I’m a generation x’r with a teenager who prefers Disney to Universal. Extended family with both teenagers and young adults are still very much into Disney as well so plenty of families will fall into a different category as your sister’s. But the prices for the experience you are getting in return now is ridiculous. If I didn‘t have DVC I would be done. And depending on how my next trip goes with genie + and having to get up early every single day vs. having preplanned rides, I may be done very soon and just start renting my points. I know plenty of millenials making very good salaries who can afford Disney, they just may choose varied experiences elsewhere or their kids are still too young.
I wonder how much some kids still loving Disney has to do with their parents taking them multiple times. My nieces went when they were young but have since grown up on parks like Cedar Point.
What do I know, but I think you are on to something that may be being ignored by the WDC: multi-generational impact of pricing decisions today.
I don’t know. After one of our last trips precovid, when I was really overwhelmed with the crowds, I suggested we try Universal again and there was no interest from my teen. My husband on the other hand would prefer it there.
Maybe not. And if not, I think that's a shame.
This.
I think Disney still does a great job of grabbing kids with their movies and media. The question is if that translates into theme park goers as they get older. If fewer families become Disney every year families will the kids bother at all once they grow up?
I believe WDW runs on 20% return visitors,(I forget where I saw that stat to be fair) while that is an important number, i don’t think Disney has to be worried about that. I think most parents bring their kids to Disney, because it is almost expected now a days, (kudos to Disney for building that over the years) but once that trip is over, most people cross it off their list and move on. I guess Disney doesn’t feel beholden to their return guests, and based on that number, I don’t think they need to be
I think you're missing my point.
I just don't believe Disney World has as many repeat visitors as you think. I think they do an excellent job promoting their product, a WDW trip is almost a right of passage for USA kids. Anecdotally, i have a cousin who never went when she was growing up, and isn't super interested, but her kids are obsessed, so they are going for their sake, and i feel like that is your standard reason for people going. You are correct, time will tell
At the same time how many of those repeat visitors are due to the parents loving Disney and pushing it on their kids.
I think it’s funny that prices have gone up literally in every sector, but that isn’t acceptable at Disney. This just seems like an article with a motive
If you read the article it's more then just the price hikes. It's cutbacks, the smaller portion sizes and the continued nickel and diming that a lot of people are upset about.
