Originally Posted By Darkbeer Single Day, Single Park is now $66 ($3 increase), Kids 3 thru 9 are $56 Single Day ParkHoppers are now $91 ($13 increase), $81 for kids 3 thru 9 Annual Passes Premium $379 ($20 increase) Deluxe $259 ($20 increase) Southern California $169 ($15 increase) Southern California Select $129 ($5 increase) Disney also raised the Main Gate Multi-Day ParkHoppers that were going up in price in January and made the effective today! MAIN GATE PRICING A 2 Day ParkHopper is going up $10, $132 for Adults, $112 for kids 3 thru 9 A 3 Day ParkHopper is going up $10, $189 for adults, $159 for kids 3 thru 9 A 4 Day ParkHopper is going up $5, $214 for Adults, $184 for kids 3 thru 9 A 5 Day ParkHopper is going up $5, $234 for Adults, $204 for kids 3 thru 9 Advance Purchase discounts are also returning for 3 day or more ParkHoppers... A 3 Day ParkHopper is going up $10, $169 for adults, $139 for kids 3 thru 9, $20 savings A 4 Day ParkHopper is going up $5, $184 for Adults, $154 for kids 3 thru 9, $30 savings A 5 Day ParkHopper is going up $5, $194 for Adults, $164 for kids 3 thru 9, $40 savings
Originally Posted By minigirl1156 If we purchased 2 day hoppers at the Disney Store last month for an upcoming trip at the end of October, are they going to make us pay the $10.00 price difference at the gates? Thanks!
Originally Posted By Darkbeer >>If we purchased 2 day hoppers at the Disney Store last month for an upcoming trip at the end of October, are they going to make us pay the $10.00 price difference at the gates? Thanks!<< No, the ticket is marked with a Janaury 2008 expiration date, so if you use it prior to the date, there will be no extra charge. And I had one typo in the first post, the Single Day ParkHopper had a $8 increase.
Originally Posted By SFH I must have missed the announcement... what new attraction or show opened up today that justifies the increase? Why is the park a more expensive value for the guest today than it was yesterday? I couldn't see such frequent increases happening if it was pay-for-play (low admission cost, but needed to pay extra for different attractions). But then again, it happens all of the time with pay-for-eat - the vending and food prices go up all of the time. SFH
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Why is the park a more expensive value for the guest today than it was yesterday? >> Same reason why gasoline costs more today than yesterday. It's called inflation. Have you paid attention to the value of the dollar vs. gold lately? Your U.S. dollar is eroding in value everyday. The Fed interest rate cuts this week pretty much guarantee that we're going to see an acceleration of the dollar's decline in the months ahead.
Originally Posted By Elderp DCA is so not worth $66 dollars and I can debate whether or not Dl is worth $66d dollars. Basically, this emphasizes multiday and APs, but I think that is what Disney wants.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney So, did the multi-day passes go up at the Disney Store? We bought our passes for November at the Disney Store YESTERDAY!!!! So, are they more today.
Originally Posted By Grumpy Pete So, if I go to DL in November 07 and decide to get an AP while I'm there because I have a good chance of going again in Feb 08, will the new rate kick in or will it be at this years rate? Thanks
Originally Posted By berol I stopped by a Vons/Safeway this morning and they had the new prices already.
Originally Posted By monorailblue <<It's called inflation.>> Disney's price increases are so far and away beyond inflation it is laughable. They have been for many years. $91 for a one-day park hopper? They are hopping mad! We stopped going to the park because of the cost, and I'm as much of a Disneyland nut as anyone. And I'm an attorney! But the pricing is unjustifiable in my view, so we don't go anymore.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Does anyone know of a Senior Discount? AARP? Anything? My mom is going with me for a day in October and I have a pass but she doesn't. She's 61 and retired and I hate that she has to pay $66 and I get in basically for free....
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer monorailblue, my thoughts are much along the same lines as yours. Disney started raising prices drastically during the 50th. I might be wrong, but I seem to remember 3 prices increases during a 12 month period. It's a classic example of "whatever the market will bear". The biggest issue is knowing when to stop. DL is no longer affordable to larger families, unless they are well off. Even on this thread, among we die-hards, there is a certain amount of resentment building. It wouldn't be a stretch to think that that same resentment could spread to the general populace and actually reduce both attendance and merchandise sales. I'll still continue to buy my PAP because, for Tinkeroon and myself, it is still the most economical way to go but it does lessen my enjoyment knowing that these price increases may have just placed DL beyond the reach of many. I doubt if Walt would have approved.
Originally Posted By pirategrammie Darkbeer....thanks so very much! I got your heads up a couple weeks ago and saved a bunch on my very first DAPS! Your information is so good and you explan things so well...I'm really thankful.......Also... NO matter how much the prices go up, I will go....LOL...I can stop eating and live off my body weight...lol..thanks again Darkbeer!
Originally Posted By gadzuux I feel like I'm one of those people that the park should value as a customer - someone who comes usually twice a year - and with friends - for a single day - and we pay retail for everything. Even as a stalwart DLR fan, I'll choke on $91 for a single day hopper - that's too much. As it happens, I'll be down in socal for a week soon, and had been strongly considering yet another visit. But there's more money involved than just the ticket - gas for a 200 mile roundtrip, parking, and their inflated theme park prices for all food and beverage. In the big picture, they're going to lose more money from me by my skipped visits than they'll ever gain from the gouging at the ticket booth. And if I'm like many other people who visit once or twice a year, I drag friends along with me who would never go otherwise, and they all come equipped with their own wallets. Meanwhile, they're selling the park for wholesale to local residents. I think they've overstepped a line with this price hike, but I can't imagine them dropping it back down either, so the best we can hope for is that this is the last price hike for quite awhile.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Disney knows what they are doing - it's basic economics. The goal of every business is to find the equilibrium...the point at which they achieve the most profits by charging the highest price they can get away with. Given the long run of high attendance, they feel the demand is there to support the price increase. They know that a few people will be priced out of the market but they are willing to allow that in order to make higher profits. As a shareholder, I applaud the move (and have been calling for it for some time).
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer >>The goal of every business is to find the equilibrium...the point at which they achieve the most profits by charging the highest price they can get away with<< Sadly, that is what we are seeing the world coming to. I disagree with your blanket statement that it applies to "every business" There are still many businesses that have achieved buyer loyalty and are profitable because they have striven to give the buyer a little more than they expected for their money. I know DL is a capitol intensive and, as such, I and many others do not mind paying a premium price for admittance, food or merchandise so that the park can be maintained at a level they makes us want to return. I have no doubt that corporate Disney has done detailed studies to determine just how much the public is willing to pay and are acting accordingly. I just believe that the powers that be or anyone else who believes in this sort of business ethics just doesn't understand what Walt was about.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins EighthDwarf, is your name Greedy? There are more creative ways to maximize profits. It is possible to reap what the market can bear without becoming exclusive. I don't like the idea of creating classes of guests, but that is already happening to a certain extent. Those who pay for expensive tours get preferred seating for entertainment and not everyone can afford to enjoy a dinner at the Blue Bayou, etc. I don't like the idea, because it limits the hours and festivities for the general guests, but WDW's Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party gives extra time/entertainment to guests who are willing and able to pay more. But those who choose not to or can't afford the Party can still visit the Magic Kingdom at the standard price. As unpopular and unlikely as it is, going back to a pay per use system (low admission and then tickets for attractions) might increase income without completely excluding poorer people. You could offer additional perks for pay such as line waiters or extended hours. The possibilities are only limited by imagination and Disneyland is a place where there's no shortage of that. The reason for operating a business is to employ people and provide a service or product and to be compensated for doing it. Profit is the incentive for doing that. Profit is not the end-all be-all. Runaway profit mongering can actually cause free enterprise to fail, such as the current condition of our medical system will prove if something isn't done to correct it. In business, as in life, there is a social responsibility to preserve the goodness of life for all and only in that way can a market economy exist.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Wow. I posted before I reread. That first paragraph I wrote above doesn't really work. I mean to say, don't raise the bar for getting into the parks. And since there are classes within Disneyland guests already to a certain extent, even though I don't like it, you could create more of such situations where those who pay more get something extra, but that everyone still gets something. But only if you have to. And some of this increase better be going to the workers! And, EighthDwarf, (I'm saying this jokingly) you should sell your Disney stock and get into the energy business.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer >>you should sell your Disney stock and get into the energy business.<< Nemopoppins, I happen to work for a certain large NorCal utility company, be nice. ; )
