Disney drives Americans away with hefty price hikes
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- 'The Big Money Show' reacts to the high cost for a Disney vacation and the affordability for average American families. #foxbusiness
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Disney parks are a HUGE waste of money.
Pay to stand in line. Fun!
@HJAM-o6k
Exactly this, even with a pass track will still have to wait 20 mins.
I’ve been wondering when the public will wake up and STOP going. I have never been back 🤬
Cruise looks like the alternative
Fox News is a toxic person
Stop paying ridiculous prices for anything so companies feel the pain
Agreed but the problem is most people won't do it.
With all the people not going yet Disney is still filthy rich
They aren't going broke
People would rather go to Disneyland then pay rent!!
@@andrewtesta5944 I know families that would be in debt just to go to Disney, not worth and it’s not fun .
Lol ... People will ALWAYS go to Disney
I'm done with everything Disney, not just the parks.
Won’t be missed. I love Disney and I will gladly take your spot.
@@jdos5643 There's a sucker born every minute.
As a huge Disney fan (actually moved to Orlando to be closer) I was nervous about dropping the brand. But now that we haven't consumed anything Disney, merch, streaming, park tickets, nothing. Now that it's been a few years, we don't miss it at all.
@@jdos5643There are no spots. Take it all!😂
Only Rich people gets to play or stay there all Day. While the Middle Class just watch Ipad to see Disneyland
Screw that woke company. Walt Disney is turning in his grave to how they have ruined that company.
Exactly. He never would believe what his company has turned into
He was probably a secret mo Lester too
Back in the 50s and 60s, Walt Disney knew how to run a park. I wished I was there to see him.
Thing is, the parks are still VERY VERY PACKED, despite the price hikes and "wokeness."
@kyletroknya2419 I don't know if they had to deal with the same sized crowds that they do today.
The problem is not just too expensive, it is too crowded all the time, always long lines 😅
If it's always crowded, that would signal peak operating capacity. Why continue to cram more people in an already overloaded venue?
thats like the old Yogi Berra saying, nobody goes to that restaurant anymore, its too crowded.
I took my 3 grandchildren and they hated all of the long lines. Even the oldest, mildest, kiddie rides had 20 minute lines. Never again.
Honestly there’s a hecka lot of people there spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars there per day. Who ARE these people? 😳
They can increase prices because it’s crowded
I will never spend another dollar at Disney. No Parks, cruises, movies, and no more Disney merchandise.
My eyes have opened to what Disney and their associates are since January 2020.
I’ll never understand the Disney obsession. I took my family 20 years ago, it was too expensive then and massively underwhelming. Any family can find a much better vacation destination for a lot less.
Rent an RV and go camping,but hot dogs,hamburgers etc. Magical around the lake and bonfire. 🙂
Like what? What’s better than world of pandora at animal kingdom? If you say the local kids park then you need to leave. 😂
@@danielsmith8773nah that’s boring compared to rollercoasters and dark rides and Disney parades.
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I always take my mom on a vacation every year and we always visit a national park
I live on 2k and month. So that cost is OUTRAGEOUS
I live 22 miles away from Disneyland. I can't afford to even go for 1 day.
And with that traffic it might take you two hours to get there
@@kmlb81What about Bicycle and bikes
Lol
Lol. BS
Exactly, the locals are being taxed to Hell and back . Disney admitted they want to cater to the rich!
As Canadians we decided to not go on our Disney trip in the fall. The pricing has gotten ridiculous, and we will take our business elsewhere.
Let's us Canadians spend our Canadian dollars in our own great country, lots to see and do here. 🇨🇦
Check out Alberta's Badlands, Durmheller and the dinosaur measuem.
I decided years ago when Disney became woke that I would never ever support them or go there again
Do you even know what woke is?
@@jdos5643 It's been shoved down our throats long enough dare I say everybody know what woke is.
ok groomer doug
@@bobsobie678you do know of course that Disney is the groomers?😂😂😂😂 sociopathic much?
Btw Disney owns fox and you are watching fox news and therfore supporting Disney.
Walt's vision was that his parks were supposed to be affordable for the average family. Disney has lost its way. This has nothing to do with inflation, it's pure corporate greed.
Disney isn’t worth paying $4200 for. Personally, I’d rather go camping with the kids. Disney has ruined their own reputation and raising prices doesn’t help things.
Lol, that's a lot of $ for something. What is bot anymore up to kids from nowadays 😮
$4200,I can go to carribean 10 times and enjoy there😂😂😂
@@Ryosuke-12no you can’t unless you sleep on the beach. That price is for a house, not an apartment or even a hotel. Stay off Disney property, take a bus in ( they leave from most hotels in the area) and the cost is reasonable for tickets.
BTW, I just love when millionaire talking heads try to relate to working class Amricans, they haven’t a clue.
4,000 isn’t just the park it’s the hotel and hotel fees and each part ticket cost plus food and what not.
@@Ryosuke-12you know….many ppl can’t afford 4,000 carribean vacation including me. What do you recommend?
It's not just Disney. These attractions want upper class clientele, so they're pricing themselves out of the budget of the working class.
I WOKE up...Thanks Disney! I used to love you, but now...I'm not sad to never come back. Sorry...not sorry...
Disney is disgraceful. I remember when pretty much all Americans could afford go to Disney.
They are far too greedy. People are fed up with Disney and will start looking for alternative vacation spot. I took my wife and daughter and it cost us $50 for 3 hot dogs, 2 bags of potato chips and 3 bottle of waters. That was 5 years ago.
Same as the theater prices so.......
Would probably be a solid 80 bucks now. 😫
Probably, for garbage food
You know why Disney raise the prices? Because there are tons of people who are still willing to pay those prices.
@tommyt264 true and they know that
I felt defeated when 5 of us went to disney last year. It was 10k for 2 parks, 2 days and 1 week stay in LA. We packed costco hotdogs, 7eleven pizzas, luncheables and PB and J sandwiches. Thiis year we're going camping, staying at a hotel in town, and then driving to the lake an hour away to spend the weekend. Disney announced the $400 fast passes, per person, per day, and i'm like nope...never again.
Are you ‘like’ that, or are you actually that way?
Walt Disney would be shocked if he were alive today. The theme parks were supposed to be for the enjoyment of families. But raising the prices may just.put them out of business. How can they be overcrowded if the prices are so high that only the rich or foreigners can afford to go? God bless.
I thought they’ll go out of business with those long lines. Raising prices should in theory make less people want to go but 1% increase from already long lines is still 1% increase.
GREED. GREED. GREED.
If Walt were alive today, this wouldn't be happening. Walt wanted a place where average American parents could enjoy time with their children. The people that took over after Walt and Roy were gone had one thing in mind. Money.
Disney himself would stay up to date with the prices. He would be banking either way.
Yeah don't think so, As long as their Movie are good, Frozen, Moana, inside Out
I wouldn't go to Disney now if it was FREE. Wouldn't go if they paid me to either.
They are not after my money, I haven't been there since 2012. their going to hike the price on all the "Wokeies". The new Disney character that mole-st children steel kids to ship off to ep-stines island. I wouldn't bring any kid within a 100 miles of that place. Has nothing to do with the money.
Disney is like viagra .. a hour wait for a 2 minute ride !
😂😂😂😂😂
That’s brilliant!
@@bryanspayde5681 sounds like a “you” problem
That’s if you are like
Those that finish in two minutes…..which my guess is that you do since you mentioned it.
Best comment of the Day BRYAN!
My son and his family live in Japan. I just checked the rates at Tokyo Disney, and granted the exchange rate between yen and usd is favorable to the usd, but an adult ticket for adults is between $65 and $75 dollars. Even at Paris Disney, where the exchange rate between euros and usds is pretty even, an adult can get in for around $75. What message is Disney sending to Americans?
Plus, they hate me for how I voted, so why would I give them money?
@@mr.awesome6011 you’re pretty impressed with yourself if you think Disney knows or even cares how you voted.
Disney is a business, they don’t care how some magatard voted.
@convinceme6676 They did try to undermine the last governor election. They lost really bad though! lol
@@francismarion6400Any good American would have tried to do that!
@Graupella You mean the groomers? Are you having thoughts about little kids too? You should call your local sheriff.
My husband is a 20+ years Veteran of the United States Navy, we use to buy Disneyland tickets on the military base at a lower cost, now that dream is over. It cost to much to buy tickets for our family now. What a bunch of greedy corporate owners, they should take a pay cut to honor our veterans and active duty soldiers. They earned it!!!
Thank your husband for his service
Thank your husband for his service
A beach trip is much more family friendly.
You can do both. We just stayed at a holiday inn for a night to get to Disney in the AM then went back to the beach.
Or literally anything else
@@thedude5040 Sounds cool
Lol
I live 15 minutes from Disneyland. It’s always packed. There’s always enough people willing to play.
Honestly, I’d pay more to go if it meant that it’s less crowded.
I lived in Orlando 30 years .I stayed away from Disney.
You act as if Disney is a dangerous ghetto. Grow up. It’s an expensive park because it has expensive entertainment. There that’s all you needed to say.
It had its golden years, those years are long past.
sounds like me, lived in Hawaii for over 30 years, stayed away from Waikiki.
I used to work there. Those people are so nasty behind the scenes to the employees. It’s literally sad.
BS
Disney is a tourist destination. It's not a free park. It's marketed to rich chinese, rich euros, rich other nation citizenzs. If Americans want to go then save and catch up! Don't complain because there's always a Chinese family that's willing to come and pay for a ticket entrance
This isn't just a money issue they went full woke, not family friendly for about 70% of us..
Go to Disney Springs....FREE PARKING!!!
@@Patrick-yh5yd. Honestly. I would like to go to Epcot one more time and I’ve never been to the Animal Kingdom so I’d like to do that, but fr Disney Springs is pretty much enough Disney for me 😂
By woke dod you mean they have wheelchair access?
Disney is always so crowded. The lines are ridiculous even with a fast pass. Disney is not cheap. You have to be in the top 20% of the population even to consider going to Disney. Nobody has to go to Disney. There’s always a local amusement park to take your kids to and have a fun day.
@@robertratz5305yeah but here in CO we don’t have any good amusement parks that are even 1/10th of what Disney world is. I don’t like Disney anymore but last time I was in World I thought it was cool compared to other places. Universal was also cool but the immersion is on its own level. Is it worth the price now that I’ve got a family? Nah. Will we go ever? Maybe but I’m not jumping at it
Go woke, go broke Disney!!
I took my two children to Disney world a couple decades ago. My daughter and son in law with three children planned to go two years ago and the price was over ten thousand for five days. I talked them out of it. I said it this way, your spending this much money to stand in line? Because I remember that when that daughter and her sister were there. The weather was very cold for the three days we stayed.
Bottom line, they decided to go to Denver skiing for five days, spent $5000 including airfare. They had a fabulous time. The other $5000 saved? It went for a swimming pool.
I’m picking Knotts Berry Farm over Disneyland
They drove me away by being the Stupidest Place on Earth. They are keeping me away by being the most expensive stupid place on earth.
They are NOT driving anyone away. Tourists WILL pay the $$
been there done that..
never again
For some of us, we're lucky to have memories of going to the parks when they actually WERE the Magic Kingdom instead of the magic rainbow.
Poor Walt, he's been spinning so much that his coffin liner is all tied in knots.
I grew up near Disneyland and went often. I loved Disney. They have gotten greedy and when Universal new park opens it will hit Disney HARD!
Plenty of National and State Parks to visit, forget Disney.
And much more beautiful. Wildlife is more entertainment aswell
It’s the same problem with Las Vegas. Boycott both places until they change.
Too woke!😠 Morally broke!
Do you even know what woke is?
Is Citigroup woke too?
@@jdos5643gays
@@jdos5643 Seriously?!
Go woke, go broke
The prices at the parks are just part of the problem. I took a weekday off from work to go to Disneyland (CA) with a friend of mine. The lines weren't too bad. But a handful of rides were closed for refurbishing, or whatever. Four other rides broke down during the day that I was there; one broke twice. And they were closing early for a private couples event. So what's the sense of paying high prices when rides are breaking down and you have to leave early? The last ride that we tried to get on but it was broken was Space Mountain. They said it would take about an hour to fix...I couldn't wait an hour because I would have been kicked out of the park by then. What's "happiest" about that?
imagine paying 200 for a day just to be in line majority of the day for KIDS RIDES. on top of that the over priced food, and merch. they increase the price because of the increase for minimum wage and because they know the "disney adults" will pay anything to act like a toddler at the park.
yes!
With that money, go on a cruise, what is Disney doing??? Disney are out of their mind
I’d rather pay a couple dollars and go To the city zoo
How long till we look elsewhere??? I’m 43 yrs old and I’ve been looking elsewhere for years! Unafordable and no way to justify spending that kind of money.
I hope and pray that Disney keep putting up their prices , the sooner they go out of bussiness the better
Lol....Go out of business? Lol
Now that's funny!!!🤣🤣🤣…. They are SO busy that they just finished building a new hotel , and also just started a second one just a short drive away... They are still in VERY high demand and will NEVER go out of business
@BobBaker-v9v they are a bunch of liberals and everyone knows that liberals aren't the smartest people in the world so if they keep putting the prices up and up people will stop coming to Disney
I WILL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN.
Walt would be horrified to see what happened to his company!
That's very true! Walt Disney's politics were very conservative.
You mean they are making record profits? It’s capitalism. Nobody is forcing you to go.
But he would be happy DeSantis cut them down a few notches.
I don't think Walt was very good to the child actors after he was done with them. All money, greed & fakeness from the start. Walt could just hide it better.
@@IngefromGraz He was the one that desensitized America to witchcraft.
People willing to give Disney money should pay more.
Men playing princesses, already high prices and 5 years of constantly pumping out 5h!t at the theaters hasn't helped anything either. Raising prices even more isn't going to cure anything.
Go back to making family friendly things and stop pushing the Rainbow Mafia agenda.
Men playing princess is nothing new. Ever seen dads doing it? Why someone at a park be any different….?
@jdos5643 A dad does it once maybe for his 4 yo daughter at home. A Disney employee does it to other people's children to desensitize them.
Your stupid comment has NOTHING to do with reality.
Disney was a dream as a child to visit 20 years ago, where the longest line were 30 min max. Now all you do is standing in line 😅
Great news! I hope they keep raising it so no one goes anymore.
That just means those that can afford will have less of a wait in line. And they will still have a lot of rich families going. So they don’t lose anything
Went there in the 80s and 90s as a kid. Now 43 with 2 kids. No way I'm bringing my kids to this place. Prices are ridiculous and the company went Woke. You lost me there. . Buh bye...
never have gone, never have wanted to go, never will go.
I went once 40 years ago. Never again.
I agree.
Real men go to Six Flags!
Long lines and three rides per visit not worth. Bye Disney
That's not the only thing that's turning off people to Disney .
I took the family once. We enjoyed it, but would never go back. Once was good enough for us.
Nothing like pricing yourself out of business,can’t fix stupid.
I'm not so sure about this... the new merchandise constantly sells out... all the special events sell out immediately and it's packed everyday and everyone there looks like they're on welfare! 🙄
Good excuse,add in that many parents are sick of the crap they have been putting out in movies, shows and TV
Same with skiing/snowboarding….used to be an annual family trip, but once Vail bought out most of the major resorts, the daily lift tickets jumped to $300 a day! Lodging too. Just can’t do it anymore.
Become millionaire or get out of the way.
$25 hamburgers
Attendance at the parks are down for American citizens.
Yep
And they do not care one bit. If they can get the tourists to pump profits that’s all that matters. We have annual passes at universal and it’s mostly foreign people we have noticed.
Walt would be ashamed at how his dream has become more a greedy enterprise as he had vision it to be more of affordable amusement for families to enjoy his vision he had dreamed for us all.
Back in 1998 it was only 30.00 ! I am so happy I went there back then.
She sounds vaccinated, who's still taking their kids to disney?
DO NOT GO!
JUST LIKE TOYOTA, SELL LESS CARS AT A HIGHER PRICE,
TRY TO FIND A NEW SIENNA FOR UNDER 53K!
Disney has been circling the bowl for years, getting a lot worse as time goes on
so you’ve been going for years? How else would you know? So, it was too expensive and you kept going? Slow learner, I guess.
Those Disney executives who went fully "woke," should at the least, be locked into a small room for 24 hours, with "It's a Small World" on a constant loop.
Yes it is way too much to visit these theme parks in Orlando. Wondering who can afford it?????
Much better places to go... AND those places don't hate America OR the customers. Defund Disney Hate!
Former Disney employees call it Working for The Rat.
There are no more guarantees. Soon you may go to one of those character breakfasts, have Cinderella turn around to say “Hi” to your kids, only to find it’s “Mr. Cinderella”!
I spent much less than this to go to another country with beach front fun and a great experience . I then still had a lot of money left over to vacation inside the US for the rest of the year. It is awesome, I recommend to go out and see the world and other cultures, it’s much cheaper and so much fun.
Haven't they done this same story like 8 years in a row?
That's the least of the problems, Disney's "Fairy Tales" became literally that.
Disneyland has become completely unattainable for the average working family! The prices are outrageous, and for what? A subpar, agenda-driven experience filled with broken-down attractions and overpriced, low-quality merchandise mass-produced in China? It’s just not worth it!
Long lines are bad enough, but when you finally get to a ride, there’s a good chance it’ll break down-what a waste of time and money. And don’t even get me started on the merchandise. It’s ridiculously expensive and nowhere near the quality Disney used to be known for.
The saddest part? Disneyland isn’t the same magical place most of us grew up with. Walt Disney would be heartbroken to see his dream turned into a corporate nightmare. He built Disneyland for families, making it affordable so that people from all walks of life could experience the magic of imagination and storytelling. Now, it’s all about squeezing every last dollar out of guests and pushing IPs instead of creating original, awe-inspiring attractions. The heart, the creativity, the fantasy-it’s all been replaced by corporate greed.
But after visiting Tokyo Disneyland, I realized how far Disney’s U.S. parks have fallen. Tokyo Disneyland, which isn’t even owned by the Walt Disney Company, delivers a far superior experience-better entertainment, top-notch attractions, and a nostalgic charm that Disney stateside has lost. Best of all, they refuse to tamper with their classics for the sake of "updates."
It’s crazy to think that in Japan, you can get a premium Disney experience at a fraction of the cost, while in the U.S., you’re paying thousands for a watered-down, broken, overpriced, agenda-filled version of what Disneyland used to be. Walt’s dream was for families to experience magic, not to be priced out of it. Sad!
Havent been there since 2017.. dont miss it. Disney lost its magic. Ever since they got rid of Splash Mountain I decided to never go back.
Take your kids camping.
👍 Much better choice!
Or take them to the Zoo let them see some nature
Only wealthy people can afford it.
The rest of us are out of luck unless you want to go into hock!
I am 52 and was lucky to be raised in South OC 10 min from Disney and Knotts - we had passes for 99 - 300 per year till 2010 - I had the experience - Disney is about price hikes and bad values - Knotts Berry Farm is STILL 150 per year for a pass and has good family values and fun - we go there - Never Disney again - Nope
Time for the House of Mouse to become history.
Several years ago my friend that had 5 kids asked them if they would rather have presents at Christmas Day or go to Disneyland on Christmas Day. All the kids asked to go to Disneyland. She said it was so crowded that all of her kids started CRYING at Disneyland on Christmas Day. What a ridiculous waste of time and money.
Who else wants to see Newsom resign immediately, gone for good, recalled, never seen again, investigated, prosecuted and imprisoned?”
lol limit of what middle class can afford!!! That is just staying there for the weekend. That’s not even counting getting there. It’s very obvious Disney only want rich people in their parks.
Now that USAID isn't giving money away freely! lol
I don't think inflation and high prices are Disney's only problem.
Disney is ridiculous anyway. I HAD to go there twice for my daughter because that's where they held national cheerleading competition.
Was that your last Hurrah ?
@AAA-o4g it was for my daughter. I'm an international traveler.
@ Send me a post card next time
They WAS ALREADY expensive .. to begin with.. I've never been but I heard that once you go, its not really all that enjoyable 😏 due to the overload of people there and some of the entertainment shows are boring.
Disney is overrated people don't waste your time and money go spend it on a nice vacation in St Augustine Florida
Disney movie sucks, Disney+ sucks, now Disney land suck what else could suck even more for Disney? The Disney I once knew it's not the Disney today. All that change once it went woke, bought Lucasfilm, cancelled Disney channel, went livestreaming, increased its disgusting prices at its parks, false accused a legendary actor who longer wants to work with Disney, kept changing its old movies into these new remakes thag suck as hell, allowed DEI, went political. I can go on and on about the crap Disney has been doing over the decade. It's surprise people still want to work there.
Many of the rides are dated - just a grueling time and the magic is gone for me
When little. .....the movies, lil toys was fine...parents took us when 16...it was ok...I'm 16...
Do not understand the obsession with grown folks ...your grown for crying out loud....now it is vile.....philosophy, price, being so cringe/weird, they TOTAL DISTROYED DISNEY...some people are just so weird
You can get an all inclusive in Mexico for a family of 4 for a week for the same price.
That may be the future of Disney, all-inclusive vacations
HA!!! Tell you kids, "NOOOOOOO!!!!!!"
That amount of money is better spent vacationing somewhere else.
Who the hell would want to go 4 days straight? Not me!
“Inflation” of their greed
And not a penny is going towards wage increase for their employees who suffer under horrible corporate practices.
It’s capitalism. Employees are replaceable.
@@vg7985 They used to say the same thing about slavery - look how that turned out.
@@vg7985Pushing transgender ideology isn't Capitalism. Ask Iger if he's a Capitalist or a Socialist.
I live about an hour away from Disney world. We used to have a special rate for Florida residents but never went. My kids refused to go. Beaches are free and more fun.
And now with the Disney cruise ships, the cost is even higher. Put the brand Disney and you have a premium added automatically..
I could see the host’s eyes fall out of her head, after all was said, thinking Disney still has some kind of magical appeal. Fugetaboutit. Disney went dark. It’s evil. No redeeming value. The Disney board of directors should ALL be fired. The decline started in 2018. That was the last year worth going. No more. Don’t go. Don’t go. Don’t go.
AMEN!!!
Don't kid yourself, Disney was always about witchcraft.
Why people are so obsessed with this park is beyond me. What’s even worse is that it’s adults that are more obsessed with it than kids. My parents took me once to Disneyland in the 90s and going back was never really brought up again.
Watching 5 millionaires complain about spending $18 on a pretzel 🤦
Disney is threatening to sue because if that comment
I've been a resident of florida since 1980.
The last time I went to disney was in 2007, Only because a visiting friend adamantly wanted to go.
I thought their prices were ridiculous then, Now add the mentality of the company and I'll never set foot there again in my life!
No matter how bad it ever gets, There will always be that group that drinks The Kool-Aid.