Hey, here's a crazy idea...let's look at the world's most visited theme park to see how they do things!
Tokyo Disneyland, which is certainly comparable to the parks in WDW for comparison purposes, uses a three-tiered admission as I understand it.
1)Unlimited use of the place like the only admissions sold at WDW
2)Limited rides -but in the park for ambience, shopping, etc.
3)NO rides, just admission
I believe they use color coded wrist bands, with puch outs on the limited bands.
Such a system might increase revenue by increasing park traffic-capturing a lot of people who might otherwise just stay away for a day or their whole vacation because it is not worth it to them to go for unlimited admission everyday. Somehow Tokyo makes this work so I don't think you can shoot this idea down on principle. Epcot probably would see the biggest uptick in Admission # 3's sold, but would likely see a decrease in #1's...I suspect the difference could be made up in food/beverage,souvenirs,etc and with appropriate pricing between the three options this is something I am surprised US Disney has not explored. (or have they, Mr A-V?)
Paul
Tokyo Disneyland, which is certainly comparable to the parks in WDW for comparison purposes, uses a three-tiered admission as I understand it.
1)Unlimited use of the place like the only admissions sold at WDW
2)Limited rides -but in the park for ambience, shopping, etc.
3)NO rides, just admission
I believe they use color coded wrist bands, with puch outs on the limited bands.
Such a system might increase revenue by increasing park traffic-capturing a lot of people who might otherwise just stay away for a day or their whole vacation because it is not worth it to them to go for unlimited admission everyday. Somehow Tokyo makes this work so I don't think you can shoot this idea down on principle. Epcot probably would see the biggest uptick in Admission # 3's sold, but would likely see a decrease in #1's...I suspect the difference could be made up in food/beverage,souvenirs,etc and with appropriate pricing between the three options this is something I am surprised US Disney has not explored. (or have they, Mr A-V?)
Paul