My quick analysis was based on visitors, which I think is tangible. I believe Magic Kingdom is visited by something like 22M people per year, so they can really increase prices. My concession about the resort in Georgia is I actually haven’t been, so it could be quite nice. However, I stand by my point of Georgia not being a top destination in the world and not even close to a top beach. I was too harsh in my delivery and overall opinion on Georgia. Let’s be real though...it’s Georgia. Florida would also be nothing special without Disney, although the beaches are still better than Georgia.
Unfortunately, this thread pointed out the drop in service and product quality during my last trip.
I think your comment about what families dream of is purely conjecture. The prices Disney charges are based on demand, like it or not. They are having no trouble filling the parks. I watch the financials closely and Parks and Resorts revenue just won’t stop growing.
Greed is a very relative topic and hard to define. Disney parks have a ~22% operating margin (before taxes) and it’s certainly not an easy or cheap business. Microsoft and Visa have much higher margins. Are they greedier? Very hard to define.
Finally, Disney is owned by the shareholders who want a return. You just have to remember Disney wouldn’t exist outside of a capitalist world. Business exists to make money, but we love consuming. Not sure how you fix businesses charging what they can get.
