pasco1215 wrote: Amazing how some replies are always on the negative. Yes, WDW is getting expensive - but I love it there. Thanks for the information about the ticket prices rising again. I use MapleLeaf for purchasing tickets.
Just used the site I mentioned in my OP and bought 10 day, non-expiring park hopper passes. Comes out to less than $58/day. They always keep the park spotless, have many shows and rides that you can use, fireworks every night, and other great attractions. I think that what you get for under $58/day, it is a real bargain.
For those that are of the mathematical persuasion. Given that in the 60's and 70's, you purchased individual tickets, (E ticket ride!) in comparison to income has the price risen that much? I'm way to lazy, and don't care enough to figure it all out, but percentage wise I"m not sure the price has change all that much.
I'm sure someone way smarter then me will have the answer.
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Who was it that said "There's A Sucker Born Every Minute"? That's what WDW depends on. They will absolutely strip you to the bone and smile while doing it.
Been there many times and each time wondered how they took my hard earned money so quietly.
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We replaced Disney World with DollyWood about 6 years ago.
Grandkids want an amusement park, we head to Pigeon Forge. The first year we went, we bought season tickets, made a weekly trip for the different shows and lunch. It has been a good value.
Now, that said, when Walt was around, Disneyland in Anaheim, had Camp Pendleton Night once a year, and opened the park for all Marines and their families without cost. I believe they do or use to offer discounted tickets or free tickets for active military
Made many trips to Disney World, and the last trip was the last trip....no more DW for me.
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jtall wrote: For those that are of the mathematical persuasion. Given that in the 60's and 70's, you purchased individual tickets, (E ticket ride!) in comparison to income has the price risen that much? I'm way to lazy, and don't care enough to figure it all out, but percentage wise I"m not sure the price has change all that much.
I'm sure someone way smarter then me will have the answer.
I have to keep making this argument to my father-in-law when he always complains about prices saying he used to pay 50 cents for the same thing. I point out to him that back when he paid 50 cents for the item he was also only making $4,000 a year.
My parents used to take us to Disneyland back in the 60's (when it was allegedly cheap) and according to them the cost back then was a more significant hit to the budget than the cost is now.
When I first started driving gas was about 70 cents a gallon. My income was $2.05 an hour working part time stock shelves. Gas is half that price now when I compare it to current salary.
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sgt77 wrote: I remember when Disney was a family friendly amusement park that almost anyone could afford to go with the family. Now you need to take out a 2nd mortgage just to enter and then God help you if you want to get something to eat or buy a toy or some other keepsake of the trip.
Being a native Floridian I have been to Disney many times in the early years when it opened and about once every couple of years. The last trip we made was about 5 years ago and the crowds were terrible, prices through the roof, and very few of the eating places were even open. We did not stay and were refunded our tickets.
The money I spend on the Mouse can buy me a box of nice cigars, a bottle of Crown Royal XR and the wife and I can enjoy our own personal Magic Kingdom on our patio in the back yard or a nice campground in the middle of nowhere.
Keep raising your prices Mickey, there are plenty of people who will shell out the big bucks and not even realize they are being ripped off.
You are entitled to your opinion but don't pass judgement on others that find Disney to be a good value for families. I say take the cigars AND the Crow Royal and go to the Fort!
I go the fort at least once a year, I'm not saying it's inexpensive but I do believe its good value. There are few places we've been where we enjoy ourselves as much as Fort Wilderness.
As others have said, being a Floridian I have fond memories of Disneyworld, but because of the prices I haven't been there in years. Also reports of the crowds and long waiting lines have made it less desirable for me. But our kids still take their kids. Apparently each generation adjusts to the current realities.
What makes this country great is that if you don't like Disney World... don't go. Trust me, they will survive. We just returned from a week, and I am here to report, Disney World is alive and well. We could not have had a better week. It was non stop fun, and the kids are ready to go again (and so are the adults) Camping at the Fort is tremendous. Now if we did not have kids, or if the kids were grown, would I still like Disney World? Yes, but not nearly as much. Seeing the smiles and hearing the laughter is worth way more to me than smoking and getting drunk in my back yard. When the kids are grown and leave, now that may become my choice of things to do, but at this point, no price can be put on giving them joy, and Disney is just a tool to help give them joy. I see people unhappy at the park all the time, (but I think a lot of these people are unhappy outside the park also), and so I understand it's not for everyone. So if you want to call it a tourist trap, or a ripoff, that's fine, call it whatever. But I call it one heck of a good time. Life is good. Enjoy
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Amazing how some replies are always on the negative. Yes, WDW is getting expensive - but I love it there. Thanks for the information about the ticket prices rising again. I use MapleLeaf for purchasing tickets.
