Disney raises ticket price

Maybe this is why I've never been motivated to go to Disney. I would have to sacrifice all of those vacations for 1 week long trip to Disney. This is basically the statement I make to people that go to Disney once every year but can't figure out how I manage to afford to go camping so much. Crazy! It's nice we all get to make our own choices though.

Have you factored in what your unit costs including payments, maintenance and insurance? Do you add gas costs as well or do you just include the nightly cost of the campground site? You are probably spending more than you think you are but you don't recognize some of the expenses as they are indirect. Not having our Endura allowed us to go to Denmark and Iceland last year plus St. John, USVI this year. Can't get the RV to any of those places. Unfortunately we don't have the luxury of time to take more than 2 vacation weeks a year right now. Even when we did have the different RVs we've had we'd still take a week a year to fly somewhere when we could. It just takes too long to drive to a lot of places from this part of the country.

I agree with the post that Disney is probably not that interest in the one day visitor versus being a vacation destination. For the kids and grandkids ever aspect of the hotels, parks and cruise (we've done a number of land/sea vacations) is a special experience.

One of the busiest Disney weeks is spring break (March / April) so this is the best time to raise prices. Many visitors from overseas come those months as well, the best weather of the year and everyone knows that. I have lived in the tampa area for 22 years and have been to each park many times.. 3 parks last year alone. To me, I always figured $100, just rounded up! You get what you pay for, Disney parks really are something special and we always have a great time. Hard for me to imagine living far away and only able to go once and having to spend that $3-4k.

For those of you who have never been, it is worth it, but I am sure getting down here and trying to see everything is tiring and pricey.

Just like us trying to enjoy skiing in one week vacation in vail!

We have a condo 2 1/2 hours from Disney in FL. Been there quite a few times with our 6 kids. Didn't, want to rob them of the experience, even though I despise Disney world. Also took them on many cruises to different ports in the Caribbean. Once I asked the littlest where he would rather go ( he was 5 at the time) he said Disney was over rated and he wanted to go on another cruise. LOL

WE took our 2 grandkids to Disney in October and stayed in Ft Wilderness for 4 nights.We had the park hopper passes and went to Hoop De Do Revue,and got the princess package for our grand daughter.It cost us almost $4,000 for the whole trip including the above plus meals,gas and 2 camp grounds on the way down and 2 on the way back.The last time we were there was 30 years ago when our kids were young.I figure once every 30 years I can afford it.

Gonzo42 wrote:
Couple of years ago we took one of our granddaughters to Dizzy World in Florida for a week. We hit every one of the parks, and on the last day hit two of them again to see a few things we had missed the first time.

All together it cost me about $3000, and that didn't include the air fare from California.

WOW!!

For 3 grand this summer I plan on camping 11 times, including 7 days in the Smokies, 5 days in DC, 7 days on the beach of Lake Michigan and 5 days on the sand dunes (not including 7 other local camping sessions). We'll see civil war battlefields, national parks, museums, fur trader forts, and go to aquariums and even an amusement park. My kids certainly aren't missing out on anything.

Maybe this is why I've never been motivated to go to Disney. I would have to sacrifice all of those vacations for 1 week long trip to Disney. This is basically the statement I make to people that go to Disney once every year but can't figure out how I manage to afford to go camping so much. Crazy! It's nice we all get to make our own choices though. To each their own.

For those that are not aware, you can now only get 3 fast passes per day and thats only for a single park. If you park hop you won't get any fast passes for the other park(s). You can however go online days before and pick what ride you want and what time to ride. A pain to have to pre-schedule and not being able to get more FP's when park hopping is lousy!

delosholly wrote:
However, what I wanted to comment about was someone referencing the condition of WDW when they were there. This is hard to believe, that WDW was in poor condition.

One of the reasons we love going to WDW over other parks is the effort they put into keeping everything in tip-top shape, from the plants to the streets. I have not witnessed peeling paint or broken fixtures... anything. Just look at the drive in along the roads to get to the parking lots... everything manicured. Sure, they might have some building/construction going on (like the current FantasyLand area), but those are to be expected from a park that is always trying to improve and give more to their customers.

I agree. We were there this weekend and still looks good. Sometimes it gets dirty, or maintenance seems to fall behind, but there are also a lot more people coming through than in past years and it gets more difficult to keep. Plus as others have said, they are a business and need to watch what they spend. They do recognize the need to keep things nice and provide a quality experience; but at times they will fall short because it is so difficult.

One of our biggest gripes is that they don't seem to limit how many people get into the park. Lines for some attractions are 3 hours long. Even with the fast pass (and you can only get one at a time). There's lotsa waiting. You need to find the fast pass dispenser locations as quickly as you can.

Food and drink costs are astronomical to say the least. We always take some sandwiches and plenty of water in my backpack, but that can't cover all meals.

Get yourself maps of the parks and plan your day before you get there, getting preferences from every single person in your group or somebody will have a rotten time.

My wife and I have been to WDW many times, usually staying at Ft. Wilderness when we have our RV.
Yes, a one day price is high, but as has been pointed out by others, the multiday passes are a better buy.

However, what I wanted to comment about was someone referencing the condition of WDW when they were there. This is hard to believe, that WDW was in poor condition.

One of the reasons we love going to WDW over other parks is the effort they put into keeping everything in tip-top shape, from the plants to the streets. I have not witnessed peeling paint or broken fixtures... anything. Just look at the drive in along the roads to get to the parking lots... everything manicured. Sure, they might have some building/construction going on (like the current FantasyLand area), but those are to be expected from a park that is always trying to improve and give more to their customers.

We always figure the cost as a cost-per-hour. If you stay a 9 hour day in one of the Lands, then the cost is around $10/hour. That is not much different than going to see a movie without buying popcorn and a soda.

I encourage everyone to visit WDW, but I do recommend buying the multiday parkhopper tickets so that you get the most for your money.

That is my 2.5 cents worth.