I don't agree with that assessment. When Disney was rolling out the Magic band program, Iger was touting the expected financial windfalls of the program at the Quarterly investment meetings. But since it's rollout, he avoids answering any specifics concerning the financials around it at every Quarterly meeting. If it was truly successful, for sure he would be throwing those numbers out to investors instead of going dead silent. And, even more telling is that the three principles involved with the fiasco, Franklin, Russulo & Staggs have been forced out since the implementation.
I believe Parentof4 over on Magic would agree with you. He does understand the numbers
Yes- while "Real Time" is great- 30/60 and 180 day projections are even better. Universal has to upgrade their infrastructure before it can be close to what Disney's is. It will be easier, of course, due to the size and scope of universal vs WDW.
During the end of January- you could go to a relatively slow park that had a fraction of the July crowds- yet wait times weren't significantly different. Gone are the "walk on" days. Sure, you might find one here and there- but analyzing the wait times for 2015-2016 since the implementation of tiers and MM+ having years of data- there is no discernible difference in the amount of rides one can do on January 25th vs July 25th. Try that at Universal. Or Try that at Disney in 2013. And it's all money saved on the back-end. Just 1 side of Dumbo running until 11am-12pm. Just 2 cars running on BTMR or Everest. A severe cut in staff for x park on x day or x restaurant or x store. Less fastpasses available for slow days, etc. The projections are incredible and again- in analyzing the wait times- its remarkable how similar they are now (not taking into account ride closures of course).
No other park is a week-long destination. TDL is the closest they have- and thats 4 days max (literally- you cant buy a 5 day)
Yes, but that doesn't have a lot to do with My Magic. Those figures were always available to them previously. They could have adjusted then, and did to a lesser extent. But they had a different philosophy. Now they've gone into full cost cutting mode, slashed staffing, cut live entertainment, cut food portions etc. . Before they were concerned with the total customer experience, not so now....And Fastpass Plus ended up making the stand by lines significantly longer according to Touring Plans even before the staffing cuts that came on the heels of Shanghai cost overruns. ....as Joe Camel stated above, check Parents of 4 posts on the subject. He's the statistical expert over at WDW Magic.Yes- while "Real Time" is great- 30/60 and 180 day projections are even better. Universal has to upgrade their infrastructure before it can be close to what Disney's is. It will be easier, of course, due to the size and scope of universal vs WDW.
During the end of January- you could go to a relatively slow park that had a fraction of the July crowds- yet wait times weren't significantly different. Gone are the "walk on" days. Sure, you might find one here and there- but analyzing the wait times for 2015-2016 since the implementation of tiers and MM+ having years of data- there is no discernible difference in the amount of rides one can do on January 25th vs July 25th. Try that at Universal. Or Try that at Disney in 2013. And it's all money saved on the back-end. Just 1 side of Dumbo running until 11am-12pm. Just 2 cars running on BTMR or Everest. A severe cut in staff for x park on x day or x restaurant or x store. Less fastpasses available for slow days, etc. The projections are incredible and again- in analyzing the wait times- its remarkable how similar they are now (not taking into account ride closures of course).
That has never been the case before MM+. Now the best you get for a "slow time of year" are less crowded walkways.
No other park is a week-long destination. TDL is the closest they have- and thats 4 days max (literally- you cant buy a 5 day)
I see what you are saying but it is very short sighted to use it that way. The GS is horrible with everyone saying it is too crowded, too much to plan, too expensive etc. They may make back the money but the damage to long term business will take decades to undo.Yes- while "Real Time" is great- 30/60 and 180 day projections are even better. Universal has to upgrade their infrastructure before it can be close to what Disney's is. It will be easier, of course, due to the size and scope of universal vs WDW.
During the end of January- you could go to a relatively slow park that had a fraction of the July crowds- yet wait times weren't significantly different. Gone are the "walk on" days. Sure, you might find one here and there- but analyzing the wait times for 2015-2016 since the implementation of tiers and MM+ having years of data- there is no discernible difference in the amount of rides one can do on January 25th vs July 25th. Try that at Universal. Or Try that at Disney in 2013. And it's all money saved on the back-end. Just 1 side of Dumbo running until 11am-12pm. Just 2 cars running on BTMR or Everest. A severe cut in staff for x park on x day or x restaurant or x store. Less fastpasses available for slow days, etc. The projections are incredible and again- in analyzing the wait times- its remarkable how similar they are now (not taking into account ride closures of course).
That has never been the case before MM+. Now the best you get for a "slow time of year" are less crowded walkways.
No other park is a week-long destination. TDL is the closest they have- and thats 4 days max (literally- you cant buy a 5 day)
im a Parents of 4 fanboy... I love his posts :thumbsup:
Well, with MaxPass, they are installing the infrastructure that MM+ uses at Disneyland. There's also rumors of a version of it at DLP.
oh wait, they slides are in rockwork now? So much for 'unthemed" slides.
