GhostHost1000
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News Walt Disney World Annual Pass price increases October 2023
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heapster411
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My observation is, they know the theme parks are moneymakers. People will go to the parks until they are priced out. Disney+, their movie franchises and networks are hemorrhaging money, so in the minds of WDC, grab whatever they can before people say , enough!
Drdcm
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They pretty much targeted local folks with the price increase. I would imagine they’re the biggest portion of APs, and water parks guests. Parking will get the off site people, but also the day guests who have to drive in.
Again, going after the die hards to milk them for everything they’re worth.
Again, going after the die hards to milk them for everything they’re worth.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
They targeted DVC members, locals, and offsite guests
However food prices recently went up and G+ can go up any day they feel like it so that effects all.
Drdcm
Well-Known Member
The DVC stuff is such a bad move for them. They basically get to hold you hostage and bleed as much money out of you as they can… terrible look in my opinion
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Exactly. …which is why there is a record number of resales and many others (me included) are debating holding onto it for many more years
It’s bad how they treat DVC members in my opinion. Most perks with the $ we pay are a joke
CJR
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Don’t forget Moana’s water fountains! That’s worth a cost increase.
Not a ride, but it's also open already, although not officially, I suppose. Technically though, Journey of Water should have opened up a couple years ago.
I do think this is evidence of them building parking into the cost of AP's and water park tickets.
drod1985
Well-Known Member
(...in 3 months)
@Sirwalterraleigh is that you?
WorldExplorer
Well-Known Member
Don’t forget Moana’s water fountains! That’s worth a cost increase.
Look at it the exact opposite way; you, long time Disney park goer who clearly loves the stuff that's already there, should pay more, because we're not building more, instead we're in the middle of making a concentrated effort to take out stuff you like.
No more Splash, we're Under New Management-ing Country Bears, and Dinosaur has a perpetual question mark over its head.
Pay more for less you love.
Or pay more to still experience things you love before we take more of them away. Who knows what we could target next!
This is bad comedy.
Remember when ticket prices usually only increased in February? No month is safe now. Thanks Bob. This is a pretty tone deaf move, if anyone wants my 2 cents.
It's a company in complete denial, scrambling at whatever "levers" they have left to pull to maintain the bottom line.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Don’t worry. Bob said he was gonna fix all the nickel and diming and thought pricing went too far. He’s back to correct it
Oh wait
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Nah…I gave my burner account the day off
I honestly expected that they were going to go the other way and offer AP deals such as 13+ months for the cost of 12.
But I guess they figure that emptier parks mean less CM to pay?
But I guess they figure that emptier parks mean less CM to pay?