So you are ok with paying more for tickets with less attractions and longer wait times at the parks due to lower staffing? You are ok with additional fees to stay on property when the on property resorts already cost more and provide less service than one off property? You are ok with higher prices for food when you can eat better or equivalent food off property for less money? You are ok with ridess being run down ( Space Mountain), not working much of the time ( I could list a few) and half the attractions at some parks for more money?
I am an AP holder and go several times a year. I also am not one to complain about the " add ons" that are optional. My view has been an optional add on is just that and everything has value to someone. If it has enough value to lots of people it will last and if I choose to use it, great. I pay for it. Thats absolutely fine because Disney is a business.
But as an AP holder, I have been devalued by the company, just as local AP holders have. And the increase in pricess and fees that are NOT optional are getting out of hand. Ill ask you this just like my mom did me..If your friends jump off a bridge, would you? Just because everyone else in Orlando charges for parking, now you have to also? When reality is, that fee for parking and a resort fee is already built into the cost of staying there. Thats why they already cost more than other properties. I am not a pixie duster, nor a management hater. I am a common sense practical person who works in a company who deals with Disney regularly. I get to see the "other side" of things. I also am pretty business smart and know the difference between customers whining to whine and customers with a legit gripe. And in this case, we have a legit gripe. Will all our emails and phone calls help? No. But what the problem becomes is what happens when the economy turns ( and its going to soon) and people have less disposable income? Will Disney, a property I adore and enjoy, be left priced out of the market and eventually crumble? Dont say it cant happen because it can. They are not preparing themselves and insulating for any downturn and thats a huge mistake.
So voicing our displeasure is not a bad thing. Doing it the right way is the way to go. Boycotts are silly. But speaking with a voice and then with the wallet is the only thing that you can do as an individual to try and make a difference. Unlike some, like yourself, who sit on their rears, bend over and just take it. Oh and your "short" lines wont happen. When things start turning and the crowds go down, in order to keep those lines long they will just have less operators or vehicles and make your wait just as long because they cant afford to pay more people by necessity, not by choice. Enjoy that in your silence.