Even though Walt Disney World bills itself as “the happiest place on earth,” one Disney fanatic isn't feeling so gay about a recent visit to the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida.
Long-time fan Jake Williams complained that Disney is becoming “anti-consumer”, stating that he did the math and it would be cheaper to take a family on holiday abroad, according to the Daily Mail.
Williams documented his visit and noticed a massive 44 percent increase in prices since 2017. He also took issue with the removal of once-free services that add hundreds of dollars to a park trip.
He and his partner Emmi stayed at Disney's Port Orleans resort, which he said was “pretty nice.”
“I had a discounted rate of $249 a night, but it actually turned out to be $280 a night with tax,” Williams. he said the British tabloid.
After noting that they had a reasonable meal ($22.79 per person, plus tax), Williams said they took Disney's free bus transportation to the park.
It was there that he noted a reformatting of the pricing tier of his annual pass system since his last visit.
“[They] raised the prices of both passes and regular day tickets,” said the Disney fanatic. “We chose to do the classic Magic Kingdom Park, which is also the most expensive park, unlike Disney's past days, now it has variable prices for each park depending on when you go.”
As noted in the article, Magic Kingdom tickets are $154 per person, which came to $328 for him and his girlfriend Emmi.
“As expensive as it sounds, at least it's not a more expensive day than in late November, where one-day tickets can be as high as $184 per person,” Williams said, before noting the “insane” lines at many attractions and attractions.
According to Williams, the same trip in 2017 would have cost a total of $567.
“That's almost a $320 difference between two trips, a 44% increase in just 7 years, far outpacing inflation of around 24%,” the Daily Mail reported.
The key differences, Williams said, were Disney's decision to start charging for the bus to the resort and fast passes.
“During our trip we paid $23 per person, which made it $46 for the two of us,” he said. “So after buying the privilege of something we used to get for free, we booked some rides for the end of the day like Pirates and Haunted Mansion, but throughout the afternoon the wait times were consistently long.”
“In this iteration they now charge you money for that,” he said, noting that visitors have to buy another app called Genie+ and you have to pay extra to queue for some rides.
“It's gotten a lot more expensive to take a trip to Disney World,” Williams said in retrospect. “And remember that's without buying additional merchandise or any other snacks or even magic bands that used to be free but are now $35.”
It's “hard” for Williams to justify how expensive Disney is, especially when compared to other exotic options.
“It's frustrating to see Disney make something that used to be free generate tens of millions and not add any value to the parks,” he said. “I can't help but think that no one seems to care if Disney is incredibly more expensive than it used to be, all the while removing benefits that used to be free.”
Williams said a trip to the French Riviera would be $3,462, according to his calculations, and a luxury trip to Bali would be about $4,600.
“I love the Disney parks,” he concluded, “but I'm not willing to put up with the big price hikes and this complicated system where I know there are better places to spend my money.”
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