Originally Posted By vbdad55 HP Dalmatians who will never retire ( just like their Big Blue relatives )
Originally Posted By fkurucz We got shanked with the unicorn horn today. It didn't feel magical though. Oh and the pay cuts are permanent. And nobody has been getting raises this decade. At the risk of getting World Eventish, I wonder if capitalism is about to have its "berlin wall" moment where it just collapses. It requires growth and consumption to work, which is at odds with the race to the bottom. Falling wages do not lead to consumption. Everybody is depending on the US to keep consuming, but as we are seeing the opposite is happening, Japanese exports have collapsed and Japan is teetering at the abyss. The big 3 are beyond any hope of survival.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> yes it is less than $200 -- it is gas and tolls & $30 or so to park close but really starting to reach to show where one 'deal' doesn't equal even less than the other << Not really, you can't accurately compare the two. I was just interested in the prices. I do know the prices in Chicago would never fly down here. I can definetly see how you have become accustom to the cost of living there over the years though. I can also see how entertainment in Florida would seem like a bargain to you.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Sadly there is a whole sub-culture being created to find ways to save money at Disney and to avoid their high prices. << It would seem that way. Mostly out of necessity, I think.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad >> Sadly there is a whole sub-culture being created to find ways to save money at Disney and to avoid their high prices. << It would seem that way. Mostly out of necessity, I think.>>> I know that if I was a business I wouldn't want people trying to think up creative ways not to give me their money.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 isn't that what idiot guides are for ? People write books on how to save on everything from buying a car - to vacation - to health insurance costs. Consumer Reports has made a living guiding people to get the most for their money - so I'm not sure I see where the same thing for a WDW trip would be any different
Originally Posted By dshyates Well the secret code discount dance work for people who REALLY want to go to Disney. But for the average family just pricing vacations, the high rack rates is not working in their favor. I have always heard the casual fan balk at Disney's prices. Its a different story when people who have been going to WDW since 1971 all the sudden start to go WTF? Its not like we are oblivious to the fact Disney is costly, but recently it seems a little over the top. And I do believe the across property price incresses are because of all the freebie give aways. They lower the upfront costs with free dining and rooms, but they try to make it up on beer and a la carte menus. The 7for4 deal is an attractive offer, and a lot of folks have taken the bait. But it doesn't come with the free dining. But they give you a $200 gift card to use on food. That card doesn't go far on $32 steaks and $8 beer.
