Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Special Event for the closing of Star Tours- <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/05/disneys-hollywood-studios-hosting-special-last-tour-to-endor-party/" target="_blank">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...r-party/</a> Making money off ST Fanbois, basically. I'm just shocked it's not through the all knowing and powerful and all encompassing D23! Really makes me pine for the days when this kind of event was for about a month, and for free.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<I'm just shocked it's not through the all knowing and powerful and all encompassing D23!>> Because it's a Celebration V event, basically. They aren't trying to get Disney fans with this, they're trying to get Star Wars fans. The only thing interesting is the Star Wars fireworks.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<It looks like a nice event, I gotta admit. >> Personally, it sounds like SWW that you have to pay for, but with the fireworks. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but that's what it sounds like to me.
Originally Posted By mousermerf The facebook group for the final ride, prior to this announcement, was pretty big. Disney keeps tabs on those sorts of things.
Originally Posted By MPierce The Mouse is starting to remind me of car salesmen. They bait you with one price, then show you what you can really get for just a little bit more.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Side note - Does Disney realize they included a link to discounted After 2pm tickets that say "for convention guests only" but seemingly have no proof-of-id burden?
Originally Posted By mousermerf Oo.. and a discounted room at Port Orleans gets you 1 free ticket after 2pm, and some Star Wars swag.
Originally Posted By Krankenstein I'm going. I don't mind paying for this event since I can't make it to SWW this year.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^I'd be there just to see the fireworks if I didn't have my internship. Maybe the fireworks will be a smash hit and they'll have them every year for SWW. /wishful thinking.
Originally Posted By Krankenstein Preplanning doesn't start until the last week of Aug, so that'll be my trip before school starts back. Should be a good one too. And, Disney is a business, it is a smart move to capitalize on this.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> And, Disney is a business, it is a smart move to capitalize on this. << You don't need to remind me it's a business. Believe me I am all to aware of it. My question is why do these things have to cost extra. What happened to the days when you got extra for just buying a ticket to the park that particular day? Now it seems like everything is a seperate ticket.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper << My question is why do these things have to cost extra. What happened to the days when you got extra for just buying a ticket to the park that particular day? Now it seems like everything is a seperate ticket.>> While I would normally agree with you. They basically DO give this stuff away for free for 4 weekends, other than the fireworks. So personally, I really don't see this as being the regular wallet-rape.
Originally Posted By Krankenstein Nor do I, since it sounds like a SWW special evening thing with a limited number of people allowed in, I think it is fine. This is not like MVMCP. That is a wallet-rape.
Originally Posted By Krankenstein ^^ It wouldn't make since for it to be with Celebration V in town. This is about capitalizing on that event.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Knowing Disney, they could and would be capitalizing on ANYTHING that moves.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >Making money off ST Fanbois, basically.< Yeah and so what? If I had the time and the money I'd do it.
