WSJ: Even Disney Is Worried About The High Cost Of A Disney Vacation (gift link)

[DisneyNittany]

Getting offended over the term "Pixie Dusting" reminds me of the Harry Potter fan forums where people treat the term "Mudblood" as if it were a real-life slur.

 

[Tha Realest]

And he just doubled down on the name-calling. Happy you defended him?

It’s a little odd he made a generalized comment about Pixie Dusters and you immediately leaped to, “He must be talking about me!”

 

[Agent H]

It’s a little odd he made a generalized comment about Pixie Dusters and you immediately leaped to, “He must be talking about me!”

He didn’t he was speaking out for everyone who may fall into the group @Disstevefan1 was referring to you know it’s possible to call out the way one person treats others without it directly affecting you

 

[MisterPenguin]

"Pixie dusted" works so well for Disney only fans, we need to come up with a catchy term for Folks who only like Universal and thinks everything Disney is no good.

You're just tripling down on the ad hominem.

We need good-faith discourse, not catchy names for distinguishing 'us' v. 'them.'

 

[Agent H]

You're just tripling down on the ad hominem.

We need good-faith discourse, not catchy names for distinguishing 'us' v. 'them.'

Agreed we all like the same thing just in different ways why do we have to call people names?

 

[Disstevefan1]

You're just tripling down on the ad hominem.

We need good-faith discourse, not catchy names for distinguishing 'us' v. 'them.'

OK no labels.

Folks who do not consider EPIC as vacation destination because of loyalty to Disney is doing themselves a disservice.

 

[MisterPenguin]

OK no labels.

Folks who do not consider EPIC as vacation destination because of loyalty to Disney is doing themselves a disservice.

Someone may have posted that they'll never go to Uni simply because they love WDW too much, but I can't remember ever seeing that.

If you went to such a person and said, "Here, I'm freely giving you a free ticket to WDW and a free ticket to Uni," just how many of them would say, "Keep the Uni ticket, I love WDW too much too much to accept it."

 

[Disstevefan1]

He didn’t he was speaking out for everyone who may fall into the group @Disstevefan1 was referring to you know it’s possible to call out the way one person treats others without it directly affecting you

I was not attacking any group of person. If folks do not want to consider EPIC for whatever the reason that is your right, its my opinion to keep your options open.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Someone may have posted that they'll never go to Uni simply because they love WDW too much, but I can't remember ever seeing that.

Folks can choose to not go to EPIC for whatever reason they wish. OK? Less crowds for me.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I was not attacking any group of person. If folks do not want to consider EPIC for whatever the reason that is your right, its my opinion to keep your options open.

There definitely are people just not attracted to Uni at all due to the thrill nature of a number of their rides

If you are someone who just can't/won't do rollercoasters and doesn't like screen base rides hard to justify the cost to Uni especially if not really into the IP either

 

[Agent H]

Of course I think people should give epic universe a chance I just don’t think we need to call each other names I do not think less of anyone I simply urge you to reconsider your decisions

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

and my "hot take" is I don't care - and never did - about Stacy

Now THIS is an attack!

 

[Laketravis]

Unfortunately for DIS, the ripple effects of the WSJ article continue:

https://invezz.com/news/2025/02/12/could-flying-abroad-be-cheaper-than-a-disney-vacation-heres-what-the-data-says/

Is Disney World Finally Too Expensive? | The Motley Fool

The world's most visited theme park resort isn't always cheap -- but it's also not as pricey as you might think.

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"If your favorite theme park doesn’t feature a mouse, prices have stayed stable...."

Inflation and the price of your vacation: Where your dollar stretches more in 2025—and where it doesn’t

It might surprise you to learn which parts of your vacation spending inflation has made more or less expensive over recent years.

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[Disstevefan1]

Of course I think people should give epic universe a chance I just don’t think we need to call each other names I do not think less of anyone I simply urge you to reconsider your decisions

You know, I never called anyone a name. I was just pointing out the dangers of "being blinded by pixie dust" or being "pixie dusted"

 

[Ayla]

Someone may have posted that they'll never go to Uni simply because they love WDW too much, but I can't remember ever seeing that.

If you went to such a person and said, "Here, I'm freely giving you a free ticket to WDW and a free ticket to Uni," just how many of them would say, "Keep the Uni ticket, I love WDW too much too much to accept it.”

I have zero interest in visiting Uni.

 

[Agent H]

You know, I never called anyone a name. I was just pointing out the dangers of "being blinded by pixie dust" or being "pixie dusted"

I was referring to how often that term is thrown around not you specifically sorry for the confusion

 

[MisterPenguin]

I have zero interest in visiting Uni.

Is it because you love Disney too much?

Anyhoo, I go to Uni about once every 3 years. And when I go, I enjoy the rides I enjoy. And then become increasingly annoyed at so many other things, that I don't go back for another 3 years.

 

[MickeyLuv'r]

I see this as a potential seat at the table for Universal, not an out-of-the-gate equalizer by any means. Disney is a lifestyle brand for people in a way that Universal isn’t (outside of Potter World, that may be an exception.) I don’t think we’re going to see Pandora, Loungefly, Lululemon and Bath and Body Works collabs for Epic Universe the way we do for Disney. I don’t think people are going to start Universal ball cap collections next to their ear collections, or join a mom Facebook group dedicated to Universal (I mean maybe a few people will, but on the whole.)

I think you're a little late to the party.

Universal already has a number of lifestyle brands: Loungefly, Lego, Crocs, Kipling, Kohls, Vera Bradley, build-A-Bear, Hasbro, GAP, Roots, Target, Ulta...

I'm not sure where you've been, but the Wicked partnerships (alone) are rather extensive.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

Someone may have posted that they'll never go to Uni simply because they love WDW too much, but I can't remember ever seeing that.

If you went to such a person and said, "Here, I'm freely giving you a free ticket to WDW and a free ticket to Uni," just how many of them would say, "Keep the Uni ticket, I love WDW too much too much to accept it."

Prior to the post covid changes I bet I said it dozens of times here, I couldn’t fathom the idea of going all the way to Florida and “wasting” part of our week at Uni that we could be spending at WDW.

I also wore the pixie duster label as a badge of honor and to this day miss being a pixie duster, I miss that feeling of pure joy I used to get from the Disney parks.

 

[JoeCamel]

Maybe Uni could borrow the super luxurious transport vehicles Disney was using to get people from the Starcruiser to Galaxy's Edge and offer it to Potterheads as an upcharge experience

Jo sez no