Cedar Point gate tops $100

The park has raised its front-gate ticket price by 17%, from $90 last year to $105 this season. That walk-up price is now higher than the park’s lowest-tier season pass, the Silver Pass, which costs $99 online and includes unlimited visits through Labor Day as well as free parking.

Wow. You can buy a pass with free parking for less than a 1 day bought at the park ticket.

Why would anybody buy a 1 day ticket then? People will always choose the lowest price right? Doesn’t really matter the type of pass it is.

Trying to make sense of Six Flags pricing strategies? You must be new here.

The percentage of people who pay gate price is very very VERY low. They do this for two reasons:

1) to sell season passes

b) so it sounds like a great deal when you're getting 35% off of a ticket online

When I went to renew my pass at the end of last year, I went to the ticket window thinking I could avoid the inconvenience fee. They told me it was $100 more to renew in person than online. So I renewed online and saved $80 or whatever it was over the gate price. Why the gate price and online price to renew is different, I have no idea.

I’m still amazed people still buy 1 day tickets to a Disney park.

Some people do have money to burn.

We bought single day Disneyland park hopper tickets a number of years ago. Was part of a 10 day California trip. We only had 1 day for Disney. Its not how most people visiting the parks visit but people who want to go to Disney and only have a day to do it will likely pay.

A little like how the Big 4 accounting firms are priced. Hourly rates are for a project that you need done today. Almost none of their clients pay those rates (with some getting significant discounts off that rate). But if you have something that needs to be done extremely quickly and you need their level of expertise, you will pay that rate.

Cedar Point likely isn't getting many people to pay $100. But there are likely at least some who will. Not necessarily a matter of burning money. Just the easy route. There have been years when I paid effectively more than that because I had a pass and went once. Don't think I ever had a pass and didn't go at all but I expect there are at least some people who do that too.

There are probably some people who just say I am only going to the park today I'll just get the ticket there especially if they are tagging along with a season pass holder who is paying the parking. And the friend forgets to get the bring a friend rate on line.

Some people don't think about the differences if they aren't an avid consumer of a good.

Just to pricey!

The_Orient_of_Express:

I’m still amazed people still buy 1 day tickets to a Disney park.

Why?

This one time, in California, I went to Disneyland for 1 day.