My family is literally about to complete the vacation journey of our first Universal visit that ended at Hard Rock.
We had our daily 4-hour Park experiences that defined the previous decade at Disney. We 'ad libbed' the rest of our days with lower crowds, and with far less hassles & planning.
As I’ve repeatedly mentioned these past 2-weeks while on vacation - Disney did not price us out, they are simply offering a diminished customer experience while simultaneously charging more and more for what increasingly seems like less.
Our future vacations in Florida will likely include both Disney & Universal, but Universal showed us through Harry Potter what both Pandora & Stars Wars could have been.
Universal also has plans to grow beyond their current Parks, and my family is more excited by this than waiting to discover what abuse will be required to enjoy Tron, Guardians of the Galaxy, the purposefully idled Ratatouille, and seemingly over-priced Star Wars immersive experience.
Following the lockdowns of the pandemic, Disney completed a new members-only ‘club’ between Pandora & Africa, kept Ratatouille closed, announced pricing for the Star Wars hotel, eliminated add-ons, has kept entertainment to a minimum (at best), etc.. Universal opened a new roller coaster. It becomes easier to see which company has been more focused on the typical guest.
We were not enamored enough by Universal to yet diminish our ‘love’ for the nostalgia which Disney previously tried to deliver, but we certainly had a portion of our vacation at Universal that was far more accessible, less work, and more positive.
Said differently, Universal may not be Disney, however, we enjoyed ourselves.
I have little doubt that Disney will rebrand and remix whatever the next iteration of Fast Pass is going to be, and I have little doubt that customers will be asked to pay more for the privilege of what is likely to be FP by yet another name.
My family can afford the new costs. And my notion of economics tells me that Disney can & should charge as much as they can to maximize profits to their shareholders.
But I also expect Disney to be honest about how they maximize those profits. What's going on right now - no entertainment, no FP+, limited restaurants, etc. - is reminiscent of the circuses run by PT Barnum, "A sucker is born every minute."
The saying goes, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
My recent experience tells me that Disney is overplaying their hand.
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When we booked I was sure we'd have them already. I can't unbook since I was gifted MVC points. Luckily we bought Universal AP this summer since they weren't much more than regular tickets, and DS2 had one already.
