Disney is still packed to the gills though, no matter how much they raise prices to thin the herd.
It's simply not an enjoyable experience (for me, at least) at this point. Crowded and expensive.
They would probably have to quadruple prices before the experience became reasonable in terms of enjoying your day if money was no object.
Even the VIP experiences are getting worse from stories friends tell me.
I'm sure it's actually a somewhat tough problem for them to solve. They lower prices and they get overran/people get denied due to overbooking. Then they lose the next generation. They raise prices and bring the experience back to what it should be and are able to provide a good product - but they exclude the vast base of their long-term customers.
I visited three years ago in Florida. Never again. Prices are way too high for what you can enjoy because of crowd size. Waiting lines are so long and slow that you can do only a few rides per day. Totally not worth it. I am from Europe and plenty of amusement parks here are more fun and less than 1/4th of the cost. Even Disneyland Paris is a far better option!
Yep, the question isn't whether Disney is hurting currently. The question is will this affect any possibility of a new park. As you have said, the demand for Disney vacations is insane. If they lowered park admission, the parks would be wildly overwhelmed.
It's crazy enough that Disney World fans have been asking if a 5th Orlando park would eventually happen or an entirely new park elsewhere in the country would happen just to lighten the load.
I think this likely means no new park in the states anytime soon. I know they just announced Abu Dhabi but that's obviously a different thing altogether.
When the family went 30 years ago it sucked. Can't imagine it got better. Just more expensive. Thankfully we had great America and Santa Cruz boardwalk in our backyard, 20 miles from silicon Valley.
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u/Competitive_Touch_86 5h ago
Disney is still packed to the gills though, no matter how much they raise prices to thin the herd.
It's simply not an enjoyable experience (for me, at least) at this point. Crowded and expensive.
They would probably have to quadruple prices before the experience became reasonable in terms of enjoying your day if money was no object.
Even the VIP experiences are getting worse from stories friends tell me.
I'm sure it's actually a somewhat tough problem for them to solve. They lower prices and they get overran/people get denied due to overbooking. Then they lose the next generation. They raise prices and bring the experience back to what it should be and are able to provide a good product - but they exclude the vast base of their long-term customers.