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I've never been there, and probably will never go due to prohibitive costs of travel, lodgings and admission. I don't feel like spending $1000+ on a vacation so I can stand in line all day.
THIS times a million.
If I want to pay a ridiculous amount of money for admission/parking and stand in line in punishing weather, I can stay home and do it at Six Flags over Texas. Which I don't.
Will the high price for a day at the Magic Kingdom slow attendance? Or is it not enough to matter? I think if you were planing to go anyway its not enough to make a difference but it you were thinking you may go, it may be another nail on the side of doing something closer to home. KC has Worlds of fun and Cedar point in OH. Maybe its a boon for these other theme parks.
the price rise impact on attendance will be offset by greater profits. They know what they are doing.
They wouldn't of raised the price, if it would cost them money
Disney raises prices on their hotel and campgrounds each and every year, so this is nothing new. We went in February and the longest line we saw was an hour. We made use of the fast passes though and didn't have to wait more than about 20 minutes. But it is definitely NOT a relaxing vacation, tons of walking, and we go at a fast pace so we can see as much as we can in 5 days.
We had more fun going before we had kids, because we didn't have to worry about nap times or a stroller, etc. But it was pretty awesome seeing my little girls' face light up when she met Daisy Duck and said "Quack!" at 18 months old.
Compare it to other parks: SixFlags and Knotts Berry Farm gate prices are over $60, Universal Orlando is $92 ($128 for 2 parks).
Legoland California is $78+ and not worth it compared to other parks.
The single day pass is better than Disney's old system of paying for admission and then for individual rides or buying a book of rides. If you bought a book and didn't use all the ride tickets then you were out of luck.
I've been reading speculation along those lines for more than thirty years, and it hasn't happened yet. Disney is good at a lot of things, and one of the things they're best at is determining precisely how much what they're offering is worth to consumers.
That and they have a unique, desirable product, so they can charge what they want.
Will the high price for a day at the Magic Kingdom slow attendance? Or is it not enough to matter? I think if you were planing to go anyway its not enough to make a difference but it you were thinking you may go, it may be another nail on the side of doing something closer to home. KC has Worlds of fun and Cedar point in OH. Maybe its a boon for these other theme parks.
I've always felt that paying a little more to keep the ghetto folk out was a perfectly good thing.
Disney appeals to those with lots of disposable income.
Upping it $6 is not going to change too many minds.
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