What if..

The Sweetness

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What if there was just 1 DDp price, and you either bought it for everyone in your family ages 3+, or your family skipped the whole thing... Then, there would be no issue of what your kids can and can't order. Also, WDW would be making more $ that way, I think. I dont expect this to happen, but it sure would simplify :thumbsup2
 
Simplicity is not always a virtue. Parents of young children would have a very hard time swallowing having to pay $38 per day for mac and cheese. The odd 10 year old who wants to eat food intended for younger children doesn't amount to much, but add up all the families with 3-9 year olds and NOW you're talking about lots of guests.
 
The Sweetness said:
Also, WDW would be making more $ that way, I think.


I do not see how it would add revenues...
 
I realize that it would discourage some users from the DP if it were just $38 per day per person over age 3 period. However, I do think that it would solve the problem of ch vs ad credits. And, I think that it would in the long run make more $ for WDW. If a 4y old is ordering from the kids menu, because thats what he/ she wants (not because its all thats allowed), then WDW would be proffiting alot from that family, paying $38 per day for that kid to be on the DDP. I realize that it would mean less sales of the DDP. This could also help lighten the overwhelming amount of ADRs, and dificulty that some ppl have obtaining one, if not calling months in advance. With less people purchasing the plan, it may mean less ADRs made in general, and less sold out, no walk-up responses at your fave TS. Maybe I am wrong, just an idea :confused3
 

I realize that it would discourage some users from the DP if it were just $38 per day per person over age 3 period. However, I do think that it would solve the problem of ch vs ad credits.
However, it's like addressing the pain of a broken arm by cutting off the arm.

And, I think that it would in the long run make more $ for WDW. .... I realize that it would mean less sales of the DDP.
So, it actually wouldn't make more money for WDW in the long-run.

This could also help lighten the overwhelming amount of ADRs, and dificulty that some ppl have obtaining one, if not calling months in advance.
That "problem" is really illusory, in many respects. Having trouble getting ADRs indicates that Disney is serving one customer instead of another, so from Disney's standpoint, the only advantage would come from how much the bill would be for one patron versus another, and I think you'd have a hard time proving that Disney is making the wrong choice in that regard, the way things are now. And from the standpoint of the two customers, either way, one would be served and one wouldn't, so there is no overall advantage to be gained there.

What's more, if WDW goes from a situation where people generally have difficulty getting ADRs to one where people generally don't have difficulty, then they're actually serving fewer customers, which is a bad thing for WDW. So it's a lose-lose for WDW.

Maybe I am wrong, just an idea
Not wrong, per se -- just too narrowly focused. While some guests would yield a greater experience, many guests would yield a lesser experience, and Disney would sub-optimize profitability. The bad would far outweigh the good.
 
I have a feeling there will definitely be some major changes to the DDP when they start booking it for 2007. Only time will tell...
 














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