As someone who has absorbed the price increases since USF turned into a resort in '99, I have no issue with that. Especially paying for a large family to stay at the resort/Loews. I will gladly pay the money for a solid product offering, as we did up until the late 90s at Disney. I just hope that Universal doesn't get sucked into the Disney trap of overbuilding the resort to a point that they can't maintain what they have, where they have restaurant operations dependent on dining plans, advance reservations needed for god knows what, budget-hacked attraction additions, cheapening of service provided by hotels, less loyalty to long standing customers (AP), etc. That is where Disney lost me. Raising prices is one thing, chasing unsustainable growth is another.
In the upcoming years, the job market in Orlando will cause many Disney middle managers to attempt a stint up the road at Universal. In the past, this was great because it was typically Disney staff who "got it" and left the Mouse frustrated to only succeed at Universal. I hope strong leadership remains at Comcast to hedge against future Disney riff-raff who might bring that awful culture with them.
