What is an acceptable amount of profit for Disney to leave on the table ? Not just in the resorts, but at all the profit centers. After they've finished their break-even analysis, where should they set their mark-up ? Should it be what the market will bear ? Or should be some discounted rate that let's everyone share the magic of Poly and the Parks ?
The poly example is what the price would be today had they used the acceptable profit margin of when the resot opened. Somehow, over the years, Disney has felt they had to make more money....a LOT more money. The point is though, that obviously almost every other resot on prop. costs less to maintain, meaning that while it may take the poly 130, it may take the contemp 125...and port orleans 85, etc...
Therfore the idea that Disney did all they could when charging pop century prices is hogwash, the values are off a cliff when in comparison to every other resort there is. Furthermore they get cheaper and cheaper, they aren't anything but cookie cutters pasted on property that are less staffed, and well less everything, but here I am arguinf when I said I wouldn't, I'll just try to address what you said and move on.
As for the magic of the Hyatt vs PC/AS : What floor were you on that allowed you to view the fireworks while laying on your bed ? Would that Hyatt -on property- possibly have ruined a site line ala Swan/Dolphine ? I've stayed on and off property. To me, the magic isn't the resort, but actually being on property, staying in a city that is on vacation. The CM's make the resort what it is moreso then the structure. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I've never had a bad experience with a resort CM but have been irratated at other hotels where the staff seemed totally disinterested in their jobs.
As for your answers ot the hyatt, I don't know what floor, would it have ruined site lines? sure probably, but uhhh....I SAID it wasn't a Disney resort, and I didn't consider it one, I never suggested Disney should do this, only that it was sad that I had more magic there than in a disney one. (and in anyway no sitelines would have been ruined from where the hyatt was built)
The CM's are the same CM's everywhere, they are all not paid what other places pay, like universal, sea world, or to a more extreme, the hyatt. I had spectacular service at the hyatt, spectacular. The same CM's that are at the grand floridian are the same quality CM's at the Pop, therefore I can't see how it is a plus for the pop to be meerly staffed with people making less than 7 an hour. It's like a wal mart, want a job? apply, you won't be put where you are best suited, you'll be thrown in a pool and massed where they need you. With the exception of management and entertainment cm's are cm's.
But I want to go back to my last post that you didn't answer. Is that your answer? Any old building so long as they have CM's is Disney magic for you?
