Welcome to the latest Round-Up!
It’s been a week of highs and lows… Great news for Military Discounts, and a depressingly early Disney general ticket price increase.
Great news as far as Disney’s Armed Forces Salute is concerned.
Booking codes were released this week which allow booking the great Disney resort discounts through the end of the year.
And Military Discounted Disney theme park tickets became basically unlimited.
On the flip side, on Friday the 10th Disney in typical short notice fashion announced a general ticket increase for today Sunday. Prices on all theme park admission has now been raised. This affects the price you’ll pay for the normal military discounted Magic Your Way Tickets and Annual Passes at both Shades of Green and your local Base’s Ticket Office. It doses not effect the rates for the Armed Forces Salute tickets!
August has been the month in recent years when Disney traditionally raises the theme park ticket prices. Usually very early in the month. It looks to me like Disney is trying to capture extra profit using some of the summer traffic levels this year. This ties in with this Orlando Sentinel article in which Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger talks to Disney’s attempt to wean the general public off the discounted room rates they’ve offered recently to keep attendance levels up.
“Iger said the company was going to keep prices where they are now to send a signal that the discounts Disney employed to draw crowds during the economic slump are a thing of the past.”
Summer room reservations are down 2.5% but at a higher price. This ticket increase most likely makes up the difference.
Dave at Your First Visit has an analysis of the ticket price increases.
On a lighter note…
You may have seen elsewhere in my site that I recommend the daily Retreat Ceremony at the Magic Kingdom’s Main Street Town Square. WDW Parkhoppers has this great post with fabulous pictures of the ceremony.
The Disney Food Blog has this post with their Favorite Ice Cold Snacks at Disney Parks. Our family favorite is the Strawberry Juice Bar (Which didn’t make the DFB list), and I’ve also become partial to Dole Whip.
What’s your favorite Park treat? Leave a comment!
If you are new to Military Disney Tips Start Here
Disney’s Armed Forces Salute FAQ
Information on Shades of Green – the Military Hotel on Disney World property
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