mitsukoshi samurai
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- Dec 8, 2009
No resort parkingI see that theme park parking is included with the annual pass... What about resort parking?
No resort parkingI see that theme park parking is included with the annual pass... What about resort parking?
I wasn't trying to spin it. I was trying to explain it. Reservations are more important to Disney than the guests' dislike of them is.Reservations are the #1 most hated thing on my list as a former passholder. Spinning the value of metrics that come as a result doesn't soften that blow in any way shape or form.
You have to call or go to guest servicesLooked to renew my son’s Gold. Says there is no gold.
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Someone on the News forum pointed out you only need to get one Photopass per person in your family - so there is at least that.
I just contacted Disney with this very question. We have AP vouchers not activated as well. The cast member I spoke to said that when activated, they would basically be as purchased, including Photopass. The difference would be if you were to renew them..then it would be on the new system.I wonder how this impacts purchased but not yet activated Platinum Annual Passes. We still have 2 APs (one for each of us) that have not yet been activated. Will those still be granted the full benefit described when they were purchased? I think the main difference is that Platinum AP includes Photopass downloads vs this new thing that does not.
Comparing the DVC Gold AP to the new Sorcerer's pass. Sorcerer's has different blackout dates (none over Easter, but now includes Thanksgiving weekend) but the Gold AP has none over Thanksgiving. Loss of Memory Maker. Higher price tag (Gold was $719, Sorcerer's is $899!) and this is after they raised prices $20 right before the shutdown.
It’s just business math, they’re finding the customer’s breaking point- and they haven’t found it yet. Higher prices equal higher margins until a decrease in business leads to too few sales to math out. Think of the party. Double the prices, lose half the customers and then pay half the CMs you used to because you only have half the customers. Higher profit.I am getting so discouraged with all these add on prices Disney is expecting. But people just keep paying for it all...the "new" Winter celebration (old Xmas) price is so ridiculous. I just don't understand any of this.
I always think it’s funny that people think they are still “limiting” capacity. They’re not.
Yes, that is basically it. I will miss having a resident rate for the top pass, if I renew next year. My current pass expires next May, and I have no plans to purchase anything related to Genie. Depending on how that pans out, I may or may not renew.So if you're renewing an out of state Platinum pass, the only differences are:
Does that sound right? Or am I missing something?
- a slight (relatively speaking!) price increase
- no more PhotoPass
- 5 days of park reservations not connected to a resort stay (instead of 3)
The fun part is that if they do find the breaking point - they can't just lower the price.It’s just business math, they’re finding the customer’s breaking point- and they haven’t found it yet.
I remember a Christmas where Small World had a 75 minute wait. Small World. (Where do you even put a 75-minute-long line for that?)I think they actually are. But people equate 100% capacity with a very crowded day. People don't know what true 100% capacity is like. It's a two hour wait for a hot dog and a 1/4 mile long line for the restroom.
Yep this is absurd. Thankfully we just activated our passes August 14th so this is a 2023 problem for us (we use them to get 2 years worth of trips)
but still. Eesh. It goes from $2800 to $3600 for 4 passes. That’s a tremendous increase