or they are diehard Disney fans who will get together with other such fans and split the cost (you can have up to 10 people in your party for each plaid you secure) in which case it's not really a big deal either.

Regarding tipping and pay for the guides, plaids will accept tips. Even way back when Disney told WDW VIP private guides not to accept tips, most plaids ignored that and still accepted them. Of course, like anywhere, some people don't tip, but many do (as it's what you should do if you aren't a word I can't use on this forum), so don't feel too bad for those cast members. They're making decent bread for what they are doing.

Looks like some cast follow policies and some just do not.

 

[Lilofan]

The people giving those tours still make $12.00 an hour...and they still require you to buy a $125 ticket to get in for the “tour”...

...if you want some perspective

And I've seen them eat in fine dining areas of the theme parks with their guests. I'm sure the food is better than the cast dining areas.

 

[willf]

I used to work in GR, and had many friends who also worked as VIP guides (DSA, or Disney Special Activities, is the department), and they do take tips. Sometimes very considerable ones.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I used to work in GR, and had many friends who also worked as VIP guides (DSA, or Disney Special Activities, is the department), and they do take tips. Sometimes very considerable ones.

But are they supposed to? And does that provide assurances?

I think you know the answers to this questions.

 

[willf]

But are they supposed to? And does that provide assurances?

I think you know the answers to this questions.

They told me it was allowed, and I trust my friends. I understand this doesn’t constitute proof, of course.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

They told me it was allowed, and I trust my friends. I understand this doesn’t constitute proof, of course.

I hear you...assume it’s an “unofficial policy”...

Anyway, this has gone sideways and into the forest. My original point wasn’t to discuss wdw labor...it was up point out that Disney is reaping over $ 1000 a day more in pure profit from this. It’s not overhead and it doesn’t trickle down. Good for them.