Walt Disney World Resort Introduces Date Based Tickets: Update 10/16 Tickets Now Live

I assume you can still buy park hopper tickets?

VWL Mom;2518223 wrote: From what I'm reading the tickets will be honored.

Thank you …. I was looking around online and couldn't find any info on that.

(we used to buy from the sponsor here from this site, but our local automotive club had better pricing this time)

disney obsessed;2518222 wrote: For those of us who have been around long enough...... do you remember when going to disney was a vacation?

Four score and 7 years ago...

MarkC;2518221 wrote: Pro and college sports, especially major league baseball, have been doing this for years now. They call it Dynamic Pricing. On popular days, like weekends or when your team is playing their rival, etc. they charge more for tickets as they know they will sell out anyway. Concerts now do this-- remember years ago when all tickets cost the same amount regardless where you were sitting? Now the best seats cost a lot more. Disney is just copying their model.

Could be why I don't go to sporting events and concerts.

texas211;2518230 wrote: Four score and 7 years ago...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a theme park, conceived with the idea that all parents and children could have fun together, and dedicated to the proposition that all park-goers are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that theme park, or any theme park so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure the bean counters.

One thing I noticed when watching the video is it seems that multi day tickets are no longer good for 14 days from first use. The example they're using is a 4 day ticket which looks to be good for 7 days only.
I was able to find this on DTB courtesy of Tom Bicker but was able to see it elsewhere. There was evidently an FAQ email to ticket brokers and the like.

Ticket Duration - Valid Use Period
1-Day Ticket
Only the start date selected
2-Day Ticket
Any 2 days within 4 days beginning on the start date
3-Day Ticket
Any 3 days within 5 days beginning on the start date
4-Day Ticket
Any 4 days within 7 days beginning on the start date
5-Day Ticket
Any 5 days within 8 days beginning on the start date
6-Day Ticket
Any 6 days within 9 days beginning on the start date
7-Day Ticket
Any 7 days within 10 days beginning on the start date
8-Day Ticket
Any 8 days within 12 days beginning on the start date
9-Day Ticket
Any 9 days within 13 days beginning on the start date
10-Day Ticket
Any 10 days within 14 days beginning on the start date

I'm actually surprised they waited this long to go to this ticket price model. Others have being doing it for years, i.e. Universal, for instance.

I remember the original pricing model for the MK at WDW. FREE Park Admission, :jaw::eyes::fworks: pay by the ride. The more popular attractions cost the most, the old "E tickets". Who would like to go back to that model. (Sometimes I think I would like it.) :secret:

VWL Mom;2518241 wrote: One thing I noticed when watching the video is it seems that multi day tickets are no longer good for 14 days from first use. The example they're using is a 4 day ticket which looks to be good for 7 days only.

They are really tightening it down. At this point, it doesn't really matter to me whether the market will bear this or not. I don't want to be part of the scheme.

joonyer;2518248 wrote: Who would like to go back to that model. (Sometimes I think I would like it.) :secret:

I think I would be in favor of full on-demand pricing. As the queue gets longer, the prices go up. If the ride breaks down, you get the option for express access later (at the price you paid), or instant refund. Parents can authorize ticket purchases up to a set amount, then it turns off until they raise the limit. This would really distribute people around the parks much better, as they look for attractions with lower prices. It would also open up attractions later in the day when spending limits have been hit, rather than relying on queues dropping because people are too tired to carry on.

disney obsessed;2518222 wrote: For those of us who have been around long enough...... do you remember when going to disney was a vacation?

My head hurts ......

My wallet is actually much more comfortable after a Disney "vacation", since it is so much thinner. So there's that, in return for all the hard detail work of planning the trip.

**Update**

Also copied into the Theme Parks forum for additional visibility.

Tekneek;2518250 wrote: I think I would be in favor of full on-demand pricing. As the queue gets longer, the prices go up. If the ride breaks down, you get the option for express access later (at the price you paid), or instant refund. Parents can authorize ticket purchases up to a set amount, then it turns off until they raise the limit. This would really distribute people around the parks much better, as they look for attractions with lower prices. It would also open up attractions later in the day when spending limits have been hit, rather than relying on queues dropping because people are too tired to carry on.

A refund.. Disney can't even spell refund.

I do agree w/ this logic, b/c they know people will come due to their upcoming plans. The parks will be packed for a long while.