Have you ever watched say a movie/show/book and a character just does something that falls outside of who they are? Most often it happens when a new author/director takes over a series, and they have a character do something that doesn't fit.
Like if Minnie Mouse suddenly started stealing or swearing. If you know her character, those just aren't things she'd do.
Let me say again, I don't know how Walt would react to this proposal. Still, I feel confident in saying Walt DID display specific character traits in his lifetime.
Way back in this thread someone (not me) said, " Walt always wanted the park in general and the rides to be generally affordable and in line with inflation, under Iger they've far outpaced inflation much more than any time in their past."
To which someone else replied, "Source please? I’ve just never heard this."
So I attempted to supply a few Walt quotes that reflected his character and values. Initially, I didn't find the quote I wanted. Here it is. Walt said, "
Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money."
Here's more:
According to Pat Williams' book, Walt Disney said, “Walt wanted to keep Disneyland affordable and was alarmed when the parking fee went from twenty five cents to fifty cents. That was huge to him. He once said, there will always be a 10 cent cup of coffee at Disneyland." -via keytothekingdombook.com (this 2nd page shows the original Hills brothers coffee menu featuring the cent cup of coffee:
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2015/...-disneyland-menus-from-the-d23-expo-archives/ )
In the early days, Walt always paid his hourly employees first, then the managers. He only paid Roy and himself when there was money left AFTER all his employees were paid. - see keytothekingdombook.com
He also said, "Deeds rather than words express my concept of the role religion should play in everyday life. I have watched constantly that in our movie work the highest moral and spiritual standards are upheld."
So while I can't say what he'd think about FP+, the person who characterized Walt as someone who repeatedly said that he wanted his parks to be inclusive, was accurate.
You are correct that Disneyland rides had different prices, but do you know why?
On the history of Disneyland: "Crowd control was another one of the initial problems. Guests at the most popular rides were subject to long lines, while less appealing attractions remained empty. Visitors had to pay for each ride individually, which further slowed the lines at the popular rides. [back in the day, Americans didn't use credit cards, at each ride they handed over actual cash. It was a disorderly hassle.] As for the problems with money and tickets, Walt decided to sell tickets by a classified letter system. Different tickets entitled the guests to different levels of attractions.
This helped to spread the crowds across the entire park. It also eliminated the problem of carrying money to each ride." From "The Creation of Disneyland" by Reece Fischer
Call me radical, but I think we should periodically make some attempt to accurately characterize the creator of WDW when posting on a WDW website.