ConfettiCupcake
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Well, this is also true lol!
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Well, this is also true lol!
TrainsOfDisney
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Chicken bowl at the avatar canteen is $13.29
I just paid $9.10 for a burrito at chipotle.
That’s the kind of premium I expect to pay at a theme park - reasonable.
$80 for Cinderella Castle (plus tax and tip!) is just insane to me.
Disstevefan1
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A reasonable argument.
Angel Ariel
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lol, yes yes it is where I live
TrainsOfDisney
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I’ve had some pretty good quick serve at WDW on recent trips actually - Port Orleans food court was excellent and of course I always love the food at Avatar.
Disneyland hit an all time low coming out of Covid and it’s getting better but not what it used to be that’s for sure. I haven’t been back to try the food at Tianas though and it looks like a nice menu.
Angel Ariel
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Agreed overall on sit downs. Though I will say I thoroughly enjoyed Ralph Brennan's (DTd), Cafe Orleans and Lamplight Lounge for dinners this year in DLR. I miss Blue Bayou's ambience, but the price is just too much these days. The lobster nachos at LL were really good, and I generally very much dislike all seafood - so that's pretty big praise from meThe quickserve in Orlando is a little better than it was…but Disneyland is better.
But then again…sitdowns in Orlando are way better.
People probably don’t realize that now cause they stopped going
Club Cooloholic
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Totally agree. DLR has many more healthier, unique options, we always get some salads and pastas for the kids at the place near Pixar Pier, the sourdough soup bowls are cool etc.
And churros and pretzels are ridiculous when they start costing the same as what they charge at pro stadiums.
ConfettiCupcake
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Agreed. I expect a premium and am fine with it. I think quite a bit of the table service options have far exceeded what used to be an appropriate premium compared to the outside world.
Some of them have nearly doubled their own pricing in a decade. I just searched a couple character meals as a random example, in 2014 CP breakfast was 26.99/15, today it’s $48/$30. In 2015 breakfast at Chef Mickeys was $37.99/$19.99, today it’s $54/$34. Depressing.
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Angel Ariel
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All of it - foods hotels - it's all exponentially increased.
We stayed at the grand Floridian on our honeymoon for around 360/night, perfect MK view. We had extra magic hours at MK at night until 2 or 3am, had magical express. That same room is now more than double the cost, no magical express, closing significantly earlier. It's depressing and frustrating (and a reason we don't stay onsite anymore)
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DisneyHead123
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Yeah, inflation in my area has just been relentless. At first I was able to maintain with few changes to my grocery shopping habits because my son kept outgrowing expensive stuff (diapers, formula, infant daycare, $20 a gallon hypoallergenic goat's milk [not even kidding], etc.) and thankfully we got some cost of living adjustments to pay (for which I am sooo grateful, because I know many people didn't.)
Even with that, these past few months I've noticed household items and grocery are just cannibalizing the monthly budget. The prices just keep going up. Definitely going to start making some changes to what we eat and buy, and will cut back on the "splurge" type stuff on our next Disney trip.
ConfettiCupcake
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It all really is depressing.
If they’re hitting a wall when it comes to what people are willing to keep shelling out, good. Couldn’t happen soon enough.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
And the cumulative effect - especially in Orlando - is something often denied by the apologists.
Increasing everything 10% twice a year is NOT normal inflation. It’s crushing when you pay it 168 hours straight.
And it’s really turning people off.
Add to this the lack of product development in terms of increasing capacity, innovation, immersion, etc. Instead all Disney management did was put everything behind a paywall and jack prices on 30-50 year old rides while not maintaining them.
This current management is great at one thing...destroying money printing machines.
Club Cooloholic
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Exactly. Some fast food combos have hit double digits, heck I walked into a Five Guys after not being in one in years, looked at the prices, with the small burger at $8, larger one was like $11 and that was for just the burger, and I walked right out.
A half chicken platter at Flame Tree is about the same price as at a Boston Market..if you can find one.
easyrowrdw
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The character meals are very expensive but I think many of the table service restaurants are fine. Well, at the least the ones where you pay the dish, rather than a fixed price.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
even more so when my child’s meal was better than mine.
Andrew25
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I'm local, and I visit WDW often just for lunch or dinner as it's higher quality (most of the time) and quicker service. A new chicken tender place (Slim Chickens) opened in Celebration a few months ago and a 4-pece tender meal w/ fries is about $10.79 with no drink... nearly the same price as WDW ($10.99).
Meanwhile we're lucky a WDW executive hasn't seen SeaWorld's pricing... $19.79 for (3) tenders and fries.
Meanwhile we're lucky a WDW executive hasn't seen SeaWorld's pricing... $19.79 for (3) tenders and fries.
SamusAranX
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That tracks, given Seaworld is extremely reliant on local and discounted admission visitors. They need to make up for lost admission revenue
PREMiERdrum
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Sounds like dining operational changes could be on the horizon by the end of summer.
Tha Realest
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Hmmm. Reductions in staff? Reduced menu offerings? Phased closings?