Three Possible Side Effects of Ticket Price Change

This reads to me like a trial balloon to see how people react to it. This will not be the final answer to whatever question they have in their minds. I think the first thing they will implement is a tiered system with the level of resort and your park experience. More perks for the higher level of resort one is staying.

RBrooksC;2458365 wrote: This reads to me like a trial balloon to see how people react to it. This will not be the final answer to whatever question they have in their minds. I think the first thing they will implement is a tiered system with the level of resort and your park experience. More perks for the higher level of resort one is staying.

Agree!! Over the last quarter century I've been asked dozens of questions in Disney surveys about new ideas and very few have become reality. Just because they ask something in a survey does not mean it's imminent or even seriously considering. Disney surveys constantly about everything and simply because they put it in a survey doesn't necessarily mean anything.

Might they do this, sure anything is possible, but experience says wait for something official before getting too excited.

Oh my word....way too confusing.

I usually book a package, I guess that is a plus for me. Just tell me how much. There is no savings

Julie:mickey:

I think for the multi-day tickets this would be a real pain in the {censored}.

However, I could see this working really well for single day tickets. And don't they already do something similar for season passes? I could have sworn my Aunt had passes that were good for week days only.

The more I think about this, the more I think it HAD to have been in reference to single day tickets. This kind of scheme just wouldn't work at a place that offers multi day tickets at a discount over the cost of the individual days.

And I agree about the survey thing. I have taken some VERY strange Disney Parks surveys over the years that never came to fruition.

Melanie;2458348 wrote: Unbelievable, if true. Just. Unbelievable.

:ditto: :ditto: :ditto: :down:

I can't even imagine what kind of chaos this would create at the gates. Mom thinks she bought a ticket to get into the park, but it turns out it's the wrong kind of ticket and they're blacked out? And who gets the brunt of guest ire? Not the decision-makers. Imagine the lines at guest services.

When I think about how easy it was to plan a WDW vacation just 10 years ago, it makes me want to cry.

:sob:

Oh, and if this actually is implemented in some form, my parents will either sell their DVC membership or stop going to the parks altogether. No question. It's already too complicated for them.

Oh, and if this actually is implemented in some form, my parents will either sell their DVC membership or stop going to the parks altogether. No question. It's already too complicated for them.

Ok - let me play devil's advocate. I'll start out by saying, I don't agree and hope beyond hope that this isn't rolled out in the future, but....

The difference between a 10 day gold and a 10 day bronze with park hopper is $40 per ticket. If in worst case, you didn't know what days you wanted to visit over the course of 14 days, did no planning and bought gold just in case, tickets for a family of 4 would cost $160 extra. I don't think that amount is going to drive people away. We as veteran WDW vacationers know the ins and out of the system and have been going forever are seeing this as another item to plan months in advance with ADRs, FP+ etc. Is the once in a lifetime vacation family going to care? BTW - I found my 4 day pass from 1987 this past weekend - it cost $80 bucks!

This ticket pricing system is already used in many other places - Discovery Cove bases costs on expected busy times. Disney is already doing this to us in the restaurants.

I'm getting the feeling that WDW is going to count on the fact that most will just by the gold package as it will be cheaper than buying, 2 golds, 3 Silvers and 5 Bronze (which is $839 no park hopper) vs 10 gold ($405 no park hopper). Current pricing is $387 for 10 days no hopper. Sounds like a way to add a ticket increase without calling it an increase because you are getting "Gold" tickets.

I really don't want another item I need to account for months in advance of a vacation. I am a type A planner and I'm getting tired of keeping track of ADRs, FP+ and all the other little nuances. Honestly, I'll probably just by the gold to avoid another headache and I assume I wouldn't be alone.

This is also a way to try to balance out utilization factors. Move some of the people who CAN move their time slots to days that are currently historically underutilized... and away from the days that are historically over utilized or even "sold out".

best,

............john

if this is ever implemented the main goal would be crowd control. It would force families who all of a sudden couldn't afford to go during Xmas to go during day September. Disney would be forcing the crowds to spread out. Disney has been trying to prepare for larger crowds with all the expansion that is about to hit the property. Put the infrastructure in first then welcome in the large crowds when the expansions happen.

I don't see this happening though. I think the backlash would be too much.

DonaldDuck1117;2458492 wrote: I don't see this happening though. I think the backlash would be too much.

Nothing would surprise me. Backlash was horrible regarding MM+ and FP+, and Disney went full steam ahead regardless.

WiltonJohn;2458354 wrote: Sort of what many (if not most) snowsports areas have been doing for decades. Weekends and holidays are higher day rates than midweek non-holiday. If you book a vacation period during the higher rate days... or days that overlap different rate days....... the systems are set up to just calculate the correct pricing.

M-F midweek in January...... cheapest. Any average weekend... more. Christmas week weekend.... priceless.

Supply and demand.

best,

............john

I was thinking the same thing. My inlaws are into skiing. This is very easy to understand once you just read and think about when you want to visit. And exactly as you stated. "Supply and demand. " Have to see if this actually happens....But, I do not have an annual pass. We go once a year or every other. However, My buddy in Alabama DOES have an annual pass. He has actually talked about how odd it was/is that you can use it ANY day you want...where most places to kinda tier the days... Well see.

I don't like this. Its confusing and I think that is on purpose. It seems to be an attempt to gouge us even more. They will cut shows and special features even more on bronze (as my DD says poor days) because they don't make as much. Only those spending $$$ will get to enjoy all there is to do at the parks. I do get making a profit but this just strikes me as greedy.:nono:

This sort of tiering system works well for locals who go more often and can adjust which days they go on more easily but at a resort where people generally are staying for a week (vacation time) many of whom are locked into specific dates this just creates an excessive burden and likely increase costs.

DonaldDuck1117;2458492 wrote: if this is ever implemented the main goal would be crowd control. It would force families who all of a sudden couldn't afford to go during Xmas to go during day September. Disney would be forcing the crowds to spread out. Disney has been trying to prepare for larger crowds with all the expansion that is about to hit the property. Put the infrastructure in first then welcome in the large crowds when the expansions happen.

I don't see this happening though. I think the backlash would be too much.

When you say "families", I think of people with children in school who have to plan their vacation according to the school year. They can't just move their vacation time and that will force them to pay more money.

I can see it working for annual passes. I don't see it working well for out of town vacationers.

Wow Disney, squeeze every last dime out of us.

Another website is reporting that if your vacation crosses over categoiers, you'll be charged the higher category for your entire vacation.

However, nearly all the bronze weeks have silver weekends. The only way to get the cheaper prices would be to arrive on Monday and leave on Friday. Good stuff Disney.