Remove ads

Taking the Mickey: A Save Disney Quest

Reader mode
[X] Plan: Grand Floridian


10ebbor10 said:
He's also the guy who just announced Space Station Freedom, in the 1984 State of the Union address.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Granted, he also announced SDI and a planned commercial jet that could've done like Mach 12.


Firebringer2077 said:
Regarding our choices on NASA. Why don't we call up Carl Sagan and Christa McAuliffe (who all of America's kids just saw get launched into space) and get a group privately, and then spring both of them on Reagan. As a result we stay out of it, and are merely just the facilitator of the connections to get things going
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

That might work. I mean, Reagan already hates our guts, so better to just pass it off onto someone else.
 
Honestly I don't think Reagan hates out guts, we've just been really inconvenient for him. We basically killed the Petroleum lobbyists, while his administration probably loathes us and George HW Bush is probably trying navigate so that he is set up for an easy primary in 1988. But there is one scandal coming in 1986 that will make sure that we aren't thought of that much. Iran-Contra.

Now going to Reagan himself and BYPASSING most of his administration might work
 
Remove ads
Ticket Prices
  • Informational
    • Ticket Prices: This scale may in fact prove relevant during the recession, so I'm going to put some of the ticket price scale here. This is what you were looking at turn 0, though it hasn't been too relevant since.

    0: Free. The board wants to kill you, the public walks up to you crying in the street, which is where you are after getting fired unless you have a serious plan for this.

    1: ~$5. You have a problem with park capacity, and there's almost never a reason to go this cheap.

    2: ~$10. You have a minor problem with park capacity, and it's hard to justify being this cheap.

    3: ~$20. You're currently here. You have a slight issue with park capacity, and there's room to raise the price.

    4: ~$40. This, from what little market research you've done, is probably the sweet spot right now, although the recession may change that.

    5: ~$80. You're getting pricey at this point. It's worth it, but some people will be turned away.

    6: ~$160. You're pricey enough to need to justify it to most people. The word Disney is usually enough, but it's causing some grumbles. (IRL Disney is at the high end of this point)

    7: ~$320. You have slight issues with attendance, as only the elite can afford a semi-regular trip to Disney.

    8: ~$640. You have issues with attendance. This level means that Disney is almost exclusively the home of the wealthiest, with middle class individuals needing to save years to justify a family trip.

    9: ~$1280. You have major issues with attendance, as even some of the wealthier individuals are turned away by the cost.

    10: ~$2560. You have crippling issues with attendance, as only the top of the top can afford to frequent the parks. Or contest winners. The board may wish they could charge this, but recognize it isn't wise to try.

    *Ticket prices are based on the cost of a one-day park hopper ticket.
     
  • Informational
    • I would not be opposed to bumping ticket prices, especially once Tomorrowland and the new Future World pavillions are finished. I think the Magic Kingdom needs some love sooner or later though.
     
    If we're raising prices then regardless of what our ultimate preference is, we'd be best off raising to $40 and gradually moving up, rather than a sudden price hike.
     
    I don't think we should raise prices but add a congestion price that can take it up to 50 while also maintaining annual passes so as to make them more enticing.

    Like, unless we need to I think we should keep ticket price low as possible while making annual passes as enticing as possible so as to maximize attendance with the congestion pricing being applied not seasonally but for when congestion is actually a problem because we don't want to increase attendance beyond that point.
     
    So my uncle works at Disney, and honestly?

    Ticket pricing isn't based off economics, it's park capacity. Basically, too many people in, raise prices, too few, drop 'em.
     
    Night_stalker said:
    So my uncle works at Disney, and honestly?

    Ticket pricing isn't based off economics, it's park capacity. Basically, too many people in, raise prices, too few, drop 'em.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Pretty much where I'm at, raise prices when you're having capacity problems bit otherwise keep em low to maintain the capacity sweet spot and annual pass allure.
     
    b-wolf95 said:
    How the heck did we go from "hey, let's do a fun running Disney quest" to "seriously debating the ethical implications of stopping the Challenger launch?"
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Ol' Tin Knight said:
    ...Yeah, that would do it.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    RookDeSuit said:
    Around when Exxon got offended. Granted the only options besides fossil fuels where Nuclear and Solar, soooo you know.... we went solar.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Eh, there has always been a moral undercurrent of interventionism running in this quest. Solar is just the first thing that empowered it enough to start winning votes.
    Night_stalker said:
    So my uncle works at Disney, and honestly?

    Ticket pricing isn't based off economics, it's park capacity. Basically, too many people in, raise prices, too few, drop 'em.
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...
    Could your uncle who works at Nintendo offer some advice as well please? :p
     
    Reader mode
    You must login or register to reply here.
    Remove ads
    Back
    Top