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1 posted on 08/27/2022 11:13:55 PM PDT by dennisw
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I went to my city fair this year. The lines were so long that I only went on about 3 rides in 6 hours.

I presume the same is with Disney.
I think I just saved $300


2 posted on 08/27/2022 11:15:57 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Some men want tod watch the world burn. It is they that want you to buy an electric car.)
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But the Genie+ pass does not grant all guest’s rude wishes, with visitors required to fork over an extra $10 to $17 to get access to some of the parks’ most popular attractions - despite having already paid around $100 per admission ticket.

The surcharge is applied to rides in Disneyland and Disney World’s popular Star Wars Galaxy Kingdom Area and Guardians of the Galaxy rides.

******** A sucker is born every minute, and two to take him. — P. T. Barnum (alledgedly)


3 posted on 08/27/2022 11:16:27 PM PDT by dennisw
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“Visitors forced to spend 17% more...”

I consider woke, money-grubbing House of Mouse to be now be one of America’s most despicable corporations, BUT I don’t think that “forced” is the right word here. I doubt that a lot of folks are coming to Disneyland and spending money at gun point. So, forced? Uh, no. This is pretty much the epitome of voluntary, discretionary spending.


5 posted on 08/27/2022 11:23:31 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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unfavorable attendance mix

I'm doing my part.
7 posted on 08/27/2022 11:36:22 PM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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I still have a D and an E ticket from the 60’s from Disneyland back when it was a lot cheaper. I think my Dad paid like 12 dollars for the three of us, which included the tickets for the rides. I went in the 70’s on leave from the military and think I paid 20 bucks for a complete pass as they had done away with the tickets by then. It was a weekday so all the rides were pretty quick to get on.

I wouldn’t touch that child grooming place with a ten-parsec pole these days.


9 posted on 08/27/2022 11:39:20 PM PDT by GOP Congress
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Recently I visited a website that listed the most overrated and underrated tourist attraction in each state.

For Florida, it said skip Walt Disney World and go to Busch Gardens instead. The lines aren’t as long, prices aren’t as high, and visitors can look at the animals when they aren’t going on the rides.


10 posted on 08/27/2022 11:42:35 PM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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I'm no Disney fan at all (although The Lovely Mrs. End Times Sentinel is an addict), but you know what? If that helps keep some of the human trash out, good for Disney. NAPAs have no place amongst civilized humans.
11 posted on 08/27/2022 11:43:39 PM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In the conflict between the stone and the stream, the stream will always prevail.)
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They should ban white and strait people from going there.


12 posted on 08/27/2022 11:52:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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What percentage who go are adults without kids?


13 posted on 08/27/2022 11:52:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Why Did Disney Fall After Netflix earnings?

https://www.investopedia.com/disney-falls-after-netflix-earnings-5216940

Tears For Ears. Disney Profits Collapse As Coronavirus
Cclosed Theme Parks Cinemas And Sports

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/918958/tears-for-ears-—disney-profits-collapse-as-coronavirus-closed-theme-parks-cinemas-and-sports-918958.html

16 posted on 08/28/2022 12:10:38 AM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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Recent price hikes at Disney's theme parks have seen the company's profits surge despite a slump in visitors - leading many to accuse the parks of ripping off loyal customers in order to bolster their bottom line.

Nobody is forcing anyone to go to Disney.

It’s not like it’s a necessity for survival. A trip to Disney is purely 100% a matter of choice.

Don’t like it? Don’t go.

18 posted on 08/28/2022 1:28:54 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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If Disney wants to define its market as the Woke and perverted, that's OK.

The consumer and investor will respond accordingly.

However...

Once you go Woke and perverted, it is hard, if not impossible, to reclaim an image of wholesomeness.

22 posted on 08/28/2022 2:47:44 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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Hate the newer Disney.

You can even see the woke rot comparing their 50s classics to todays stuff.


24 posted on 08/28/2022 3:24:04 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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It’s amazing that anybody patronizes Disney.


25 posted on 08/28/2022 3:28:18 AM PDT by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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A fool and his money are soon parted.


26 posted on 08/28/2022 3:28:48 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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I went to Disney World twice last year. Epcot is my favorite park, but they’re ruining that too by shoehorning Disney characters into what used to be an educational park. I tried to plan another trip there this fall, but I could go to Europe or London for 1 1/2 weeks for the same price I’d pay to go to Disney World for five days.


31 posted on 08/28/2022 4:12:04 AM PDT by Moonmad27
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Too many chumps keep feeding the beast. Chumps money eventually goes south and the beast needs a good, hard and hungry lesson. Any DemoRats who lose their $$ in this Xidentopia of an economy, well they own it so they can enjoy their stupidity.


32 posted on 08/28/2022 4:14:15 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny )
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When the kids were young, now decades ago, we used to take them to Disney World. I lived in SoFlo. We would book using the resident discount rate. We'd get concierge rooms at the Polynesian, Boardwalk, Beach Club and Animal Kingdom lodge ranging from a low of $295 to a high of $435. It was really great, especially our family favorite the Polynesian.

They had appetizer offerings, special reservations assistance and all sorts of things. The convenience was easily worth the upgrade.

Then it started to decline, right along with the clientele. We started to see people appearing in the lounge disheveled, even wearing pajamas. We witnessed people walking into lounges and simply removing entire trays of hors d'oeuvres. The attendants explained they were having problems with families using the appetizers as a free meal plan. That really shocked me.

Some families used the lounge as a partial day care. The general behavior improved at places like the Boardwalk or the Beach Club, but only a little. Eventually they seemed to have attendants to guard the offerings at least, but by then the environment already felt severely diminished.

Eventually we made what we felt was our last family trip in the late 2000's.

We felt we had seen the major decline, but apparently they were just getting the ball rolling.

34 posted on 08/28/2022 4:22:00 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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This is a great policy for reducing crowds and keeping out the riff raff while focusing on their core mission of grooming.

FYI: Disney parks let you bring in outside food, so you can pack a whole case of salted gourmet pretzels if that is your thing. They have a few rules. (Everything You Need to Know About Taking Outside Food Into Disney World Parks)

35 posted on 08/28/2022 4:22:53 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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Disney probably charges for kids to measure their height at various rides..."That'll be $1 to measure your child.".


39 posted on 08/28/2022 4:46:04 AM PDT by moovova
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