The Tactics Disney Theme Parks Use To Make a Profit

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  @ReviewTyme · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

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  @F5ROLLERCOASTER · 1 year ago

  When the tactics become so obvious to park guests it’s not a tactic anymore

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  @davidschiller1611 · 1 year ago

  Several years ago I was a PhotoPass photographer on Hollywood Boulevard. I spoke with a guest who worked for Disney Energy Services. I asked if the Resort electric bill was a million dollars per day, and her response was “MORE”. This was before the the second solar plant was operational.

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  @Florida-mAndrew · 1 year ago

  the only true way to hack disney world value is to move nearby and get an annual pass. <br>I paid about 450 for the year. I go 3-5 times a week, and never buy merch. I&apos;m their worst nightmare lol

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  @james_halpert · 1 year ago (edited)

  It sure costs a lot of money to run a theme park, but somehow Disney-level parks in Europe like Europapark (70 USD per adult) or Efteling (55 USD per adult), and even Disneyland Paris itself (85 USD per adult), have ticket and hotel prices at a fraction of the cost of the US Disney Parks and still make a profit. And in addition to the cheaper tickets, they don&apos;t have any purchaseable addons like the almost required line skipping in US parks - virtual waiting lines are mostly free in European parks and direct line skipping just isn&apos;t a thing. Merch is also much cheaper and less relevant. So the ticket price plus a little food money really is all the parks get and that is still enough to cover their full operation - and the companies behind the parks still seem to make good money. Something doesn&apos;t add up here, I disagree with the statement in the video that ticket prices alone can&apos;t run a park - my guess is that Disney is just greedy to an extreme and charges whatever they can get away with, regardless of the actual underlying cost of running the parks or hotels. And people in Europe are not willing to spend car money on a theme park visit, so Disney (and others) are just not able to raise their prices in Europe sky high if they want to retain their customer base. You won&apos;t find many people in Europe willing to go into debt for a theme park, while in the US that seems to be the norm unfortunately. In the end, the consumers decide what can be charged.

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  @luciano671 · 1 year ago

  Watching this in Hollywood studios while eating an impulsively bought charcuterie board is so fitting

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  @VegetarianZombie · 1 year ago

  When I was a kid in the 80s, Disney World ran a campground. We stayed there for a week. There were outside movies of older Disney movies, canoe trips to watch the fireworks, and of course, the park itself. It was affordable and a unique experience. These days, the cost of going to Disney rivals international travel. It&apos;s just too expensive for my small family.<br><br>Interesting video, though. Thanks for sharing.

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  @PetalsofKristina · 1 year ago

  Former corporate here…photopass makes way more than ticketing can even dream of 😏

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  @JustaGuy_Gaming · 1 year ago

  A major part of the problem is the Disney Parks don&apos;t just support the parks. The Disney company as a whole has been draining the park Revenue to fund it&apos;s other failed ventures like Disney Plus and most of it&apos;s attempts at movies and TV shows lately.

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  @liamcollinson5695 · 1 year ago

  It costs 149£ for a day ticket to the magic Kingdom the park gets roughly 17,720,000 guests a year i worked that out to easily be over 2 billion USD a year just for one park and not counting special events Disney are not broke just greedy

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  @dougmartin7129 · 1 year ago

  Something interesting is that when Disneyland opened Walt Disney actually privately owned some of the rides, the trains and other attractions as the years passed. &nbsp; Hence the individual purchased tickets for rides. &nbsp; It made for very easy accounting on how much Walt would be paid. &nbsp; By the 1980’s the Disney company purchased the rides from the Disney estate. And so ended the need for individual ride tickets.

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  @kalzium8857 · 1 year ago

  Well you can blame the Disney Superfans for it. These fans are willing to spend much more than your average guests. For Disney it is more profitable to cater to these fans, then to make a good experience to everyone.<br>You could compare Disney to a pay to win game. These games are designed to make as much money as possible from whales, a term for these high spending players. While the rest of the playerbase get a much worse experience.<br>For Disney these superfans are a goldmine. You have a target demographic that spends a lot of money, buys overpriced merchandize and is totally loyal to the brand.

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