and I'm worried about the precedent that partial day tickets sets up.
Seems to fit with their business model lately of running things at lower capacity in the early hours.
I'm not sure what to think. If the people who buy these would have been there anyway, then it's a good move to reduce crowds in the morning and make the parks more affordable. But the last thing WDW needs is additional people mid-day (if they're trying to appeal to a new market) and I'm worried about the precedent that partial day tickets sets up.
How about stop confusing the ticket price points?
I mean this is getting out of hand. There are so many options now, are we headed towards a reservation system as to when you can enter the park?
I’m another cynical one who thinks this could be testing the waters for increasing pricing at peak times of the day. I worry they’re getting us used to pulling apart the components of the tickets even more and charging for them. Air Disney!
I’m just picturing the disboards in 10 years, with discussions about paying for the “base” hours or paying a premium for full day and nobody thinking anything of it.
I feel like this is a hedge against AP blockout dates and possibly higher prices. Like the DL "Bring a Friend" promo. Get some of the people they initially wanted to stay away, without inviting wrath from people who bought higher level passes, by lifting blockouts on the lower ones. I don't think this is an attempt to get a "new market for people who like to sleep in."
Noon entry is not that much of a deterrent, especially for people driving over from Tampa or Jacksonville. But I don't think I would want be in the parks between noon-3. That seems like a mess waiting to happen. I wish Disney offered an "after 4" ticket for anyone, sometimes, but noon is too early.
What do you mean? They have had 2 day tickets for as long as I can remember. Hopper or non hopper.For me, the biggest shock is the release of a 2-day ticket. To my knowledge, Disney has no other 2-day tickets and 2-day tickets have rarely been offered since the opening of MGM. The FL resident discount doesn’t kick in until three days, so this could drive weekend trips for locals.
Again though, WDW already has paid Early Morning Magic at multiple parks, Extra Magic Hours for on-site guests only, paid Halloween parties, paid Christmas parties, paid Disney After Hours, paid VIP tours. All are paying extra to experience parks with mostly reduced waits.
Disney’s offering something that’s actually going to save some people money (but maybe draw more people in) and some people are reacting like this is a paradigm shift in a negative direction. I don’t understand how when hard ticket events and paid events that also require full admission have been growing for years, somehow ~discount~ reduced-hour tickets now mean the sky will be falling.
I'm telling you the company has manipulation down to an art form... it's a good business model and they'll get ppl. thinking they got a great deal.Admittedly a cynical viewpoint... but continue to shorten operating hours with early closings (compared to just a few years ago) and charge a partial day ticket. Good business model!