So I’m one of those annoying Disney adults. Just went in September for the first time since the before times. Look, I get it. Disney is a corporation making money for their shareholders. Prices go up. It’s the way of the world.
But there’s an implied covenant with the Disney fan that those exorbitant prices provide a certain experience.…
So I’m one of those annoying Disney adults. Just went in September for the first time since the before times. Look, I get it. Disney is a corporation making money for their shareholders. Prices go up. It’s the way of the world.
But there’s an implied covenant with the Disney fan that those exorbitant prices provide a certain experience. That experience has, for many, many years, included free transportation from the airport and a fast pass system to help speed your day. And anyone who could afford the price of admission got those perks. But now Disney started charging for those perks. Ok. Whatever. So at least that staves off price increases, right? No? Ok. Now I’m upset. But at least now that I am laying for fast passes, I can use them on any ride I want, right? No? I have to pay extra for that, too? Now I’m pissed.
So what is the most upsetting is that they prices go up and up and up, but there’s no value being provided. Nothing that makes it Disney magical.
If you pay a premium price, you expect a premium experience. And that’s what you used to get from Disney. But now you pay a premium price for the baseline experience. And pay even more and more for the premium experience. That’s very un-Disney.
Right. So to your point in another comment, if you’re not going all the time, yes, you spend what it takes to maximize your experience. But if you’re going regularly, those extra costs add up really fast.
So I’m one of those annoying Disney adults. Just went in September for the first time since the before times. Look, I get it. Disney is a corporation making money for their shareholders. Prices go up. It’s the way of the world.
But there’s an implied covenant with the Disney fan that those exorbitant prices provide a certain experience. That experience has, for many, many years, included free transportation from the airport and a fast pass system to help speed your day. And anyone who could afford the price of admission got those perks. But now Disney started charging for those perks. Ok. Whatever. So at least that staves off price increases, right? No? Ok. Now I’m upset. But at least now that I am laying for fast passes, I can use them on any ride I want, right? No? I have to pay extra for that, too? Now I’m pissed.
So what is the most upsetting is that they prices go up and up and up, but there’s no value being provided. Nothing that makes it Disney magical.
If you pay a premium price, you expect a premium experience. And that’s what you used to get from Disney. But now you pay a premium price for the baseline experience. And pay even more and more for the premium experience. That’s very un-Disney.
Yeah, I hear a LOT of variations on this from regulars. Which is interesting!
Right. So to your point in another comment, if you’re not going all the time, yes, you spend what it takes to maximize your experience. But if you’re going regularly, those extra costs add up really fast.