The argument isn't spacious at all. No one was referring to the cost of lodging and food when they quote the $100.00 per day price. They are talking strictly about admission to the theme park. You have to pay for lodging and food even when you are home. No it is a selective number that suspiciously lines up with the cost of a single day ticket at MK and close to what it cost for a single day ticket to DHS, but, it isn't indicative of what people actually are paying in the vast majority of the cases. Using that argument is total hyperbole and even if it wasn't... it is irrelevant. People will pay what they think it is worth. No one holds a gun to their temple telling them that the must go to any particular park. If you have a multi-day ticket the cost per day is very much less. The argument is bogus and misleading and really means nothing at all. To bad not everyone knows that.
Normally, I ignore you. But for this response, I choose to rebut.
Either you can't spell or you don't know what words mean.
Spacious is a word used to describe something that has ample size. If you were trying to say that their argument was diminutive, then you would be right.
Specious, means something that appears plausible but is actually wrong. On my quoted post, that word
specious perfectly describes the myopic idea that the only expense you have for a week's vacation at WDW is theme park tickets. Simply referring to the declining ticket cost on extended stays is not taking in to account the escalating cost of the vacation as a whole. So superficially, the argument that the ticket cost per day is less which may be correct ignores the larger, more compete scope of the vacation cost in it's entirety.
I can assure you that very few people in the United States have a mortgage or rent payment of $3420 a month. $3420 represents the average price of a
value resort stay for a month. This is $114 per day. Most people's daily mortgage or rent expense per day on average is $33. The daily difference on lodging $81. This is even less important because you are still paying the lodging costs of your "home" while you are paying the additional lodging costs of "vacation". So really you are adding $33 (home) to the $114 (vacation) to cover your daily lodging.
Feeding a family of 4 at home costs between $150 to $300 per month. Feeding a family of 4 per day on DDP (regular) is $160 per day. If you go with the Deluxe DDP it's $288 per day. If you took your family out to eat for all three meals at home, you'd spend about $100 per day between Denny's, MacDonald's, and Olive Garden. You still spend more eating at the theme parks.
The idea of, "let's stay another day it only adds
(insert number) dollars to our ticket cost" ignores the whole reason the WDW resort is covered in Hotels and DVC accommodations. You are still paying more for lodging at premium prices and food at premium prices for every day you stay. While the tickets get cheaper, you are still paying all the premiums that go along with any extra days.
My argument isn't hyperbole since there is no exaggeration at all. It is the only relevant argument. The total cost of a vacation is what matters when you plan it and when you pay for it. Theme park tickets are only part of that equation. When you get your value meal at McDonald's, do you only focus on the $1 soft drink or the whole cost of the meal. I think they'll want you to pay for the whole meal.
I'm not sure what the last part of your post means as I clearly state," The only approach from a cost/benefit position for anyone should be this question: Is this vacation worth what the total cost is for me. (Per day, per week, whatever....)" at the end of mine. This can be easily applied to the individual parks if you choose. If it's not worth it, don't go.
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