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Disney's stated goal in this is to even out their crowds. That is, lower crowds during peak seasons while increasing crowds during lower seasons. To do so they intend to have the price of tickets differ from one season to the next based on anticipated crowds. The reality is that this has nothing to do with crowd management. Disney already has a far more effective way of incentivizing people to travel less during peak seasons and more during low crowd seasons. They do this by changing the cost of the two most expensive portions of a WDW trip - resort rates and food.
For a family of 4 on a 10 day WDW trip, tickets will cost $1600, the room will cost from $1,000-10,000 (depending on resort choice) and food will cost $1,200-$4,400 (depending on # of children under 10 and the plan chosen) with the DDP.
Going with the lowest cost trip $1,000 for Value hotel, $1,200 for food QSDP, $1,600 for tickets. Total = $3,800 without discounts.
In September you could get the same thing for $2,600 with free dining. Even if ticket prices were reduced by 25% during this period in addition to this discount, you would only save an additional $400.
So, who is going in September that would otherwise have gone in July but couldn't be convinced with free dining but will be convinced by this? Answer - no one. And the reality is that they won't be cutting ticket prices that steeply, if at all, during these times of the year.
So tell me - if the variable resort rates and food pricing hasn't changed this, how will changing this tiny (by comparison) cost do so? Answer - it will not.
As others have said - this is to make more money during peak seasons, not to steer crowds to lower seasons. Disney isn't doing this to help anyone but Disney. I don't have a problem with the idea - just the disingenuous communication around the discussion.
For a family of 4 on a 10 day WDW trip, tickets will cost $1600, the room will cost from $1,000-10,000 (depending on resort choice) and food will cost $1,200-$4,400 (depending on # of children under 10 and the plan chosen) with the DDP.
Going with the lowest cost trip $1,000 for Value hotel, $1,200 for food QSDP, $1,600 for tickets. Total = $3,800 without discounts.
In September you could get the same thing for $2,600 with free dining. Even if ticket prices were reduced by 25% during this period in addition to this discount, you would only save an additional $400.
So, who is going in September that would otherwise have gone in July but couldn't be convinced with free dining but will be convinced by this? Answer - no one. And the reality is that they won't be cutting ticket prices that steeply, if at all, during these times of the year.
So tell me - if the variable resort rates and food pricing hasn't changed this, how will changing this tiny (by comparison) cost do so? Answer - it will not.
As others have said - this is to make more money during peak seasons, not to steer crowds to lower seasons. Disney isn't doing this to help anyone but Disney. I don't have a problem with the idea - just the disingenuous communication around the discussion.