Originally Posted By Yookeroo "It's alarming because it's overpriced." For you. This is obviously not true for many others. Enough think they're getting good value that Disney continues to raise prices. I find lots of things "overpriced". But I can't muster up outrage for that. Companies will charge as much as they think they can get away with. This has been standard business practice since the dawn of time.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 I agree that Disney does because it can and people will continue to pay. Value is always in the eye of the beholder and there are obviously lots of people who see value in a Disney vacation. Disney is lucky that it has become an "institution" in that I think there are many many families who see a trip to WDW or the DLR as something that you do in your life time, especially if you have kids.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "That being said, it's no where near cheaper for me than going to Florida." Yeah, but didn't you say that you get in the parks for free or you get some kind of big discount?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I find lots of things "overpriced". But I can't muster up outrage for that." Well I can. So?
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 "Cost for my family to fly to Hawaii from Portland, lowest I found was $2,028.00." Constance, if you are wanting go to Hawaii someday sign up for deal alerts from Alaska Air. They do really great deals on Hawaii flights from Portland and Seattle multiple times each year.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Good to know, thanks! I do want to go to Hawaii someday, but I think that would be a bit more appreciated by my kids once they are older.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Yeah, but didn't you say that you get in the parks for free or you get some kind of big discount?>> Nope. I have an annual pass that I paid for out of pocket.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Oh, OK. Sorry, I thought you said that you had some kind of inside discount deal.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt LOL... did I know that you worked there? Maybe that's what it was and I just got confused. Funny.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Tom Skaggs... Isn't he the one that was surrounded by adoring japanese fans in the TDL hub on April 15th 2013, while other american disney big wigs stood by laughing at him for being in the center of such predicament? If he is the same one guy (suave ...and disney pretty, like a grandpapaish prince) I would pay to see him have the pelotas to take a walk in the Hub at the MK and be confronted by guests.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN BTW.. I have that "Skaggs looking like roadkill in TDL's hub" picture in my Iphone still.. Leemac, you were there, any comments?? Oh BTW, we see the back of your head in the "press" section in the castle forecourt on the latest Disney Fan Magazine's pull out poster.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros His name is Staggs. And that was probably him at TDL; he seems to do a decent job of getting out and wandering through the parks to see what it's really like However, I would guess that if he did the same thing at MK, nobody would have a clue who he was and would just walk right by. While I follow Disney news and know what he looks like, I'm not sure I would notice him mixed into the crowd while I'm on vacation and my brain is semi-turned off. Plus the shadeless hub at MK seems like it would be a little warm for his go-to wardrobe of a button down shirt (no tie) and a blazer, so I doubt he'd spend much time there (nor would he do anything to make more shade)
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I would pay to see him have the pelotas to take a walk in the Hub at the MK and be confronted by guests." No one would know who he is.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Or care." Yeah. He could skip through the hub yelling "I'm Tom Skaggs!" at the top of his lungs during Christmas week and no one would care. I'm far more informed than the average guest and not only would be unable to recognize him, I'd have a hard time remembering why his name name rang a bell (well, not anymore, but before this thread...).
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "First of all...it's Staggs. lol" Exactly. If I can't get the name right...
Originally Posted By sjhym333 I wouldn't dismiss him to quickly. He spoke intellegently on the video and his name is one that keeps getting batted around as the next CEO. He was sent to the parks for a reason.
