Differentiation and synergy Disney has been saying the same thing for a while regarding the difference between Disney+ and Hulu. The former be more family friendly, while the latter will have a larger selection of content for mom and dad. There are some reasons to be a little wary of this approach — Netflix doesn’t […]
Disney World guests may be upset over increased ticket prices, but in the eyes of Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger, the company’s pricing strategy is working. During the earnings call covering Disney’s second quarter of its fiscal year, Iger said the current approach is “really paying off” as the parks add new attractions. “I […]
Only months before the opening of its $1-billion Star Wars expansion, the Disneyland Resort announced price increases of up to 25% for daily tickets, annual passes and parking. The increases, which took effect Sunday, come less than a year after the resort adopted price hikes of up to 18%. Under the latest increases, the cheapest […]
On Friday, Disney is offering guests a chance to experience Pixar Pier a day before it opens to the public. The catch? Admission is $299 to spend six hours in the land. The Pixar Pier special event allows guests to experience the attractions, sample food from the land, and shop in the many stores, all […]
MORE than 60 chain stores and restaurants in Shanghai’s two airports and Disneyland on Wednesday vowed to keep prices on par with those in their other outlets in the city, following pressure from Shanghai’s price regulator. The Shanghai Development and Reform Commission said that it had received a great deal of consumer complaints that dining […]
Until recently, most businesses changed their prices once or twice a year, usually when they printed new catalogs. As recently as a decade ago, even cutting-edge, upstart online retailers like Amazon didn’t change their prices all that much. In one study, for example, marketing scientists Mark Bergen, Robert Kauffman and Dongwon Lee analyzed book prices […]
Other parks are inching toward demand pricing as well. Legoland in Florida offers flexible date pricing beginning at $84 but provides a $13 discount for purchasing tickets two to six days in advance. The SeaWorld parks do not have demand pricing across the board but they do offer discounts for low demand days at Discovery […]
No one likes price hikes, but in the case of dynamic pricing, demand-based price lifts and dips could give you more bang for your buck. The Wall Street Journal reported that Disney DIS, +0.49% is considering implementing peak prices when demand is at its highest at its theme parks to help manage overcrowding. The […]
Since early 2012, the mobile company Uber—a ridesharing app that helps consumers request cabs and other transportation services with their smartphones—has employed a form of price gouging known as “surge pricing.” The controversial and often costly practice uses an algorithm to increase the price of service during peak hours—when there’s high demand and low supply. […]
Effectively, Disney is offering its Premium pass holders a choice: accept a 35 percent price increase to keep coming to parks whenever they want or take a much smaller increase but be blocked out during the holidays. If Disneyland can entice a significant percentage of its Premium pass holders to switch to the Signature and […]
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The last thing Ticketmaster Canada needs right now is another black eye. Hit with $4.5M in fines and levies by Canada’s Competition Bureau last month for allegedly misleading pricing claims in online ticket sales, the company has agreed to a compliance program to ensure their advertising conforms with the law, and will implement new procedures […]
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Airmail users awoke today to find out that the popular email app has switched to a subscription-based pricing model on the iPhone and iPad. Airmail for iOS is now free to download on the App Store, but push notifications and multi-account support have become premium features priced at $2.99 per month or $9.99 per year […]
Tesla updates pricing and options across lineup, discontinues several variants | Electrek
Tesla updated its online design studio on Monday evening with several changes in pricing and options across its entire lineup. Some things become cheaper, others become more expensive, and several variants are going away. Over the last year, Tesla has been consistently adjusting its prices, especially in the US as its federal tax credit has […]
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Amazon Prime Day 2019: the best tech deals | The Verge
If you’re reading this, then Amazon Prime Day 2019 is underway. Prices have fallen for countless products, including tech, and you’ll be able to shop the deals for 48 hours, until 2:59AM ET / 11:59PM PT on Tuesday, July 16th. First things first: to get in on the deals, you need to be an Amazon […]
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