Since Disney has had these kinds of events pretty much since opening day, why does it seem to bother you so much now? If you don't think it's worth it, well, fine, don't pay to use that service. If you think that AK is just like your local zoo, then don't go there. And yes, I can say that. Why would anyone in their right mind go someplace that they have issues with? Beyond me.
Except that there are many people that will see the value in this tour. Just because some here don't, doesn't mean it's not a good thing for others.
True. I have considered many of the tours for previous trips. If it has any real value, it will stick around. If it doesn't, it will be shelved with the cabanas and the poop shaped treats in AK.
I think that the amount of things being tried is the problem with some people. Some will work, and some won't, but I don't think it hurts to try as they are doing, and I don't think it's all just a cash grab either. The dessert parties are a prime example, and are apparently full all the time, so people are obviously finding value in them. If they didn't, they would go away. The specialty offerings during F&W are another. Some of them sell out in a few minutes, even though they cost a few hundred per person, so there is value to those people.
Yep! Both of my daughters are adults and we just booked for July. It's the thing they are looking forward to the most.
They sold the elephants at my local zoo. Seriously, they are gone. I love the fact that I can see elephants at DAK. It's probably worth $30 to get more up-close for me, but I can understand others not wanting to pay. Plenty of other things to do that are included in admission at DAK.
I held annual passes to no less than four zoos last year. Five if you include Nahtazu / Anupchaargezu. What can I say? I love zoos.
I was pretty upset when the Philly zoo sold their elephants about a decade ago. I understood that they didn't have the space to build a proper exhibit space and elephants are pricey to maintain, but they are pretty cool animals and they were gone before my kids even saw them. Every time we ride the Safari they are a highlight for me now since we can't see them at home now. I know $30 seems excessive to some for a closer look but it's probably worth it to me. The only upcharge event I've ever done was Mickeys Christmas Party one time but this might be my second on my next trip. Depends on how much time I have with the new stuff at AK this year.I held annual passes to no less than four zoos last year. Five if you include Nahtazu / Anupchaargezu. What can I say? I love zoos.
Two don't have elephants, two have Asian elephants. Which are smaller, and can be acquired domesticated / broken so they are easier to keep.
African elephants are exceedingly rare in a zoo. I found one zoo 800 kilometers from where I live, where I went to see them. They are simply too large, too social (they need a large group), too difficult to keep (males for breeding especially, which need to be kept separately), and in need of too large a territory. Even DAK is about the bare minimum they need to not qualify as animal abuse.
So anyway, to cut a long story that is not going anywhere short, time allowing this is exactly the kind of tour I would sign up for. Although personal preference does not colour my judgment about WDW upcharging policy, overpricing, and a Safari decline by degrees.
