why is disney so expensive

[Flatbush Flyer]

1 hour ago, twodaywonder said:

Wow, news to me. it is a fake one. Wonder if Disney employees know that?

Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built to completion under the direct supervision of Walt Disney.

 

A copy of Disneyland, called the Magic Kingdom, was built approx. two decades later as one of the theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando.

 

Sorry folks but there will forever be only one original Disneyland and it will always be situated in Anaheim, California.

 

 

[navybankerteacher]

9 hours ago, twodaywonder said:

Guess Disney agrees what P.T. Barnum said. So the price will keep going up as long as it sails full.

That sounds like a common sense way of establishing a value-based price for anything.

 

What profit-oriented company is going to charge less than what it’s public is willing to pay.  Put another way:  would you sell you house for less than what a buyer would be willing to pay for it?

[navybankerteacher]

4 hours ago, twodaywonder said:

Wow, news to me. it is a fake one. Wonder if Disney employees know that?

It kind of helps to know where you are. Disneyland is in Anaheim, California; the much larger Walt Disney World is in Florida.

 

Do you call all Ford Motor Company cars Fords; or do you realize that some are known as Lincoln’s? We 

[DisneyDorkhead]

10 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said:

Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built to completion under the direct supervision of Walt Disney.

 

A copy of Disneyland, called the Magic Kingdom, was built approx. two decades later as one of the theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando.

 

Sorry folks but there will forever be only one original Disneyland and it will always be situated in Anaheim, California.

 

 

Hate to disappoint you but the Magic Kingdom wasn't built to be a copy of Disneyland. While I consider Disneyland to be my "home" park, the Magic Kingdom is as beautiful and meaningful in its own way. Comparing the two is like trying to compare apples to oranges. Can't be done. 

[MCC retired]

The fake Disney in Florida has more $600 per night hotels than the Real Disney in California .

[declansdad]

20 hours ago, twodaywonder said:

Guess Disney agrees what P.T. Barnum said. So the price will keep going up as long as it sails full.

 

Wow you really seem to have a hate on for Disney.

[declansdad]

13 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said:

Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built to completion under the direct supervision of Walt Disney.

 

A copy of Disneyland, called the Magic Kingdom, was built approx. two decades later as one of the theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando.

 

Sorry folks but there will forever be only one original Disneyland and it will always be situated in Anaheim, California.

 

 

 

And there is only one Disney World, all the others are Disneyland.

 

As far as Magic Kingdom in Florida is concerned, Walt Disney played a huge part in the building of that park.

[DisneyDorkhead]

5 minutes ago, declansdad said:

 

And there is only one Disney World, all the others are Disneyland.

 

As far as Magic Kingdom in Florida is concerned, Walt Disney played a huge part in the building of that park.

That is only partly true. Disneyland is the park that Walt built. Walt died on December 15, 1966,  a good 5 years before the Magic Kingdom opened in October 1071. Yes while Walt did much of the planning of the Magic Kingdom it was actually Roy Disney  who oversaw the construction of the Magic Kingdom.

[DisneyDorkhead]

35 minutes ago, MCC retired said:

The fake Disney in Florida has more $600 per night hotels than the Real Disney in California .

You must go during the peak times then. I've gotten rooms at WDW in the $300 to $400 range.

[declansdad]

15 minutes ago, DisneyDorkhead said:

That is only partly true. Disneyland is the park that Walt built. Walt died on December 15, 1966,  a good 5 years before the Magic Kingdom opened in October 1071. Yes while Walt did much of the planning of the Magic Kingdom it was actually Roy Disney  who oversaw the construction of the Magic Kingdom.

 

True but the work that Roy did followed Walt's vision for the resort. He made sure they stayed as close as possible to Walt's plan and did a great job in doing so. Unfortunately he passed away 2 months after they opened.

[MCC retired]

53 minutes ago, DisneyDorkhead said:

You must go during the peak times then. I've gotten rooms at WDW in the $300 to $400 range.

As FL Resident AP we only go during cheapest 

times . Deluxe hotels like Poly and Grand Floridian regularly above $600 . Other Deluxe off of the Monorail can be had for less but still obscene rates.

Seems like the Peak Time is year long now

@wdw

 

Edited May 30, 2019 by MCC retired

[Flatbush Flyer]

3 hours ago, DisneyDorkhead said:

Hate to disappoint you but the Magic Kingdom wasn't built to be a copy of Disneyland. While I consider Disneyland to be my "home" park, the Magic Kingdom is as beautiful and meaningful in its own way. Comparing the two is like trying to compare apples to oranges. Can't be done. 

I never said that the Magic Kingdom in the Orlando area was not interesting, unusual and convenient in its own right. Nor did I call it a "fake." We've been there and noticed many of the differences from the real one in Anaheim (e.g., the larger castle). Nonetheless, there remains only one original Disneyland.

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

What is going on here? The topic was about Disney the cruise ships. 

[donaldsc]

As long as there enough people willing to pay Disney cruise's totally overpriced cruise costs, they will keep the price up.  When people finally realize that a Disney cruise is a ripoff and stop booking, the prices will come down.  That is the way capitalism works - raise the price until demand drops and then lower the price as necessary to keep the demand up.

 

DON

[MCC retired]

1 hour ago, twodaywonder said:

What is going on here? The topic was about Disney the cruise ships. 

Please forgive us from straying from the Disney Cruise  theme to support why everything Disney is worth so much more $$$ to some .

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

21 minutes ago, donaldsc said:

As long as there enough people willing to pay Disney cruise's totally overpriced cruise costs, they will keep the price up.  When people finally realize that a Disney cruise is a ripoff and stop booking, the prices will come down.  That is the way capitalism works - raise the price until demand drops and then lower the price as necessary to keep the demand up.

 

DON

100% accurate.

[declansdad]

17 minutes ago, twodaywonder said:

100% accurate.

 

It may be a ripoff in your opinion and donaldsc's opinion but that doesn't make it fact.

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

6 minutes ago, declansdad said:

 

It may be a ripoff in your opinion and donaldsc's opinion but that doesn't make it fact.

Whatever floats your boat. Comparatively speaking. It is a rip off. Micky smiles all the way to the bank.

[navybankerteacher]

1 hour ago, donaldsc said:

As long as there enough people willing to pay Disney cruise's totally overpriced cruise costs, they will keep the price up.  When people finally realize that a Disney cruise is a ripoff and stop booking, the prices will come down.  That is the way capitalism works - raise the price until demand drops and then lower the price as necessary to keep the demand up.

 

DON

The basic law of supply and demand - in existence long before capitalism evolved - is what justifies Disney cruise prices.  Customers would be crazy to pay the prices if they did not think the experience was worth the cost — and Disney would be crazy to charge less than what plenty are willing to pay.  Your not appreciating the Disney experience only means that you don’t want to pay the price — it does not mean the cruises are overpriced.  I would not want to pay for a Disney cruise either.

 

 By the same token, I do not think NCL cruises are worth the price either  (to me);  by your rationale, that would make them overpriced.

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

I would never pay there prices. That's me. You ant to spend your money to be with Mickey. Go for it. Most spend the price to show there children a great time. I have read where the grand parents kick in to help pay for the cost. Considering i can get a minimum of two cruises for one of theirs. It makes no sense to me at all. There is NOTHING on there ships that would make me want to pay the price. Nothing! Again, that is me. Nothing justifies Disney's price. nothing.  Remember they do not have a casino, so there is no revenue from it. 

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

Just a quick example. OV 4 days July 3rd this year $533.00 pp plus tax and port Carnival 4 day July 4th $158.00 pp plus tax and port. I must agree. Way over priced. How can you justify that price other than Disney sucking it out of you?

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

Just went to the Disney site and here is the total for the least expensive OV with a PORT HOLE not even a window. 4 days July 3rd for 2, $4,612.00 

[navybankerteacher]

45 minutes ago, twodaywonder said:

Just a quick example. OV 4 days July 3rd this year $533.00 pp plus tax and port Carnival 4 day July 4th $158.00 pp plus tax and port. I must agree. Way over priced. How can you justify that price other than Disney sucking it out of you?

Comparing prices proves nothing.  This data is like saying that a Rolls Royce Silver Phantom is overpriced just because it costs much more than a Ford Focus.  

 

If the customer base sees value and wants to buy the product, they are paying what the market says it is worth - that means it is not overpriced:  expensive, yes   — overpriced, no.

[declansdad]

3 hours ago, twodaywonder said:

Just a quick example. OV 4 days July 3rd this year $533.00 pp plus tax and port Carnival 4 day July 4th $158.00 pp plus tax and port. I must agree. Way over priced. How can you justify that price other than Disney sucking it out of you?

 

You can't justify it because to you it doesn't have value, to others is does and they are willing to pay the price.

 

 

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

15 hours ago, declansdad said:

 

You can't justify it because to you it doesn't have value, to others is does and they are willing to pay the price.

 

 

Where is the value????? I can see Micky and Goofy. Awesome.  P.T. BARNUM rides again.