mshanson3121
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2015
This was our last straw and we threw in the towel. Sucks because we have a little one on the way and I want them to see WDW but the price gouging it's tough for me to handle.
Couple reasons why I refuse to give Disney my money anymore...
1. Raised minimum amount of DVC points for perks.
2. No more Magical Express unless I want to pay for it.
3. Hotel parking charges
4. "Paid Fastpass"
5. Food and drink prices gone through the roof lately
6. Higher than normal inflation for ticket prices.
Plus, add exchange to all these! Im saddened but the only way this changes is if attendance drops and I will do my part.
We have a trip booked next year. We were only doing 1 night on site with 3 days (park hoppers), but we're now contemplating how this will affect our trip.
I really feel like they're trying to force you on-site:
- with the early morning magic change, rope drop advantage is now gone for anyone staying off-site.
- with Lightning Pass, a 2 hour advantage for on site guests is going to make a BIG difference in what's available for the "tier 1" rides for off-site guests booking.
We can't afford to pay for Genie+ AND Lightning Passes. We can use DAS thankfully which helps, but DAS on its own was never enough for our situation, we needed rope drop, DAS and FP combined. So... how do we tackle it now?
Do we drop a day of tickets and add a second night so we can have the rope drop advantage? Do we drop on site and use that $ to pay for Lightning Passes? So many questions now?
Honestly, my husband and I would like to drop 2 days - just use our one day park hoppers (they were comp tickets, so free), and be done with it. But, it's our DD's 12th birthday trip, the kids adore Disney and would be sad to only do 1 day, have to pick and choose which 2 parks to do so.... I dunno.
I do know I can now say with 100% certainty, next June, in whatever form it takes will be our last trip. With all the changes of this past year my husband said he will never give them another penny of his money. He'll do this trip because the kids already know about it, but that's it. He would rather spend his money elsewhere. Like at our small, local, beautiful amusement parks that have only increased their prices by $5 in the 10+ years we've been going there.