The real crazy thing I just noticed in these prices, is that the Epcot After 4 Pass is something like $250!!! That's more than a lower level Uni AP and it's only for park entry after 4:00!
Actually, ignore what I said. They seem to be taking the news pretty well. Looks like local APers are just as frustrated about the overcrowding from...um.. local APers.
I know Universal upped the monthly payments for people who use those and renewal rates went up.
It's pretty much a price hike. Sure everything got fancy new names, seasonal got parking and some passes got photopass, but besides that? nothing changed.Yeah, just happened beginning on Sept I believe.
I know when Disney ups prices, Universal follows suit but I don't think this is going to happen because A.) The hike already happened this year and B.) This is more of a Disney Ticket structural change than price increase.
It's pretty much a price hike. Sure everything got fancy new names, seasonal got parking and some passes got photopass, but besides that? nothing changed.
This is more of a re-branding of the AP program than a structure change imo.
It's pretty much a price hike. Sure everything got fancy new names, seasonal got parking and some passes got photopass, but besides that? nothing changed.
This is more of a re-branding of the AP program than a structure change imo.
I think for the money and what you get, Gold is the best deal for APs. Only blockout Spring Break/Christmas periods and you get the added Photopass benefit. And since i'd be paying renewal rate, it's only about $465 for me.Seasonal getting parking is huge. That has been the #1 reason NOT to get seasonal for decades--a visit a month made up the price difference.
The goal seems obvious--let the whales have full APs and gouge them, let the more rational Disney fans come when they want except Spring Break/Easter/Christmas (and maybe weekends too). I honestly think the mid-tier APs are a decent deal with parking.
Putting aside special events, the parks weren't built for the current number of people. I don't just mean ride capacity, also just the walkways. Did Disney bring this on themselves with lack of building and FP+? Of course. But the only realistic short-term way to cut that down is a major price hike.
Pretty much every Six Flags park i've been to has been $25 lately.When you put it into perspective on what you can pay for other leisure activities, it isn't as mad as some people make out. Same goes for the increase in parking.
You'd pay much more to park in London, or NYC. Or even some Six Flags Parks.
I can easily see a large jump in the Premiere pass over the next few years unless some of those benefits get dropped. It's a steal right now for what you get.I don't see Universal doing any real restructuring to their APs. Even though the prices have been steadily increasing, the fans still keep seeing the value and the benefits are great, especially for Premier. Their only qualm is the damn plastic cards and I feel them 100%.
Lol ... and don't forget the moving walkwaysI don't see Universal doing any real restructuring to their APs. Even though the prices have been steadily increasing, the fans still keep seeing the value and the benefits are great, especially for Premier. Their only qualm is the damn plastic cards and I feel them 100%.
As a powerpass holder I am not expecting that this would ever be included with my pass, though I would like it if I could add it to my pass so that I would have powerpass + volcano. That is why I like seaworld parks, you can have just a seaworld pass, or have aquatica added, or Busch added and a have a triple pass etc.The biggest challenge or change for UOR APs will be the addition of Volcano Bay.
The biggest challenge or change for UOR APs will be the addition of Volcano Bay.
I would assume we'll see an extra tier be added at the very least. I'd also expect a VB only AP.That's most likely when we'll see a big restructuring in the program, I'm assuming.
Pretty much every Six Flags park i've been to has been $25 lately.
However, parking is a significant part of Six Flags' revenue. For WDW and Uni, the money they make from parking is just extra cash to help pad the stock price.