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In my opinion Disney is for the wealthy, I currently have 6 foster kids ages 11 to 2 as well as my 2 teenage daughters living in my home, it would cost me just about 1,000 just to get in Disney for one day, not including food, drinks etc I really wish I could afford that but in reality I cant , these kids will probably never get to see in the inside of the parks for this reason alone
What's interesting to note is we don't have to pay for each ride. That's what make's up a bulk of the cost back in 1955. And even though this article talks about a single day ticket. You get a pretty decent savings for going multiple days. Obviously you wouldn't buy 4 single day tickets if you wanted to go to all the parks while you're down there. A 4 day pass is $81.25 a day which helps bring the cost down to about 73% of the original cost of a one day ticket.
So if anything. What's initially expensive is that one day ticket. The more days you go, the cheaper the entry fee is. Obviously if this article was about cutting costs it would go in detail about bringing your own food and drink..etc.
Even it's just perception...in 20 years tickets are up 60 dollars and parking 15 dollars.
Walt did buy that Florida swamp land for a nickle and a dime so asking 20 dollar to park is ridiculous compared to Universal who had to pay a premium for their land and even had to built garages (where your car stays cool, which is a bonus)
In my opinion Disney did not invest enough in rides the past decade...and even let Epcot with empty spaces. There are more shops and restaurants than rides...
There is a point where people think they are ripped off...and i think Disney is reaching that pricepoint sooner than later.
Even it's just perception...in 20 years tickets are up 60 dollars and parking 15 dollars.
Walt did buy that Florida swamp land for a nickle and a dime so asking 20 dollar to park is ridiculous compared to Universal who had to pay a premium for their land and even had to built garages (where your car stays cool, which is a bonus)
In my opinion Disney did not invest enough in rides the past decade...and even let Epcot with empty spaces. There are more shops and restaurants than rides...
There is a point where people think they are ripped off...and i think Disney is reaching that pricepoint sooner than later.
You're not paying for the land the parking lot is built on. You're paying for the trams, the lighting, the maintenance, the security, the cast members that help you park, the signage, and on and on. How much the land cost is irrelevant.