Snack price increases?

[ogryn]

Does Universal have a rewards program? What about Atlantis? Beaches? Sandals? Any of the major vacation resorts?

Casino comps don't count. Atlantis has horrible comps anyway.

Select Universal hotels qualify for the Loews scheme https://www.loewshotels.com/youfirst/benefits

 

[Cletus]

Does Universal have a rewards program? What about Atlantis? Beaches? Sandals? Any of the major vacation resorts?

Casino comps don't count. Atlantis has horrible comps anyway.

Yes. Loews at Universal does. At least for Portofino and Royal Pacific.

 

[21stamps]

Select Universal hotels qualify for the Loews scheme https://www.loewshotels.com/youfirst/benefits

Yes. Loews at Universal does. At least for Portofino and Royal Pacific.

That's actually good to know. Royal Pacific would be where we stay when we do Universal. I don't stay at a Loews often enough to ever qualify though. Still a good benefit for those that do.

I do know for certain that Beaches and Atlantis do not.. unless something has changed in the past 2 years.


Edit-

I'm wrong about Beaches.. just googled it. They do have a rewards program. Not that I'll ever rack up 70 nights in 3 years.lol

 

[Nubs70]

How does "profit" work in your brain? Seriously, I want to know. Where do you think profit comes from if not from satisfied guests? How does Disney acquire United States Dollars without guests exchanging their dollars for goods and services provided by Disney?

How about Margin1st, Guest Satisfaction 2nd?

 

[csmat99]

Why don't you buy your neighbor and ice cream bar? Or fund their vacation if it's such a concern to you?

At the end of the day, a Disney vacation is a luxury that almost none of the world's population will ever experience. So, while I don't agree with the price increases, I can't find a lot of energy to be upset on behalf of someone else when it comes to their inability to pay for their vacation.

It's not about the $5 for ice cream bar that is just a symptom of the cancer that has been growing at Disney for years now. Pigs get fat Hogs get slaughtered.

 

[jakeman]

It's not about the $5 for ice cream bar that is just a symptom of the cancer that has been growing at Disney for years now. Pigs get fat Hogs get slaughtered.

I think you either misquoted or missed my point.

I will be less likely to buy an ice cream because of this price increase, but my concern about my line mate at the ODF cart being able to afford theirs hovers right around zero.

 

[csmat99]

I think you either misquoted or missed my point.

I will be less likely to buy an ice cream because of this price increase, but my concern about my line mate at the ODF cart being able to afford theirs hovers right around zero.

But even with that I don't agree. It's the same issue sports have been having. When my dad took me to baseball game the whole experience was grabbing some hot dogs and a soda and watching the game. Back then anyone could afford to take their kids to a baseball game and get the hot dog to go along with it. Now the greedy owners are charging 5-6 bucks for a hot dog. So when you are talking about basic items like getting your kid a ice cream sandwich that used to cost 3.50 but went up almost 50 percent is pure greed. Just look up what the falcons owner is doing for his new stadium. So yes they are still going to make a lot of money but they are making it affordable for most of the families that want to show their support. Disney is basically spitting in your face and asking us if we want more.

 

[Bandini]

Does Universal have a rewards program? What about Atlantis? Beaches? Sandals? Any of the major vacation resorts?

Casino comps don't count. Atlantis has horrible comps anyway.

Universal, yes because they are Lowes hotels. I don't know about the rest, but I'm not a travel agent.

 

[21stamps]

I'll tell my Butler to make it so ...

Can I borrow him? Does he do housework? I haven't got anything done while I've been sorting through my 8billion photos and commenting on here all day.

 

[SorcererMC]

Lightbulb! Sprinkle that $5 Mickey ice cream bar with edible gold pixie dust and I'm in.

 

[cslafferty]

Today I took my daughter to Arby's. 1 turkey club, 1 roast beef, 1 small fries, 2 medium drinks = $15. Guess $5 Mickey bar at WDW doesn't surprise me

 

[jakeman]

But even with that I don't agree. It's the same issue sports have been having. When my dad took me to baseball game the whole experience was grabbing some hot dogs and a soda and watching the game. Back then anyone could afford to take their kids to a baseball game and get the hot dog to go along with it. Now the greedy owners are charging 5-6 bucks for a hot dog. So when you are talking about basic items like getting your kid a ice cream sandwich that used to cost 3.50 but went up almost 50 percent is pure greed. Just look up what the falcons owner is doing for his new stadium. So yes they are still going to make a lot of money but they are making it affordable for most of the families that want to show their support. Disney is basically spitting in your face and asking us if we want more.

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Again though, your ability to pay for a nonessential commodity is not my responsibility and that's what you're asking me to be concerned about. Food, water, medicine, even transportation I can get behind. Ice cream and hot dogs and theme parks and ball games. I just really can't worry too much about those.

 

[Cletus]

Uh, no.

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I agree. The QS at DL is superior in every way when compared to WDW.

Our QS Mexican meal at DL with real plates and silverware...we paid $13.49


QS Mexican at EPCOT...about $10

 

[Andrew C]

Unlike Disney, Marriott has a reward program for frequent travelers. So, because of this, I have free access to the concierge lounge and it includes breakfast, beverages, snacks and appetizers and desserts in the evening. The only reason I mentioned the free breakfast is because the pp said they had 150 nights at Marriott, so I thought they would have the same access.

Any particular reason you choose to stay at Marriott over Hilton?

 

[flynnibus]

That's fine. I never questioned the legitimacy of traveling with a big party. As I said, I often do it myself. However, traveling with a non-traditional party delegitimizes the griping about prices.

And you qualified 'non-traditional' based on scale alone.... ignoring the very elaboration of a family of adult aged people. I don't consider traveling with my parents 'non-traditional'.

 

[flynnibus]

You do understand that in order to provide that service nowadays at MK, they would have to cap attendance at 15,000 and charge at least $250 per person per day just to meet costs. Are you willing to pay that? Can you imagine the backlash from the 20,000 resort guests that are irate that they can't get into MK because it's full and no tickets are available? Do you want to be the CM handling that line of people?

You literally can't see the business philosophy behind the example and instead focus on CLONING a practice. smh... Its classic copy-cat thinking vs understanding what you are copying.

Prioritizing customer experience does NOT require capping attendance... that is one example of a practice that highlighted the valuation of the experience for the company. Doing something as simple as ensuring the bathrooms are always stocked and clean.. to a point of wowing people.. instead looking to charging people for separate bathrooms that are cleaned better... or simply saying 'eh... the bathrooms still work and meet code' ... is an example of prioritizing something..

 

[Luxe]

I guess this article will have to be updated. Now you can only get approximately 138 Mickey Ice Cream Bars for the price of one TL cabana...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/trav...-magic-kingdom-cabana-700-20161123-story.html

 

[PeoplemoverTTA]

See stories like this are just so far removed from my reality that I have a hard time believing them. Two years ago, I stayed at Fort Wilderness. I bought a sweatshirt that is currently priced at $42.99 on the Shop Disney Parks App. I wear it almost every day when I get home from work from November through about March. The sweatshirt has held up perfectly. The graphics and seams are all completely in tact and looking good.

For the sake of comparison:

Crew neck sweatshirt from the Ohio State University bookstore: $48.98
Dallas Cowboys Nike Stadium Classic Club Crew: $59.99
Organic Gears Hoodie from the "Wicked" musical store: $65.00
Fall Out Boy Crown Logo Cowl Neck Girls Pullover Hoodie from Hot Topic: $49.90
Hogwarts Crest Adult Sweatshirt With Hood from Universal Orlando Resort: $69.95

So stop it.

I can respect that you haven't had that problem, but one of my specific sweatshirts was a gray Stitch hoodie (they had several different characters available, with the image and name written on the back - they were all, I believe, gray). I purchased that sweatshirt in December 2004, the last full family trip I took with my mother. It still looks fantastic (my sister wears her green Walt Disney World sweatshirt - where the letters are made up of the characters, regularly - it still looks pretty darn close to brand new and doesn't even remotely look 15 years old).

That's one example, but I'm working and don't feel that I have to defend myself simply because my experience was different than yours. I've been a member of these boards for 9 years and have only shared my personal experiences (mostly good and some negative). In 9 years, I have made "real world" friends from this site and have always been respectful toward others. In nearly a decade, I HAD managed to avoid having someone act childishly toward me or tell me to "stop it" merely because my experience or opinion differed from theirs. So, um, congrats on that?

 

[njDizFan]

Do you realize that your point is the same as what I've been saying this entire thread? Do what you can afford, or what you can justify. Don't do what you feel is a bad value, or what you can not afford.

You are a responsible consumer who seems to have a grasp on financial responsibility. Most of America does not.

Most aren't choosing cars that they can actually afford, which is not accounted for in your article...and most don't understand how they could take a vacation if they actually have to tell themselves or their children "No" on something.

"Most" don't seem to have that same grasp. Regardless of cars, homes, vacations.
Here's whats actually happening-


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I agree with the 2nd half of your post...mostly but my point was not to justify anything in this thread just to follow up on you claim that car costs have skyrocketed.

I imagine it's true that people are buying things beyond their means and financing them for longer periods. But car prices are historically stable with inflation. That was my only point. When someone posts information, I don't like to take it for fact until I did a little research.

 

[Hakunamatata]

So, are the churro prices going up too? I want to make sure and up the limit on my credit card enough to cover the increase.

 

[21stamps]

Not necessarily.

The point, that I was making way back then, was this (obviously it was missed) prices rose dramatically with a product. One that was out of our control, due to a government program.

I don't want to make this political, but like I said 400 posts ago- Disney is not our government, they are a business. One that can make decisions on pricing and what they feel like the market will pay.

I understand someone complaining about car prices or healthcare after a decision by the govt...it effects our daily lives. $5 ice creams do not, nor should they play a factor in choosing to vacation or not.

Research has shown that people are spending more, that they will pay for "experiences" and "convenience", 'people' will finance personal vehicles longer and at higher payments than ever before, 'people' will pay upwards of $5 for a coffee- on a daily basis, parents throwing their kids $400+ birthday parties are becoming the norm. Why wouldn't a smart business take advantage of that?