Well for the 99% who don’t read Disney message boards or blogs, this is a last minute surprise.
I disagree. It's been on the calendar for that long. Perhaps they should look at the calendar when making plans for which Park to visit?
Well for the 99% who don’t read Disney message boards or blogs, this is a last minute surprise.
Agree to disagree. For a company that requires their guests to plan at minimum 180 days, nearly every detail is ironed out 60 days prior to their trip, including ADR’s, fast passes, shows, fireworks etc. We like to park hop and base many of my decisions off park hours that are posted 30 days. Let’s be honest, you and most of the human population would be a little irked no?
Yeah, it doesn't work out. Whats the minimum number of CMs needed to staff the park? 4000? 5000? Take 4000. 4 hour event. Thats 16000 hours. Even at $10/hr, thats $160,000. Disney isn't closing the park for $40k.
If its not the entire park available, different story, the number of CMs goes down. But the number is probably north of $500,000.
Can we get Mulch and Off Kilter to play for the event too?? MarieIt's not me this time.
But you all know you're invited when I do.
I’m not god...Can we get Mulch and Off Kilter to play for the event too?? Marie
That was to have a wedding in the park. It did not actually include the entire park and it’s attractions and food and beverage locations being open and on free vend. Nor did it include a full Fireworks show.
Renting the facility doesn't mean also paying for food and transportation. Those might add on $100k to the price for 1,000 people.
Companies must be doing well financially and want to celebrate their successes at WDW. Can't blame them. And if they bring the family with them then it is a working vacation.I don’t have much of a problem with Disney allowing a private event, but to do so during a week where MK already closes more than a handful of times for a tickets event means that those staying this week only have 1 evening at MK in the evening hours with normal tickets.
Again, allow it, but maybe have some level of restrictions during heavy party weeks for to allow those already paying customers to spend non daylight hours in your most popular and visited park. You are charging them full price, give them at least a modicum of the full experience. For that week Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are Park closes at 6. 3 days in a row??? Really?
Marry up.Geez, I gotta get me some money so I can buy people and things. I'd be an awesome millionaire.
Marry up.
I’m not god...![]()
We used to do this when IBM would run Lortusphere. The event would be at Swan And Dolphin and we would rent out AK or MK.Mooby?
Do you make plans 60 days before travel? Didn’t think so...It was posted as of mid August, before the 60 day mark.
Surprisingly only around 200k which is nothing for most companies.
Do you make plans 60 days before travel? Didn’t think so...
.......nearly every detail is ironed out 60 days prior to their trip, including ADR’s, fast passes, shows, fireworks etc. We like to park hop and base many of my decisions off park hours that are posted 30 days.
I think you misread what I was saying but since you quoted me twice, the point I’m trying to convey is that by 60 days out all planning is done for the most part, rarely will you see people start planning 60 days out, so to me, this would be an unwelcome surprise.Of course not. But at the same time, I book any must-do ADRs at 180 days, and then only really start planning day by day much nearer to the 60 day mark.
However, let me to refresh your memory of what you said:
First timers won’t realise there are Halloween parties in August - why would they even consider that possibility? Every year there are questions about “will I be able to watch the fireworks on a party night” from those planning their first visit around that time
But once you get towards booking FPs, you start checking park hours. And WDW very rarely cuts hours from that point onwards. Which they didn’t do here either.
During my last stay at AKL there was a yellow Lamborghini parked outside the main entrance door the entire time. Guess being there someone can watch it 24x7.At the Grand Floridian, that's the only place I think that the valet parking park the exotic vehicles right in front of the lobby that guests drive and stay at the resort.
I just placed a ticket for HHN in a cart for Oct 23.Same company just paid Universal enough money for them to buyout USF Wednesday on what would've otherwise been an HHN night. To get Universal to cancel HHN for your event means you're dropping serious cash.
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