A 5 day vacation at Disney, staying at a Disney hotel, for a family of 4, can easily reach $8000-$10,000
I can’t imagine why anyone would subject themselves to such nonsense, and long lines.
If the dad didn’t know what he was getting into, then he’s an idiot.
And he’s an idiot in the first place for taking his family to such a sick immoral place.
If you’re a Costco member they have deals for trips to Disney World
Not your childhood Disneyland.
Are the Disneyworld theme park exoenses so high, because the other sort of Disney ventures, in television and movies, are losing so much money???
The Disney Challenge: If you can take two $100 bills and set them on fire until they burn to ash without wincing - you have passed the challenge and are ready for Disney World.
The article didn’t point out Disney is evil.
Growing up, our vacations involved making sandwiches and a gallon of lemonade and going to the beach for the day. The biggest cost was the tank of gas. Maybe a stop on the way home for a hamburger, but likely as not.
The article says the park and restaurants were packed so why would Disney lower their prices? Law of supply and demand. Prices won’t come down until they see a drop in visitors.
“Why does Disney charge so much money for their theme parks?”
Because they can. Whatever the market will bear for a sustained period of time (i.e. a 2 or 3 consecutive year period), becomes the new baseline of the MINIMUM revenue expected.
And that’s the “economy” tour.
I get it, Disney parks aren’t as bad as some amusement parks, and it’s supposed to be for the kids, not the adults, but I never understood the appeal of spending your whole day queuing in line, let alone paying good money for it.
Even when I was a kid I didn’t have much patience for it.
Then I remember we went to eat lunch and actually had to queue in line for almost a half hour just to get seated. How is that fun?
Disney - Dis is not everyone’s yahoo
I went in 2005
1500 for one day
Lines forever hot AS
never again
Cheaper than taking the kids skiing at Park City or such. $354/pp for a lift ticket alone.
High prices = smaller crowds = less cultural enrichment = shorter lines for the rides = an overall more enjoyable experience for those who can afford to go.
Imagine if it only costed $20 for an all day pass to an amusement park? How bad would that suck?
Keep raising those ticket prices!
We learned long ago how to visit Disney World, if you must.
Wear loose clothing, It’s HOT AND HUMID IN FLORIDA!
Leave the car at the hotel. Most have shuttles that will take you to DW, and save you the parking fee.
Go early, be there when the gates open, when the temperature is cooler and the crowd is thinner, so the waits are shorter.
Eat BEFORE YOU GO! BIG BREAKFAST, LOTS OF CARBS! Hello Waffle House! That will take you through the day and you can do more things beside eating expensive junk food at the park.
Do the most popular rides first!
Map out your attack plan and get the most bang for your bucks! Know where each ride you want to go on is and stick with The Plan!
Leave the souvenirs until you are ready to leave, that way you won’t have to carry them around and possibly lose them off a ride!
“I’m gonna have fun, and you’re gonna have fun. We’re all gonna have so much f____’ fun we’ll need plastic surgery to remove our g______ smiles!”
Leisure and amusement are for the elites.
Sports and aggression are for the working class.
My first visit to Disneyland was in 1956, I went a second time in 1972 while in the Army, when I was there the pirates chased the women in the pirate display.
“Disneyland is preparing to nix the familiar scene on its Pirates of the Caribbean ride where captive, tied-up women are auctioned off as brides”
“It now features a gun-wielding female pirate called Redd, who’s managing the peddling of prized possessions previously owned by the townsfolk.
Whereas she used to stand under a banner that read: “Take a wench for a bride”, the redhead is now shown holding a revolver in one hand and a bottle of rum in the other.”
I lived in Orlando for forty years (1966-2006), and of course my family visited Walt Disney World more than once during that time. Usually we visited during the slow months, when discounts were offered to Florida residents, and the crowds weren’t so bad.
But the last time I got to go was in 1996. Now I don’t think my grandchildren will ever be able to visit, because prices are so high. But it may be just as well, with Disney’s “Woke” liberalism. I wouldn’t be surprised if the current version of the Hall of Presidents has Joe Biden talking like Einstein.