Curious? Will you continue to plan future trips?

How will the new price increases/quality decreases affect future trips

  • They won't. We will still go to WDW exactly as planned

    Votes: 83 46.9%
  • Eh. We will still go to WDW but for less days, not stay on site, book less ADRs

    Votes: 20 11.3%
  • This trip? It's the last for a few years. With the changes, I'm not planning on a future trip

    Votes: 38 21.5%
  • We are taking time off and trying other places for our vacation.

    Votes: 36 20.3%

  • Total voters
    177
Our family is not considering another trip until 2021. We are used to that already - the large gap between trips. I use this time to ride out the turbulence of Disney's growth spurts which are in competition with all the 3 teens and two adolescents in our household at the moment. Although I still troll the boards and the blogs and even MDE, the recent upheaval of everything has nearly curbed my obsession to plan to death for 5 years from now and I'm putting my focus on present plans to go other places that aren't as turbulent. My DAD13 is a Harry Potter convert so we are finding this time perfect to try Uni for a year. I've mentioned in other threads we will get our Disney fix with non park stuff (resort restaurants, Water Parks, and DisneySprings) Love the Mouse but a bit overwhelmed being totally immersed at the moment.
 
I have a June trip that has already been planned, but after that, we may take a disney break. DH has been itching for Discovery Cove, I've been interested in Legoland and Universal Studios. I'd also like time to visit local nature areas, like the Blue Hole. So our next trip, if we do disney at all, will be 1 or 2 day hoppers.

This is more due to all the cuts. I can handle the ticket price increases, and we have always stayed off site, so that won't change, but I feel like so much has been closed or removed, I want to wait to see the new stuff when it opens.
 
We purchased into DVC points two years ago and had a plan to go three times in one year (take advantage of DVC discounted APs) then take 1.5-2 years off. The price increases haven't affected us yet- though the discount on APs is now less and the Tables In Wonderland card will cost us more (if we get it). I haven't seen a decrease in service or food but we started going to WDW only 7 years ago. With 5 trips under our belt (2 of those trips were 10+ days) and one coming up soon I haven't lost that excitement that I felt from the beginning. For me, Disney is the place that we go to just let go of all the stressors in life and relax with the kids. I'm interested to see how we feel in five years as we start to expand to vacationing other places during our non-Disney trip years.
 
Honestly, the changes haven't applied to us....yet. we own DVC, so we will see how things go. For now it's business as usual. But I reserve the right to change my mind at any time.
 

We don't have further trips planned after our APs expire. We have already had 2 previous trips with our APs and they were +10 days long. We have another trip in 6days for 8 days. Then we have Food and Wine Festival to look forward to in October. After that we don't have a any plan of returning to WDW but that's before the price increase and all the changes. We decided to take some break from WDW since we already have +20 trips with our DS (12y/o) and focus more on other travels such as national parks and some European countries.
 
I feel like I say this in every post, but our upcoming trip is our (me and my parents) first time at WDW in 17 years. It might be their last trip, it might not. We'll see how we feel after this one. I'm hoping that I'll go back, either solo or with friends, in the future. It won't be next year or possibly not even the year after, but I'd like to go and see all the new stuff that they're currently working on.

I don't really understand the idea that the new price increases are coupled with getting "less" at WDW. The expansion of Downtown Disney into Disney Springs is already realized. New Fantasyland, which I know isn't exactly "new" anymore, but will be new to us. Also the new hub area in Magic Kingdom. The Star Wars fireworks at Hollywood Studios in addition to Fantasmic. And on the horizon: Rivers of Light at Animal Kingdom, Avatar Land/Pandora at Animal Kingdom, Star Wars Land at Hollywood Studios, Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios, Frozen ride at Epcot, updated Soarin' at Epcot.

I just don't see how people can say they're raising prices but not offering more. They're trying to offer more, but people just have to be patient. And all that new stuff costs money, both to build and to run. And as for staff cutbacks, I would imagine the new parts of the parks that will open in the coming years will require many new cast members. I would think the trimming that they're doing now is related to how many new people they'll have on the payroll once those new "lands" open.

I think people fail to see the forest for the trees sometimes. But, it's certainly understandable if some no longer feel a WDW vacation is worth it. I'm sure millions of people have stopped going, rarely go, or have never gone because they don't think it's worth the money. And millions of others gladly keep going.
 
I feel like I say this in every post, but our upcoming trip is our (me and my parents) first time at WDW in 17 years. It might be their last trip, it might not. We'll see how we feel after this one. I'm hoping that I'll go back, either solo or with friends, in the future. It won't be next year or possibly not even the year after, but I'd like to go and see all the new stuff that they're currently working on.

I don't really understand the idea that the new price increases are coupled with getting "less" at WDW. The expansion of Downtown Disney into Disney Springs is already realized. New Fantasyland, which I know isn't exactly "new" anymore, but will be new to us. Also the new hub area in Magic Kingdom. The Star Wars fireworks at Hollywood Studios in addition to Fantasmic. And on the horizon: Rivers of Light at Animal Kingdom, Avatar Land/Pandora at Animal Kingdom, Star Wars Land at Hollywood Studios, Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios, Frozen ride at Epcot, updated Soarin' at Epcot.

I just don't see how people can say they're raising prices but not offering more. They're trying to offer more, but people just have to be patient. And all that new stuff costs money, both to build and to run. And as for staff cutbacks, I would imagine the new parts of the parks that will open in the coming years will require many new cast members. I would think the trimming that they're doing now is related to how many new people they'll have on the payroll once those new "lands" open.

I think people fail to see the forest for the trees sometimes. But, it's certainly understandable if some no longer feel a WDW vacation is worth it. I'm sure millions of people have stopped going, rarely go, or have never gone because they don't think it's worth the money. And millions of others gladly keep going.

With all due respect you have not been to the parks in 17 years. I have been going continuously for 12. 4-6 times a year. Value is FAR lower now. It's not even debatable. They will push prices up as high as they can while cutting back on extras. That's fine as they have a boatload of people going each year. These things are cyclical and someday they will be looking to fill those hotel rooms and all those new stores they push off as content. That is when they will regret the short term thinking.
 
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We will still go but we are finding we are doing less and less park time more and more resort time. Not due to costs we just prefer the resorts to the parks. It's cheap isn for us to go as our DVC is paid for .
 
I have a trip booked for December, and that is when I will know how I feel. So far we have always been impressed with our experiences, and always felt our money was well spent. I am never unhappy with the food, and I always have had very positive CM interaction.

I usually am not a complainer, and I do not usually jump onto doom and gloom threads, but I have noticed that as we planned each trip, the cost was steadily rising, which is to be expected. I understand that and I will always pay to ensure that we have good service, nice lodging, and that we are not part of the problem in terms of decent pay. What I have an issue with, and it may seem petty to soem, is this fee thing. If you want to raise your rates do it. It the room rate is too high, I will look elsewhere, but I expect that you be honest about the amount you expect me to pay. Do not sneak fees in and think I cannot figure out what the costs are.

I know that none of us can really know what drives these fees and increases, but since we do knwo tha Shanghai and Paris, and ESPN have become such financial problems, it is easy to at least assume that some of the moeny WDW generates is funneled to those money pits. If I thought my money was going into "my" parks and resorts, I woudl be less inclined to be resentful of the price increases. Truely, it may not be my business what they do, but it is my money that I commit.

Have to agree. If you are going to raise prices, RAISE PRICES. Unfortunately, it "looks bad" if prices are raised. It's like with college tuition. Schools claim they haven't raised tuition in X number of years. Technically true, but what about that $1100 per semester 'unified fee?" Call an apple and apple and raise tuition, prices, whatever. Fees are just a sneaky way to nickel-and-dime you to death.

Looking at the poll, it seems that about 60% of responders are changing the way they experience Disney. Disney should listen to this. I know, I know... The DIS is just a small number of people who vacation at WDW. However, when 60% of your most loyal, die-hard fans are choosing to spend less time and fewer dollars at your park, you should listen. It signals something. Economies change, times get rough; WDW doesn't always attract the folks with deep pockets or once-in-a-lifetime trips. The die-hard fans got Disney through the last recession, but what will happen in the future?

Regarding the parks in China and France: Maybe Disney fans there are fewer, or maybe they are too smart to swallow constant price increases? Our friends in France think we are crazy to keep returning to WDW. I don't think Disney is the childhood culture/tradition in Europe that it is here. Their attitude is that their Disney park is an amusing side, not a huge life-changing experience, like many here consider WDW, and they don't understand why so many in the US consider WDW/DL their personal Mecca.

We will change how we do Disney. We have taken 27 trips to WDW in 17 years, all of which required airfare. In the "early days" we finagled a variety of circumstances to make this possible (RR points, FF miles, buddy passes for airfare, staying offsite, traveling with family/friends to share cost of suites/houses/vehicles, stacking codes/coupons for rental cars etc) but for the past 10 years most of our trips have been just DD and me (occasionally DH would join us), staying onsite, no meal plans, sometimes with a car and sometimes using the buses, with park passes for as many days as we could afford. Now, we have no future trips planned. We MIGHT go back in 4 or 5 years, once all the "new" stuff is open. We are just tired of paying higher prices for fewer services. When we do go back to Disney, it'll be an offsite visit, in a nice, comfortable house, with a vehicle so we can determine our own schedules. OR? Maybe we'll do an Orlando trip without Disney, and see all those other attractions: Universal, Sea World, Busch Gardens, NASA, etc. Lots to spend our money on... but until recently, we haven't wanted to spend it anywhere but Disney. Now? Time to see and do more for those same vacation dollars.
 
I've seen several threads discussing the ticket increases, possible daily resort fee, staff cuts, service and food quality cuts, and I was curious as to how this will truly change your future vacation plans.
This will probably be our last time we ever buy AP's. I am tired of subsidizing the failed other parks in China and Europe while they fire American IT workers for H1B's.
 
I've seen several threads discussing the ticket increases, possible daily resort fee, staff cuts, service and food quality cuts, and I was curious as to how this will truly change your future vacation plans.
I was a rabid WDW fan for 25 years. Walked away in 2011 and have not been back. Not even thinking about it.

I don't mind ticket prices going up. What I mind is the cuts in staff, service, and entertainment while you are raising prices.

When I did the math, Disney was no longer a value.
 
We haven't been since 2012 and were going to plan a trip over from England for 2017 but seeing all the price rises and cuts elsewhere in the parks has unfortunately put us off so we will be going to see another part of the USA. I accept that prices go up but unfortunately it's the cuts in the parks, lowered quality for the price you're paying and staff cuts that have done it for us and hearing about the rumoured resort fee has been the last straw for us.
 
We will still go for the foreseeable future.
It's a vacation that works for us right now as a family.
We will probably go less (once a year versus twice a year) and stay and eat offsite more.
 
We also haven't been in a few years, but this time when they announced ticket increases, I went ahead and bought 2 sets of tickets for future trips. So, I know that we will be back.
 
I'm looking at taking my son to Tokyo Disney Resort next year. You get more bang for your buck there. Just not "feeling the Magic" with Disney World right now.
 
Looking at the poll, it seems that about 60% of responders are changing the way they experience Disney. Disney should listen to this. I know, I know... The DIS is just a small number of people who vacation at WDW. However, when 60% of your most loyal, die-hard fans are choosing to spend less time and fewer dollars at your park, you should listen. It signals something. Economies change, times get rough; WDW doesn't always attract the folks with deep pockets or once-in-a-lifetime trips. The die-hard fans got Disney through the last recession, but what will happen in the future?

A month or so ago I read that the largest share of WDW attendance increases in the last 5 years were from non-American visitors.

Disney brought in foreign workers to replace their IT staff. Now they will replace their guests. Hey, anything for the bottom line I guess...
 
We have been every year since 2009. We have a trip next month. I can't wait to book for next year. Clearly, our family still finds the value in our Disney trips, despite price increases every year.

But the prices of everything go up every year, I can't stop life. It is what it is.
 
With all due respect you have not been to the parks in 17 years. I have been going continuously for 12. 4-6 times a year. Value is FAR lower now. It's not even debatable. They will push prices up as high as they can while cutting back on extras. That's fine as they have a boatload of people going each year. These things are cyclical and someday they will be looking to fill those hotel rooms and all those new stores they push off as content. That is when they will regret the short term thinking.
Well, with all due respect, if I had been to WDW 4-6 times per year for the past 12 years, I'd be sick to death of it and wouldn't think it was worth the money either. That's once every 2-3 months. That's 48-72 times! Yeah, I'd be done with it, price hikes or not.
 
A month or so ago I read that the largest share of WDW attendance increases in the last 5 years were from non-American visitors.

Disney brought in foreign workers to replace their IT staff. Now they will replace their guests. Hey, anything for the bottom line I guess...

Except things are not like they were 5 years ago. South American economy is not doing so hot specially with the crude oil prices failing. Has anyone notice the decrease tour groups ? Euro is not as high, Canadian dollar is also not as high and China is also not doing as good. Good luck Disney if they think they are getting as much international business and they have on the past 5 years.
 

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