Author Topic: Prices Increase (Read 14161 times)

stew560 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 08, 2006, 11:55:05 AM »

Apparently not online. C'mon the ride from Sayreville to Jackson ain't that bad! Hit the outlets!

Have you tried Pathmark yet? I'd bet you can get single tickets there again as well.

overlord · « **Reply #26 on:** January 08, 2006, 12:27:14 PM »

^^ NO NO NO! I double checked it last night because i was thinking the same thing. This is what it says:

Quote

2006 Prices valid through Jan. 8!
Theme/Safari Individual    $74.99
3-Park Combo
(Theme/Safari/HH)    $109.99
Hurricane Harbor Individual*    $74.99
Season Pass Parking*    $30.00

Prices effective Jan 9.
Theme/Safari Indiv. - Online must buy 2    $89.99
3-Park Combo
(Theme/Safari/HH)    $129.99
HH Indiv.* - Online must buy 2    $89.99

6% NJ state tax not included
* Tax not applicable
See "More Details" for shipping fees

Its only after today that you have to buy 2 passes online. Which is bogus in my opinion as well. But yeah, you can still buy one single pass as of today and only today.

innervision · « **Reply #27 on:** January 08, 2006, 12:35:21 PM »

This is not the first year you had to buy 2 passes online. I know that I tried last year and in order to buy SP online you needed to buy two. I wound up waiting until opening day and just buying one at the gate.

overlord · « **Reply #28 on:** January 08, 2006, 12:38:16 PM »

Last year did it too? Hmm maybe it was before opening day. I bought mine on May 1st and it allowed me to buy just one. Then i went to the park 5 minutes later and got it processed.

ChuckR · « **Reply #29 on:** January 08, 2006, 02:45:15 PM »

Can you get your pass processed at the Outlets?

PcMan · « **Reply #30 on:** January 08, 2006, 05:57:02 PM »

WOW $59
I'm glade I got my season pass renewed and sent before the end of last season

$74 is a great price even $89

just think all the Multi-Million Dollar Toys you get to play on

Parking pass is now $30 ??
can these be bought at the Parking lot gate ?

Bubba Z · « **Reply #31 on:** January 08, 2006, 10:06:36 PM »

^ I've heard that you can, but I always got mine at guest relations in October. Wait, this is how I got my parking pass. (I think one year)

Pay the ten dollars at the parking booth. Keep the receipt to be handed in as credit. Pay the twenty dollar difference and walk away with a parking pass for 06.

stew560 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 08, 2006, 10:31:55 PM »

^Or you can just pay the $30 at the parking booth...

NYRfan85 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 08, 2006, 10:35:35 PM »

Phew, I got my Season Pass for $79 at Pathmark today. Now let the waiting til opening weekend commence! :lol:

ChuckR · « **Reply #34 on:** January 08, 2006, 11:15:04 PM »

I am getting mine at SFMM during Solace.

overlord · « **Reply #35 on:** January 09, 2006, 06:57:45 AM »

Printed my vouchers yesterday. Im all set now. Cant wait til april.

KingdaKaRuler05 · « **Reply #36 on:** January 09, 2006, 06:36:29 PM »

I have a question. I'm waiting for my pass in the mail, and then I will activate it online. Can I still do this for a single pass? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Wow, 59 bucks is a lot for a single pass. Buy a SP!!

-KKR05

rjholla2003 · « **Reply #37 on:** January 09, 2006, 08:17:49 PM »

Something I just looked up when talking to my friend. A daily ticket to Walt Disney World is $63 without tax. Now, I love Great Adventure, but I don't think it's worth Disney-like prices. They really should have dropped the gate and raised the SP prices. I know people who didn't go to Gadv before because they thought it was too high of a price, now what is this going to do to them? I just hope this doesn't hurt attendance.

Bubba Z · « **Reply #38 on:** January 09, 2006, 08:47:31 PM »

Hold on, you want more people in the park? I like the idea of the gate price right where it is. With all the bonus stuff thrown at non season pass Holders for discount it's their own fault to pay 60bucks at the gate!!!

Remember all theses promos --- 2fers with coke cans, discounts with on line purchase, Burger King etc. etc.!!

I think they have been giving away the gate for years. It's about time they raised the price.

OK, so I just looked up the price for a season pass for SFA 54.99. With the gas and tolls you are still saving around 30 bucks. Downside you would need to wait to April 8th to have it processed.

SilverBullet · « **Reply #39 on:** January 09, 2006, 08:52:58 PM »

Quote from: "rjholla2003"

I know people who didn't go to Gadv before because they thought it was too high of a price, now what is this going to do to them? I just hope this doesn't hurt attendance.

Honestly rj, with the way SF is being led right now, it won't hurt us, enthusisasts too much in attendence is down. Honestly we probably wont get a coaster before 2010 so why force the money issue and make more people come to the park.

rjholla2003 · « **Reply #40 on:** January 09, 2006, 09:15:18 PM »

I guess that's just my mentality. I'm one of those people where if I was in charge, I'd try to make the park so attractive that you'd be pulling a WDW and closing the park from time to time because it's so busy.

Yes, it's true that they have been giving away the gate in recent years, but that was only because of the insane deals that they had. If they cut the price a little and removed some of those deals that make the gate a steal, people would be attracted to the park because it's improved and it's cheaper, plus you'd make more off of them since you don't have loads of people getting half off, a friend in free, $10 off, and other things. They'd be paying closer to the normal rate, or just the flat rate. Everyone wins since the guest feels like they are getting a better value, attendance is up, per capita spending goes up with customer satisfaction, and the company makes more money.

Bubba Z · « **Reply #41 on:** January 09, 2006, 10:57:33 PM »

what's the difference of setting a standard price and getting rid of the coupons, than raising the price and keeping the coupons?

stew560 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 09, 2006, 11:02:49 PM »

At least with the coupons people will say "At least they still have the coupons!" If they just lowered the price, people would say "Where are the coupons?" Plus it would possibly damage marketing relationships with Coke, etc.

Bubba Z · « **Reply #43 on:** January 09, 2006, 11:09:49 PM »

^yes very much so. all I'm saying is, if you can't find the deal that's out there then you deserve to pay the $60. I go to the park at least 20 times a season. In my mind $120 is a fair price. Plus I save $170 with a parking pass so actually they pay me 50 dollars to come to the park.

rjholla2003 · « **Reply #44 on:** January 10, 2006, 12:43:48 AM »

I'm not saying to abolish all coupons, I'm saying to tone them down a bit. That way people will be happy that they have a lower gate, and even though coupons will be a bit harder to come by, people will still have them, and appreciate them. IMO, that would get more bodies in the door than raising the gate and keeping the coupons. The price raise will turn off people.

GAcoaster · « **Reply #45 on:** January 10, 2006, 08:00:14 AM »

It will be interesting to see how all this plays out. I have a feeling they are going to phase out a lot of the discounts this season, or at least tone them down. Even if they still had $10 off or even BOGO, they'll still make more money than they would have with the old prices.

Also interesting that SFMM just raised their price to $59.99 as well, which is the same price as their "Play Pass". It's cheaper to go to Disneyland now!

WadeJ · « **Reply #46 on:** January 10, 2006, 11:33:52 AM »

I'm not positive as I've never been there but hasn't MM always been less than Gadv? I know the season passes there are a joke (49 bucks?). What made them suddenly realize that it has the same expenses and high priced rides as Gadv so they might as well charge the same?

IMO, having the wrong pricing structure has been hurting this chain for years. And unfortunately, this had to be done (even though I don't agree with all of it).

But, gate prices should be lower, discounts should be fewer since it adds a perception of importance and value and season passes should be MUCH higher than they are now.

Do you see Disney and Busch parks constantly touting buy one and get one free? No way!

KingdaKaRuler05 · « **Reply #47 on:** January 11, 2006, 05:37:40 PM »

Wow...why would MM have their Play Pass the same price as a regular admission? That doesn't make any sense to me at all....

-KKR05

ChuckR · « **Reply #48 on:** January 23, 2006, 02:59:04 PM »

Just got my parking pass and season pass online and all together including shipping it was about $140.

chilled182 · « **Reply #49 on:** January 23, 2006, 04:09:41 PM »

Quote from: "WadeJ"

I'm not positive as I've never been there but hasn't MM always been less than Gadv? I know the season passes there are a joke (49 bucks?). What made them suddenly realize that it has the same expenses and high priced rides as Gadv so they might as well charge the same?

IMO, having the wrong pricing structure has been hurting this chain for years. And unfortunately, this had to be done (even though I don't agree with all of it).

But, gate prices should be lower, discounts should be fewer since it adds a perception of importance and value and season passes should be MUCH higher than they are now.

Do you see Disney and Busch parks constantly touting buy one and get one free? No way!

I agree.. they have way too many buy one get one half off gimmicks floating around that everyone knows about. What they should do, is make the price more affordable, and than drop the coupon things and whatnot.. so that people pay a reasonable price.. but everyone pays instead of one person pays like 60 bucks.

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