Originally Posted By oc_dean <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://t.co/VUQnRoWXek">http://t.co/VUQnRoWXek</a> The same really applies to the DLR as well.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Lots to read, yet I didn't see a comparison of average guest income in 1971 with current average guest income adjusted to today's dollars. I agree that visiting Disney Parks is expensive, but there's little data in the article to prove that middle class attendance is dwindling.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>The same really applies to the DLR as well.<< The ticket prices, yes. But most DLR patrons are locals, meaning: 1) They don't have travel expenses 2) They don't have lodging expenses 3) Many are APs, which can drops the cost per visit significantly.
Originally Posted By dagobert Visiting Disney Parks can be expensive, but if you plan ahead it's easy to save money. We have been only to WDW and DLP and we found the prices at each resort totally okay. Eating can be expensive and so we ate most of the time at counter service restaurants. We are vegetarian and there we got the most out of it. You don't have to eat the $115 steak or you don't have to stay in the $2100 room. The first time we had been to WDW we stayed at the Pop Century, which was totally fine and affordable. This year we stayed at the Port Orleans and combined with the hopper tickets the price was okay. While waiting in line we got to talk to a family and they told us that they got a bank credit just for going on vacation. Honestly I find that very disturbing. If I can't afford going on vacation, then I stay at home.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Lots to read, yet I didn't see a comparison of average guest income in 1971 with current average guest income adjusted to today's dollars.<< Here's a blog post that goes a little more in depth on that subject, including some rather telling graphs comparing median household income and ticket prices <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2015/06/15/washington-post-discovers-that-walt-disney-world-tickets-are-expensive">http://www.orlandoweekly.com/B...xpensive</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Thanks Ferret! From the link: "Rather than costs driving entire demographics away (a thesis that the dollar figures simply don’t support)..." And then: "Rising theme park prices, and the relative shrug they are greeted with by visitors, might be a symptom of our nation’s growing income inequality, but it’s unreasonable to pin Mickey as its poster child." Well stated.
