Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt WOW! CMDad's OLD! he coached the Mets when I was a kid & now I'm OLD!! I like Yogi Berra better, he's a riot, Torre..too serious!
Originally Posted By CMDad ^^ Me old? Hmmm! Of course, I did meet Casey Stengel while we were both on the train - he heading to manage a Mets game - me heading to the World's Fair. Oh - and before I was a Mets fan ... I was a Dodger fan ... a BROOKLYN Dodger fan.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt OK, not THAT old a friend of mine went to that World's Fair & her kids are about 10 years younger than I am She also saw the Beatles @ Shea
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Anyhow, wow... I guess the Blackhawks have better fans than Dallas! no we have fans more used to being gouged -- 75 straight sell outs after years of 50% attendance so now we getg $9 beers as a reward for coming back--sigh!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 The difference of course is that the teams are paying their players millions and Disney is paying $7.35 to $7.75 for attractions hosts. However, if Disney wants to increase pay to a cool million a year they can charge as much for parking as they want the Blackhawks pay 20 players- Disney pays 60,000 employees/just parks in WDW- that might have something to do with it too
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I don't think the number of cast members has anything to do with the parking fee. I think they will continue to raise it out of greed until there is enough push back to hold off for a while...then they will raise it some more.
Originally Posted By MousDad The cold hard truth is that the easiest, most efficient way to get in and out of the parks (with the exception of the monorail resorts) is by car to the main parking lot of each resort. Disney knows this, and also knows that I would begrudgingly pay way more than $14 a day for that ease. So I expect the increases to keep coming annually until they reach the $25-$30 range. It's like HOT lanes, entities will charge people for "privileges" (like driving to work) because they know that freedom is too precious to give up. (Remember the song "Fun To Be Free", anyone?)
Originally Posted By vbdad55 wahoo let me ask this as I really don't know this answer- what part of the 60,000 employees that you write out of the equation have some leel of benefits ? benefit costs are not rising YTY ? I'm sorry, every 'cost' is a factor... now I am not stupid - is there a portion of corporate greed involved also - sure. what portion is what here I don't know..but all things are factors
Originally Posted By sjhym33 Disney is making a fortune on parking. Despite the fact that hotel guests get free parking there are still a lot of day guests from off property that pay to park.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^ so if they give it away then don't use that 'fortune' you are talking about to put back into the parks they are cheap also ? Really this is a circular argument-- read too often how people want e-tickets and more entertainment - and oh yeah - free stuff and lower prices....sorry the math does not add up. I get upset when they raise prices and cut stuff, or do a half azz job on something - but show me somewhere where prices are dropping and you're getting more for your money...
Originally Posted By dshyates I think it has more to do with raising prices, increasing CEO/Exectutive pay and bonuses by obscene amounts and letting MK stagnate for a generation. Eisner made obscene money and Iger is on pace to top that.
Originally Posted By sjhym33 And isnt that the bottom line here. It is not like many companies that are struggling to stay open or pay their staffs. And I am sure that the top tier of Disney execs are getting sizable bonuses this year. Just seems ridiculous to up parking in this economy. But I guess they have to make up the discounted rooms somehow.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Looking at WDW revenue as a whole, consider what the likely sales numbers for DVC are these days compared to a couple of years ago. There's probably a huge amount of lost revenue from that which needs to be made up somewhere else just to keep even.
Originally Posted By sjhym33 I think their final quarter report should be interesting. Making up revenue is one thing. But what will exec bonuses look like? What ever happened to the days when bonuses were tied to earnings and performance? Everyone is taking a hit but will the CEO's? Doesnt seem that way. Kinda like my credit card company. Took a bailout and then it seems people at the top are getting large bonuses. How are they paying them? I expect from the doubling of interest rates on customers who have been loyal and done their part to pay their bills. I will now step down from my soapbox. lol
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 What Goofyernmost said early probably has a lot to do with it. It is much cheaper to park everyday then to stay "in the park" So with the economy the way it is people are staying at cheaper hotels outside the park and parking, they needed someway to make back that lost cash. The "fairest" way to do this is raise parking.
