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Is Disney’s $15 Minimum Wage Hike a Help or a Hoax?
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| December 18, 2018
| Carl Jackson
Posted on 12/18/2018 11:32:53 AM PST by Kaslin
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posted on
12/18/2018 11:32:53 AM PST
by
Kaslin
To: Kaslin
Actually - Disneys parks arent that amazing anymore.
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posted on
12/18/2018 11:35:46 AM PST
by
Skywise
To: Skywise
Actually - Disneys parks arent that amazing anymore.
Seen one...seen them all!
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posted on
12/18/2018 11:41:54 AM PST
by
Don Corleone
(Nothing makes the delusional more furious than truth.)
To: Kaslin
Higher wages means higher prices, which means that, whatever the service or product, the consumer will be buying less of it. And, people will have to save longer to be able to afford going to Disney, which again means that, there will be less consumer visits, which might force the liberal-led Disney to hike prices again. And, those with the higher minimum wage will have become become the new minimum wage earners, and will be demanding a higher minimum wage shortly after the last hike in the minimum wage. Eventually, the minimum wage will end up being 50-100 dollars per hour.
There will always be a 'minimum' wage that nobody is happy with.
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posted on
12/18/2018 11:42:58 AM PST
by
adorno
To: adorno
Oh come on. Wages are so beat down this will not even make a difference in the cost of admission.
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posted on
12/18/2018 11:45:08 AM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: Kaslin
Went 15 years ago. It was way overpriced then. They charged for almost everything. I was thankful the air was free.
Don’t plan on ever going back again. I can obtain more value for my entertainment dollar a bunch of other places.
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posted on
12/18/2018 11:45:51 AM PST
by
alternatives?
(Why have an army if there are no borders?)
To: Kaslin
I just got back from 11 days in Florida including over a week in Orlando. Never set foot in any of the parks (I was still nursing a sore back), but saw Celtic Thunder at Hard Rock Live at Universal City Walk. There is too much traffic there. I also noticed a price premium on everything compared to where I live here in Georgia. Sure the weather was nice, except for a couple of chilly days in the low 50's. Note: Floridians had on their heavy winter coats for that.
To: Don Corleone
Actually - Disneys parks arent that amazing anymore.
Seen one...seen them all!
Problem is that, there will always be 'new kids' who haven't gone to Disney, and the parents of the new kids will feel obliged to take their kids to Disney, at least once in their lives.
Disney is not designed for adult entertainment, at least not Disneyland or Disney World. It is a kids' place, and adults visit only as a consequence of having kids. That's not to say that there aren't adults who still enjoy the "kids' places" and will go on their own.
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posted on
12/18/2018 11:53:21 AM PST
by
adorno
To: alternatives?
Went 15 years ago. It was way overpriced then. They charged for almost everything. I was thankful the air was free. Just curious...what did they charge for that other places don't?
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posted on
12/18/2018 11:53:41 AM PST
by
Crusher138
("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
To: Don Corleone
Im super cereal - Ive only been going about 5 years regularly but in just that short amount of time its amazing what theyve cut back on while simultaneously increasing prices and have outright killed the magic in the parks. Thats just the parks - resort costs have quadrupled to the point where a nights stay in a parking lot view is equivalent to a penthouse suite in Vegas!
And even that wasnt enough money so they instituted nightly parking fees!
And people are still paying it!
I could almost understand if they were still offering a premium level of service - but theyre not.
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posted on
12/18/2018 11:56:51 AM PST
by
Skywise
To: Crusher138
Just curious...what did they charge for that other places don’t?
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I worked at WDW 40 years ago,,, I’m unhappy with how unkempt it is.. parks require constant maintenance.. I don’t go often but when I’m escorting visitors I see mismatched paint , too many closed rides, good rides replaced with junky “quick fix” replacements just to have something new , lines take up more than 50% of your visit on a good day, there are new procedures in place to minimize waits but it’s too complicated for most people to understand or use it to optimize their visit , parking fees are astronomical (parking is generally free in Orlando) ,, The incompetence that lead to that child being eaten by an aligator last year cost WDW’s insurer $50MM but is indicative of the lack of thought towards the paying customers.
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posted on
12/18/2018 12:16:02 PM PST
by
Neidermeyer
(Show me a peaceful Muslim and I will show you a heretic to the Koran.)
To: Skywise
Disagree. They are still quintessentially extremely efficient.
Hell, they didn’t even use ANY of those “green” paper-towel dispensers in the 2 parks we went to. Why? Because they know it’s a huge time-waster in a hugely crowded place. They move them in and out very fast.
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posted on
12/18/2018 12:24:21 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: alternatives?
disney has had three prices increases the last 2 years. People keep, coming. For many this is once in lifetime for themselves and kids. They save for years and pay the price whatever it is.
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posted on
12/18/2018 12:25:55 PM PST
by
morphing libertarian
(Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
To: morphing libertarian
13 refers to D-Land Anaheim
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posted on
12/18/2018 12:26:58 PM PST
by
morphing libertarian
(Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
To: Crusher138
Just curious...what did they charge for that other places don’t?
I remember the kids wanted cereal for breakfast and being charged for the cereal and the milk for the cereal. The high cost of everything made an impression on my kids as neither has any interest in ever going back. Near the end I gave them choices about taking the money or playing a simple game and they chose the money.
About three years later a guy I worked with had a wedding there and he felt the same way. Would not go back.
Last theme park I went to was white water and they had a special deal that allowed one to go to head of line if you pay quite a bit more. Would not go back either.
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posted on
12/18/2018 1:25:59 PM PST
by
alternatives?
(Why have an army if there are no borders?)
To: Crusher138
I don’t know that they charge for anything that other places don’t - but they charge a hell of a lot for everything. In my experience they are way pricier than other similar parks. And the other parks are expensive to begin with.
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posted on
12/18/2018 2:16:45 PM PST
by
sipow
To: Kaslin
Are they also raising the wages of their current employees a corresponding amount? If not the not so happiest place on Earth is going to be pretty rough for new hires.
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posted on
12/18/2018 2:51:42 PM PST
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: Kaslin
Considering the state of our society lately, the employees probably deserve $15/hour.
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posted on
12/18/2018 3:14:03 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: Kaslin
Dont ever listen to a leftist if you want to hear the truth.
YOU WILL SEE the Truth when you SEE them lying.
-
“Leftists Lie As Easily As They Breath”
Time to BOYCOTT the Leftist run Press
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posted on
12/19/2018 1:51:34 AM PST
by
elbook
To: Don Corleone
Never been to one and don’t feel an empty spot for it....of course, I hate crowds and I hate lines....missing the worst of both of them by not going to a Disney site.
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posted on
12/19/2018 3:13:45 AM PST
by
trebb
(Those who don't donate anything tend to be empty gasbags...no-value-added types)
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