Disney Extortion!

[combbat veteran]

I am a Disney Passholder.

I was at Animal Kingdom last weekend.

My kids have every Disney Video there is.

But...

Disney is ripping FIRST teams off by charging teams $75 for "not" staying on Disney property.

The Disney packages are a great deal.... IF you weren't going to be at a FIRST competition all day. Basically, Disney is giving teams a discount on the park tickets and charging full price for the hotel rooms.

We can pay less than $150 bucks a night for a room that 6 students can sleep in. We don't need transportation (Bus trip from 40 miles away). We don't need theme park tickets (our team is watching matches). We don't need meals (I can feed students for $3 a head at Dominoes). For $75 bucks you can by a theme park ticket, a T-shirt, and a coke. If you are a Florida resident you can get a 4 day pass for only $24 dollars more. Still think its a bargain?

For the KSC regional a tent is rented for around $50K that houses 40 teams. Same quality, just smaller.

Basically, all our team gets from Disney at the FIRST events is a large parking lot, electricity, friendly greeters with light sticks and 2 hours in 1/3 of the Epcot park. Oh yeah... Tacos.

I love saying FIRST is the largest event held on Disney property. I love Disney. Unfortunately, Disney is treating FIRST teams like a relative who has stayed too long and worn out their welcome.