Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS <I think what you REALLY mean is "It will be a place bored, overweight, forty five year olds in mouse ears will no longer be able to pop into, after their shift finishes at the local supermarket so they can relive their childhood for three hours every evening, clogging up walkways and queues for E tickets while REAL tourists, some of whom have saved TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS over two or three years and travelled THOUSANDS of kilometres to have a lesser experience in a place they may only have a chance to visit once or twice in their lifetime".> I beg your pardon!! How dare you. I DO NOT wear mouse ears.
Originally Posted By SafariRob Magic doesn't come cheap, does it? Gotta pay for DCA 2.0 somehow. Thank goodness I saw the announcement on LP. We needed to buy two kid hoppers for next week. I would have paid $50 for waiting until tomorrow!
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 Ferrot, thanks a lot! I seriously hope that we don't spend $3500 on food and whatnot, but I suppose its possible. I'm not used to planning for 6!
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 I can't bring myself to do it! My husband and relatives all gave me the go ahead to purchase tickets today for next June, but I couldn't bring myself to spend that much non-refundable money this far in advance. We don't have flights or hotel yet, and it just felt wrong. : ( I hope I don't regret it, but I guess I'm paying $30 a ticket for the ability to wait a bit longer before purchasing tickets.
Originally Posted By Bolna Even though this is about WDW, it was suggested that the people debating the ticket prices here might be interested as well. I did some research about price increases and inflation and came up with this which I posted on the ticket price increase thread over at WDW General: <<Allears has a wonderful category with historic ticket prices: <a href="http://allears.net/tix/tickethistory.htm" target="_blank">http://allears.net/tix/tickethistory.htm</a> And even a specific subpage for MYW tickets: <a href="http://allears.net/tix/MYWhistory.htm" target="_blank">http://allears.net/tix/MYWhistory.htm</a> So, since we want to compare apples with apples, we just compare the 2005 MYW tickets with the 2011 MYW tickets (2005 was the year MYW was introduced). My guess would be that one of the standard options which is sold a lot would be the 7-day MYW ticket with park hopping, so no water parks and expiration 14 days after first use. The prices we compare are: 2005: $234 2011: $322 Sounds like a steep increase: $88. But then we all know that there is something called inflation (that's why it makes me crazy when my fellow Germans complain about how expensive things are by recalculating it in DM instead of Euros - the DM hasn't been around for 10 years now, of course things are more expensive now! Sorry...). So inflation - thankfully the United States Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics offers a nice little inflation calculator: <a href="http://www.bls.gov/data/inflat...ator.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bls.gov/data/inflat...ator.htm</a> So our 2005 ticket price of $234 would today be - adjusted for inflation - $269.47. Which means that out of the price increase of $88 over 6 years, $35.47 are inflation and $52.53 are a real price increase. That's a 19.5% increase outside of inflation.>>
Originally Posted By tinkerbelle I just want to say thanks to LP for posting this. You just saved me $90.00. I've been saving for a looooong time for an upcoming trip. After reading this, I purchased on line saving what would have been a total $90.00 increase. I am fairly local (80 miles away) but can't just pop in like I use to be able to. The extra $90.00 would have sent me in a panic. Thanks!!!
Originally Posted By tinkerbelle <I can't bring myself to do it! My husband and relatives all gave me the go ahead to purchase tickets today for next June, but I couldn't bring myself to spend that much non-refundable money this far in advance.> Makes sense. I believe any purchases on line (maybe it's only annual passes?) expire the end of the year. Meaning, you need to use it for the first time prior to that.
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 "I believe any purchases on line (maybe it's only annual passes?) expire the end of the year. Meaning, you need to use it for the first time prior to that." I am not sure about this, but it was part of my worry. I did ask about the expiration of annual passes, and was told they needed to be activated before December 31, but I never asked the customer service guy I chatted with online about the park hoppers. I searched the site and elsewhere, and found no mention of the passes expiring except after the first use, but I was just too worried about trying to use them almost a year after purchase - it seemed unlikely that this would be allowed, although it may well be perfectly fine. I also worried that our plans might change in the interim, and that we might end up wanting to package our tickets and room (although I rarely have seen the benefit of this in the past.)
Originally Posted By berol It was Dec. 31 for non-socal tickets, too. I thought I'd save around $50. Socal tickets are still $139/$154, so it was only $20.
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE Tasha check out BCAA they will have a contact you can get your tickets at.. they may still have them at the reg price. Usually you can get 6 days for the 4 day price still...Triple A sells them too , just over the line...
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE It is too bad this well kept secret isn't given out ahead of time, we have been annual passholders for some years now , yet never receive any notices because we live in Canada , not even a email... Of course it is a bargin for people who live close to Disney...so maybe those people should have to pay more and give the people and Families who live not only thousands of miles away but overseas and in different countries a little break on their AP passes..Perhaps they could have up to a three time limit of unlimited days to come to Disney ..and when that ends you would have to purchase another pass.... Prices do go up, just think Disney should be more considerate to their guests and give fair notice to their guests that they are going to raise ticket prices.. People plan there holidays with cost in mind...we are a very big family and were thinking of coming down in August there are 9 of us that is a huge increase for our Family...and for other Families as well : (.. .But it still is the Happiest Place On Earth, just have some could care less about their guests, people running this show..
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE Well I guess that wouldn't be fair ethier, just because you live close is no reason for you too pay more..you are paying the same increase as everyone else as well... So maybe they could have better affordable rates for Families... Maybe Familiy passes... Still would be nice to know about increases with a fair advance warning...
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>So maybe they could have better affordable rates for Families... Maybe Familiy passes...<<< I think this is the right thing, at Merlin, if buying for 3 or more, the passes cost 1/3rd off. I think this is fair.
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE World Disney..I just think that this notice has come as a shock to a lot of people...When someone says it is like only 5 dollars a day to them...that is not really what those people wanted to hear at this time... Those who live close and love Disney or those who just love to go each day are very lucky..I would go as much as I could as well...I wouldn't flinch at the price increase ethier..but for the people who have to spend thousands upon thousands of dollars each time they travel to Disney ...they feel the price increase in their pockets alot more.. Disney should make it a priority to keep the Happiest in Disney..alive and well for those people too..by being a little more Professional with their increases. Sure wish we lived a lot closer..I would be there all the time...you would probally see me as a cast member : )
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE Would really nice Dave if it came to be, family passes would probally bring more families to Disney thru out the year..filling a lot of the months that are slow in Disney..with more Happy Guests....perhaps... We sure could use a break...I have talked to Disney asking them to imform us of any price increases , so far after 9 years of asking, nothing has been sent.. Emails cost nothing....
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo That said Tinkmobile, it is sadly the world we are in right now too. I held off booking our trip to Efteling in Holland. When I looked about 4 weeks ago, the price was about $1350 for 5 days, today, the price $1600. And DLP just launched their new prices, they have gone up too. Merlin, instituted their price rise for the 2nd time this year last month, but they gave existing passholders 1 month notice and also would allow payment early for a 1 year extension to expiry date.
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE How much of a savings do you get if you re new your Ap Now mine expires in early Dec...The rest of our family do not have an ap at this time.. So with the increase looks like we will be staying home..unless we can find tickets at Triple A...at todays prices We always get one premuim pass to help with gifts and food costs and parking
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Well that was a Merlin deal I sited, not Disney. I am afraid, Disney is not doing this. But you might want to look into other deals, I am guessing if this bites them, there may be discounts further down the road.
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE Dave..***** It is just not good business sense to gough the hands that feed you ..people sometimes are like sleeping lions ...one day they are going to pounce up and show Disney just how angry they really are.. I understand that things do go up , Disney should be more above board with their rising costs, in fact they should postpone this increase til the end of July 5th...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think that the discount for renewing 'early' is around $20. That seemed like a lot of savings a few years ago, but it's hardly a drop in the bucket these days (a mere 4% of the PAP price).
