Ticket Increase imminent

[rteetz]

I am hearing that as soon as this Sunday Ticket prices will be increased but this won't be your normal increase. This will in fact be the tiered or dynamic pricing model. I am also hearing a base ticket for Epcot, AK, and DHS will be around $100 but come NYE you could pay as much as $160 or $118 for a food and wine weekend.

 

[Princess Jes]

Question: I booked my trip this morning (yay!!) and while it's a split stay with 2 nights booked with dreams as a MYW package, I got 8 day tickets (to cover the remaining 5 nights of the trip)
Because I've booked a package, my tickets are what they are right? Like, this tiered pricing would have to work on a rollout basis right?

 

[pjweaver]

You're fine Jes. If anyone gives you a problem just have them call llama (he's listed on the company directory under Bob Iger). Be sure to tell them Pete W sent you.

 

[limabeanmom2003]

I am hearing that as soon as this Sunday Ticket prices will be increased but this won't be your normal increase. This will in fact be the tiered or dynamic pricing model. I am also hearing a base ticket for Epcot, AK, and DHS will be around $100 but come NYE you could pay as much as $160 or $118 for a food and wine weekend.

Wondering if food and wine price is just for Epcot.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Wondering if food and wine price is just for Epcot.

We were talking about that too last night, that would different parks be different tiers at the same time? Like would they do EPCOT is "gold" during F&WF weekend but AK is only Silver then? That seems like a logistics nightmare for the different parks to be different prices, and how do you handle that with multi-day tickets?

Lot's of questions

 

[rteetz]

Wondering if food and wine price is just for Epcot.

It should be.

 

[KingLlama]

You're fine Jes. If anyone gives you a problem just have them call llama (he's listed on the company directory under Bob Iger). Be sure to tell them Pete W sent you.

Don't call after noon today. I'm golfing.

 

[tstidm1]

That's a massive change where you are locked into Park Days when you buy tickets if I'm understanding this correctly Rteetz. I wonder whether we see Immediate changes to the Military Salute and Florida Resident tickets. I know they will honor previously bought tickets, so it doesn't hurt this trip. It may mean I never see a Food and Wine Festival day at Epcot due to price.

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

Do you know if this will affect DL too?

 

[EricInPA]

We were talking about that too last night, that would different parks be different tiers at the same time? Like would they do EPCOT is "gold" during F&WF weekend but AK is only Silver then? That seems like a logistics nightmare for the different parks to be different prices, and how do you handle that with multi-day tickets?

Lot's of questions

This is why I've been very hesitant to try and speculate tiered pricing at WDW.

Everywhere else it is done, there is a single park or a park that typically sees a lot of day travel guests. I'm not saying it won't happen or Disney can't make it happen, but there are many variables at a place like WDW that it makes it very hard to speculate how they would structure it. Back when Disney did tiered pricing survey, TP wrote up a blog which has a lot of good points (for/against).

The big stickler to me was regarding how complicated it makes the ticketing structure. You look at that gold/silver/bronze calendar and you immediately have a ton of questions about how you're supposed to buy tickets for a trip that spans all the various levels.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

This is why I've been very hesitant to try and speculate tiered pricing at WDW.

Everywhere else it is done, there is a single park or a park that typically sees a lot of day travel guests. I'm not saying it won't happen or Disney can't make it happen, but there are many variables at a place like WDW that it makes it very hard to speculate how they would structure it. Back when Disney did tiered pricing survey, TP wrote up a blog which has a lot of good points (for/against).

The big stickler to me was regarding how complicated it makes the ticketing structure. You look at that gold/silver/bronze calendar and you immediately have a ton of questions about how you're supposed to buy tickets for a trip that spans all the various levels.

We are fans of the NY Mets and they do that with Platinum/Gold/Silver/Bronze games and pricing for each is different. And if you have tickets for one game (through a plan, etc.) you can trade for another game but only in the same level or a lower level. So wonder if something like that, if you have "Gold" tickets you can go on any day but "silver" only to "silver" or "bronze" or something- and same thing - if the parks are different on a given day. Still feels like it would be messy for multi-day tickets though

 

[SorcererHeidi]

We were talking about that too last night, that would different parks be different tiers at the same time? Like would they do EPCOT is "gold" during F&WF weekend but AK is only Silver then? That seems like a logistics nightmare for the different parks to be different prices, and how do you handle that with multi-day tickets?

Lot's of questions

Or.....how about if you park hop?

 

[SorcererHeidi]

Question: I booked my trip this morning (yay!!) and while it's a split stay with 2 nights booked with dreams as a MYW package, I got 8 day tickets (to cover the remaining 5 nights of the trip)
Because I've booked a package, my tickets are what they are right? Like, this tiered pricing would have to work on a rollout basis right?

I would think they would have to "grandfather" existing tickets. If not, that would DEFINITELY be an ugly nightmare!!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Or.....how about if you park hop?

That too - though I guess it would be the same and if you wanted to hope to a "gold" park then you need a "gold" ticket even if you started at a "silver" park

 

[EricInPA]

We are fans of the NY Mets and they do that with Platinum/Gold/Silver/Bronze games and pricing for each is different. And if you have tickets for one game (through a plan, etc.) you can trade for another game but only in the same level or a lower level. So wonder if something like that, if you have "Gold" tickets you can go on any day but "silver" only to "silver" or "bronze" or something- and same thing - if the parks are different on a given day. Still feels like it would be messy for multi-day tickets though

Yea the "Gold tickets" were listed in the survey as "use any day". However, if you were traveling during a non-gold time over a range of silver/bronze days, you would want maybe 2 silver tickets and 3 bronze tickets? Then you may find yourself overpaying if you decide to only go on bronze days or something. Just lots of weird corner cases.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

It almost makes me wonder if the biggest pricing changes will be visible more at the single day single park ticket level and something like the multi-day magic your way tickets would be more inclusive. Still more $, but like the current model, not as noticeable since they're cutting you a break for having several days worth of tickets.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

It almost makes me wonder if the biggest pricing changes will be visible more at the single day single park ticket level and something like the multi-day magic your way tickets would be more inclusive. Still more $, but like the current model, not as noticeable since they're cutting you a break for having several days worth of tickets.

I was thinking the same thing - but what % of guests buy a 1-day ticket? Feels like this would be a lot to roll out (plus negative press to deal with) for it to not apply to multi-day as well .... just not sure how it will work

 

[rteetz]

Yea the "Gold tickets" were listed in the survey as "use any day". However, if you were traveling during a non-gold time over a range of silver/bronze days, you would want maybe 2 silver tickets and 3 bronze tickets? Then you may find yourself overpaying if you decide to only go on bronze days or something. Just lots of weird corner cases.

If you travel over lets say a five day span and two of those days are silver and the other days are bronze you have to pay for all silver days you can't pay for three bronze and two silver.

 

[beesly]

If you travel over lets say a five day span and two of those days are silver and the other days are bronze you have to pay for all silver days you can't pay for three bronze and two silver.

Is this based on a source other than the survey? The survey said guests would need to purchase a one-day ticket for each day of the visit within the corresponding tiers. Then they would apply a % discount to that amount based on the total number of days you purchased tickets for, and then apply the PH fee if desired.

 

[rteetz]

Is this based on a source other than the survey? The survey said guests would need to purchase a one-day ticket for each day of the visit within the corresponding tiers. Then they would apply a % discount to that amount based on the total number of days you purchased tickets for, and then apply the PH fee if desired.

Everything I have heard or seen including the survey says you would need to buy the highest ticket if your vacation has multiple tiers going on within your visit. It is going to be interesting to see how they do the savings with multi-day tickets if they do any savings at all.