DVC Ticket Special

[sleepingbeauty17]

Any chance there will be another DVC ticket special like the four day, four park one that they had last year?

 

[disneynutz]

Unknown.

Bill

 

[smcabee]

There is always a chance. Until there is not.

 

[nolalady]

almost like, 'It will stop hurting when the pain is gone."

 

[czmom]

I'm hoping for one! It would be perfect for our short trip in May.

 

[wdwfan1]

I would love to see another discount for APs.

 

[granmanh603]

Didn't they even reduce the discount they gave AP on the last price increase?? think the trend is giving us less discounts. They also took away non expiring option on regular passes. I think Disney(Iger) is going more for the one time visitors and caring less about the return visitors. Just my opinion. No Osborne Lights, No bands or few but more paid extra events and Frozen stuff.

 

[Tiki Sean]

Didn't they even reduce the discount they gave AP on the last price increase?? think the trend is giving us less discounts. They also took away non expiring option on regular passes. I think Disney(Iger) is going more for the one time visitors and caring less about the return visitors. Just my opinion. No Osborne Lights, No bands or few but more paid extra events and Frozen stuff.

I agree i don't like the lesser discount available on the tickets. They are certainly aiming for the first or only time visitors. Because of that they get less of my money each year to be honest. I think Disney leaves money on the table by reducing disounts. While 1 10% discount on merch is nice having the 20% for 1 trip I spent more than i normally would.

 

[DebbieB]

DVC discount is the same as Florida Resident for AP/PAP, so Florida Resident was also reduced.

 

[tjkraz]

While 1 10% discount on merch is nice having the 20% for 1 trip I spent more than i normally would.

The unanswerable question is whether your reaction is typical or atypical.

I tend to think that most people don't change their spending habits enough for those discounts to benefit Disney. Or even if you spend about the same amount, the added overhead puts Disney in the hole.

For instance, let's assume you end your trip with an extra $30 in your pocket thanks to discounts. With that extra $30 you buy a t-shirt. On the surface it seems like Disney has made the same amount of money and you're a happier customer. But in reality, that extra t-shirt probably cost them around $10 to produce which means they still haven't equaled their profits without the discount.

Overall I believe our family spending has decreased, too. But since Disney keeps reporting higher and higher profits for its theme parks and resorts, it sounds like my family is also atypical. Other families keep spending and spending, validating Disney's pricing model.

 

[supersnoop]

I agree i don't like the lesser discount available on the tickets. They are certainly aiming for the first or only time visitors. Because of that they get less of my money each year to be honest. I think Disney leaves money on the table by reducing disounts. While 1 10% discount on merch is nice having the 20% for 1 trip I spent more than i normally would.

That's great when a business is focused on revenue. But Disney's focus seems to have turned toward margin. They're raking in all kinds of cash. Now they're tuning the efficiency.

 

[Tiki Sean]

The unanswerable question is whether your reaction is typical or atypical.

I tend to think that most people don't change their spending habits enough for those discounts to benefit Disney. Or even if you spend about the same amount, the added overhead puts Disney in the hole.

For instance, let's assume you end your trip with an extra $30 in your pocket thanks to discounts. With that extra $30 you buy a t-shirt. On the surface it seems like Disney has made the same amount of money and you're a happier customer. But in reality, that extra t-shirt probably cost them around $10 to produce which means they still haven't equaled their profits without the discount.

Overall I believe our family spending has decreased, too. But since Disney keeps reporting higher and higher profits for its theme parks and resorts, it sounds like my family is also atypical. Other families keep spending and spending, validating Disney's pricing model.

Disney focuses on the once in a lifetime visitor more and I understand why. But I think they need to remember who does the cheer leading for them! Not to mention all the up charge events(not MNSSHP or MVMCP). I am also a TA and in all the trips I booked 1 has purchased an upcharge event and that was a wishes fireworks cruise. Most people aren't going to put out $99 for the wishes ferry boat cruise. That is geared toward a first timer. If I took my family it would be $300 plus for a 2 hour event to eat desert. To me their is absolutely no value in that. I would rather take that money and spend in extra day in Disney.

 

[tjkraz]

Disney focuses on the once in a lifetime visitor more and I understand why. But I think they need to remember who does the cheer leading for them!

That is probably the only reason DVC members have discounts like 10% off merchandise and 15% off tours. I highly doubt that a 10% across-the-board merchandise discount yields greater profitability for Disney.

Not to mention all the up charge events(not MNSSHP or MVMCP). I am also a TA and in all the trips I booked 1 has purchased an upcharge event and that was a wishes fireworks cruise. Most people aren't going to put out $99 for the wishes ferry boat cruise. That is geared toward a first timer. If I took my family it would be $300 plus for a 2 hour event to eat desert. To me their is absolutely no value in that. I would rather take that money and spend in extra day in Disney.

Fortunately (for Disney), these types of events can only accommodate a few dozen--or few hundred--guests at a time. Meanwhile the four theme parks + 30K hotel rooms host tens-of-thousands of guests every single day. It only takes a very small cross-section of their patrons to regularly fill these special events to capacity.

 

[Tiki Sean]

That is probably the only reason DVC members have discounts like 10% off merchandise and 15% off tours. I highly doubt that a 10% across-the-board merchandise discount yields greater profitability for Disney.

10% isn't much but it is better than nothing. Disney makes huge profits on their merchandise trust me. I know how much a lot of this stuff costs. My company regularly gets pricing on products similar to what they sell and the profit margin is through the roof.

Fortunately (for Disney), these types of events can only accommodate a few dozen--or few hundred--guests at a time. Meanwhile the four theme parks + 30K hotel rooms host tens-of-thousands of guests every single day. It only takes a very small cross-section of their patrons to regularly fill these special events to capacity.

Of course it is easy for them to fill those events up. Sometimes it is hard enough for people to justify the cost of a park hopper let along a desert party. And some of those people are spending $5k to stay at GF.