Disney Resets Theme Park Ticket Prices For Slow, Busy Times

Reuters via OANN ^ | February 27,2016

[Hojczyk]

The busiest days create frustrations for visitors such as long lines and temporary gate closures when parks get too full. The company is expanding the parks with new attractions based on popular franchises such as

[Hojczyk]

It cost you more to stay in line longer

[Hojczyk]

This is a good news site and cable channel

[Dilbert San Diego]

I’ve heard sports teams are doing something similar.

I don’t know about specific teams, but, have heard that some baseball teams were dropping prices for midweek games, and/or games against lesser opponents, while instituting “surge” pricing when a major draw such as the Yankees come to town.

[Petrosius]

Supply and demand.

[RegulatorCountry]

They can price tickets how they want, but I’d be very annoyed to pay a premium price and still have to wait a very long time. For amusement parks at least, they’re busy when they’re busy because that’s when most people can go, not during the week. Need to be careful about that, they could end up just losing customers instead of gaining anything. Professional sports are possibly a different matter.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Never been there, never will.

[17th Miss Regt]

This sounds suspiciously like market based economics and capitalism. In the new, modern Disney that is heresy. They need to be purged immediately!

[Lurkinanloomin]

Disney will never get another dime from me.

[Maine Mariner]

Also known as peak pricing in the utility industry.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Disney will often close rides on non-peak days to do maintenance, so even on non-peak days you still have to wait in long lines.

This still isn't a bargain. If you happen to live near one of these parks, the money you save going on a weekday is more than cancelled by having to take a day off work, or not being able to do it at all because the kids are in school.

This is an empty gesture.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Today we saw Disney On Ice for free with guest list tickets (press tickets).
Saved150 euros. :)

Let It Go (on ice)

[grey_whiskers]

So that means they’ll be paying *me* to attend Vikings games?

[RebelTXRose]

and on Texas toll roads - tolls aren’t owned by the state either!

[ozaukeemom]

Following Uber’s business plan.

[max americana]

did you watch Star wars?

[Lurkinanloomin]

The old ones years ago

[max americana]

Disney now owns the franchise.

[Conan the Librarian]

We’re saving up for our annual passes now.

We’ll be ready for our two week stay at the World in September.

[Walkingfeather]

Riddle me this .... which will your kid remember... the day you pulled him out of school to go to Disneyland or the day he learned Polynomials ? Yes... next case...