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Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Big thing clearly is just to charge for what was previously free. But there’s been lots of that such as no more free magic bands, no more free airport transport, or free resort parking. All those changes are fairly recent and huge added costs.

They sell it though as spend less time waiting in lines but that’s simply not reality as it’s worst for many people and at best the same for some people but now they have to pay. They also are pushing the genie + that will plan your day for you but it’s garbage, but in reality the people who would rely on that probably don’t know any better.

They also say it’s more in line with other places that do charge for fast ride access, such as Universal, but at Universal it’s still free for those at their resorts.

There also is a trend towards targeting guests who don’t go as often who will spend whatever is needed to have a good time. That’s why many of the perks I mentioned earlier are gone and why things like annual pass holders have been removed or greatly reduced. They believe the once every 5-10 year people, who do spend more money than frequent guests, will spend whatever they have to in order to get the most out of it. That’s the balance they have to work through because if those people stop coming and get priced out then Disney will really have to reconsider things.

Yep that’s basically me. Go about every 4-5 years and spend a ton. This past summer took my son to Universal. Stayed at Sapphire Falls and bought unlimited express passes. Made the trip 100x more enjoyable.