Originally Posted By Dabob2 I read that the male half of the couple has since become employed, and joins her in the evenings now.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<I read that the male half of the couple has since become employed, and joins her in the evenings now.>> Sounds like a new ABC reality show, Lost in It's a Small World.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "I bet you anything Disney will renew their passports for free when they've reached a year." You would think that Disney realize that people going every day of the year should pay a lot more for a AP then people who only visit maybe 10 days a year! I dont think i could visit Disneyland having to count my pennies. I couldnt imagine going and not having enough money to buy drinks, food or a souvenier if i wanted.
Originally Posted By Tikiduck I remember the budget trips of my younger days as being some of the best I ever had. There is a kind of thrill in managing to be at the greatest amusement park in the world, with no money. It's like the crowds, you learn to work your way around it.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I spent a day there when my oldest was 2. We had 2-fers we had bought the previous month, and it was the last day to use it. I had $20 on me, and managed to make it last all day. We even ate at Pizza Oom-Mow-Mow. Since my daughter was 2, I got the bread sticks ($5) and iced water. We were able to share. I've done Disney for super cheap. Living close, sometimes I want to go and not spend a ton of money. But I also live far enough away I want to spend more than just a couple hours there to make it worth my while. Eating in the park when you go so often is overrated. I've been to restaurants where the food was superb, but the next time I went it was cold and icky looking. Golden Horseshoe is the only place I've had consistent quality of food (especially the fries...I hate cold, limp fries). But with the Billies being moved for the summer, we probably won't eat there until they move back.
Originally Posted By cerise667 As much as I enjoy my Disney visits, and are still things I have not made the time to do... I cannot imagine going EVERY DAY I agree, "unemployed" includes people who are retired, wealthy... all kinds of self sustaining people and people who are living on the dole... as I live closer to the edge my attitude is not as generous as it used to be... I work long hours and do without to help pay for people who are playing... sigh. I've had a couple "friends" on unemployment for a couple years who are not even trying to work.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I'd be angry if I knew they were getting unemployment checks.<< They are or were collecting unemployment as of the beginning of the year... I have already said my piece about these people but if you are having problems gaining employment, go to community college, get a professional certification. Do something that makes you stand out from everyone else.. Granted wasting your year at Disneyland does make you stand out, but for all of the wrong reasons...
Originally Posted By berol They've both had jobs since being laid off. She is currently working full-time.
Originally Posted By 9oldmen >>You would think that Disney realize that people going every day of the year should pay a lot more for a AP then people who only visit maybe 10 days a year!<< And...they do. You've got different tiers of APs. Some have no block out dates, some do. Am I missing something? Do you want them to add even MORE levels and price ranges of passes?
Originally Posted By tashajilek So i guess paying less than two bucks a visit for people visiting the parks 365 days a year is the most Disney should charge?
Originally Posted By 9oldmen >>So i guess paying less than two bucks a visit for people visiting the parks 365 days a year is the most Disney should charge?<< Yeah. Sure. But for most people, it's going to be more than 2 bucks a visit, since I'm assuming most people don't go 365 days a year(or this year, 366). If I go to an all-you-can-eat buffet, I'm going to pay the same price as that guy that weighs 300 pounds. He's clearly going to eat more since I weigh about 180. Should he pay more, and how are you going to measure that? 2 bucks a day is NOT "the most Disney charges". It's what they charge if you're one of those few who go every day, but then, how many people is that?
Originally Posted By tashajilek ^^^ There are lots of locals that go a few times or at least once a week and the price should be higher the more you go. If i were going once a week or more i would think even $1000 a year would be a great value. It really is crazy how cheap a single Disneyland admission can be for people who visit very often.
Originally Posted By doombuggy "$1000 a year would be a great value." heck yah it would be and at $650 it's a down right steal for locals. At either price if you went 1 day a month you get your moneys worth. 1 day hopper $125x12=$1500 parking $15x12=$180 G.T. $1680 yah AP's are a HUGE bargain, wish I still lived 2hrs away.
Originally Posted By crapshoot << . . heck yah it would be and at $650 it's a down right steal for locals. At either price if you went 1 day a month you get your moneys worth.>> By the 8th visit it's paid for. However, like we did last evening and so many others, it cost us about $60 for dinner, an ice cream cone and bottle of water. And we probably average going once every other week. 25 weeks or so with no less than $50 per visit for two. That's another $1,250 a year we hand over to the DLR. No other entertainment firm is as adroit at getting our money better than the DLR.
Originally Posted By 9oldmen >>There are lots of locals that go a few times or at least once a week and the price should be higher the more you go.<< But it IS "higher the more you go"! Someone with a pass with no blocked dates is probably going to "go more", see?. I have a PAP, so I guess I am paying about 2 dollars a day for a visit to the parks, or, for mostly, the POTENTIAL to visit the parks. Are you saying that if I suddenly find myself with no life, and a lot of free time, and if I go to the parks every day, I should pay MORE, adding yet ANOTHER level of pass? How would this system work? Would I have to decide at the beginning of the 365 days how many times I'm going to visit over the period, and then pay a spefic price based on a sliding scale? Or do I pay the $650, and then, after a certain number of visits, would my pass no longer work until I payed for an upgrade because I exceeded my limit? I guess you could keep arguing for your idea as nauseum, but what you're suggesting sounds far too complicated, and is NOT going to happen.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I would love for a Disney premium annual pass to have a cap of like 75 visits, it would get rid of those who throw their kids at Disneyland and use it as a babysitter.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "But it IS "higher the more you go"! Someone with a pass with no blocked dates is probably going to "go more", see?. I have a PAP," Yea, i had a Pap too i kind of know how it works. I didnt buy a Pap because i went more only because of certain dates and in fact my Pap was used for a total of less than 10 days. "Are you saying that if I suddenly find myself with no life, and a lot of free time, and if I go to the parks every day, I should pay MORE, adding yet ANOTHER level of pass" Obviously, it shouldnt cost anyone less than $2 a day to visit Disneyland it really is a joke. "Or do I pay the $650, and then, after a certain number of visits, would my pass no longer work until I payed for an upgrade because I exceeded my limit?" Honestly i think if someone exceeds 30-40 vists a year on a Pap then maybe it's time for a break. "I would love for a Disney premium annual pass to have a cap of like 75 visits, " I agree.
Originally Posted By 9oldmen tashajilek, you keep repeating this "2 dollars a day" figure. That's only the cost if you get a PAP and go EVERY DAY. That's not what most people do. If most passholders, meaning more than half, were to do that, then that would mean that on every day that isn't blacked out, you would have about 500,000 APs descending on the park(along with non-AP guests), based on that figure of 1 million APs. You pay for the AP by the year(or month), not by the day.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<"I would love for a Disney premium annual pass to have a cap of like 75 visits, " I agree.>> Really? Who honestly cares how many times someone goes to the DLR? It's a bit out of bounds when it becomes US vs Them discussion. Personally I am ready to pony up the $1300 to renew our PAP's in a few weeks. Then let the fun begin.
