It may be, but they will want a lot of data to compare. They would need to show that people are not buying LLMP and getting this instead, and depending on the park, you would need like 10-20% decrease in LLMP to justify completely eliminating it.
While this is true... if they were actually trying to maximize profit (at least short term). Wouldn't they only "sell out" a few of the days, thus allowing them to sell more and more.
Ah, this old tripe again?
IMO that's what they are doing with this pass. They have limited availability to avoid having any major impact on lines. It's why it sells out.
So limited that they opened it up to all guests?
That is the probably the end game. It's also working on getting guests used to standby being the main option
I've seen no evidence that LLPP is that broadly sold or that it has impact on the queues. It's really not much different than VIP tours -- it's just new and somewhat lower priced. Not low enough to really sell that strongly to impact lines. At least not so far...
But my point is, they aren't just going to say that, they need that to be the case. Remember, they don't hit numbers from last year jobs are in danger. They would need that to be true so that they can ensure more money coming in. If it costs $100 more at DAK to get PP, then you need around 22% of those people who were buying MP to convert to PP (and they have to be the people who are not currently buying PP). Otherwise, you are leaving money on the table. They will say that "due to demand, we are doing this" but the reality is if they ever pull that off, it's because their numbers are showing that they can get a quarter of the people to convert over.
Hmmm... I hadn't considered a tiering of LL to make things more complicated and to ensure the guest gets the shaft even more while handing over more money. That fits. Sadly.
Universal does the same with Express pass. One is to ride everything once and the other is unlimited. IMO the reason many are so upset with all of this is they have the mindset you have to have these passes to visit the parks.
Probably.
It is showing that there is a market for this product.
So off-site and locals basically.
People buy LLMP for AK?
Except they weren't talking about LL as a whole, just LLPP which is a much smaller subset of LL. Sure, it is certainly broader than VIP tours, but it still isn't a mainstream offering.
No idea, just first one I grabbed. But it's something to consider as well. If you sell 700 MPs, and drop to like 100 PP a day, could be a loss of $3 million for the year. That would need to be factored into the conversion rates at MK and DHS as well (if dropping MP gains you $2 million at those two parks, you still are losing money overall). My entire point is dropping MP has a lot of data they would need to really go through with it.