Wouldn’t it be awesome if They looked at the surveys
I know we are doing more resort days since we could not buy the AP pass. Resort days means less money from us since we have a kitchen we are making more of our meals instead of eating out. Also pool days means less chance to pass a gift shop so we are not buying as many things either. They are getting less money from us not allowing AP pass.
Yup. Chapek has calculated that right now, he isn’t losing any money by offering DVC members very little. The parks are near capacity every day. The restaurants (even the quick service ones) are near capacity every day. Merchandise is flying off the shelves and Disney can’t keep them stocked. This is short-sighted because when the inevitable downturn comes, Disney having alienated it’s most dedicated supporters will not have been great. But right now? DIsney isn’t losing anything when a DVC member stays home, or stays in his or her room.
I could get deleted for this comment but I agree with Sandisw - it's a whole can of worms on the DVC boards. Too many people buying too few points that barely allow then to stay once every other year IF THERE IS AVAILABILITY for too few studios.
I mean that’s pretty close to the situation right now. People keep posting “I’m not in the parks so I’m not eating at restaurants and I’m not buying merchandise.” However, the restaurants are all fully booked and the merchandise is flying off the shelves so fast that Disney can’t keep them stocked.
But the restaurants aren’t all open nor at full capacity. The merchandise is limited quantities because of supply chain issues. Not sure that what we see is an accurate reflection.
Sure seems like it to me, based on both listening to the most recent quarterly call and just watching what is going on in the parks.
That's exactly what's happening. I just got back from a two-week stay, during which I had a 10-day PHP, plus a Sea World AP. For both weeks, most days were completely sold out at the Disney theme parks, even Epcot. It isn't getting much better---good chunks of April are already sold out at MK and DS, and a third of the month is already sold out at AK. Anecdotally, I heard a couple different people at Typhoon Lagoon talking about how they were trying to get an Epcot park pass that day, had kept checking over and over again, but couldn't.
I used to habitually book restaurants the night before, and sometimes even the morning of, and would see plenty of good availability thanks to the $10 no-show penalty. That was still possible, but it was harder, and there weren't nearly as many choices of places to eat. We also were shocked at how many people were shopping on Main Street in the early afternoon on our way out of the breaks. We never remember seeing it that busy at that time of day.
Could be, but doesn't matter. What matters is that right now Disney is not wanting for more guests and it doesn't appear to be the case in April either.
So true, while planning our upcoming trip I keep wondering how different the "in the parks" experience is going to be vs the mad rush to get dining - at 60 + I was having trouble with SLOW places - and it's clearly an issue of holding back, as LTT isn't going to be packed to the gills at 11:30 on a Tuesday mid-May.
We have APs (and have had for the past several years), but I can't say for sure that it's been the most economical ticket choice. It is the best choice for peace of mind, though, LOL. I know me - without the AP, I'd be all about getting the most out of each ticket day. That's not much of a relaxing attitude or a relaxing vacation.
32% is an insanely high amount of people. If 32% of members sell, the resale market will crash, hard.This argument is easily refuted; every business knows that just because you have done something for 60 years is not a good reason to keep doing it - in fact, if you have been doing it for 60 years, it's often a reason in and of itself to examine whether it makes sense. As Walt has said, "It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world". Sure, they did just fine - but that doesn't mean they can't do better.
We definably do overestimate the DVC holders who are AP. Obviously these boards are only reflective of a microcosim of the DVC family, but poll after poll done here and on other social medias show that MOST DVC members are not AP holders and that's not just because we can't get them right now.
My favorite zebra who everyone here knows I get along with splendidly posted a poll a few weeks back asking if you would keep your DVC is AP's were gone and it had an overwhelming Yes response (54.2 Yes + 13.3 Maybe with only 32.5% voting no). Most of the responders indicated they do not hold AP's now or the cost change would not be significant enough of a deterrent. I myself have only held an AP in the the last third of my time as a DVC member and after I got my second contract. Obviously to some DVC owners, AP's are essential - but I don't think it's a deal breaker for the majority of DVC.
