Ticket Increase imminent

[disneysteve]

The Sentinel article said: the change will likely shift people visiting during mid-tier times into the quietest ones.

I guess I really wonder how true that is. How many people really will alter their vacation plans based on ticket pricing? People travel when they're able to travel. I would think that's particularly true for folks buying 1-day passes, since that includes a lot of people attending conferences in the area and adding on a Disney day, visiting family, etc. Will an extra $20/person really alter their plans? Or will Disney just rake in even more money as the crowds continue to be just as bad as they have been?

 

[Princess Jes]

The Sentinel article said: the change will likely shift people visiting during mid-tier times into the quietest ones.

I guess I really wonder how true that is. How many people really will alter their vacation plans based on ticket pricing? People travel when they're able to travel. I would think that's particularly true for folks buying 1-day passes, since that includes a lot of people attending conferences in the area and adding on a Disney day, visiting family, etc. Will an extra $20/person really alter their plans? Or will Disney just rake in even more money as the crowds continue to be just as bad as they have been?

I agree, I can't imagine that $20 more could really change people's plans.
This is why I've never understood buying from places that offer $3 off per ticket. What a hassle for very little return

 

[EricInPA]

I guess I really wonder how true that is. How many people really will alter their vacation plans based on ticket pricing? People travel when they're able to travel. I would think that's particularly true for folks buying 1-day passes, since that includes a lot of people attending conferences in the area and adding on a Disney day, visiting family, etc. Will an extra $20/person really alter their plans? Or will Disney just rake in even more money as the crowds continue to be just as bad as they have been?

As always there are some, but I agree that most people just go when they can. For times like Christmas/New Years? Can't see those crowds changing unless the price is truly prohibitive or the cap capacity at a lower level.

To me, the park tickets aren't the main driver anyway (as opposed to say hotel and airline costs).

 

[AnnaKat]

I don't see dividing up 1-day tickets into 3 seasons will shift the crowds in any way!! However, since Disney is giving that reason, it is very probable that they will announce a ticket change, in say Oct., emphasizing that the 1-day tiering didn't benefit the guest in crowds being evened-out, but the new multi-day tickets, based on seasons, WILL. Then the guest could enjoy a 5-day multi @ the
value price, during a Mon.-Fri. period in late Jan., for example. Sat. & Sun. would be @ regular price versus value, but a guest could buy a 2-day reg., or a 7-day reg. would benefit the guest with additional savings over buying an additional 2-day ticket for the weekends. The Survey calendar had most every weekend as silver, even with bronze weekdays! Disney can VERY easily implement tier-based multi-day Tix simply by requiring the guest's level to match that day's tier. So you overpay;profits increase!!

 

[Princess Jes]

It's going to be an interesting show this week I think

 

[dkrauss]

Tuesday's podcast is going to be interesting............always look forward to the teams thoughts on subjects like this

Doug

 

[dkrauss]

No they are not supposed to be going up right now but you never know with Disney.

I know there's no crystal ball but when do you think the AP increase will happen.......if not tomorrow?

Doug

 

[rteetz]

I know there's no crystal ball but when do you think the AP increase will happen.......if not tomorrow?

Doug

Probably relatively close to when they happened last time but honestly they could happen at anytime.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

The Sentinel article said: the change will likely shift people visiting during mid-tier times into the quietest ones.

I guess I really wonder how true that is. How many people really will alter their vacation plans based on ticket pricing? People travel when they're able to travel. I would think that's particularly true for folks buying 1-day passes, since that includes a lot of people attending conferences in the area and adding on a Disney day, visiting family, etc. Will an extra $20/person really alter their plans? Or will Disney just rake in even more money as the crowds continue to be just as bad as they have been?

That's what I was thinking but already saw a comment by someone who runs a Disney Facebook group I am a part of say this will impact the time of year they go so perhaps this will impact things more than we thought ... though I still think the bigger change will be when the roll this out to multi-day tickets