I do not support BC’s suggestions of a price increase and may decide to sell all of my DVC contracts and never go to WDW again. My concerns are: 1. Ride Breakdowns are increasing all most daily and general maintenance has decreased significantly. 2. Very few new rides or shows. 3. The cost of taking a family to WDW is beyond what a a vacation should cost. 4. Changes are being made to park times for no reason. 5. Disney has no park guest capacity limits and wait times are excessively long. 6. Disney Genie is an unsecure app which allows parks guest phones to be hacked. Bottom line, the Disney Magic is gone, and Disney is all about generating increased revenues and they care very little about the park guest.
Agree ! Disneyland is not even remotely like it used to be! Reservations for a fun park Not !
Pay for the Genie Not !
Price gouging Not!
Walt is tolling over in his grave!
What a crock…
Like saying we welcome higher inflation and the economy has never been better . Don’t listen to the lies… Disney is going downhill in so many ways…we are paying more and getting less…why would anyone agree to an increase…
This ∆. Peaks are profiting more than the rest of Disney because they ruined the experience while knowing kids would still want to go. They will increase prices to get more profit but they won’t make the experience any better. They’re more likely to continue to make it worse.
You know, a lot of people scrimp and save and work very hard to be able to afford a Disney vacation. A family of four is a very expensive investment for a number of good, honest hard working people and for you to label them riff-raff is not only insulting, but illustrates how arrogant and narrow minded you are.
If they raise the prices and less people go to the park, then they will immediately lower the prices again. Whatever they increase the price to will still be whatever the current crowds at Disney are still willing to pay. This was covered in the article…
I think you should have to pay extra cash for the Falcon ride. I also think they should have a draq queen show on every corner at the Magic Kingdom.
Can we get some gay Ewoks please?
I’d love to use a bathroom and have an Ewok stare at me and say “BEE CHEE WAWA”
Maybe have Winnie the Pooh come out as trans?
BRB, gotta chase down my hormone blockers with my soy latte, followed up with my Kombucha enema.
are you looking in the mirror? What is not true about what he said – he is just offering the next obvious moves to be made byh chapek to improve the parks for a slim minority of peoplewhile indoctrinating youth. Former cast member here – I will not set foot in a park again until this evil and immoral regime is overthrown. But good luck on that – look at the corrupt board.
@Guest, don’t worry, this guy, Steve, “Walt”, and S1 are permanent residents of this website, because they literally have NOTHING going on in their lives. No one that cares for them, so they literally wake up in the morning (no jobs of course), and IMMEDIATELY jump onto lTM to spread their misery. You actually start feeling sad for them after a while. They’ll be here tomorrow. And the next day, and the next…
And ESPECIALLY S1, who’s a delusional troll who believes that (s)he is going to “rule Disney like a dictatorship, just like sports team managers”, and would say “it’s against the law for (something ridiculous yet double standard). In other words, S1 is a bonafide TROLL
I see. So the plan to deal with crowd control is to price out lower income guests. What a “magical” corporation. Disney is an ugly shadow of it’s former self.
Stateside, Disney World is simply not worth it. We used to spend thousands every year to go for at least a week staying in the Polynesian or wilderness lodge. It was expensive but worth it. Now, it’s not even remotely worth the price. We spent the same amount (including air tickets!) to spend a week in Japan, including tickets to Tokyo Disney and Disney sea, which is a far cleaner, superior park in terms of maintenance and quality, and value (3-day tickets are less than $200) Im so glad we never purchased DVC points, which we almost did prior to the pandemic.
What delusional person thinks a price increase for reduced product or experience is a good thing? This just shows how out of touch this asshat is and just another reason why he should be replaced. And take McCarthy with you. We can trim our waistlines without her opinion.
Price increases across the board at Disney seem to come monthly. As a retiree on a fixed income Disney is no longer an affordable option since senior pricing is non-existent. We had initially hoped to be able to enjoy our retirement years with WDW as a vacation option since we spent many happy trips to WDW in the recent past. On the surface it would appear that Disney is trying to price themselves into an exclusive vacation venue available to the more affluent. After viewing some of the recent brawls and disruptive incidents I can see the point. It is indeed disappointing that Disney has become, or is becoming an exclusive resort option, but, as we all know not everyone can afford the Rolls Royce.
Don’t know where you got your information, but even the few guotes you stayed are not for price increases & less benefits. As a shareholder I wondered why there wasn’t a special meeting to remove Chapek when stock prices dropped below $100 per share: because thoses who have thousands of shares were buying up stock & properties at lower prices & making another fortune. It is all a game to Chapek. He doesn’t care about what Walt built or envisioned. It is a travesty.
#FireChapek I as an annual passholder do not believe any price increases should happen. If you have huge profits then there should be no reason for an increase! #BringBackIger
I can’t imagine asking if they should increase and people saying a resounding yes. But as one said Disney has always been expensive but worth it. Rehire people and restore pre-covid magic and stop literally nickel and diming us and I would give the benefit of the doubt. But increasing price and decreasing what you get for your buck is ridiculous.
I don’t buy these folks saying they’ll sell “all my contracts.” First, you should because you’re clearly not getting joy from them. I’m all for finding a good price that lowers crowds but maximizes profits. As long as the parks are packed daily they’re still too low in my opinion. I love the After Hours parties because you’re paying for the lower crowds. Before anyone judges me, I’m not out of touch. I grew up poor and was a homeless teen. I put myself through college, a master’s, and a PhD. I know not everyone has the same luck in life I did, but Disney World isn’t a guaranteed life experience. It’s an expensive vacation.
I don’t comment on these blogs, but I can’t keep quiet on this one. Disney has gotten terrible! More DVC contracts for sale than I have ever seen. More and more people are not going to Disney. And I don’t blame them at all!
Yeah. SO many people not going. That’s because it’s so crowded! The reality is: for every person that gave up on Disney, at least one more became a fan.
Chapek is the worst thing that ever happened to Disney. He has turned a family theme park into a weirdo haven. The reason he thinks he is seeing profits is because the employees are allowed to act like employees in any other company instead of exceptional and put on the show Walt Disney intended. The Disney Parks are not the special place they used to be. It’s just another over priced Universal or Cedar Parks. Overpriced small portioned greasy spoon food, rude staff and visitors, violence.
Screwed over passholders.
When $ is the only thing that is being considered by the coo this is what you get.
Last visit pre pandemic!
I say no more price hikes ueverything is running properly and parks and everything in them are worth it. Paying for someone’s bonus is not a good enough reason. Fix the parks!!
Ever since they opened Disney world Disney went down hill and they took the magic from Disney. they just started to increase every thing just to keep this investment in the swamp, experiment going.
I susoect Bob Chapek is paying for a PR campaign to infork the world that Disney customers like his moves. That we like the paid replacement of FastPass. That we like benches disappearing everywhere. That we like his Epcot monstrosity on the lake and so on. And some real people read the PR-led hype and join in. Thats why companies pay for PR. Chapek has a lot to lose. People have already decided he is the worst CEO of the last three. This is an effort to protect his rep and his powerful position.
I’ve been a hard core Disney fan for decades, I’m a shareholder, was an annual passholder, and it’s still my number one vacation choice… Except that the last time we were there, we spent more money to have a very disappointing visit. 4 rides that we were on broke down (within a 24 hour span) and we had to be evacuated from two of them. We kept spending a little more and a little more for this and that, and our experience was getting less easy, less convenient, and less fun rather than more. I know that the line is that they need to raise prices to maintain rides; pay cash members better; maintain cleanliness; and continue to improve and build more magic. However, none of that is happening. Besides the 4 rides that broke down while we were riding them, there were 3 other major rides that were closed for refurbishment. With 7 major attractions shut down, the lines for everything else were way out of control. Instead of deciding what to do next, we were stuck looking for what we COULD do next. The restaurants had fewer cast members working, so online ordering was the best option- but took twice as long as it did to wait in line. The park was noticeably dirty, bathrooms out of toilet paper and multiple stalls out of order. I’d rather they shut down again fully, fix EVERYTHING that needs fixing, clean the place up, then reopen with annual passes that may be a higher price than before; and Fast passes that are free (maybe 4 per day per ticket) ; and rather than giving stuff( that used to be included) for MORE nickels and dimes, offer discounts if you DON’T use them. Didn’t use any fast passes today? Great! Now your ticket has a $5 restaurant credit. I desperately need DL to be my sanctuary. Please fix the money things
Although I suppose it’s a testament to the deep emotions people carry regarding Disney IP, the idea that everyone is entitled to access to a business with extreme expenses (and matching profits) regardless of their ability to pay is a stranger fantasy than anything dreamed up (or appropriated) by the House of Mouse.
I’d like to travel on the Orient Express, stay in the Peninsular and spend a week touring the Galapagos, but im not *owed* that by anyone or any entity. Do any of you “denied the opportunity” folks want to explain to me why I should be so rewarded without cause?
If it’s important enough to me, I’ll work and save to do it. It’s not, so I won’t. End of story.
Meanwhile, I’d very much welcome lower attendance level in the Disney Parks. The First Law of Econonmics is not being very well represented at the moment, and service and conditions in the parks suffering because of it.
Trying to lower demand with increased pricing while offering an inferior experience is an extremely risky proposition. The impact might not be seen immediately, but it will be seen.
Bob is just a money hungry CEO all he wants is money they took the fun out of going and are pricing the average person out what does he want to cater to the rich only
These fans should know the cost of a ticket to the 1964 NY world’s fair – cost only $2!!(which would be $19.11 today adjusted for inflation) – $1 for younger children! & it would take several days to see everything, unlike half-a-day Epcot.
& the fair was the ORIGINATOR of the Carousel of Progress(GE’s Progressland), It’s a Small World, & an animatronic president(Great moments with Mr. Lincoln)! It also had these dark rides: Disney’s Ford Magic Skyway ride, Bell Telephone history of communication, & GM futurama. & a lot more foreign country pavillions than Epcot.
& a monorail. & an underground home(could still be there in Queens, NY!) & much more.
Comments for Disney Fans Agree With Another Price Increase, Support Bob Chapek
Bob
I do not support BC’s suggestions of a price increase and may decide to sell all of my DVC contracts and never go to WDW again. My concerns are: 1. Ride Breakdowns are increasing all most daily and general maintenance has decreased significantly. 2. Very few new rides or shows. 3. The cost of taking a family to WDW is beyond what a a vacation should cost. 4. Changes are being made to park times for no reason. 5. Disney has no park guest capacity limits and wait times are excessively long. 6. Disney Genie is an unsecure app which allows parks guest phones to be hacked. Bottom line, the Disney Magic is gone, and Disney is all about generating increased revenues and they care very little about the park guest.
Scott Lee-Ross
Can there be any more false statements. Every single statement above is just plain false
Steve
If you aren’t getting paid to constantly defend Paycheck, you should.
Linda
Agree ! Disneyland is not even remotely like it used to be! Reservations for a fun park Not !
Pay for the Genie Not !
Price gouging Not!
Walt is tolling over in his grave!
Susan grogg
What a crock…
Like saying we welcome higher inflation and the economy has never been better . Don’t listen to the lies… Disney is going downhill in so many ways…we are paying more and getting less…why would anyone agree to an increase…
Kenneth M Robitzsch
When is enough gonna be enough? Walt Disney never intended this to be this way!
Liza J
There is not one person out there except Chapek thinking a price increase is a great idea!
Guest
This ∆. Peaks are profiting more than the rest of Disney because they ruined the experience while knowing kids would still want to go. They will increase prices to get more profit but they won’t make the experience any better. They’re more likely to continue to make it worse.
S
A price increase would decrease the riffraff in the parks, go for it!
William
You know, a lot of people scrimp and save and work very hard to be able to afford a Disney vacation. A family of four is a very expensive investment for a number of good, honest hard working people and for you to label them riff-raff is not only insulting, but illustrates how arrogant and narrow minded you are.
Michael
This is B.S. If I walked down Downtown Disney, and asked everyone if they would be in favor of more price increases, 90% would say Hell No.
Try that real life experiment.
Kacy
If they raise the prices and less people go to the park, then they will immediately lower the prices again. Whatever they increase the price to will still be whatever the current crowds at Disney are still willing to pay. This was covered in the article…
JK
So, only rich people should be allowed to go to the happiest place on earth? Wow…
Epsteindidnt commitsuicide
I think you should have to pay extra cash for the Falcon ride. I also think they should have a draq queen show on every corner at the Magic Kingdom.
Can we get some gay Ewoks please?
I’d love to use a bathroom and have an Ewok stare at me and say “BEE CHEE WAWA”
Maybe have Winnie the Pooh come out as trans?
BRB, gotta chase down my hormone blockers with my soy latte, followed up with my Kombucha enema.
Guest
This is what an idiot looks like folks.
Walt
are you looking in the mirror? What is not true about what he said – he is just offering the next obvious moves to be made byh chapek to improve the parks for a slim minority of peoplewhile indoctrinating youth. Former cast member here – I will not set foot in a park again until this evil and immoral regime is overthrown. But good luck on that – look at the corrupt board.
Steve
You got triggered.
The Middle-Class
Get your profits now Chapek in 2025 Epic Universe is coming. Anyone smart with their money will be headed there.
Darrell
Everyone just start going to Universal instead. The. He might get a clue
Vince
@Guest, don’t worry, this guy, Steve, “Walt”, and S1 are permanent residents of this website, because they literally have NOTHING going on in their lives. No one that cares for them, so they literally wake up in the morning (no jobs of course), and IMMEDIATELY jump onto lTM to spread their misery. You actually start feeling sad for them after a while. They’ll be here tomorrow. And the next day, and the next…
Good Luck
And ESPECIALLY S1, who’s a delusional troll who believes that (s)he is going to “rule Disney like a dictatorship, just like sports team managers”, and would say “it’s against the law for (something ridiculous yet double standard). In other words, S1 is a bonafide TROLL
Steve
Maybe I need to constantly post under different names like others here, “Vince”.
Kacy
This is what a person with no sense of humor looks like.
FBI FUBAR
Disney is so woke
Guest
I see. So the plan to deal with crowd control is to price out lower income guests. What a “magical” corporation. Disney is an ugly shadow of it’s former self.
Steve
While pretending to be woke and progressive.
Jim
As a share holder, and Fisney Fan I do not Agree With Another Price Increase, I do not support Bob Chapek
Former Fan
Stateside, Disney World is simply not worth it. We used to spend thousands every year to go for at least a week staying in the Polynesian or wilderness lodge. It was expensive but worth it. Now, it’s not even remotely worth the price. We spent the same amount (including air tickets!) to spend a week in Japan, including tickets to Tokyo Disney and Disney sea, which is a far cleaner, superior park in terms of maintenance and quality, and value (3-day tickets are less than $200) Im so glad we never purchased DVC points, which we almost did prior to the pandemic.
Mickeymouse3
What delusional person thinks a price increase for reduced product or experience is a good thing? This just shows how out of touch this asshat is and just another reason why he should be replaced. And take McCarthy with you. We can trim our waistlines without her opinion.
William
Price increases across the board at Disney seem to come monthly. As a retiree on a fixed income Disney is no longer an affordable option since senior pricing is non-existent. We had initially hoped to be able to enjoy our retirement years with WDW as a vacation option since we spent many happy trips to WDW in the recent past. On the surface it would appear that Disney is trying to price themselves into an exclusive vacation venue available to the more affluent. After viewing some of the recent brawls and disruptive incidents I can see the point. It is indeed disappointing that Disney has become, or is becoming an exclusive resort option, but, as we all know not everyone can afford the Rolls Royce.
Dee
Don’t know where you got your information, but even the few guotes you stayed are not for price increases & less benefits. As a shareholder I wondered why there wasn’t a special meeting to remove Chapek when stock prices dropped below $100 per share: because thoses who have thousands of shares were buying up stock & properties at lower prices & making another fortune. It is all a game to Chapek. He doesn’t care about what Walt built or envisioned. It is a travesty.
Jeremy
#FireChapek I as an annual passholder do not believe any price increases should happen. If you have huge profits then there should be no reason for an increase! #BringBackIger
Steve
Iger and Chapek are literally the same. Both if them together destroyed Disney.
Pam
I can’t imagine asking if they should increase and people saying a resounding yes. But as one said Disney has always been expensive but worth it. Rehire people and restore pre-covid magic and stop literally nickel and diming us and I would give the benefit of the doubt. But increasing price and decreasing what you get for your buck is ridiculous.
ZachinKY
I don’t buy these folks saying they’ll sell “all my contracts.” First, you should because you’re clearly not getting joy from them. I’m all for finding a good price that lowers crowds but maximizes profits. As long as the parks are packed daily they’re still too low in my opinion. I love the After Hours parties because you’re paying for the lower crowds. Before anyone judges me, I’m not out of touch. I grew up poor and was a homeless teen. I put myself through college, a master’s, and a PhD. I know not everyone has the same luck in life I did, but Disney World isn’t a guaranteed life experience. It’s an expensive vacation.
Disney
I don’t comment on these blogs, but I can’t keep quiet on this one. Disney has gotten terrible! More DVC contracts for sale than I have ever seen. More and more people are not going to Disney. And I don’t blame them at all!
YvonneNC
Yeah. SO many people not going. That’s because it’s so crowded! The reality is: for every person that gave up on Disney, at least one more became a fan.
Steve
Are you do sure about that?
Most families, at most, visit every year. You should expect a year or more delay in the effect of any negative experiences on attendance.
Lisa P.
No. No we don’t.
Sarah
Chapek is the worst thing that ever happened to Disney. He has turned a family theme park into a weirdo haven. The reason he thinks he is seeing profits is because the employees are allowed to act like employees in any other company instead of exceptional and put on the show Walt Disney intended. The Disney Parks are not the special place they used to be. It’s just another over priced Universal or Cedar Parks. Overpriced small portioned greasy spoon food, rude staff and visitors, violence.
Screwed over passholders.
When $ is the only thing that is being considered by the coo this is what you get.
Last visit pre pandemic!
Rose
I say no more price hikes ueverything is running properly and parks and everything in them are worth it. Paying for someone’s bonus is not a good enough reason. Fix the parks!!
Robert Balderrama
Ever since they opened Disney world Disney went down hill and they took the magic from Disney. they just started to increase every thing just to keep this investment in the swamp, experiment going.
anonymous
I susoect Bob Chapek is paying for a PR campaign to infork the world that Disney customers like his moves. That we like the paid replacement of FastPass. That we like benches disappearing everywhere. That we like his Epcot monstrosity on the lake and so on. And some real people read the PR-led hype and join in. Thats why companies pay for PR. Chapek has a lot to lose. People have already decided he is the worst CEO of the last three. This is an effort to protect his rep and his powerful position.
JK
I’ve been a hard core Disney fan for decades, I’m a shareholder, was an annual passholder, and it’s still my number one vacation choice… Except that the last time we were there, we spent more money to have a very disappointing visit. 4 rides that we were on broke down (within a 24 hour span) and we had to be evacuated from two of them. We kept spending a little more and a little more for this and that, and our experience was getting less easy, less convenient, and less fun rather than more. I know that the line is that they need to raise prices to maintain rides; pay cash members better; maintain cleanliness; and continue to improve and build more magic. However, none of that is happening. Besides the 4 rides that broke down while we were riding them, there were 3 other major rides that were closed for refurbishment. With 7 major attractions shut down, the lines for everything else were way out of control. Instead of deciding what to do next, we were stuck looking for what we COULD do next. The restaurants had fewer cast members working, so online ordering was the best option- but took twice as long as it did to wait in line. The park was noticeably dirty, bathrooms out of toilet paper and multiple stalls out of order. I’d rather they shut down again fully, fix EVERYTHING that needs fixing, clean the place up, then reopen with annual passes that may be a higher price than before; and Fast passes that are free (maybe 4 per day per ticket) ; and rather than giving stuff( that used to be included) for MORE nickels and dimes, offer discounts if you DON’T use them. Didn’t use any fast passes today? Great! Now your ticket has a $5 restaurant credit. I desperately need DL to be my sanctuary. Please fix the money things
Steve Bennett
Although I suppose it’s a testament to the deep emotions people carry regarding Disney IP, the idea that everyone is entitled to access to a business with extreme expenses (and matching profits) regardless of their ability to pay is a stranger fantasy than anything dreamed up (or appropriated) by the House of Mouse.
I’d like to travel on the Orient Express, stay in the Peninsular and spend a week touring the Galapagos, but im not *owed* that by anyone or any entity. Do any of you “denied the opportunity” folks want to explain to me why I should be so rewarded without cause?
If it’s important enough to me, I’ll work and save to do it. It’s not, so I won’t. End of story.
Meanwhile, I’d very much welcome lower attendance level in the Disney Parks. The First Law of Econonmics is not being very well represented at the moment, and service and conditions in the parks suffering because of it.
Steve
Trying to lower demand with increased pricing while offering an inferior experience is an extremely risky proposition. The impact might not be seen immediately, but it will be seen.
Steve Bennett
Agreed. The goal would be to lower attendence and restore quality to former levels. Absent those two benchmarks, failure.
Kevin
Bob is just a money hungry CEO all he wants is money they took the fun out of going and are pricing the average person out what does he want to cater to the rich only
joenywf64
These fans should know the cost of a ticket to the 1964 NY world’s fair – cost only $2!!(which would be $19.11 today adjusted for inflation) – $1 for younger children! & it would take several days to see everything, unlike half-a-day Epcot.
& the fair was the ORIGINATOR of the Carousel of Progress(GE’s Progressland), It’s a Small World, & an animatronic president(Great moments with Mr. Lincoln)! It also had these dark rides: Disney’s Ford Magic Skyway ride, Bell Telephone history of communication, & GM futurama. & a lot more foreign country pavillions than Epcot.
& a monorail. & an underground home(could still be there in Queens, NY!) & much more.
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