Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<DCA lovers come out and proclaim "DCA is a success">> I am not saying DCA is a success. If it were, they wouldn't be running the 241. <<next topic. >> I'm done.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>anyone who bought a ticket because of the promotion is a plus sale.<< Who does not like something for free.
Originally Posted By irishfan This "two for one" offer was offered last year too if I'm correct? Did the park stop selling tickets that time too?
Originally Posted By oc_dean Yes, it did run last year ... And I beleive it's been running every year since 2002. I don't believe it ran in 2001. Did the park stop selling tickets that time too? - We'll have to depend on good ole reliable Darkbeer for that.
Originally Posted By gadzuux <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/1394336/4/65911712" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/1394336/4/65911712</a> One of your better shots, DB - an unusual view that isn't noramlly seen in picture, but very open and spacious and colorful. Good one.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo A couple of points - 2f1 means - 50% off two day tickets - bottom line. DCA was sold out in the same way that Fast Pass tickets are often sold out. Not funny at all - this is good. If DCA was a bust, people wouldn't bother going - end of. Truth be told, we all know DCA has some good parts, but it also has significant room for improvement. But to claim to give it away because it is not a good park is rubbish. It's like saying WDW food is terrible because they are giving it away. Well, that is false, it's marketing spin to bring more people in to WDW and it's working. Now please stop bashing the park - it's not the best, it's not the worst. We all have different views of the place. I wish I could go to it more often.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead So we've moved past simple bashing, and we're now supposed to actually point and laugh at DCA. Weird.
Originally Posted By alexbook Off-topic, but I just need to say that this is a great shot: <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/1394336/6/65926950" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/1394336/6/65926950</a>
Originally Posted By woody "It's like saying WDW food is terrible because they are giving it away." No, but they certainly can't sell terrible food. They have to discount it heavily. DCA is discounted heavily and it works. That's the way it always have been. It never changes. Ultimately, Disney still makes more money because each customer pays more for two parks despite the discount. However, don't kid yourself about DCA's supposed popularity. Free is an enticement. The 2Fer implies free for DCA, not DL. I would love to see the add for go to DCA, get DL for free, but we all know it won't work.
Originally Posted By woody Another analogy: Even a broken clock is right two times a day. DCA is right around this time of the year with the famous 2Fer. 2Fer for DCA.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher The park certainly does as well as it does because of its location. Imagine what attendance would be like if DCA were sitting all by itself, in a corner of Van Nuys, for example, without the benefit of 2-for-1 deals.
Originally Posted By indysoarin19 Some more stats for DCA this past weekend courtesy of MousePlanet: Monsters Inc. wait time: up to 2 hours Mulholland Madness wait time: at least 85 min. Heimlich's Train: up to 45 min. Article link: http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=dl060424xx I thought I'd never see the day when Heimlich had a 45 minute wait. Unfortunately, no numbers for Soarin, Tower, or Screamin.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "I'm sure you left coasters found this pretty amusing and had a good laugh. That's cool." Actually those are the So Cal folk. I live on the west coast and don't really get the whole "let's blow on DCA" thing.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Off-topic, but I just need to say that this is a great shot..." Gosh, what the heck were his parents thinking putting him in those pants?!
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Some more stats for DCA this past weekend courtesy of MousePlanet..." Those numbers, if true, sound higher than in years past, no?
Originally Posted By oc_dean I'm not sure how to respond to the Redhead, and davewasbaloo ....... so before anyone else takes the vein I took this, out of context, anymore ... here this....... - I'm merely pointing the irony in the signs (which darkbeer photographed - thank you). It's interesting to see those words "DCA Sold Out." We've only been hashing this subject out endlessly - Everyone's favorite LP subject .. for YEARS. Never did we ever thought we'd see those words printed for drivers to see. Though it's not quite the truth. Still though - IT'S AMUSING. Heh-hee Made me chuckle. Here's a "Got Milk" line for ya..... Got Sense of Humor?
