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I am quoting the entire body of a message I'd written several months ago, outlining the cost of a Disney package versus what you might achieve on your own - booking under normal conditions. * * * Our team opted for the 5 day package at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort. The cost? $443.69 per person assuming four people to a room. If I were to book this same thing independently, accounting for everything included in the package, for four people, this is what I came up with: Room: Regular season rate of $154/night. We'll round to $160 and be generous about hotel taxes and things. So, one hotel room for four nights - $616.00 Park Media: Four day park hopper pass, adult rate - $203.52 +tax. I'm ignoring tax. So, passes for four people - $814.08 Food: The package provides for 3 breakfast coupons and 3 lunch/dinner coupons per person. I'm assuming prices, and being a bit generous here. So, I'm making each meal coupon a value of $10. 6 meals, four people, $10 per meal - $240.00 Commemorative Gift: We get a t-shirt. 4 T-shirts @$20 - $80.00 Grand total? $1750.08 Price per person? $437.52 What're we paying again? $443.69. ~$5 more. So, as best as I can see (unless I'm overlooking something huge here), things on the Disney end of things seem Kosher. This neglects to mention of course, the costs passed on to each person to cover the costs associated with the event's infrastructure, and all of the rippling costs that Disney and FIRST presumably absorb. Seems like a good deal to me. * * * You can find that thread ]here. Essentially, what this proves is that the price of the package is no different than booking the same thing on your own - except that the package includes a group discount which lowers the overall price, and then adds the $75 event fee, bringing the total to about the same. In the end? Book through Disney and get the same price as if you booked on your own, but also help to pay for the overhead cost of running the event. Book on your own, possibly save money, and be assesssed a $75 fee. This is, to quote Mr. Willy Wonka, "clear as crystal." The numbers don't lie, I'm afraid. If you don't want the t-shirt or the meal coupons, book on your own, pay the event fee, and be done with it. Quote:
So, given that, your example is extraneous. Quote:
As Ricky has previously mentioned, I'm fairly certain that the meal coupons provided you with more food per dollar that you might otherwise receive. Without the meal coupons, caveat emptor. Quote:
Again, allow me refer to another post. Mike Soukup hit the nail on the head here. Thanks, Mike. Quote:
Well, again keeping in mind what Mike has written, allow me to further point out that I don't need the aid of a thesaurus to make my arguments seem powerful and intelligent. They already are powerful and intelligent, and on their own merit, thanks. Quote:
In fairness, you were the first to mention it. If and how it is overused, if at all, is another discussion entirely. Quote:
And similarly, I am not one to allow misinformation and incorrect facts, researched or otherwise, to stand unchallenged in a public forum. I hope that, given the extensive resources and links I have provided, I haven't wasted too of your time with these meaningless facts. Again, I'll reiterate - feel free to share your opinions with us here on the ChiefDelphi forums, but please understand that for such a community to work efficiently and to affect real, positive change, it requires that we each take responsibility for our actions. In that vein, I don't believe that one should post anything, lest they be ready and willing to be taken to task, and asked to defend their claim. If you're not willing to spend the time necessary to make an intelligent criticism of what I've written, please don't reply; or, better yet, don't post in the first place. Quote:
The choice to reply always lies with you, just as it does with me. I won't say anything more, for fear of going, "way beyond intelligent discussion." |
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