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25 Sep 19, 06:20 PM |
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Well, we don't know whether less people are attending now. It sounds like the parks are getting busy again.
But, yes, it should say "Less people were attending the parks but Disney was making more money when that happened". My comment was based on the figures from earlier this year.
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25 Sep 19, 07:23 PM |
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25 Sep 19, 10:15 PM |
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Did I say that?
Even if I didn’t I must think that because I have a holiday booked for next year (assuming I can get some flights now that I’ve lost my Thomas Cook flights). But, yes, Disney is expensive.
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26 Sep 19, 09:54 AM |
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Disney has just announced 20% off all tickets of 4+ days for Canadian Residents to the end of the year. Think this must show bookings are down.
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26 Sep 19, 11:07 AM |
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Well, it might imply that Canadian bookings are down. Although I should point out this deal has happened for the last few years. Back in September 2016, Canadians could get 25% off the price of 4+ day tickets:
forums.redflagdeals/disn...-2017-2041358/ And also in 2017 they could get 20% off WDW tickets and 25% off DLC tickets: forums.redflagdeals/walt...-soon-2138650/ It's a yearly thing. A bit like how Disney UK offers free dining to UK guests or 14 days for the price of 7 every year. It doesn't mean bookings and attendance are down; it's just a means to generate more sales. Because people like to think they are getting a deal. BTW, I don't disagree with you that bookings are down. Disney themselves have said attendance was down back in August. The bit that I challenged was whether Disney's "prices have just got too high" and whether hard times were coming for WDW (and only WDW). Assuming I watched the same DISunplugged video as yourself, even Pete Werner suggested several reasons why bookings are down, not just because of Disney's high prices. You mentioned one yourself - the US may be about to go into recession in 6+ months time. That won't just affect WDW, it'll affect everyone. It's just that WDW might be seeing the effect earlier than others. And even if bookings are down, we all know that people will still say that this year is busier than last time they visited. Because that's just what happens.
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26 Sep 19, 11:20 AM |
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We are going in 2020 but only 5 nights onsite because we just couldn’t afford to do a whole two weeks in a Disney hotel, even a value. Looking at their prices compared to other hotels in Orlando, they are just so inflated.
I’ve been watching vlogs this month and all I’ve seen is short waits and very empty parks, so something is up. I think it could be a variety of things - people planning trips around this time of year where put off by Star Wars opening and thought there would be record crowds so postponed - people planning a once in a lifetime trip are waiting until 2021 for the anniversary when a lot more attractions will be open. - people have avoided sept because of the last few years hurricanes - the pricing is pricing people out I think pricing is probably the biggest factor. I was watching DFB and they said Disney had offered free dining for US residents twice this year, and once is over Christmas which is apparently unheard of! Seems like they are trying to get some more bookings in to me.
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26 Sep 19, 11:50 AM |
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, when I can get Royal Pacific Resort for 2 weeks with complimentary Express passes for the same price or less (checked several times) as Port Orleans, it's clear that WDW hotels are far, far overpriced for their accommodation quality. Just checking today, with Virgin for early sep 2020 RPR is £400 cheaper (!) than POR, still £200 cheaper even including a water view. That is just... nuts.
Now the extra benefits, there's the rub. For us, we've never felt like they would make a huge difference. Last year we stayed at Universal - essentially the furthest decent hotel in Orlando you can get from Disney. We got to the parks every morning at or just after opening, and we didn't even have a car. Not once did I find myself wishing I'd spent twice the amount on a comparable Disney hotel (which imo would be about the level of Yacht Club). The money we saved on accommodation more than paid for our food for the trip. I wonder if more guests are feeling this way, staying offsite and travelling into Disney. I just can't help but wonder if the truly rich who wouldn't balk at paying five figures for a holiday would stay in WDW hotels. But, they must have done the research.
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26 Sep 19, 12:40 PM |
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YT. That to me means they are looking for further financial opportunities so have decided to target the early Snowbirds.
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26 Sep 19, 02:27 PM |
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As mentioned earlier, it is a yearly discount that has happened for the last 4 years. And you may be right that it exists to target the Snowbirds.
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26 Sep 19, 02:32 PM |
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We did the exact same, stayed at Cabana Bay and ubered into Disney each morning, which was only four days out of our 7 days as we did universal the rest. Cabana bay was so much cheaper then even a value, though we did get it on the BA January sale. With flights it was £550 each for the week.
Next year we do 5 nights on property and the following 9 nights at universals endless summer and will Uber back to Disney for some days. Our five nights at Coronado- including an upgrade to full dining and park ticket for two weeks was £2,000, our 9 nights at endless summer was £520 altogether. I know that’s not including food and tickets but it’s so much cheaper. We are only staying at Disney because this will be my first ever time staying on property and I’m really looking forward to experiencing it, as I’m sure a lot of other people do, but we couldn’t justify staying longer then the five days we needed for free dining.
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