I could see this being the "straw that breaks the camels back" for a lot of people. Planning a Disney vacay is getting harder and harder and way too detailed. I'm an accountant and even I can see this pricing structure causing lots of confusion and miscalculations.
I got a headache just looking at the chart. Personally, I think this is a work in progress, and will not end up as complicated as the chart indicates. I believe it will morph into seasons, somewhat like the resorts. These color changes all over each month are crazy!
Agreed, the chart is crazy. If I were doing the survey I would have just shown the three-tier pricing, not the calendar.
That said, I doubt you will be shown this chart when buying tickets online. More likely they will have "select a start and end date for your vacation", along with number of adults/children (as they do now), and then you'll see your itemized total as they do now.
The chart might be available for those wondering why their vacation is $80 higher than their neighbor's (or to those who will change their days to get the cheapest days possible), but I don't think it will be front and center.
Do you think this may be being pursued in order to do away with "Free Dining"? Using lower ticket prices and resort rates to fill vacancies instead of free food seems more sensible.
Agreed, the chart is crazy. If I were doing the survey I would have just shown the three-tier pricing, not the calendar.
That said, I doubt you will be shown this chart when buying tickets online. More likely they will have "select a start and end date for your vacation", along with number of adults/children (as they do now), and then you'll see your itemized total as they do now.
The chart might be available for those wondering why their vacation is $80 higher than their neighbor's (or to those who will change their days to get the cheapest days possible), but I don't think it will be front and center.
Yikes, I hadn't thought of that. Undercover Tourist's table of prices is hard enough to read now, so yes, it would likely be all Gold tickets.Actually, if they do this, I think they will have to make all separately-purchased tickets (whether through Disney or a third party) Gold tickets, so you are covered and can use them any day.
I tried that with FP+ and see where it got me.
I don't think they are greedy, I do think they are expensive and my DH says they will price us out one day. Which means one day we will have to drive, stay off site, visit less frequently, which all chips away at my magical experienceThe survey I just filled out had a section asking if I agreed with a list of statements-
One of the statements was
"Disneyworld Resort is too greedy"
Another statement was " disneyworld resort is too expensive"
- Multi-day tickets crossing two or more seasons must be purchased at the highest season’s price.
- Guests visiting on a day that is currently blocked out on their ticket can upgrade to a higher-season ticket.
FIFYThey've just killed their "cheaper to add extra days" mantra that we've always relied on.