Why not cap crowds every day?

[All Aboard]

I was wrong. I jumped to speculation. I've seen it too many times, I suppose. Someone comes in with an agenda and gets no support - so they create some support of their own. I was wrong.

That, however, doesn't take away from the ridiculous notions upon which this thread is founded.

 

[Aggie96]

[Wouldn't post so I'm trying again - sorry if this shows up twice.]

Sorry to continue a thread that I'm sure people hope will die, but I just read it for the first time. If tmartin is still out there, I am just curious about one thing:
1. IF DL did cap the parks at 15,000 or far fewer than that (I can't find if you threw out an optimal number) and IF we could all afford $200 or more a day without blinking on a single ticket option, how far in advance do you suppose I would have to schedule my day in the park? I envision days of sitting on the phone on hold trying to get through only to find out the next available date is over two years away.

And I just have to comment on your solution making it possible for us to tour DL in a day and leave satisfied. Why on earth would I want my family vacation to last for only a day?! We look forward to it all year!

And lastly, you must have some kind of morning beauty regimine. We've been at park opening many a time without ever getting up at 5:30am. Sorry, that was more trivial than I meant to get, but that part of your complaint is pretty dramatic.

 

[All Aboard]

In the spirit of keeping the thread alive...

I don't think the Anaheim CVB or business development office would really be thrilled about this plan, either. By limiting attendance to 10,000 per day, you take an average of nearly 26,000 guests out of Anaheim every day - a reduction of roughly 72%. That should do a fine job of running most of the area hotels and restaurants out of business (eliminating the jobs along with them) and reduce the local revenue stream substantially. It will eliminate the transportation infrastructure and gradually reduce Anaheim's character and appeal in general.

In turn, the guests who can afford the much higher ticket prices (I'm beginning to think that $200 is way underestimated when you consider the fixed costs as well as the lost revenue from food and merchandise) are likely to begin getting turned off to visiting Anaheim at all. That will force Disney to start lowering prices and admitting more guests. Hey, we're right back where we started.

 

[PryncessChrysty]

In the spirit of keeping the thread alive...

I don't think the Anaheim CVB or business development office would really be thrilled about this plan, either. By limiting attendance to 10,000 per day, you take an average of nearly 26,000 guests out of Anaheim every day - a reduction of roughly 72%. That should do a fine job of running most of the area hotels and restaurants out of business (eliminating the jobs along with them) and reduce the local revenue stream substantially. It will eliminate the transportation infrastructure and gradually reduce Anaheim's character and appeal in general.

In turn, the guests who can afford the much higher ticket prices (I'm beginning to think that $200 is way underestimated when you consider the fixed costs as well as the lost revenue from food and merchandise) are likely to begin getting turned off to visiting Anaheim at all. That will force Disney to start lowering prices and admitting more guests. Hey, we're right back where we started.

Very well put!

 

[Disneyland_emily]

Agreed!

 

[Anewman]

Now that this thread is ALIVE agian and I am feeling rowdy.

AP holders in general AVOID the park on super crowded days, I purchased our familys first APs the year that Indy opened and skipped a year here and there. We are not he reason the park it crowded, My family purchased our first passes the year Indy opened and we avoid days that are anywhere near the cap as do MOST PASSHOLDERS. You would not understand that unless you have actually been a passholder. Would you wait 2hours in line for Slash Mountain if you have been there and walked straight onto the RIDE? Our kids have arrived on busy days looked around and said lets go catch a movie in DTD, they love going on days they have the parks to themselves(and there are plenty of them)

maybe the reason the park is crowded is

THE 10 MILLION persons that live in LA County
THE 3 MILLION that live in San Diego County
THE 3 MILLION that live in the OC.
Plus the countless millions that live in other parts of the US that also want to visit DL.

But lets say that For some strange reason DISNEY actually went crazy and cap attendance and give priority to SO CAL residents(really only those 3 countys). And let everybody visit ONLY ONCE.

16million divided by days in the year and you are already at about 44,000 persons at Disneyland per day, WITHOUT AP HOLDERS and without counting tourists.


I think it works perfectly as it is right now, If you CHOOSE(cuz no one is forcing you) to go during SPRING BREAK or a Holiday weekend or any other day that you KNOW will be packed. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO COMPLAIN.

 

[raidermatt]

I agree with tmartin. Disneyland is so crowded now, nobody goes there anymore.

 

[Anewman]

I agree with tmartin. Disneyland is so crowded now, nobody goes there anymore.

I like that.

TOO CROWDED
but
Nobody goes there anymore

 

[All Aboard]

OK Yogi.

 

[lntsmom]

Disney is not for everybody. My sister took her kids and they spent their 3 days in their hotel room playing video games. You need to know, they're just like their mother. The last time I went on vacation with her I was haulin' tail to squeeze in every bit of fun I could while she....stayed at the hotel to watch soaps.

If you are a family that is not patient, does not do crowds well, and wants to see the sights, take the Amtrak across the country. Or, go hiking at a national park. Or visit historical sites. Or take a cruise. Or rent a beach house for a week. The bottom line is, if you don't LIKE Disney, don't DO Disney!!!

For most of us, the idea of putting a lot of effort into planning our trips is that we don't go every week. It was 6 years between our DisneyWorld and Disneyland trips. All the planning was crucial to insure that our time was well spent.

Planning will help those who love Disney avoid snags that could sink their vacation. All the planning in the world can't help a family who doesn't enjoy theme parks (and the inevitable crowds you find there)!

 

[chibichibirei]

this thread is so sad but funny at the same time