OMG!!!! This is outrageous!

[happymom52003]

I must say that as a teacher, I have seen some horrible parenting from some wealthy people. Just an observation!

:lol:I taught in a really poor school district my first couple of years of teaching. While I will admit that I did not have alot of parent involvement, the parents who were involved were as a whole MUCH nicer and better behaved than the parents at the exclusive private school I later taught at!

 

[kasey1988]

Ill have to agree with the OP, it is very over priced, but i think it is to keep it as a more intimate experience. I dont have kids, but i dont think i would spend the money to do this. I could spend less money and do somthing else with my children just as memorable.

 

[JVD512]

Each person is different, Yes its alot of money but its worth it . I dont go to Disney for me, Yes as adults we have fun to , but we go for our kids and we save up during the year and we let everyone pick something they would like to do. Yes it costs money for everything at Disney but it would not be offered if people did not pay for it.
We have been to Disney 4 times now, first time was All star, GF every since, We like it and would not stay anywhere else, we save we go and we have fun.
Everyone works hard for there money and its up to each of us how we soend it, We choose our kids and we have fun each day and night, yes its alot of money but you remind kids during the year and they help us save, but when we are there we go from AM to PM and dont stop.
My daughter is 6 now and adores the tea party, she looks forward to it. Its not for everyone, but If you go for the experience , have fun and just let it happen.

 

[happymom52003]

Ill have to agree with the OP, it is very over priced, but i think it is to keep it as a more intimate experience. I dont have kids, but i dont think i would spend the money to do this. I could spend less money and do somthing else with my children just as memorable.

Hold off on saying that! If you ever have a little girl who is in love with the princesses, you just might change your mind! Especially if your first child is a boy, and you think your second one is another boy, but ends up being a girl!

Just joking around with you.:animwink::wave:

But seriously, I never in a million years would have dreamed how much fun it is to have a little girl who loves the Disney Princesess.....overpriced or not, I can't wait until the day I can dress her up and take her to that tea party!
I am soooo tempted to do it on our next trip, but like I said in a previous post...she just turned three, so I really want to wait a few years since this is most like something we will only do once.

 

[Rob562]

What about the tea time at the GF for $10 a person?? Much better than $250!!

I was just about to suggest that. While it doesn't have a princess or all the extra take-home gifts, it does provide a more economical way of having a proper afternoon tea...

Details and prices can be found on AllEars:
http://www.allearsnet.com/menu/menu_gft.htm


-Rob

 

[NJDVCMembers]

We're torn in two directions;

DVC Members & Fans: Keep it affordable!!!

Disney Company Stockholder: Keep it profitable!!!

 

[Ms. Tinkerbell]

I know it pricey but have you ever seen it???? I am taking my 5 year niece there in October. She is only a tiny princess once and when they get older they don't want to do stuff like this. I will keep you posted on if it's worth the money, but I'm sure it will be. We have already picked out our dresses we are going to wear.

I so wanted to take my daughter to this, as we love Mother/Daughter teas, but by the time I found out about this one, she was too old to feel comfortable...although I did my best to subtly change her mind I think it would be a wonderful experience to have with your little princess.

 

[PrincessMagic]

I will admit that I think it is ridiculously priced but I took my daughter two years ago and am very happpy that I did. I don't think we'll go again but it did create a great memory and something my daughter and I did together.

My daughter loves tea parties and loves princesses. I do wish that for the price though that they recieved more one on one time with Aurora. It was a great experience and I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants a special experience for their daughter who loves girly things.

 

[scpergj]

The way that Disney priced this is just following basic economic laws - If a commodity is in scarce supply, to decrease demand, increase cost.

Basically, they only want to do the tea once a day, and the seating is very limited. Only a small number of people will spend over $200 for a show and tea for two, so they can keep the numbers manageable. Could you imagine the demand if the price was, say, $50? It would be unmanageable.

Ever try to get an ADR for a very in demand restaurant at WDW? It's darn near impossible, unless you call 180 days out. I'm sure it's part of the reason they increased the prices a while back at CRT...not to "keep out the riff-raff", but to decrease demand.

 

[ELopez]

My opinion is that they charge that much simply because they can. People are willing to pay it. I don't think it has much to do with the demand.

I actually considered this (which is crazy since I have 4 daughters), but I read the reviews on AllEars and they were mixed. For that amount of money, it better be the experience of a lifetime. Many said they were disappointed with the amount of time they got with Aurora (less than that of a character meal). Everyone raved about the storyteller, though. Most were not too complimentary (or is it complementary?) of the food. Even with all the goodies, I couldn't see how it added up.

But that's just me. Some think we're crazy for saving up to go to WDW every year. Everyone is entitled to choose their own splurges!

 

[Scooter]

Who takes their kids to these things?

The same people who pay $5 for a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

I saw once, in a TV interview, when asked why they charge so much for their coffee, the CEO of Starbucks answered. "Because we can." :lol:

 

[DisneyJoe]

Who takes their kids to these things?

The same people who pay $5 for a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

I saw once, in a TV interview, when asked why they charge so much for their coffee, the CEO of Starbucks answered. "Because we can." :lol:

Yes, Starbucks has positioned themselves as an "experience", even with their own language....

Sound familiar?

 

[toystoryma]

Hi Jen! :wave:

Where did you find that info? Anything for my boys to do? We did the Pirate Adventure at the Floridian and they loved it. I was thinking of doing that again for them in August. Then me & Shawn can go monorail hop for 2hr lol.

I was also gonna suggest the tea party at GF, and they have a cooking class too, it was all like $28.75 a ticket..

Jen/dizneydiva

 

[natolij02]

Hi Jen! :wave:

Where did you find that info? Anything for my boys to do? We did the Pirate Adventure at the Floridian and they loved it. I was thinking of doing that again for them in August. Then me & Shawn can go monorail hop for 2hr lol.

I was also gonna suggest the tea party at GF, and they have a cooking class too, it was all like $28.75 a ticket..

Jen/dizneydiva

I found it somewhere on the disney website....I stumbled upon it when I was looking at the BBB which I was promted to look at after the thread about the combs...LOL. I didn't really see anything for the boys but if I do, I will let ya know

 

[natolij02]

Hi Jen! :wave:

Where did you find that info? Anything for my boys to do? We did the Pirate Adventure at the Floridian and they loved it. I was thinking of doing that again for them in August. Then me & Shawn can go monorail hop for 2hr lol.

I was also gonna suggest the tea party at GF, and they have a cooking class too, it was all like $28.75 a ticket..

Jen/dizneydiva

I found it somewhere on the disney website....I stumbled upon it when I was looking at the BBB which I was promted to look at after the thread about the combs...LOL. I didn't really see anything for the boys but if I do, I will let ya know....LOL....you found me on here!:lol::wave:

 

[GenerationX]

The way that Disney priced this is just following basic economic laws - If a commodity is in scarce supply, to decrease demand, increase cost.

This is true. I'd argue that this particular commodity is marketed (and perceived by the public) as being truly unique and thus has a very low price elasticity with respect to demand. As the price of this experience rises, the demand does not proportionally decrease. If Disney can continue to raise prices without changing costs and see very little drop in demand, their profits increase.