Ticket Price Increase - Feb 2014

[JohnD]

"Disney's Magic Kingdom Nears $100 Tickets, and the Crowds Keep Coming" (BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/article...-nears-100-tickets-and-the-crowds-keep-coming

 

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

The NJ Six Flags has got to be the most expensive in the country.

I've been there 3 times. We liked it for what it is.

Yup! I live about 20 minutes from there and I actually worked there back in high school.

 

[rael ramone]

If a person feels only one park is worth visiting for one day only, then the one day/one park option may be a tremendous value over a multi-day ticket - to free them up to enjoy O-towns other offerings...

 

[wdisney9000]

So, they just raised the price of a 5-day ticket by $15 and now they are offering a limited-time $10 discount on it.

Straight from the Kohl's playbook.

Are the new limited time discounts on tickets a reaction to all the press about "Disney raising prices", or were they planned all along? Either way, makes me want to barf, sort of like looking at Morgan Crutchfields selfies. Thanks '74, for the nausea.

 

[WDWLOVER1957]

What would be even more interesting to chart (though difficult) would be the amount of new attractions added. Basically, since Iger took over, the graph took a sharp turn for the worse in ticket prices and for new attractions we got what? Everest and Soarin? And New Fantasyland. Did I miss anything? What about attractions removed too.

You got to laugh on the bus to AK "don't forget to try our latest attraction E E its eight years old.

 

[RandomPrincess]

"Disney's Magic Kingdom Nears $100 Tickets, and the Crowds Keep Coming" (BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/article...-nears-100-tickets-and-the-crowds-keep-coming

Interesting fact from this article -

while the cost of single-day tickets has soared—up more than 41 percent since 2005—Disney has dramatically cut the price for longer stays. The price of a four-day pass fell nearly $200 between 2004 and 2013, adjusted for inflation.

Edit - turns out this "fact" is totally false.

 

[71jason]

I agree, if MK had 30,000 to 60,000 people lining up to buy a 1-day pass each day, I'd imagine the lines at the ticket booths would be pretty noticeable.

I've not seen any proper stats to support these claims, therefore it has as much creditability that 1-day sales make up no more than 10-15% of tickets sold.

How many friends do you have that work at WDW? Because that's direct from a TTC CM. But much like being told Universal is better than WDW, if you don't believe it, go bury your head in the sand and pretend it's not true.

(BTW, not 80% of tickets sold in general, roughly 80% sold at the TTC. And have you ever seen the lines in the morning?)

 

[lebeau]

How many friends do you have that work at WDW? Because that's direct from a TTC CM. But much like being told Universal is better than WDW, if you don't believe it, go bury your head in the sand and pretend it's not true.

(BTW, not 80% of tickets sold in general, roughly 80% sold at the TTC. And have you ever seen the lines in the morning?)

Most people I know buy single-day passes.

People around here need to remember that when it comes to Disney, they are not normal.

 

[ParentsOf4]

Interesting fact from this article -

while the cost of single-day tickets has soared—up more than 41 percent since 2005—Disney has dramatically cut the price for longer stays. The price of a four-day pass fell nearly $200 between 2004 and 2013, adjusted for inflation.

Completely false, even adjusted for inflation.

In 2004, an adult 4-Day Park Hopper (which included the no expiration option) cost $219, $270 adjusted for 2013 inflation.

In 2013, an adult 4-Day Magic Your Way base ticket was $279.

Add in the park hopping option and it's $338, an inflation adjusted increase of 25%.

Add in the "no expiration" option and it's $433, an inflation adjusted increase of 60%.

Mind you, those are the increases adjusted for inflation.

As is true on so many levels, today's WDW charges more for less.

WDW has never been so unaffordable.

 

[sparky03]

Completely false, even adjusted for inflation.

Seriously, we have the laziest media nowadays. Either that or the most corrupt.

 

[ParentsOf4]

Seriously, we have the laziest media nowadays. Either that or the most corrupt.

Bloomberg's "source" is an Internet blogger.

"It must be true, I read it on the Internet."

Go to that source and he claims a 2004 ticket is $504 adjusted for inflation!

What hyperinflation country is he living in?

An Annual Pass in 2004 was $379. Adjust that for 2013 inflation and it's $467.

Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy journalism.

 

[RandomPrincess]

Completely false, even adjusted for inflation.

In 2004, an adult 4-Day Park Hopper (which included the no expiration option) cost $219, $270 adjusted for 2013 inflation.

In 2013, an adult 4-Day Magic Your Way base ticket was $279.

Add in the park hopping option and it's $338, an inflation adjusted increase of 25%.

Add in the "no expiration" option and it's $433, an inflation adjusted increase of 60%.

Mind you, those are the increases adjusted for inflation.

As is true on so many levels, today's WDW charges more for less.

WDW has never been so unaffordable.

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[WDW1974]

My point. I already indicated there is legitimate discussing MM+ but it can't possibly all be one-sided. New health care legislation is increasing costs to businesses. Probably another reason for the increase. I am stating reality and not making any political representations.

Look at Disney's ever increasing record profits and then blame health care costs. Look at what most of their employees make. At some point (that should have been well over 15 years ago) people need to wake up and have some sort of movement against Wall Street because otherwise we are going to be a third world nation with a small population of uber wealthy, who hide behind guards and gates, with nukes and delusions of grandeur.

How much should Disney be allowed to make before some of that money goes into its cast members pockets?

How many billions of profit is enough to actually add things to four tired stale parks?

How much is enough?

Guess what? It NEVER is enough for Wall Street. So you could have $200 a day tickets, cast members eating cat food to survive and Disney making record profits and the beast would still want more.

And the Beast would also be blaming health care costs as well.

I can tell you for a fact based on knowledge that came from meetings where this price increase came from that healthcare was not mentioned at all.

This is a revenue grab because MM+ is a failure. But let's blame the Prez. Back three weeks and the inmates are already driving me crazy.

 

[WDW1974]

Thank you captain obvious.


The market been "recovering" since 2004.... Ten years of recovery? More like poor economic & strategic planning.

Our third jobless 'recovery' for those of you sitting at home keeping score because there aren't any jobs for you.

 

[Andrew C]

How much should Disney be allowed to make before some of that money goes into its cast members pockets?

You want to set a cap on Disney's profits and force them to give anything above that to their CM's? Or am I misinterpreting this?

 

[WDW1974]

So instead I should continue paying ever-increasing prices for a rapidly-diminishing experience that I don't enjoy? Isn't that what those mentally-ill Lifestylers do, the ones you're always criticizing for being so ridiculously loyal to a BRAND that doesn't love them back?

I don't believe that there's any realistic way for us to change the entire corporate culture in Disney's Orlando division, or make the top executives stop being shortsighted and greedy. After all, they're just behaving the same way that corporate executives everywhere behave. All you can do is not fork over your hard-earned money for things you don't like. It won't make any difference to Disney's execs, but it'll be better for your personal finances.

No, you misunderstood.

If WDW truly brings you no joy at all, then you absolutely shouldn't give it your money. Period. End of story.

Some of us have other agendas, though ...

 

[WDW1974]

It wasn't name-calling. I was referring to WDW1974's frequent assertion that the "lifestylers" who continue to spend money at WDW and defend everything it does are mentally ill, not making that assertion myself.

Indeed they are. That is my assertion.

 

[ParentsOf4]

You want to set a cap on Disney's profits and force them to give anything above that to their CM's? Or am I misinterpreting this?

I want to see Walt Disney World return to the values that once made it the undisputed best theme park in the world.

I'm tired of comparing WDW to Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, or even Universal and finding it wanting.

I'm tired of price increases that far outpace people's ability to pay them with not even the slightest attempt to actually improve the theme parks.

And yes, I'm tired of a company reporting record multi-billion dollar profits to Wall Street while claiming it cannot afford to pay Cast Members a buck more an hour.

 

[Andrew C]

I want to see Walt Disney World return to the values that once made it the undisputed best theme park in the world.

I'm tired of comparing WDW to Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, or even Universal and find it wanting.

I'm tired of price increases that far outpace people's ability to pay them with not even the slightest attempt to actually improve the theme parks.

And yes, I'm tired of a company reporting record multi-billion dollar profits to Wall Street while claiming it cannot afford to pay Cast Members a buck more an hour.

Sooo...what do you intend to do about this? Not go anymore? (serious question)

 

[unkadug]

Sooo...what do you intend to do about this? Not go anymore? (serious question)

Anything we do is better than keeping quiet about it.

While the silent majority will go along with whatever the company does, it is up to the vocal minority to complain and shout it from the rooftops for all to hear and hopefully the squeaky wheel will get some grease.