Originally Posted By bobbelee9 <<<I've always wondered if this might work the other way around, especially if someone is involved with a large business that's well run. They'd tend to be harsher on Disney and expect more from them as a company, I'd think.>>> Also if you're management (upper/mid) or peon for that same company.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 leobloom, what's the difference in cost to Disney, birthday FPs or rehab SM? There's your answer.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt ^^^Well everyone in the group would need to FP..although some people like to dump thier families & ride alone!!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Yes, I've been dumped on a time or 2. Nice to have an old lady around to watch your kids while you have fun. But the old lady would rather have the kids than that kind of fun.
Originally Posted By dshyates "Is the birthday ticket a park hopper?" Interesting question. I once hit all 4 parks in one day doing all the new stuff since I had been there last. But it is the kind of thing you do by yourself. Otherwise the person your with will think your nuts.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It said on the website that it was a standard one day Magic Your Way ticket, and you could pay the extra fee for additional features (like park hopping), just like you would with a regular ticket.
Originally Posted By leobloom Naturally, generous Disney gives you the bare minimum and they act like it's cause for celebration. (And I'm sure you pay the parking fee with the b-day ticket.) Amazing how they will make money off this stunt but they still dont have money to pay for Space Mtn's rebuild? Yeah, right. Mickey the Creep.
Originally Posted By TokyoSweets ***Quick question just out of curiosity, How many of the people here that are down on what a trip to the Orlando parks brings to them have kids{and do they go to the parks with you}, a biz degree or run a large company that deals with the public at large?*** We have one child who loves Disney and do not have a business degree. But I feel that Davewasbaloo is right on and while we love WDW, or at least used to love it, we don't see ourselves going back. We love TDR and would love to try DL or DLP one day though.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Naturally, generous Disney gives you the bare minimum and they act like it's cause for celebration.< That's really a sad outlook, leobloom. Here Disney gives a freebie that many people are looking forward to, and you're upset cuz it's not enough. Sad.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<I've always wondered if this might work the other way around, especially if someone is involved with a large business that's well run. They'd tend to be harsher on Disney and expect more from them as a company, I'd think.>> Unfortunately there is pretty much only one criteria today as to whether a large business is "well run": Are sales and profits growing? And it really doesn't matter how you accomplish this. If you can do it with fluffy gimmicks, then its A-OK.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^I mean, if you could raise attendance and profits by having all CMs walk around making armpit sounds, then that's good!
Originally Posted By leobloom Yeah, danyoung. It's great that Disney's conditioned people to be excited about the bare minimum: free 1 day ticket for 1 person (parking not included). Greedy rat. Glad I'm a stockholder and not a regular park-goer.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey A one day admission is what, $70 a day? That's a pretty good perk to me. On top of that, if you have an AP or have already purchased a multi-day ticket, you get a $70 merchandise card. That's a nice meal, one of those fancy-shmancy embroidered sweatshirt (with something left over) or something similar. The way some people complain, you'd swear they were only giving you a pencil and calling it a promotion. I would rather they put the money into a new e-ticket, but I'm not going to sit here and call the giveaways paltry. $70 is still a lot of money.
Originally Posted By dshyates I like that they have a plan for those that already bought multiday tickets. And this gift card thing will cost Disney a lot more than a comp park ticket. Which would cost them nothing.
Originally Posted By danyoung >It's great that Disney's conditioned people to be excited about the bare minimum: free 1 day ticket for 1 person (parking not included).< I'm not conditioned to anything. I'm not doing backflips about this promotion, but I do think it's a good idea, and a win-win for everyone. Judging from the chatter online about it, most people agree with me.
Originally Posted By utahjosh The merchandise card will not be valid for meals. Unless you just eat candy.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<The merchandise card will not be valid for meals. Unless you just eat candy. >> If it's valid for ice cream or items from the Main Street Bake Shop, I'm all set for Christmas!
Originally Posted By dshyates "Unless you just eat candy. " Sounds good to me. But I'd need a milkshake to wash it down. Oh, and one of those ECVs.
