Originally Posted By alisserae Just out of curiosity I decided to look at ticket prices for severeal premiere sporting/entertainment events. Mind you, most of these events average between 90 mintues and four hours. Your personal regard for these activites aside, I think they help put Disney ticket prices back in perspective. Madonna Concert $75-$375 Tim McGraw & Faith Hill $86 Fiona Apple $75 Detroit Pistons $180 MLB Angels vs. Oakland $55
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun Nice comparison. And at Disney you get all day - early am until late pm, not just a 3 or 4 hour event.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd Most of the ski areas here in Colorado will run you in the $70 - $80 range to freeze your butt off and throw yourself down a mountain, plus they typically charge $10 for parking unless you're willing to take a shuttle.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^I know that locals with season passes (especially the younger snowboarding crowd) have a reputation of thinking that they "own the place".
Originally Posted By sherrytodd I had a season pass for Winter Park Ski Resort which cost me $249.00 and that is just for 4 1/2 months of the year.
Originally Posted By mainstfan5 OK, I'm over my initial sticker shock. The price seemed really extreme compared to my last trip to Disneyland, where I could get 4 day passes for around $100. While I understand that WDW has so much more, you can still only be at one place at a time. Four times as many parks doesn't mean getting to do four times as much in a single day. While I understand the point being made by comparing the price to that of concerts or season passes to sports events, to be honest I wouldn't pay those prices. I stopped going to concerts when the cost of dinner and a show started exceeding $200. Being a parent of 2 kids, I really can't justify spending that kind of money. I’m thinking about getting a longer pass w/no expiration date. Maybe I can rationalize it to myself a bit more if I can save money on a later trip. But then, that's probably why Disney prices things this way …..
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>The price seemed really extreme compared to my last trip to Disneyland, where I could get 4 day passes for around $100. << Those days are long gone....unless there is a promo, you're talking $169 for a 4 day DLR hopper.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>I’m thinking about getting a longer pass w/no expiration date. Maybe I can rationalize it to myself a bit more if I can save money on a later trip. But then, that's probably why Disney prices things this way …..<< You might consider an AP. My brother did that one year with his family. They visited WDW 4 times that year.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m ^^I have three seven-day park hopper plus passes that I had bought in 2004. We didn't end up needing them, so I'm saving a lot of money on my up-coming trip by already having them.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I purchased a 10 day park hopper with no expiration this year. I only used three days so I have 7 left. The entire thing cost me just about $400.00. That's $40.00 per day...pretty good deal I think. I may be able to stretch it out for a couple more years.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Great idea Goofyernmost. When it really hits you is if you go to WDW in Janaury. The ticket prices always go up at the begining of the year. So its a shocker when you buy your tickets. I figure its well worth it. Sure beats 6 Flags Over Georgia. 6 Flags Over Georgia chages for parking too.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Add me to the list of people who think Disney parks offer exceptional value. Someone beat me to the concert/sport event comparison. However, the other day we looked into going out here in the UK. There was a Taiko drum concert - something I've always enjoyed at Epcot. Bear in mind that at epcot it is considered a minor diversion. Well at our local community theatre, they wanted $40 for a 50 minute show. (Epcot type experience) We looked at Bletchley Park - a World Was 2 code cracking and computer museum - $25 for entrance. (Epcot like experience - think Innoventions) The local bird sanctuary - $20 (similar to DAK's bird show) A ride on Thomas the Tank engine - $22 for 30 minutes. (MK) Compared to these prices and their relative attractions at WDW. WDW is a bargain, and DL even more so. That's why I get annoyed at So Cal locals that complain about the price of the parks. Yes, it is expensive to take a family out for the day, but it is much cheaper than if you were going to add together all the attractions. I remember a friend at work once complained he could not take his family to Disneyland Paris because it was too expensive. He went to Blackpool instead (seaside town in the North of England), the same week we went to DLP. As a family of 4, we spent about half the amount he did while in Blackpool. And when we compared activities, we seemed to do more to boot. Disney is great value for money, but it is not cheap. As for the 10 day passes being cheaper than a lesser duration, it encourages people to stay on site longer. If you stay for 10 days, you will spend more than those staying for 5 - in theory. And there are no guarentees that people will come back for repeat visits. Therefore they reward long term visitors - and in return, they stay in the hotels and eat more. The real profit centres for the company.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Dave - do they still have the Dr. Who museum at Blackpool ? and thanks for the comparison of other events there....I also agree the value for the money here is still excellent -- but no,it's not cheap
Originally Posted By Labuda "We looked at Bletchley Park - a World Was 2 code cracking and computer museum - $25 for entrance. (Epcot like experience - think Innoventions)" Ok, now, THAT sounds totally cool to me. I wanna go, and it's cheap, too!!!!
Originally Posted By a1stav In defense of concert prices, you can go to shows for an affordable price if you don't go to overblown pop shows like Madonna. I just went to see "Massive Attack" and the show was amazing, a true multi-media experience and the tickets were $35 plus ticketmaster (over)charges. I am going to see "The Aquabats" on monday (the most fun you will have at a show) for only $15
Originally Posted By elene I drove by my local car wash and saw that they had an annual pass and it was MORE EXPENSIVE than a premium annual pass to Disneyland (I live in CA) which I thought was HILARIOUS. So I can wash my car every day or go to Disneyland...hum, tough choice!
Originally Posted By GalDisney I've said this before, but considering that the total amount of admission fees <<collected by Disney only amounts to 1/3 of their park operating expenses, the cost of admission is cheap in comparison to the total cost to operate the parks. If guests only paid the $60 or so a day admission fee, and spent nothing else, Disney World would be shutting its doors tomorrow and in the throes of bankruptcy.>> <<<Yeah, right..That is why the parks made a record profit last year.>>
Originally Posted By GalDisney I've said this before, but considering that the total amount of admission fees <<collected by Disney only amounts to 1/3 of their park operating expenses, the cost of admission is cheap in comparison to the total cost to operate the parks. If guests only paid the $60 or so a day admission fee, and spent nothing else, Disney World would be shutting its doors tomorrow and in the throes of bankruptcy.>> <<<Yeah, right..That is why the parks made a record profit last year.>>
