mom2rtk
Invented the term "Characterpalooza"
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2008
I'm also guessing that Disney is going to have to increase capacity. Interesting to note that the fee system of CRT has dramatically decreased demand, while making Le Cellier a double credit has not significantly reduced demand. Disney already knows that a fee will discourage guests from making reservations, but making a single credit into a double credit does not decrease demand. I can't fathom that Disney doesn't know already that he ne fee is going to significantly reduce demand. I'm not talking about reducing no shows - I'm talking about overall demand.
I'm really surprised that the restaurant going into the Fantasyland Expansion is rumored to have only 1 TS meal per day. That's not doing much to increase capacity and I haven't heard any rumors about doing anything else to address capacity concerns.
As for CRT.... I don't think it was the prepay thing that decreased demang, but in fact a HUGE increase in capacity. I know when we went for the first ime in 04 you had to synchronize your clock with the naval observatory and start dialing at just the right time to get in. It was already prepay, but they only did the character meal for breakfast.
The big change came when they added princesses for lunch, and most recently when the (sadly) ditched the Fairy Godmother and mice with dinner to be the same as breakfast and lunch wth princesses.
I think a LOT of the moves we've been hearing about lately have to do with Disney tightening procedures in advance of the HUGE influx of people they HOPE to have come in with the expansion. Whether that is the case or not is another matter, but I think they are trying to prepare for it. Unfortunately they don't seem to be increasing capacity on things, but tightening procedures and such. (no girls over 12 at BBB, CC guarantee on most meals, rumored enforcement of FP return times).