Do you think DW should lower prices on tickets the later you arrive

[lifepaused]

At the moment I believe it does not matter what time of the day you arrive at a park but the entry price is the same if you arrive at 9am 1pm or 6pm (let me know if this is incorrect)

I would not want to waste a full price ticket on a day I arrived at 6pm. Do you think they should scale the price depending on when you arrive.

If you arrive from 9 - 12, one price, 12 - 6 another price and after six another price or reduce the price depending upon what % of the day left is available.

I was thinking this as I do not want to waste a full ticket on a park on the day I arrive as there would only be 5 hours left.

 

[Westcoastwild]

Nope. Who's to say the morning rope drop folks stay all day? The 6 o'clock people might actually stay longer if it's night EMH. And that would only work on one day passes, anyway, which I suspect most people don't have. How would they set that up for multiday passes?

It's kind of up to you to make it "worth it" or decide the definition of that. I've gone into a park specifically for fireworks on night of arrival, and I don't consider that a waste, because it might be my only day to see the fireworks. If I rope drop, especially for EMH, there isn't much chance I'll be shutting down the park. 10 hours is about my limit.

 

[fla4fun]

They sort of do this with their convention tickets, since they sell an "after 2pm" and an "after 4pm" ticket. But they probably figure if people are there for conventions, they are likely to be in meetings most of the day and wouldn't buy a full day ticket to start with - and Disney doesn't want to miss a sale! Unfortunately, the only non-convention ticket I can think of that is an "off hours" discount is the Epcot after 4pm AP for residents.

In reality though, each person decides how many hours they want to be in a park. Just because you are there at rope drop doesn't mean you are spending more hours in the park than someone who arrives late afternoon and stays until close. I have an AP, and I generally spend about six hours per day in a park. Sometimes it's morning and leaving after lunch. Sometimes it's mid-day. Sometimes I go in late afternoon and stay until close. But my hours in the park are pretty consistent.

There are other things you can do if you don't want to use a park ticket on your arrival date. You could do a dinner show, do dinner and fireworks at an MK resort, go to Disney Springs, do the campfire and movie at a resort, etc. I usually use that first evening to get completely unpacked and organized so I can hit the ground running the next day, and then enjoy a nice dinner somewhere, followed by some nearby resort hopping.

 

[ravenclawtrekkie]

In reality though, each person decides how many hours they want to be in a park.

Bingo.

 

[hodad]

What a lot of parks (non-Disney) offer is free admission the following day if you arrive after a certain point. It would be great if Disney offered something similar. Maybe free admission the following day for anyone who showed up after the fireworks and used a single-day ticket.

 

[kydisneyfans]

Parks do that for locals to come after work. Disney does it for people attending conventions.
I also agree there is so much to do that if one lands at 3:00 PM, they don't need to head to a park.

Also, with Disney ticket price structure, the difference in paying for a 5th day vs 4 or even more is only a few dollars anyway. If one does go to a park on the day of arrival, it's really only costing them a few dollars if on a multi-day park ticket.

 

[mom2rtk]

They do this to a certain extent already by offering greatly reduced prices on later days in a ticket.

 

[Klayfish]

Do you think they should scale the price depending on when you arrive.

No

 

[fan1080]

No.

Multi-day tickets already have a discount based on the number of days.

Even for single day tickets, I see no need for Disney to reduce the cost based on time of entry.

 

[HopperFan]

No

 

[Delirium]

No, they should not.

We drive to Disney (about 15 hours), so we are able to better control our arrival time. Even if you fly in, you can control what you do that first day/night. If you feel you would not get value out of the park ticket on arrival day, don't buy the extra day's ticket and make it a non-park day. Disney offers so much more than the parks. That's one of the main reasons why the park admission is separate from the cost of the resort. It allows you to enjoy Disney without paying for the park when you aren't actually in the park.

 

[stenmarks]

No. A multi day ticket already has a discount, so I feel this is sufficient.

 

[keishashadow]

At the moment I believe it does not matter what time of the day you arrive at a park but the entry price is the same if you arrive at 9am 1pm or 6pm (let me know if this is incorrect)

I would not want to waste a full price ticket on a day I arrived at 6pm. Do you think they should scale the price depending on when you arrive.

If you arrive from 9 - 12, one price, 12 - 6 another price and after six another price or reduce the price depending upon what % of the day left is available.

I was thinking this as I do not want to waste a full ticket on a park on the day I arrive as there would only be 5 hours left.

The party tix (MNSSHP & MVMCP) permits entrance to the the MK @ 4 pm. The prices have increased but still less than a stand alone tix, especially earlier in the season.

Many who only want to visit the MK one day & could care less about the party visit those dates.

 

[Allison]

No.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

What's in it for them?

 

[DisneyWishes14]

No, I don't think they should nor do they need to. As others have mentioned, you already get a discount when buying longer, multi-day tickets. The longer you go, the more of a discount, in some cases you are literally only spending about $10 to add that extra day. I'll take 5 hours in a park for $10. And, as others have pointed out, you can buy a party ticket for less than a regular day ticket and enter at 4 pm, thereby giving you a discount and less crowds. We are rarely in the parks for more than 7 or 8 hours a day (and that is splitting times between parks - one in the morning, one in the evening - with a park hopper, thereby spending more money). If you don't feel that 5 hours is worth the cost of an extra day of tickets, there are plenty of other things to do. Other parks may do this to encourage more visitors. MK is the most visited theme park in the entire world. While the number of visitors was down last year, revenue was up, so they obviously don't feel the need to encourage more people to come - less visitors equal less crowds equal more guest satisfaction and still equals more revenue. Sounds like they've calculated ticket prices quite well.

 

[flortlebap]

No. I only ever do half days in the parks anyway.

From a business perspective, people who are there 6pm-11pm will spend a lot less money than people who are there from 8am-11pm... so theres really no business incentive to reduce their costs further!

 

[Disney_traveler]

Yes I think they should but must be purchased THAT day/time only.

I purchased my whole package and planned for 1 no park day in the middle and no park on arrival or departure. Only nonstop flight I could find for our arrival day is arriving at 2pm, so didn't see the point. Then about a month later they release MK will have evening EMH on our arrival night and departure night ONLY. So now I'm adding a day JUST for that.

 

[DisneyFive]

While it might be nice for the consumer that wants to tack a little WDW onto a vacation, the main problem I see is it overcrowding the parks.

We've taken cruises out of Port Canaveral where we had the morning to early afternoon free in Orlando before flying home, and it would have been fun to have a 1/2 price ticket for MK, but we did DTD instead. As much fun as it would have been to visit MK for a bit, I would rather not have people crowding the parks (because of this option) when I'm on a proper dedicated week or longer family vacation to WDW.

Dan

 

[JohnneeO]

I say sure, they should do it. If it gives me an option to visit a WDW Park for less money, I am all for it. The current pricing structure is expensive enough as it is, so I would welcome the opportunity to include it in my planning. I would expect WDW to implement this (or anything else) if they determine it would make them more money.

Obviously this would be for single day tickets. I would think that the discount would be based on entry in relation to closing time. "Ticket is valid only for entry within x # of hours park closing."

Regarding earlier comments, I agree that it would make the parks more crowded in the evening, but the parks are rarely at capacity, so I don't imagine that being issue preventing implementation.


A current example can be found in Hershey Park. They currently offer "Sunset" admission, along with one, two and three day tickets. "Sunset" offers between four and six hours of park time, depending on that day's closing time. All one, two and three day tickets include a "Preview", which offers either 2.5 or 3.5 hours of park time, depending on that day's closing time, and is valid before the first day of use.

We use the preview option all the time to get more park time out of one day ticket.