Ricky Spanish
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Dad worked for 7up.
He always told us, "the cup, lid, and straw cost way more than the soda".
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News WDW Food and Beverage Price Increases 10/1/2019
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He always told us, "the cup, lid, and straw cost way more than the soda".
This. At one point the soda bottles were the only thing that had a hard cost. The fountain syrup was essentially free from Coke for promotional purposes.
tissandtully
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Ha, well, that pretzel is actually really good and can feed a family of 4. I hope it didn't go up!I saw a $10 pretzel in Germany yesterday. It's probably $12-15 today
Horizons '83
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- In the Parks
- No
Paging @Sirwalterraleigh.
ToTBellHop
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So... any examples?
Refillable popcorn buckets up $2 ($12 now). Mickey ice cream bar/sandwiches up to $6. Mickey pretzels now $7.25.
Maybe a pretzel for a family of 4 from another country. Not in the most obese country called the USA.
Refillable mugs up $1, QS snacks up $.50, QS meals up $1.00, Refillable Popcorn up $2, Churros up $.50
Roughly a 5-20% hike.
FigmentFan82
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2019 = just the cup
KBLovedDisney
Well-Known Member
Well looks like it is going to take me longer to save up for a trip back to the World now... 
^Not sarcasm. Stuff is getting too expensive for me to handle.
^Not sarcasm. Stuff is getting too expensive for me to handle.
The guest may be going through something personal so don't take it personal.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I don’t think you really mean that
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Dining plans are super expensive
Disney: “But look how much it saves if you had to pay out of pocket”
Many Disney fans “wow what a deal!”
Disney: “But look how much it saves if you had to pay out of pocket”
Many Disney fans “wow what a deal!”
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
DDP has been a bait and switch for fools since circa 2010
KBLovedDisney
Well-Known Member
The hubs decided to chance it one trip and not go with the Dining Plan, saved all the receipts from that trip and went through some seriously calculations seeing the Dining Plan versus paying out of pocket...
It was just sad.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
You have to have REALLY know the old pricing and have followed the steps in the rollout to know the deal here...
...it’s a curse
tirian
Well-Known Member
The more I travel, the more I eat in NYC or London, and the more Disney raises its prices for processed, packaged food that it unwraps and pretends is fresh—the more Disney dining feels like a ripoff. Sadly, this gouging just started over the last few years.
No. Greed would be Mobil or BP raising gas prices to $7 a gallon, knowing that people can't live without it. Greed is pharmaceutical companies charging an arm and a leg for life saving medicine.
Disney is just engaging in a questionable pricing practice with their guests to see how much they're willing to pay for a non-essential item. Nobody needs to go to Disney World nor do guests there need to buy a coke (a cup of water is always free). Thats why I hope at some point (and we're obviously starting to see it by way of decreased admission), people start actively voting with their wallets by NOT purchasing any item that has a price that far exceeds it's true market value. I know many folks, even with cast discounts, who have started to decrease their merchandise and food purchases. $4+ for sugar water at a park you've just paid over $100 to enter or $20+a day parking fee at a "deluxe" hotel that you're paying $380+ to stay there just doesn't make a lot of sense..but until people stop purchasing these items or agreeing to such fees, it won't stop.