Sticks it to everyone but yeah, especially out of staters. Disney World seems to be moving towards become a more exclusive experience for the wealthy. It’s been expensive for awhile sure. But at least it used to be reasonable for middle class family in Central FL to splurge on annual passes and head to the parks for the afternoon every few weeks. Not anymore.
I’ve been following Disney pretty closely for years. Across the facets of the company I follow like the Parks, Marvel, Pixar, and ESPN, it really seems like the company is getting lazy. They’re coasting by on having IPs and rights others don’t have. The creative side is excellent but it seems like they’re doing just enough to support the corporate greed. The parks are charging more for demonstratively less. I don’t think they’ll be able to get away with it fir long.
I’ve been following Universal pretty closely for the last year. I think Universal will surpass Disney World within the next 10-20 years unless Disney World does something big or Universal screws up. The Universal pass and hotel perks are much better than Disney. Customer service is just as good.
Universal has added Islands of Adventure and Volcano Bay since Disney World added Animal Kingdom. They bought land that will double the size of their property. They’re going to open Epic Universe in 2-3 years. The rumors based on promo art and city filings look amazing.
I recently saw that they’ll actually have enough space for a second park at the new property eventually which would put them at four parks as well. Along with that, they’re moving all the office space to the new property which frees up that space at the current parks. And that old office space just happens to be located between the two Harry Potter lands. So within the next 10 years, Universal will have a new park and likely more new attractions at the old parks.