Disney Glimpses
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I caution anyone from jumping to conclusions here. Disney is looking to add flexibility, not hinder it. Just wait for the actual change and you’ll see it’s nothing to go crazy about.
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Reservation expansion
- Thread starter ChuckFromCanada
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I like my idea. You make your second reservation when you tap into your first park, to arrive any anytime of the day.
Let's go with it.
MaximumEd
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It was starting to become an issue pre-Covid when they decided to quit staffing the parks adequately. I remember there being a lot of stories from January 2018 or 2019, can’t remember for sure, about a lot of frustrated guests. It’s just worse now with the extreme penny pinching and labor issues.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
The bigger issue to me is Disney still doesn’t know how to run their parks
Disney Glimpses
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In roughly 6 months time, everyone here is going to be pleasantly surprised (elated even), at the changes coming.
It’s tough to dissect what new things are permanent or temporary (due to staffing) but I can assure you we are no where near the permanent phase yet.
So while I agree, much of this stuff is temporary to address labor shortages.
Dr.GrantSeeker
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Are we going to like the permanent phase?
Joel
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Disney Glimpses
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I shouldn’t have said “everyone.” Really depends on who you are.
Disney has surveyed and focus grouped every move they have made. They know that based on current levels of demand, they can get away with anything they want. As such they can without consequence implement the complete monetization of most aspects of the guest's experience.
Look, as much as we want to believe that most people are going to see what Disney is doing and say "nuts to that", they're not. For the past decade there have been countless amounts of negative press about Disney Parks and pricing, accessibility, etc. Yet still park attendance continued to increase. Yes they are loosing people, and travel people in the know will tell you that guest retention at WDW has become a big thing, but they are still gaining more than they are loosing.
Is this sustainable? Putting aside the Covid years, in the past decade they really haven't experienced an organic economic collapse like we're heading for. Now they've clearly positioned themselves to go after the higher end demographic that is less affected by economic hardships to insulate themselves from what's about to happen, but still I don't think they're positioned to pivot completely. They still need the commoners and Florida residents to come to their parks to provide stability. But they've already pushed many of these people away.
Disney Glimpses
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The sarcastic reactions just make you look foolish (against forum rules by the way) and make people less likely to share what they know.
The pessimism is understood but I’m not going to sit here and lie to you.
The pessimism is understood but I’m not going to sit here and lie to you.
SaucyBoy
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Disney and "flexibility" are oxymorons in 2022. No change they're going to make is for the benefit of guests in this day and age. We're supposed to believe you over the owner or the forum? Nah.
It’s beyond that stage now. They like the control and flexibility reservations data offers them in advance. The silver lining for some is the potential to hop before 2pm.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
I hope so but I’ll believe it when I see it
Hoping for the best but expecting the worst based on history
bhg469
Well-Known Member
The parks are staying open later again without an after hours ticket event?
Disney Glimpses
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Sure, but they don’t like the upwards of 20,000 guests that attempt to scan in daily without a reservation.
The information here regarding all of this (as well their commitment to park pass), and in regards to pearl, is wildly inaccurate.
bhg469
Well-Known Member
I agree
So a new level ticket/pass that allows you park hop at will. While standard park hoppers allow you to do it at 2PM?
Want to have more flexibility in your plans it will cost you even more.
I can just see the marketing spin for it now.
That part we would be good with, as we have not liked the 2pm restriction. Our issue is with how they may implement it.
$$$$$$$$$
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
They are seriously going to need travel agents for travel agents to figure out how to plan a Disney vacation. It’s getting insane and they don’t seem to care about the gue$t$