Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<If someone has moral/ethical issues with such scandalous behavior (just in time for Nikki's comeback!) ... folks are free to stay and shop, eat or soak up the atmosphere as cards are only needed at attraction entrances.>> Even if I had a problem with it, I'm too tired to argue. If someone is getting in a whole hour earlier (or staying three hours later) when they're not at an EMH hotel, I really could care less. As long as they paid to get into the park in the first place, I can't say I'm all that fussed about it.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo There are no refillable mugs in DLP, and the glasses in restaurants are much smaller than you will find in the US (as are the guests - coincedence, I think not). But a 500ml bottle of coke is $4.50 in the parks. we do have some nice souvenir cocktail glasses however, but sadly they have reduced the quality so the gold leaf comes off within a year and they break easily by 18 months old.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Maybe they are raising the prices so that when they do their discounts they will actually be getting full price. this way anyone who pays the non discounted price is just icing on the cake. << I definetly look for WDW to follow this plan in the future. WDW prices will be like the Oriental rug store going out of business sale. It goes on forever giving you 50 t0 70% reductions on highly inflated prices.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Even if I had a problem with it, I'm too tired to argue.>> Good, me too. And welcome back! Hope you're well! <<If someone is getting in a whole hour earlier (or staying three hours later) when they're not at an EMH hotel, I really could care less. As long as they paid to get into the park in the first place, I can't say I'm all that fussed about it.>> Good. I think that's a very healthy 'tude. Besides, it's not like there's a cottage industry of people borrowing old room keys or anything! ;-) If Disney makes $5 on an ice cream because a guest that is staying at the local Holiday Inn weasels their way into EMH, I just see nothing but an upside for the Mouse. I've never been to a packed EMH. I've never even been to one that's crowded!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<There are no refillable mugs in DLP, and the glasses in restaurants are much smaller than you will find in the US (as are the guests - coincedence, I think not). But a 500ml bottle of coke is $4.50 in the parks.>> True, but the finer dining establishments like Walt's and Silver Spur (and hotel locales) are the ONLY places in Europe anywhere (at least in my travels) that actually do give free refills on Coke/soda. Of course, I'm old enough to remember when nowhere in the USA gave them either. First time, I ever experienced 'free refills' on Coke was at Orlando area McDonald's (had to go to the counter, but it was up on the menu boards) circa 1977.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo DLP does not officially do free refills at all (except Buffalo Bills), it is a cultural thing they do for Americans to stop complaints, but it is not official policy. In Europe - Pizza Hut, Nandos, IKEA, Subway, and TGI Fridays do free refills.
Originally Posted By Disneydanny while I understand WHY they raise the prices I think it's a STUPID Idea. If they keep doing it, with the economy the way it is soon NO ONE will be able to afford a visit to the parks
Originally Posted By vbdad55 while I understand WHY they raise the prices I think it's a STUPID Idea. If they keep doing it, with the economy the way it is soon NO ONE will be able to afford a visit to the parks while in general I agree- yet on my last trip ( I was there when the prices increased) - there was not 1 single 2 bedroom DVC suite available in all of timeshareland ( that one is for Spirit) - -- I was expecting lower crowds this trip however that certainly was not the case- fairly crowded my entire trip
