Originally Posted By fkurucz <<However, DL has two costs: general operation costs which would increase with inflation PLUS expansion, which has a cost. The daily costs for running Nemo were not there a year ago. >> In theory expansion should pay for itself via increased revenue generation (more turnstile clicks, etc.)
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<Argue that they are right to do so if you wish. But don't try to say it's "necessary".>> Of course its not "necessary". But every publicly traded business has a fiduciary responsibility to its shareholders to: 1) Maximize profit 2) Keep the business healthy in the long term. So they will try to find the right balance in supply and demand. They will raise prices as much as possible. If they alienate customers who decide to go elsewhere, then they went too far. But keep in mind that there are 20,000,000 people in SoCal. They do not need each and every one of those people to visit. They are content with attracting a subset of that demographic, one that will spend money freely and probably visit multiple days per year. Its a demographic that probably won't even blink at a $5 parkhopper price increase. I too missed the the old price (we are going next month), but in the big picture it was nothing, and since I got us great deals on airfare, rental car and hotel, this trip will cost a few hundred less than last time.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<The current Disneyland Annual Passes are the entertainment bargain of the century. >> I agree. I just ordered 5 day hoppers, which we will upgrade to Deluxe AP's next month, and will return within the 12 month window. We might even come in August, as the only blockout days appear to be Saturdays, which we avoid like the plague anyway.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<O read somwhere >> And someday, I will learn to be a true touch typist (or will die trying).
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<The current Disneyland Annual Passes are the entertainment bargain of the century. >> I have noticed that on a daily cost basis that a tourist trap vacation, where one visits a town's kitchy attractions can cost just as much, if not more than a DLR vacation. You end up spending the same (if not more) on airfares and hotels, so at the end of the day that 5 day hopper is a real bargain.
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 Ahh Davewasbaloo post 78 was so well said! That has always been my point of view. Yes, DL is expensive but you are paying for a true magical experience! I have only visited WDW once in 2000 and I really didn't like it. As you said I didn't feel that cozy, magical feeling there. It seemed much more money orientated and not focused on the detail. Oh and could I hire you to write all my college papers?? Haha.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sorry ilovemickey - my college paper writing days are long gone. However, if I ever win the lottery I will finally do a PHD thesis on the impact of Disney Culture and the Theme Park Experience - Market shaping of art, show and service in an international economy.
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 Haha it's ok I can't write, which is why I am a Biology major! It's weird though in high school I was always told you can't write but then when I got to college they loved my writing. Who knows! Wow that sounds like an awesome thesis! If you ever get around to it please let me read it! All my families thesis are boring math ones. Haha.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x One Day Adult Admission prices for other area parks: Six Flags Magic Mountain is $59.99 Knotts Berry Farm $49.95 Universal Studios $61.00 Legoland $57.00 Sea World $57.00 ------------ I'm catching up here since I missed this thread the weekend it started. This may be true..but for $65 at Sea World, I can go all year with only 2 blackout days. For $85, I can go with NO blockouts, free PREFERRED parking, and 15% discount on food and merch. For $169 (??) I can get my SoCal AP, not be able to go on any Saturday, only get 10% off food, and have to pay an additional $60 for parking. I can't even park free to spend a day at DtD! I can only park on days my AP is valid, when a DAP can pay the same amount for parking addition and park more days than me. I can agree with the price increases. BUT, offer child APs. I can't see paying almost $200 each for 4 SoCal APs and an additional fee for parking. They don't need the 10% food discount or free parking..they just need admission. And yes, while the more we go, the less we spend per admission day, it's just getting out of hand.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster PAPholder here. I think it's a bargain at its current price. I go probably ten to fifteen times a year, sometimes for only partial days. I'll be happily renewing next month. I think Premium Annual Passes should be the only passes offered. The park is crowded all the time now even during the off season. During the off season the bulk of the crowd are locals and you can bet that a huge percentage of them are AP's--most of them of the cheaper AP variety. What good are huge crowds that consist of people not buying food and souvenirs? Those that pay high prices and buy lots of souvenirs have to suffer through crowds of people who are hanging around almost for free. The Disneyland Resort is a premium experience and should be priced accordingly.
Originally Posted By The-Tink-Mobile Well after reading all 80 messages , the message is very clear we all love disney, for the people who live close all year round what a gift disney is giving you, for the people who live abroad , what a gift disney is giving you, we are from canada and just love disney , for the first time we are going to purchase a deluxe ap pass for our entire family , however we are arriving on the 22 of dec, with our first day the 23rd , to the last day january 4th....does anyone know where we can get a 7 or eight day pass ,we then would like to upgrade to a annual pass on the 31st or the first of january, we heard disney does sell longer passes but do not know how much, also triple aaa , we were thinking of the city pass but my wife who has cancer would just like to stay close to anahiem, so we decided to see if we could get a longer pass and then upgrade to the annual passs after the blackout days expire, hope someone may know the answer for us, dark beer and lulu have been a great help to us in the past as have a few others and we sincerely thank you all for your kind attention to us and our family, it will be a long drive to hojos about 20 hours thru the mountains hope the snow holds off, looking forward to any help out there on finding those longer park hopper passes, thanks from the tink- mobile
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains www.getawaytoday.com at top click on Attraction tickets. They have up to 8 day tickets. 2-Day Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® Ticket $122.00 $102.00 $122.00 $102.00 3-Day Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® Bonus Ticket $179.00 $149.00 $159.00 $129.00 4-Day Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® Bonus Ticket $209.00 $179.00 $179.00 $149.00 5-Day Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® Bonus Ticket $229.00 $199.00 $189.00 $159.00 6-Day Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper Bonus® Ticket $239.00 $209.00 $199.00 $169.00 7-Day Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® Bonus Ticket $249.00 $219.00 $209.00 $179.00 8-Day Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® Bonus Ticket $249.00 $219.00 $209.00 $179.00
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Sorry didn't copy over well - the first set of prices for each number of days is the gate price the second is the getawaytody price - So the 8 day hopper at the gate for an adult would be $249 and child $219 - whereas the getaway today price for the same hopper would be $209 and $179 respectfully.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Pirate Princess, you are not seriously comparing the annual pass prices of Sea World and Disneyland, are you? There is a reason Sea World is so cheap - going once a year is more than enough for most folks. Also, regarding Disneyland annual passes, I would suggest buying 1 Premium pass and the rest as SoCal passes. That way you get the discounts and free parking for your family without having to buy Premo passes for everyone.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x EigthDwarf: I was comparing in regards to the availability of Southern California promotions. Like Shiva said, if Disneyland raises their PAPs to $500, some people will scoff and visit somewhere else. And I was also saying that other parks are NOT raising their prices to the extent that Disneyland is. I am happy to pay for my AP, but any higher, and I may have to reduce myself to a few trips a year and/or just buying myself an AP, as my youngest daughter just turned 3. Which was another one of my points. If I buy her a SoCal pass, she can't visit every day I can, but why should I pay almost $400 for a PAP for her when (1) she's always there with me and doesn't need parking or food discounts and (2) it's just ridiculous. They should offer kids prices on APs. Maybe 1/2 - 2/3 the price.
Originally Posted By The-Tink-Mobile Thank you my villian friend, we will purchase the 8 day passes and then upgrade to annual passes at disney.... we are coming dec 22 and will be in disney for about 12 days, we would like to see universal as well, is there a good way to buy the tickets, we are from canada but do have a sister inlaw who are in the military and live in bremerton would they have a getaway place there...thanks so much from the tink mobile cindy and bjorn
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains People are always selling discount coupons and such for other parks in the DL area on ebay. I have bought the coupons and they have always worked. AAA might have tickets also.
Originally Posted By SFH So, the answer to my question early on in this discussion (about what Disney had done to increase the value of the guest experience that justified the price increase)... The responses to my imply that Disney's previous admission prices were undervaluing the parks. How irresponsible to shareholders Disney has been - underpricing the parks all these years! SFH Who would still like to know why DCA is priced the same as DL.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Capitalism sucks, doesn't it? We eat its fruits every day but love to complain about the seeds.
Originally Posted By berol AP's are so heavily discounted that discounting them further for children isn't really necessary, tho maybe they'd do that with $500 AP's. When socals are blocked, $40 blockout tickets cover it, but you can only do that so many times and have it make sense.
