I think it's a mixture of a few aspects such as the economy/concerns about the economy, people getting fed up with reservations, virtual queues, Genie+, etc., tickets, hotels, food, etc. being very expensive especially for a family and people feeling that they don't need to book trips in the future since WDW really doesn't have anything major in the pipeline. And no, the Moana splash pad doesn't count.
So, what is the grounds for this suit? That Management made a decision to restructure a division? Surely that's well within the normal managerial powers.
IIRC, there was smoke about Chapek, aka Paycheck, spreading some of the streaming costs into linear tv budgets so as to "hide" some of the real streaming costs. Allegedly it was a departure from previous accounting practices. and was done to deceive.
That was our favorite!
In the past, these tickets were literally 1 day for each park. No repeats. If you upgraded to hopper, you’d pay current hopper price and lose the savings.
Economics are the biggest factor imo. People are already starting to cut back on non-essentials judging by the amount of deals and discounts I’m seeing flooding my inbox for various things lately, not just Disney. Travel deals especially. B6 is having sales every 2 seconds it seems like.
I would agree. I know the employment numbers are still good overall but there are pockets of people that are getting hit by layoffs (tech sector) and a general feeling of anxiety out there. Vacations to expensive locations are probably the easiest thing to cut amidst that uncertainty.
You, too!!Good Morning!
Definitely agree that the cost is the biggest factor. I think even Universal is having a buy 1, get 2 days free deal with tickets right now. I do think people feeling Disney is too complicated to not bother going is a factor but not as big as economics.
Doesn’t seem to have hit the Poly yet...our reservation still says Pool or Marina View.
You might be right about that. If you have a lot of stress and anxiety in other parts of your life, adding a complicated system might just be a bridge too far.
Thanks. So, the company may have shifted costs from one category to another. In the end though, it didn't affect Disney net earnings. The costs still fell to the bottom line.
For me it would be. Anything higher then $20 and I'm out. It's the same for all of them. At $20 each when you have 4-5 different ones you basically are back to paying cable prices. I personally would never pay for an ad tier as I don't see the value in it when I can get streaming services with ads for free.
It's why I really feel for this first time ever guests that don't have a PHD in Disney planning like people here do. I don't know if I would even go back if I was there for the first time and had to juggle all of these systems PLUS the crowds.
