Originally Posted By a1stav "*Disneyland and DCA are by far, two of the best theme park experiences in the country. Disney can charge a premium because the overall experience is incomparable. The parades and shows alone are more entertaining that what many competing parks have to offer." I would agree that Disneyland is, DCA is not. Seaworld, just down the freeway I feel is a better park than DCA. A SeaWorld San Diego Two Days of Fun for the Price of One is only $54 compared to a DCA one day pass for $63 "The parks are obviously very expensive to operate, and like everything else, those expenses are no doubt rising accordingly." This I have a real problem with. If Disney would pay castmembers what the market dictates in Socal then CM's should be getting $12 an hour rather than the $8 they get now. "While DL is overdue for an E ticket, a huge reinvestment in infrastructure has taken place over past few years. The place is spiffy. I cannot remember the last time I saw DL look so good, and it appears that the cost cutting on upkeep has been dumped in favor of making the place shine again." This is where we agree, the expenditures that Disneyland has gone through under Ouimet has been great, and I do feel it has increased the value for Disneyland. I still feel that Disney is pricing themselves out of reach of too many of their loyal fans (like me). I can go to Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure a seven day pass for $85 compared to a Disneyland DCA five day pass for $189. I think that IOA can compare quite well to Disneyland (I do give Disneyland a good edge though) and USF compares very well to DCA (I give a slight edge to USF). For my vacation dollar I can not justify a hundred dollars more per person to go to Disney VS. Universal, so Disney is loosing my business next year.
Originally Posted By a1stav "Do you know that the current single day admission to both Sea World, Magic Mountain and USH are $59, only a four bucks less than DLR's new single day ticket?" Seaworld's advance purchase is $54 and they are now offering a "second day free promotion" Magic Mountain is $39 if purchased online. Knotts is $35.00 online price. Universal Studios Hollywood current promotional price is $49.00
Originally Posted By poohbear14 Don't forget that minimum wage in CA increases $.75 effective Jan 2007.
Originally Posted By skoolpsyk ">Do you know what the price is for a 2-Day adult Parkhopper pass?<< Currently, $116, goes up to $122 on 1/3/07." Darkbeer, is everything going up again on 1/3/07?!?!
Originally Posted By a1stav ^^^ You can see the 2007 prices by going to Disneyland.com and selecting 2007 tickets.
Originally Posted By Mickeys Gal in answer to skoolpsyk's question, only the 1-day tickets and annual passes went up. The multi-day tickets will go up in jan 07. And just for the record, the premium pass only went up $10 also (not $20 - it was 349/329)
Originally Posted By believe Costco has a 4 day ticket for $119. Effectively making it $30/day. One park per day. Last year it was $99. You have to use the 4 days by Nov 18. Is DL worth full price? That's up to you. But if people are willing to pay $4 for coffee at Starbucks, or $100 to watch the Lion King Play (which only lasts 2 hours) or any other big production play for that matter, then I would say DL AND DCA is worth it.
Originally Posted By toeknee88 Has DL announced any fall specials on park hoppers, such as, everyone for the kids price? or kids free with paying adult?? anything??? thanks!!
Originally Posted By oc_dean The 2 dollars here .. 4 dollars there once every 6 months or a year seems like nothing. But when comparing to what the cost of DL was just 10 years ago .. or just 5 is absolutely absurd .. and so out of wack to nation's inflation rate. Disney has an "inflation rate" of their very own ... and when they finally get reach the point where people start not coming ... that's when we'll see more promotions through grocery stores, etc.
Originally Posted By berol Disneyland tickets were waaaaaay underpriced for years. (yay!) It's getting to be the level it shoulda been.
Originally Posted By Kira Hans I respect your opinion on defending disney in this matter, but when you deal with some of disney's biggest fans on a daily basis and these families come in to buy tickets and find out that the prices have once AGAIN been raised and they have to turn to their 5 year old that dreams of meeting cinderella and tell them that they cannot go because their family cannot afford it, and you see the look on that heartbroken look on the child's face, then come talk to me about how they have every right to raise prices.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Seaworld, just down the freeway I feel is a better park than DCA." I happen to enjoy DCA, and I have no interest in Seaworld. "Seaworld's advance purchase is $54 and they are now offering a "second day free promotion" Magic Mountain is $39 if purchased online. Knotts is $35.00 online price. Universal Studios Hollywood current promotional price is $49.00." All parks have special offers and discounts. For instance, you can get both DL and DCA on the same day for $83.00. That's 41.50 for each park. You certainly can't go to MM and USH on the same day for that price. "But if people are willing to pay $4 for coffee at Starbucks, or $100 to watch the Lion King Play (which only lasts 2 hours) or any other big production play for that matter, then I would say DL AND DCA is worth it." Exactly.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "...these families come in to buy tickets and find out that the prices have once AGAIN been raised and they have to turn to their 5 year old that dreams of meeting cinderella and tell them that they cannot go because their family cannot afford it..." They turn away at the gate because the tickets went up FOUR DOLLARS? Imagine the shock if they saw how much a box of DL popcorn cost. If a family's income is that tight then I have to wonder why they're going to DL in the first place. Everybody knows that Disney's parks are expensive.
Originally Posted By Kira I don't work at the parks so I don't know if they turn away at the gates. But I can't even begin to count how many times families have come into the disney store this year and when I calculate for them how much it's going to cost them to get their family of 3 adults and 2 kids INTO the park, these families are in shock at the prices that the tickets have gone up in the past two years. Then the parents have to turn arond and tell the kids that they cannot afford to go it is saddening. I don't think any of those who are here saying that upping the prices is good and long overdue will grasp that idea until you see it happen to different children in front of you on a daily basis. My mother stayed away from the park for 8 years because of the fact that she could not afford to take her, my brother and I on a one day vacation to disneyland. It wasn't until I got my own job that I was able to go by myself without my family because it's all that I could afford. We are now stable enough in our life to get the chance to vacation at disney this year and I'm sure it will be the one and only time we will be able to pull off a vacation of this type for a long time to come. so yes, I am taking the side of those that are less fortunate and that can't go to disneyland because if they do it will put them into debt for the next 3 months of their life. I think it's absurd to raise prices so much in the last few years when this company has such a big impact on almost EVERYTHING in almost EVERYONES daily life. from food, to personal hygenine products, to clothing, to toys, to media, to fun and excitement. raising prices is the last thing they need to do.
Originally Posted By Kira and one more thing <<<<If a family's income is that tight then I have to wonder why they're going to DL in the first place. >>>> Maybe because they want to be able to do something nice for their kid's once in their life? are you saying because people can't afford to spend the extra 4 dollars per person they don't deserve to share in the magic of disneyland? that maybe they should get second rate service somwehere else that is cheaper and rundown and isn't up to par with disney? even though their kids are the biggest fans of disney and their 5 year old dreams of giving mickey mouse a hug, but that 5 year old cant have it because of the prices disneyland wants just to get into the park? I think everyone should be able to share in the magic that is disneyland, but I also think they should be able to do it without having to pull out a loan.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I really do not understand the outrage over the price hikes. If this means better maintenance and live entertainment, then I'm all for it. Disneyland is not a right, it's a luxury. If people need to save, so be it. Just like they would for a show, concert, game etc. Currently our crappy Alton Towers - which is really like a poor man's Magic Mountain, charges $60 a day for a dirty park, with surely employees, virtually no entertainment and Iron Rides with little to no thrill. I still think DL and DCA are a bargain day out.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo As a kid, I grew up near Disneyland. We used to go every 6 - 8 weeks when times were good. But my mom, grandmother and I fell very ill and could not aford to go. That was the breaks. We moved to England and DLP opened up. I went to work for Kodak so I could go, and I had to save 6 months to do it. It would be another 7 years before I could go again. That's the breaks. Then before owning a house and having kids, we started going to DLP every 8 - 10 weeks. Once both those new expenses came a along, we went 2 years without going. And now we manage a Disney resort 1 - 2 times a year (only 71 days to WDW!!!). Am I bitter - no. Do I wish I could have gone more - yes. But life and economics are about choices. And I would pay $100 a day if Disneyland returned to the quality it once was and DCA increased the wow attraction factor.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "I think everyone should be able to share in the magic that is disneyland, but I also think they should be able to do it without having to pull out a loan." I think everyone should share in the magic of driving a brand new Mercedes too, but the reality is that everyone can't afford that experience. Unless Disneyland were free, there will always be those who won't have the money to go. Even then, there are families who couldn't afford the airfare to get the Anaheim.
Originally Posted By BrigmanMT 2 Ten Years Ago the Southern California deal got you in for $28. This was when Indy, ToonTown, and Fantasmic were still new. Expand that to say that Splash and Star Tours were still fresh and you can see that this was the greatest period for Disneyland since Walt's death. $28 was a great price, but it was still too much for my family to take me more than once every 2 years.
