...I think it is very short sighted of DL to think people don't stay more than 5 days. Technically we are only going to be there 5 "days" this fall but I had hoped to add one more day to the tickets so we could enter the parks on the day of our arrival. It would only be a few hours but worth it if we could add on. I'm certainly not going to buy another one day pass, though!! ...
Two thoughts here:
1. (Not directed specifically towards ducky_love, as others have echoed this same sentiment) If someone were to come on the DISBoards and ask for trip advice and the question we hear over and over, "How many days?" most would say 3-4 days. I personally think 5 days to really enjoy it, but that's not my point here. VERY RARELY does anyone say, "Seven days." It's just not the general thinking for a DLR trip.
Now, when we could add a day or two for $5-$10 OF COURSE people would suggest to get the seven days because you are essentially getting those extra days for free. As a consumer,
, as a business executive that is trying to handle crowd management while increasing revenue and improving the overall guest experience, it's awful.
That leads to 2) If someone buys a five day pass, and then adds a full day for a few dollars to come into the Park for a couple of hours in the evening the night of arrival, that person is now adding to the "the Park gets really crowded after 5pm" syndrome (which DISers lately seem to enjoy blaming on AP holders) that everyone would like Disney to mitigate. They are doing so by not making it so convenient to drop in for a few hours on the day of arrival.
I really hope you can still add days, we were hoping to add a day to our 6 day hoppers on Aug 4 so we could be in the parks on our arrival night.
See 2) above.
... They however, do need to come up with a solution and firm policy that allows guests to visit this resort for as many days as they will let guests book rooms in their hotels for
Hmmm... interesting dots to connect. I don't think that two are connected, nor need to be. Some people like a "pool day." Some people take a day to go to Hollywood, the beach, other theme Parks, and on and on and on. There are people who book stays at the DLR hotels and never enter the Parks. There is not a direct link between staying at the hotels and visiting the Parks, and I don't think there should be or needs to be.
I had no idea this was an issue. We decided to extend our trip a day and I just went to the place inside the gates of California Adventure (to the left, I can't remember what it's called!) and they added a day to my son's 5 day park hopper without batting an eye.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! We bought them right before the price increase, so we'll see if adding another day is worth it or not.
You will be charged the difference between what the current gate price is and what you paid for the ticket you currently have.
...and at this point I could have gone to Disney World and stayed on Property for the $$$ I will have spent....
... wdw is a better economical choice hands down!!
I don't understand this sentiment.
Okay, so maybe you could have stayed at WDW at a (Value?) Resort for the money (I have not done the math so I am going to just believe you on this), but if you were to do that --- you would not have had a Disneyland vacation. You would not experience Disneyland. You probably could plug a thousand destinations into that sentence, "I could have gone to ____ for the $$$ I will have spent..." but you would not have a Disneyland vacation. If you want a Disneyland vacation, there is only one place you can do that. And it's not in Florida.
Incidentally, people here on DIS on the Cruise section post frequently, "OMG!
DCL is so expensive! I could have gone to Disneyland or WDW for less!" Maybe true, but you would not have a
Disney Cruise. It's all about what / where you want your vacation to be.
Seems silly that they let us book the hotel, though. You'd think without an annual pass they'd toss you out after 5 nights too!!
Maybe we'll try Paris. The flight isn't that much longer and they'll keep us for a week!!
See above on both of these issues, but in short:
1. Hotel/Park - not necessarily connected
2. Would be a great vacation... but it won't be Disneyland if that's what you want.
- Dreams