Will you pay $150 for the new "Disney After Dark" event in the MK?

[Hikergirl]

Does anyone believe this is being targeted at off-site guests? Aren't a majority of off-site guests where they are because staying on-site is beyond their means? So they will stay off-site to save money, and then pay $150+ per person for an event that runs into the middle of the night? Huh?


Somewhat related note...regardless of on-site or off-site doesn't the target audience shrink dramatically for an event that runs from 11PM-2AM?

I don't know if the majority o off site guests are staying offsite because its beyond their means. I know when we have stayed offsite it had nothing to do with that, other circumstances are what kept us offsite. (Going to the other Orlando Parks, visiting family).
Not everyone is a morning/day person, not everyone is a commando doing the parks from open to close. I think 7 hours in the park is plenty and if paying $40 more for a ticket gets me 3 hours of less crowds I'm all for it. Not to mention I'd rather be at the park at night than afternoon. Even though you don't see the benefit of the event, there are plenty of people who will and for various reasons.

 

[starousse]

Not a chance. That's ridiculous.

 

[gorkt]

Not just no, but HELL no. The only way that becomes worth it is if it included some sort of meal. So for three hours, a family of 4 pays $200/hr. Even if I could squeeze in 8 rides in an hour (not likely), we are talking $25 a ride. Insanity.

 

[Spoiledraf]

April 28 and May 5, 2016 from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
April 14 and 21, and May 8, 12 and 19, 2016 from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m

 

[bellelayne1]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaait. Since there's lots of pages already I don't know if anyone has mentioned this. The $69 one hour early Magic Fantasy Morning ---whatever-whatever it's called. Along with this Disney after dark for 3 hours $149 . This is not good. I thought it was bad when I read about the 3 hour price, but one hour for another $70 bucks.
Well I guess I don't need to get riled up unless they take EMH away. At that point we will probably stay offsite for less money. We won't be doing the $69 or $149 extra hour(s) tickets.

 

[Delirium]

On the agenda for next month's board meeting.

Disney panhandlers accepting donations at this year's 24 hour event.

 

[Ensusieasm]

Um... You're forgetting all the FREE ice cream & soft drinks!!!

 

[wfrogg]

I recognize that this appears to be another form of charging for what was thought to already be included for Disney resort guests, however, I have no problem with the offering. Extra Magic Hours were already published for the time period this promotion is being offered and these events do not impact the Extra Magic Hour dates.

As a business traveler who loves Disney and is not able to bring the family along on business trips, this opportunity allows people like me to get a full day of Disney by myself after I attend to business at one of the many Orlando area conference centers throughout the day.

Before this offering, I have only been able to attend the Halloween or Christmas parties to get any Disney experience while on business travel. While the price tag is steep for this one, the benefits to someone like me make it worthwhile.

 

[CMDTA]

Um... You're forgetting all the FREE ice cream & soft drinks!!!

Ugh...too much sugar....

 

[smiths02]

I don't know if the majority o off site guests are staying offsite because its beyond their means. I know when we have stayed offsite it had nothing to do with that, other circumstances are what kept us offsite. (Going to the other Orlando Parks, visiting family).
Not everyone is a morning/day person, not everyone is a commando doing the parks from open to close. I think 7 hours in the park is plenty and if paying $40 more for a ticket gets me 3 hours of less crowds I'm all for it. Not to mention I'd rather be at the park at night than afternoon. Even though you don't see the benefit of the event, there are plenty of people who will and for various reasons.

But for most people, it is not $40 more. The only people it is $40 more for is people who were only going one day anyhow

 

[Hikergirl]

But for most people, it is not $40 more. The only people it is $40 more for is people who were only going one day anyhow

Its $40 more than the regular ticket price, so for everyone its $40 more for anyone using this as their ticket into the park.

Not sure who most people are, because according to everything I'm reading here most people aren't going to pay an additional $150 on top of an already purchased ticket.

 

[Minnesota!]

Nope, not even with someone else's money.

 

[I_Heart_Disney_4_Lyf]

I would, mainly because I am the most heat sickness prone person on the face of the planet, and those hours after dark would likely be cooler, and at least the sun would be down.

 

[Anne5555]

I would not--too much money. Besides, my kids (9 and 11 years old) are not night owls. We don't even stay for EMH.

 

[River Country]

When I was on the phone with ticketing and she told me I got free ice cream

 

[Love Tink]

Its $40 more than the regular ticket price, so for everyone its $40 more for anyone using this as their ticket into the park.

No, their point was that it is significantly more than just $40 more than the ticket price...because most people do not buy one-day tickets.

If you buy a 5-day base ticket, then you are paying about $70 a day - and this event is $80 more than the regular ticket price.

 

[rlbates13]

Never.

 

[Minnesota!]

I will say, as much as it disgusts me that Disney keeps upping the prices for things, and offering less... I am not mad at them offering this. Thus far, they have not taken away a perk from on-site guests.

However, if they DO take away EMH, in lieu of this, and then we lose one of the big benefits to being onsite, then I will be mad. Why pay $$$$ more for a bed and shower when there is no real benefit?

 

[Tuffcookie]

I recognize that this appears to be another form of charging for what was thought to already be included for Disney resort guests, however, I have no problem with the offering. Extra Magic Hours were already published for the time period this promotion is being offered and these events do not impact the Extra Magic Hour dates.

As a business traveler who loves Disney and is not able to bring the family along on business trips, this opportunity allows people like me to get a full day of Disney by myself after I attend to business at one of the many Orlando area conference centers throughout the day.

Before this offering, I have only been able to attend the Halloween or Christmas parties to get any Disney experience while on business travel. While the price tag is steep for this one, the benefits to someone like me make it worthwhile.

However, I'm sure Disney had already planned on the "Disney after Dark" promotion and how to incorporate it into the park schedule before the EMHs were released. If you think of it that way, alot of on-site guests are getting short-changed because it most certainly would have given them an extra night or two of EMHs for free!

Unless it is for something extra special, like the Halloween or Christmas parties, I will not pay extra for more time in the parks. It is getting harder all the time to plan a "fun" vacation at WDW with all the "black out" dates! And by that, I mean having to watch the schedule so you are not at a park that is going to close early for some special event so Disney can extort more money! (but, hey, you get all the ice cream you want!
)
TC

 

[whiporee]

You know, I went to Universal yesterday. First time -- I'd been to IO about five years ago. Brought two nieces with us. Bought Express Passes for the kids -- my wife and I didn't have any because we weren't planning to ride anything but Harry Potter.

$1576 without Park Hoppers -- 1650 with park hoopers (we didn't get them). Every single ride we saw there was at least 45 minutes standby -- the big ones were all at least 100. Gringotts was 60 minutes at 8:15 am. Even with the Express Pass, we waited usually 45 minutes for the kids (Mummy, Minions, Simpsons, Rocket, MIB).

So my point is that anyone thinking that Universal somehow has a magic ticket to crowd management and satisfaction is wrong. It's the same thing over there that it is at Disney. We averaged $225 per person for the day we were there without food and still waiting in lines. There are just too many people.

I think this is an effort to give people the chance to trade less park time for fewer crowds (I don' t think that's what is going on in the mornings. The morning changes are about mitigating/reducing Rope Drop). You get six hours of park time -- half of that with crowds that are at least half capacity. If I were betting, WDW is headed toward a split day system for crowded seasons, where a morning ticket gets you to a 7 pm parade and a night ticket gets you in from 4-midnight or 5-1-ish. WDW looks and sees that other theme parks operate for about 8 hours a day and figures that's a fair amount of time for people to spend at the park for a basic ticket (the day ticket is more time because there will naturally be more crowds). There are just too many people to assume the crowds will thin themselves out, so WDW is trying to find a way to do it for them without turning people away at the gate. Mid-range adults and 10+ kids probably gravitate more toward the night ticket; younger families and older people stick more to the day ones. The probably offer a $200 stay-all-day ticket.

I don't think it's evil and I don't think it's a money grab. It's an attempt to get a handle on too many customers and a limited capacity to handle them.