I was waiting for you to edit the post so I understood what the first paragraph meant before I replied, and you didn't disappoint lol. You and I are the same in that regard. Half of my posts go through like twenty drafts before I'm happy with them.
I totally get that the average guest doesn't pick up on as much as we do. The thing, though, is that Disney used to not cater to what the "average guest" would notice. That's what made them different.
I assure you- if pricing keeps increasing while quality and service continues to fall, there will be trouble down the road. They seem so focused on short-term profits that I think they're going to wind up doing irreparable damage to both the resort and the brand. I would imagine even the average guest would pick up on things being closed for seemingly no reason.
I agree that they used to not cater to what the average guest would notice, but they seem to be and it seems to be their excuse to cut back and do the bare minimum, sometimes just a bit more.
I do agree there's going to be a point that guests finally notice they aren't truly getting what they paid for. It's starting to happen. I'm not saying it won't but I just don't believe we're there yet and a lot of guests have no clue or expectations and have a great time. I think being greedy is going to be their downfall, no question about it. I'm really a bit surprised more guests aren't there yet but I don't see a mass revolt ... yet (and I still question if there ever will be a true mass drop in guests and spending. We shall see ...).
The parking fee was a big mistake that's going to really start the nickel and diming talk. Yeah, it should have been talked about already but this is getting them attention and not in a good way, but they probably won't care. Look at how fast they raised the Minnie Van price service. How soon before it's 35 and 40? I do hope guests pay attention but we've seen so much happen and these same things keep happening, so where are the guests finally reaching their tipping point?
I mean, the guests let them get away with it by eating up all of their offerings and upcharges, etc. So that's why I say .... where's the average guest's tipping point? I don't think it's here yet. But I'm not trying to argue it won't. I'm just not seeing it yet, the guests are rewarding their behavior at the moment.
But I imagine if guests drop off and it's noticable in their pockets they will cut cut cut, not spend to add. At least this current batch of folks running things. You'd think the obvious answer is spend to draw in guests but we know they do they opposite, lol. I'm fearful we end up with another two decades of stagnation. They already run it like they're going out of business, lol. And they surely aren't.
And thanks for waiting for me to edit, lol. I always think of more to add and just figure it makes more sense to add to the post I already started. We're on the same page but I'm just not sure where the average guest will finally revolt. It's going to be interesting to watch. I do think some posters put their own feelings on the average guest, and that was just one of the points I was trying to make, that just because someone has reached their tipping point, for now, the average guest is rewarding them for their nickel and diming.
, they were going the way of the Dodo, I wouldn't mind obtaining a couple for my backyard. No joke.
