How much would you pay for a SWL ride?

[mom2rtk]

Oh I understand, it took me 35 years to have enough money to go! But when I hear "once in a lifetime" trip it makes me think "go all out!"

And because not everyone can pay for extras, free Fastpasses still exist. Like another commenter said, there is something for everyone, spending extra just gets you more, like it does anywhere.

My response to this would depend on how many they offer for sale every day. If they decide to "monetize" the majority of the FP inventory as speculated in the story, then I have a big issue with it. Spending sometimes in excess of $100/day and being relegated to the unrealistic standby line (or with minimal chance for a FP at all) would be pretty egregious to me.

I don't have a problem with the current CL program because it's a small number of slots being monetized. Everyone else is only minimally affected. But the speculation here is on a potentially much larger scale.

Who knows, maybe the CL program was merely a test for this.

 

[Nancyg56]

My response to this would depend on how many they offer for sale every day. If they decide to "monetize" the majority of the FP inventory as speculated in the story, then I have a big issue with it. Spending sometimes in excess of $100/day and being relegated to the unrealistic standby line (or with minimal chance for a FP at all) would be pretty egregious to me.

I don't have a problem with the current CL program because it's a small number of slots being monetized. Everyone else is only minimally affected. But the speculation here is on a potentially much larger scale.

Who knows, maybe the CL program was merely a test for this.

Oh it was a test alright, and I bet that if FP are offered for sale, it will be to those who stay on site, and will be sold as a response to "all those who asked for the same access as the CL guests."

 

[Planogirl]

Which is why Disney caters to those who have $$$ and want the best of the best and they cater to those who just want a basic trip.

Remember one of the top restaurants in the WORLD is in Disney World with V&A so they have something for everyone.

Who just wants a basic trip though? Pretty much everything used to be available to everyone. Sure there were more expensive restaurants and hotels and a few tours but in general admission provided people reasonable access to all attractions.

That has changed though. It's becoming more difficult to enjoy features that used to be available. Crowds do help drive that but even if someone has the money and thinks that it's all worth the cost, it has become more difficult to enjoy what used to be a part of a vacation. At least that's how I see it.

Besides I don't see the public as a bottomless pit of cash. There has to be a breaking point for a lot of these families.

 

[mom2rtk]

Who just wants a basic trip though? Pretty much everything used to be available to everyone. Sure there were more expensive restaurants and hotels and a few tours but in general admission provided people reasonable access to all attractions.

That has changed though. It's becoming more difficult to enjoy features that used to be available. Crowds do help drive that but even if someone has the money and thinks that it's all worth the cost, it has become more difficult to enjoy what used to be a part of a vacation. At least that's how I see it.

Besides I don't see the public as a bottomless pit of cash. There has to be a breaking point for a lot of these families.

Right? We've been hearing about SWL for years and years. We've watched the daily progress photos and looked forward to having something new to do in the parks. Then at the last minute, just prior to opening, they say "PSYCHE! You can only do this without waiting 6 hours in line if you ante up an extra couple hundred dollars (or whatever)." It would leave a really bad taste in my mouth and I'm not even a big SW fan.

 

[nursemelis374]

I am so curious as to what will be done as far as events, both pre and post opening. Many people are stating they would be more willing to pay for that as opposed to a FP. I get that but I think they will be at least double what the after hours events cost now. I have been preparing myself for at least $500 for a preview event or anything else.

I think at Disneyland people will be even more likely to pay for things. If you are a local that doesn't need to factor in hotel, tickets (AP already) and travel costs spending a lot of money to access the land and attractions is a lot more palatable.

I am so excited but so concerned/curious about how they will handle these crowds.

 

[Spridell]

My response to this would depend on how many they offer for sale every day. If they decide to "monetize" the majority of the FP inventory as speculated in the story, then I have a big issue with it. Spending sometimes in excess of $100/day and being relegated to the unrealistic standby line (or with minimal chance for a FP at all) would be pretty egregious to me.

I don't have a problem with the current CL program because it's a small number of slots being monetized. Everyone else is only minimally affected. But the speculation here is on a potentially much larger scale.

Who knows, maybe the CL program was merely a test for this.

I don't think they will get away with the majority of fp being paid ones. They will have to do it in a way where it does not interfere with the free ones.

Thats where the math comes in and the computer programs come in

 

[mom2rtk]

I don't think they will get away with the majority of fp being paid ones. They will have to do it in a way where it does not interfere with the free ones.

Thats where the math comes in and the computer programs come in

Capacity is capacity. The paid ones will come out of the free pool. The question is how much can they restrain themselves.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Which makes sense - but what about for people for whom there is no next visit or at least it will be many years down the road? Or for people that aren’t Disney people any only going for Star Wars?

And if getting on the rides is a FP us of the rip and the lines are 4-6 hours long then you are paying your entire park ticket just to ride two rides vs paying a bit more and getting on these rides and being able to do rest of the park

Obviously for everyone they have to determine what $ they have and value of time vs $ (if you have more time - this trip or future trips, then spending extra $ to save time is less valuable).

Our visits are years apart. 2-4 usually, been closer to 4 lately. We know we’ll be back, but it probably won’t be for a long time.

Either way, I was speaking as to why we wouldn’t pay much for single fast passes. I know there are people out there who will pay that money. But if we talk about $100 per person per ride, that’s VIP tour guide level money. IMO it’s obscenely high for the privilege to wait 20 minutes to ride a single ride, probably in a prebooked regular 1 hour window. My family would probably never ride in Galaxy’s Edge until we could secure a regular FastPass. I would be okay with that. Others wouldn’t and that’s their choice, although admittedly it surprises me that so many frequent Disney visitors would be okay with that price tag for a single FastPass.

That said I would be surprised if Disney prices it like that to be honest, with the ability to pay high amounts for single fast passes. My guess is they hide the price a little more by bundling the entire land, including food, a souvenir, anything to make it less glaring that you are paying so much for a ride that lasts a few minutes.

 

[mom2rtk]

Our visits are years apart. 2-4 usually, been closer to 4 lately. We know we’ll be back, but it probably won’t be for a long time.

Either way, I was speaking as to why we wouldn’t pay much for single fast passes. I know there are people out there who will pay that money. But if we talk about $100 per person per ride, that’s VIP tour guide level money. IMO it’s obscenely high for the privilege to wait 20 minutes to ride a single ride, probably in a prebooked regular 1 hour window. My family would probably never ride in Galaxy’s Edge until we could secure a regular FastPass. I would be okay with that. Others wouldn’t and that’s their choice, although admittedly it surprises me that so many frequent Disney visitors would be okay with that price tag for a single FastPass.

That said I would be surprised if Disney prices it like that to be honest, with the ability to pay high amounts for single fast passes. My guess is they hide the price a little more by bundling the entire land, including food, a souvenir, anything to make it less glaring that you are paying so much for a ride that lasts a few minutes.

On the low end, I wouldn't pay $25/FP. That's $75 extra for our group of 3. I'd have to pass on riding if I couldn't get one for free. But I wouldn't be happy about it. I thought that's what all the price increases were about. That would probably make me less likely to schedule a return trip. Having the game changed so substantially after planning a trip would not leave a good taste in my mouth.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

On the low end, I wouldn't pay $25/FP. That's $75 extra for our group of 3. I'd just decide it wasn't meant to be and move on. But I wouldn't be happy about it. I thought that's what all the price increases were about. That would probably make me less likely to schedule a return trip. Having the game changed so substantially after planning a trip would not leave a good taste in my mouth.

I really think $5-10 per person would be my limit, which obviously is not realistic. Even at $10, that’s $50 extra every time my family wants to ride the ride. I can justify a lot at Disney lol, but that’s a tough pill to swallow.

We love WDW as a whole and could take or leave any single ride. I’ll pay extra for things like DAH, that allow access outside of regular park ticket time. I can’t see us paying much of anything for our family to FastPass a single ride.

 

[amberpi]

If this gets implemented, I'd pay some coin for it. The lines are going to be insane, so may be a quick talley of how much is this going to cost us vs. how many hours could we both bill in that time. I just keep wondering if DL or WDW is going to be more crowded. I'd love the over/under on that.

 

[Spridell]

If this gets implemented, I'd pay some coin for it. The lines are going to be insane, so may be a quick talley of how much is this going to cost us vs. how many hours could we both bill in that time. I just keep wondering if DL or WDW is going to be more crowded. I'd love the over/under on that.

I would say they will both be out of control for a little while. My guess is SWGE will reach capacity many times for the first couple of months and the spillage will flow to everywhere else on Disney property.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Our visits are years apart. 2-4 usually, been closer to 4 lately. We know we’ll be back, but it probably won’t be for a long time.

Either way, I was speaking as to why we wouldn’t pay much for single fast passes. I know there are people out there who will pay that money. But if we talk about $100 per person per ride, that’s VIP tour guide level money. IMO it’s obscenely high for the privilege to wait 20 minutes to ride a single ride, probably in a prebooked regular 1 hour window. My family would probably never ride in Galaxy’s Edge until we could secure a regular FastPass. I would be okay with that. Others wouldn’t and that’s their choice, although admittedly it surprises me that so many frequent Disney visitors would be okay with that price tag for a single FastPass.

That said I would be surprised if Disney prices it like that to be honest, with the ability to pay high amounts for single fast passes. My guess is they hide the price a little more by bundling the entire land, including food, a souvenir, anything to make it less glaring that you are paying so much for a ride that lasts a few minutes.

That is my guess to - that they bundlenit in with hard ticket events or like the “night of thrills” or whatever the tour at AK is that is a glorified way to pay for a FP for FoP

I will be really surprised if they have it set up as explicitly paying $X for one FP to one Ride

 

[Spridell]

That is my guess to - that they bundlenit in with hard ticket events or like the “night of thrills” or whatever the tour at AK is that is a glorified way to pay for a FP for FoP

I will be really surprised if they have it set up as explicitly paying $X for one FP to one Ride

I won't be at all. I actually think they will. However, I think it might be more like BOTH rides for one price.

I think they will also have "nights" and "morning" hard tickets but they will sell out within minutes. Which is why I think they will also offer the price per FP+

But hey that is just my thinking and we are pretty much ALL speculating here with every post right....

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I won't be at all. I actually think they will. However, I think it might be more like BOTH rides for one price.

I think they will also have "nights" and "morning" hard tickets but they will sell out within minutes. Which is why I think they will also offer the price per FP+

But hey that is just my thinking and we are pretty much ALL speculating here with every post right....

I just think the optics of pricing a single ride FP purchase are pretty bad.

I think people are less likely to realize and bristle at the price they’re paying to FastPass a single ride when that cost is rolled into something larger.

 

[ChrisFL]

I'd prefer them having before/after hours events for high paying guests that don't interfere with the regular park guests vs. a high upcharge fastpass

 

[Spridell]

I'd prefer them having before/after hours events for high paying guests that don't interfere with the regular park guests vs. a high upcharge fastpass

I would rather them have these too but how often will they do them?

Right now it's like once a month sometimes longer.

That wont work. They will need at least 6 or more per month. IMO

 

[Nancyg56]

On the low end, I wouldn't pay $25/FP. That's $75 extra for our group of 3. I'd have to pass on riding if I couldn't get one for free. But I wouldn't be happy about it. I thought that's what all the price increases were about. That would probably make me less likely to schedule a return trip. Having the game changed so substantially after planning a trip would not leave a good taste in my mouth.

I agree. I think the main issue tha Disney has is that for years there has been such a slow uptick in new lands an attractions, with so little investment in keeping up with crowd levels that it si a slap in the teeth to now find that the big new land is pay for play.

 

[PatMcDuck]

I would definitely pay for a limited number of guest type event. Even if it was 2 am - 4am. I would love to explore the interactive details and see the little stuff that will be impossible to enjoy with high crowds. I would rather pay $100 for that vs playing for FP, which will still have me in Galaxy's Edge trying to walk around with the masses.

Ah, let's be honest, I will pay for any and all of it.

 

[Jennasis]

Nope. Not paying extra for FP for anything.