crazymomof4
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2003
Cover charge just to enter resort hotels if you want to look around, shop or dine.
I am honestly surprised they haven't done this already!!I could see them banning outside food and snacks to force everyone to buy all meals and snacks in the park.
When WDW opened, you DID have to pay a transportation fee to use the monorail or fairy (can't remember the value of that one). You provided that ticket when you went through the gates after buying your ticket book at the transportation center. When you arrived at the Magic Kingdom, you had to give another entry ticket (believe it was $5.00) to go through the turnstile, plus the ride tickets. Those in the military could buy a special ticket book. The ride tickets were green and had a key imprinted on them. You could use that ticket for any ride, A through E. We used to use them for D & E attractions and buy the lesser attraction tickets at the booths throughout the Magic Kingdom. I still have a few of them around here somewhere.I could see a fee for some transportation, but not all. After all, you are forced to use Disney transportation to get from the TTC to the Magic Kingdom. But maybe a charge for some "optional" transportation like the Skyliner. Tokyo Disney has a fee for their monorail, but it's connected to the city transportation system. I can see Disney having some transportation option between the Brightlight train (if it really ever gets built, I'm not holding my breath) and the parks or hotels. As a note, there was also some law in Tokyo that all transportation has to have a fee (I think?) and that was one of the reasons they never built a railroad around the Disneyland park.
I agree about resort fees. Maybe a fee to use Disney's internet in the hotels and the parks, which would be BS because you need it to connect to their app. But in their future I see more upcharged events and services. For example, more after or before hours events. More VIP viewing areas for fireworks and shows. Exclusive character meet and greets. Maybe some of the smaller pools at the resorts have a extra charge to enter, or you have to be a concierge level guest. If they build any more hotels they will be more DVC or deluxes.
This is probably never going to happen, but watch them one day decide to go "retro" and make people buy ticket books to go on all the rides, like how Disneyland and WDW used to operate. However, I doubt that would ever be equal inflation wise to what the prices used to be. A Disneyland entry ticket on opening day in 1955 was $1, which is equal to $10.10 today. The ride tickets were $.10-$.35, equal to $1.02-$3.57. No, I bet if they went back to the system today it would still be $100 to enter the park and another $5-$20 to get on each ride.
Disney raised the rates at POP after the Skyliner opened.I think Disney will eventually apply a service fee to subsidize on-property transportation for resort guests. I can see this happening in 2023. This charge will be applied to the room rates.
Well heck, now I’d pay for a fairy ride!!! That’s magical! Gotta love that autocorrect.When WDW opened, you DID have to pay a transportation fee to use the monorail or fairy
Sounds like exploitation of Tinkerbell.Well heck, now I’d pay for a fairy ride!!! That’s magical! Gotta love that autocorrect.
Once Genie+ and Lightning Lane has become a wild success, Disney will be motivated to have more microtransactions:
Access to the bathrooms
Charge to take the trams from the parking lots (staff will start parking cars from the back to the front)
A concierge service to book hard to obtain ADRs
Hotel rooms will only include the room, want bedsheets? Pillows? towels? Rental fee for those.
Pay to watch the TV in the hotel room
Pay to use the resort pools
Pay per ride like the old days, but now with dynamic pricing! Long standby line at 7DMT? Price goes up along with the price for a Lightning Lane pass!
Charge for onsite transportation
Digital badges for riding rides or paying for one of these microtransactions, show off how many times you have paid for Genie+! 100 times for Silver, 500 times for Gold, 1000 for the exclusive Platinum digital badge!
Pay for fireworks / shows, just like the after hours parties if you dont have a wristband you will be escorted out
Pay for the day shows like Indiana Jones, Frozen Ever After, Finding Nemo, etc - the best seats cost more
Standby seat, rent a portable chair so you can sit in the standby line
Pay for the best seat / area for the Cavalcade or Parades
Pay for drinking water
Pay to park at the parks even if you are staying onsite and paying to park there
Happy Birthday buttons, etc now cost $5 each
Park hopper early access, pay extra to park hop before 2pm
Upgraded Genie+ where you get to pick where you sit on the ride, no more requesting front row or back row for your favorite rollercoaster. You need to pay for that right
Lol, I could do this all night. Maybe I should email my ideas to Bob and Josh!