halfpintpeggy
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Here's an idea for Disney. Build a remote parking lot on the outskirts of property, sort of like the economy lot at the airport. Charge a daily fee to park there but at a reduced rate from the resort parking - maybe $8-10/day. Let that be for people who need to store their cars during their stay but don't plan to touch it the whole time. Have a paid shuttle service, like the Minnie Vans, to get people to and from their cars at the start and end of their trip. So a 7 night stay might cost you $90 instead of the $170 you'll pay now at a Deluxe. Plus this frees up parking spaces at the resorts for day guests and people who want easy access to their cars.
When this was first announced I joked who wanted to go in with me in buying some plot ofnland and basically do this but as a third party vendor and use Uber to transfer people
Also wonder if people might start parking at MCO and taking ME as would be cheaper
Well, it is good for the consumer in that it is driving each other to increase and improve their offerings .... but all magic comes with a price, deary
I mean, look at smart phones - Apple and Samsung keep trying to one up each other but prices also keep going up and up as the phones are doing more and more[/QUOTE
I don't know, Disney seems to know that they have people addicted anyway and with people already committed with DVC, it seems like they really don't care to improve a lot of their offerings
In 2003, we paid $72 a night for POFQ.
The restaurants all had location-specific napkins, and the butter served as a disc with Mickey's head imprinted on it.
After hours experiences, paying for extra fast passes, dessert parties, princess and pirate make-overs, hotel costs that are through the roof
Part of the problem, though, is that equally nice offsite prices haven't elevated at nearly the same rate as Disney hotels. Just last year we rented a wonderful 3-bedroom, 3-bath townhouse just a few minutes away for $68/night, the same price or less than we've been paying for those houses for the past 15 years.With inflation, $72 in 2003 is $97 dollars today. I'm not sure what POFQ goes for a night these days, but I'd guess you could find rooms there in the $150 range. It is still more, sure, but there are also extra amenities, such as WiFi.
Sure it does when the park closes extra early on so many days in order to accommodate the paid hard ticket events. The Halloween and Christmas parties, for example, run on many more nights than they used to. And selling extra fast passes to certain guests reduces the number available to everyone else. There is not an unlimited number available.All of the extra stuff is fine, to me. I mean, it is extra. It doesn't take anything away from the "normal" experience.
Sure it does when the park closes extra early on so many days in order to accommodate the paid hard ticket events. The Halloween and Christmas parties, for example, run on many more nights than they used to. And selling extra fast passes to certain guests reduces the number available to everyone else. There is not an unlimited number available.
Part of the problem, though, is that equally nice offsite prices haven't elevated at nearly the same rate as Disney hotels. Just last year we rented a wonderful 3-bedroom, 3-bath townhouse just a few minutes away for $68/night, the same price or less than we've been paying for those houses for the past 15 years.
As far as I know, the Magic Kingdom doesn't close before 9:00 very often. Six times a year, maybe? I was unable to find data with a quick google search.
As for the extra FPs, this is a very small number of guests who qualify for this. And it is pretty expensive. I'm conflicted on how to feel about it, but at least it is very small pool of people that can even buy extra, at this point.
I take your point, but paying $68 for a 3 bedroom house is, by any measure, crazy cheap. I don't understand who could even do that and still make money. $68 x 30 is just over $2,000 a month. Can the mortgage on those places be less than that? And that is assuming 30 full days of occupancy...
You could look at offsite hotel prices just as well. I'm quite sure you'll find that the inflation rate at the local Marriotts, Hiltons, Holiday Inns, etc. has been considerably less than the onsite inflation rate. I just took a quick look for our dates in November and I can get a room at a very nice Fairfield Inn on 535 for $112/night that includes breakfast and I'll earn Marriott Reward points for my stay. It's even a Walt Disney World Good Neighbor Hotel. The same dates at POP are $153/night plus $13/day parking plus we have to buy our own breakfast. And the rooms aren't nearly as nice as what we'd get at the Fairfield.I take your point, but paying $68 for a 3 bedroom house is, by any measure, crazy cheap.
Magic Kingdom is closing at 4:30 one day and 6 ~5 days of our 9 day stay, so a total of 6 out of 9 the first week of December.
Yes, it's disappointing. These are party days. Money makers for WDW. Those of us who choose not to pay for the party will all be crammed in those 3 days.That is a bit shocking....good grief.
That truly bites. So sorry that's happening to you. Since the first couple weeks of December was one of my favorite times to go, that would likely be happening to me too.Yes, it's disappointing. These are party days. Money makers for WDW. Those of us who choose not to pay for the party will all be crammed in those 3 days.
It actually closes a lot more than that. You've got private events and MNSSHP and MVMCP events that close the park down earlier. The number of private events vary from year to year but the number of early closures due to parties is lengthening from year to year. Depending on what week you go though between years the number of days impacted may be the same but still it can be hard to work around the party dates and given that now mid-August-basically mid-December is filled with parties (with the exception of a 7day period inbetween the parties) it's easy to understand how one can be frustrated.As far as I know, the Magic Kingdom doesn't close before 9:00 very often. Six times a year, maybe? I was unable to find data with a quick google search.
That truly bites. So sorry that's happening to you. Since the first couple weeks of December was one of my favorite times to go, that would likely be happening to me too.
Hope you have a magical trip, , and please think of me if you walk through the castle, and see the mosaic where the Prince is putting the slipper on Cinderella's foot. Or - if you don't go through there, or the walkway is closed, think of me while looking at the Partners statue, please? Would make me happy!Oh, thanks so much. Early December has always been our favorite time to go. We have visited many times over the years and we will manage with the short hours. It just really limits how we visit the parks. It would have been a lot worse when our kids were young and wanted to spend all day/night in the park. We will just work around it and still have a great time.
Hope you have a magical trip, , and please think of me if you walk through the castle, and see the mosaic where the Prince is putting the slipper on Cinderella's foot. Or - if you don't go through there, or the walkway is closed, think of me while looking at the Partners statue, please? Would make me happy!
Thanx - yes - in brief - MANY friends and I have all touched that slipper in the mosaic to think about/remember those that can't be there with us at that time, for whatever reason. I also started my own personal "moment of silence" while looking at the Partners statue to remember all those who passed due to 9/11, and never made it to WDW.I would be happy to do that for you! Those must be very special places to you. Hope you get to visit soon!
Thanx - yes - in brief - MANY friends and I have all touched that slipper in the mosaic to think about/remember those that can't be there with us at that time, for whatever reason. I also started my own personal "moment of silence" while looking at the Partners statue to remember all those who passed due to 9/11, and never made it to WDW.