Aaaand, it’s this business goal that’s really screwing locals who don’t pony up for an annual pass (and either mortgage the house for the highest tier, or face a lot of date restrictions for one of the less expensive ones [which are still expensive]).
It’s becoming ridiculously expensive to go spend a day at the Maus Haus. And heaven forbid that the kidlets want some $15 cotton candy or a $634 churro…
I do not understand all the Disney love on this blog
in recent news, Valentines’ Day date night dinner and a show can cost over $400 in NYC, SF, and San Diego. I feel like all day at a theme park is competitively priced.
To this day, when I want to give somebody hell about their driving, I say “E ticket, please” as we get into the car.
I get a lot more blank looks these days than I used to.
It dinsey just dont go, I could not imagine a more hellish place.
Mark is almost 60. Going to Disneyland was every little kids dream back in the 1960s, Apparently if you go there young enough they hook you for life.
You can do even better than that if you book far in advance, have one person in your party buy an AP (and buy that AP before a price change and through some place like Sam’s Club), and continually search for deals. My wife (an economist) does this for our trips. She enjoys spreadsheets and maximizing utility though, so YMMV.
Cory explained it well one time a while back, I’m not as good at explanations. Disney as a company is geared to maximizing profit and all that entails, but there are a lot of creative folk there who make wonderful things. I’m often impressed at how well some of the rides hold up, and they have an attention to detail that’s really only been matched at the Harry Potter Parks at Universal.
@jreljac notes:
We did not get onto the newest SW ride, the Rise of the Resistance even though we registered first thing in the morning
Rise of the Resistance is a crap shoot at present. We did a week at WDW and managed to ride it only once after trying three times. All of your party has to be in DHS to add them to the boarding group and the groups went fast, all done in 3-10 minutes. First try we got a boarding group in the three digits, never called. The second try we didn’t get in fast enough, so nada. Third try, we got a later boarding group in the 80s, but the ride was down for 2 hours, then another hour, then we were called, finally, and just as we got to the front, it broke down again for an hour. But we did get on and ride. It was pretty amazing, it was like being in the Star Wars Universe. It was worth the wait, but not worth trying for a second go.
Offseason. Certainly at DW, if you go in the offseason, and avoid whatever the newest ride is, the lines are reasonable.
Living in Ohio, we have thrill-based amusement parks instead of character based theme parks. My “home” park is King’s Island. (We live halfway between KI and CP.)
My season pass is less than the cost of the cheapest one-day ticket at Disney World…
But I can also see the value in the Disneyworld experience, and I don’t think that it is overpriced. And they do drastically discount multi-day passes; a week isn’t $1400 for the admission alone.
I never went as a kid and have no great love for Disney. But I did go in my early 40s with the kid in tow. I like the hell out of Disneyland. Yes it is a bit overpriced but it is a well done and enjoyable theme park. I honestly would happily go again but next time plan better and fork over for a 2 park multiday pass.
Thrill-based FTW. I love Islands of Adventure so much more than Disney World.
I never went as a kid. I am now a passholder because I happen to love the atmosphere and attention to detail there.
Not all Disney fans are mindless automatons doomed to repetition because we’re undeveloped versions of our childhood selves. Beleive it or not, some of us can even criticize the things we love while still enjoying the rest. Novel, I know.
I love Cedar Point, I’m from Michigan and have been there perhaps a dozen times.
Season pass for Santa Cruz Beach boardwalk is $82 (plus you can bring-a-friend on 8 event days a season), or about 9 trips to the movies. There are lots of places that are probably cheaper than Disney Land/World, but not many of them are as immense or offer an equivalent experience.
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