Disney on Price

Like many parents of young children, I am being pressured to spend time and money taking the little ones to see the new Disney On Ice production of Toy Story 3.    Having finally bowed to the pressure of "looking into getting tickets," I discovered that the cheapest seats with the poorest view are around $136 and the most expensive are $335 - and that's per ticket.  I'm wondering how many families of four or five in a relatively economically depressed area (I guess that speaks for most of the country these days) can afford $500 or more to take the kids to one show, however heartwarming it may be?  And that's without counting things like parking downtown, buying snacks and paying the inevitable ticketing fees for purchase of the tickets which are usually added to the advertised ticket price.   I understand these shows are expensive to stage and that there has to also be some profit in it, but how can Disney not be losing money here?  Can people really afford to pay these prices?  (Gee, now I sound like a "consumer watchdog" rather than a law prof!)

Comments

[Adam]

For those who have not seen Toy Story 3 and you have young impressionable children, one parent to another, I would strongly recommend that you see it first.

The 'G'rating assigned to this movie is wholly unwarranted and, IMHO as a parent, rises dangerously close to false advertising. There are quite a number of scenes that will scare a child and make this really inappropriate.

[CBR]

I think someone quoted you a wrong price--the Quicken Arena shows $15/ticket at the low end. http://www.theqarena.com/events/disney_110107/

Still moderately expensive, especially with all the "extras," but not quite as outrageous...

[Edgar Hudges]

Since when did this blog become a place where bloggers can complain about expenses in their personal lives? Can we stick the topic please -- save your personal life for Facebook.

[Jacqui Lipton]

Apologies to those offended by comments re personal life. Guess I'm just bored because I'm missing AALS this week- and I stand corrected on price anyway.

[Ben Barros]

Edgar, there is a long tradition of having the occasional post on personal issues on law prof blogs. If you don't like it, don't read the blog. Jacqui and the others can post what they want - it is their blog, not yours.

[Christine Hurt]

I remember taking one of ours to a Disney on Ice, but can't imagine I paid that much. I do remember thinking it was lame, and that my daughter was not impressed. Especially if your children have ever watched Olympic-caliber skating. It's not Disney -- the characters are only vaguely recognizable, and there's very little story. And it's not world-class ice skating, either. I hope you can wiggle out!!

[Jacqueline Lipton]

Well, I didn't wiggle out of it, but I got the tickets a lot more cheaply than I had earlier thought and the kids really did enjoy it. Definitely not world class skating, but my kids don't know the difference yet anyway.