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Mid-festival!?!
That seems extreme even for Disney.
This is insane...BOG breakfast went up also! It's now $28.
Mid-festival!?!
That seems extreme even for Disney.
This is insane...BOG breakfast went up also! It's now $28.
Part of it becoming a regular "amusement park" would require them to raise prices high enough that you feel sort of ripped off. Enter today's cost increases on food and drink to help drive that.I don't see any indication of them turning into regular "amusement parks" more than they were back in the early 2000's when we got DCA as one big amusement park, Disney Studios Paris, Dino-Rama with a bunch of barely themed carnival rides and games in DAK, etc. , plus lots of good attractions replaced by very cheap ones.
Those were the dark ages.
Mid-festival!?!
That seems extreme even for Disney.
Get rid of straws and lids and prices go up? Wow.aaaaaand food and drink prices went up today according to Disney food blog. $6 for a churro....Jesus.
Check out festival prices from 2008Nope! They raised the Candlelight Processional packages with no prior announcement on the very 1st day! Our bill was higher than expected & I was upset that they chose to raise it to just make more profit once guests are a captive audience!!!
Those snack price increases are pretty hefty % wise particularly since the CPI was only up 2% last year, they raised the price of a can of soda 12%, for example. I assume that menu prices at restaurants will see similar increases. In their earnings calls Disney is always saying per guest spending is up - I guess this is why.
Those not concerned w/ budgeting pay for a cupcake w/ a ‘view’ type upcharge events, those on a budget pay .50 here, a dollar there and before you know it, this year’s visit is 10-20% more expensive than last year’s visit. It will reach the point where those who wouldn’t have bothered to seek things like sodas & snacks elsewhere because of the hassle will decide it’s worth a little effort to save and Disney may find that they’ve driven net per guest spending on food down.
And to top it off, if you wanted to get the same entertainment value you were getting in 2012 you would need to book some add on events like Disney After Hours or Toy Story early admission. Think about it, back in 2012 extra magic hours were 3 hours long!!First time in seven years we don’t have a trip in our sight or booked. It’s all just gone up too fast. I keep detailed spreadsheets of all of our trips and the same trip we had on 2012 would cost 35% more. Inflation has gone up 9% over the same time period
And to top it off, if you wanted to get the same entertainment value you were getting in 2012 you would need to book some add on events like Disney After Hours or Toy Story early admission. Think about it, back in 2012 extra magic hours were 3 hours long!!
We won't anymore. The obscene cost of rooms, the parking fee, and the reduced extra magic hours are a big trifecta of nope for us.This is the unkindest cut of all. Why even stay onsite anymore?????
Check out festival prices from 2008
https://www.wdwplanner.com/foodwinemenu.htm
The entire creative focus of the parks seems to be how to extract the maximum amount of money from a guest while giving them the minimum amount of value.
High food prices in theme parks are "industry standard" -- like parking fees.
Will we even be shocked when Disney puts the crack down on bringing in outside food .. like every other theme park, arena or ballpark out there? And it will be probably be sold for "security reasons".
I just don't understand overly high food prices that places charge - especially for things like bottled or fountain drinks. I get they have a somewhat "captured" audience, and I totally get there are a TON of people that don't seem to care what the price is -- it could be $10 and people would still just pay it because, I guess, they can't do without it.
Food prices are going up all around unless you eat fast food, but a $1 increase overnight is a huge % increase.
But I feel if prices were "reasonable" .. they would make more money . .because there is a huge segment of guests that see a $4.50 coke and just go ... "nope" and not buy a single one .. EVER. .. but a $2.25 coke and a bunch of people might go .. "Why not .. that's just a bit more than I pay at my local gas station". So you get more people buying Cokes. How is getting $0
Same goes for movie theatres .. I can't stand spending $10 for a drink and popcorn so I never get them. Ever. If it cost half that amount? I would probably consider it every time.
We'll be bringing in the small cooler like normal, but I wouldn't bother if prices were even somewhat reasonable.
I'm not tired of Disney, I'm tired of the way that management is ruining the Disney parks experience.
Six Flags is a very different market though. I mean they sell annual passes for less than a day ticket, I think I paid $45 this year. And they work nationwide. But it's hard to call them theme parks. A coat of paint is not a theme.Silver Dollar City is my home park , I got a "retired" drink mug deal for $8 with free refills for the entire year. 8 Bucks, unlimited soda, think about that. Six Flags has similar deal for under $20.
I can also bring my own snacks. There is a great big world outside of Disney for family fun.