$100,000+ Disney Across the World Personal Jet “Journey”

Disney has introduced a brand new bucket listing journey aboard a non-public jet for 75 final followers: an world wide journey spanning 24 days, 6 international locations, all 12 Disney theme parks worldwide, and different locations all for the low, low beginning worth of $109,995. This submit will share particulars concerning the Disney Parks Round The World – A Personal Jet Journey and commentary about this “attention-grabbing” new providing from Disney.

We’ll begin with some fundamentals for our readers who’re heirs to frozen banana stand empires and thus will wish to e-book this new Adventures by Disney itinerary post-haste. The journey begins at Disneyland in Anaheim earlier than touring north to Los Angeles and San Francisco. From there, it heads to Tokyo Disneyland by way of Alaska, then Shanghai Disneyland, Hong Kong Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Walt Disney World.

Between stops the Asia parks and Disneyland Paris, the non-public jet will make a number of detours to three iconic landmarks: the Taj Mahal, Pyramids of Giza, and Eiffel Tower. All through the journey, you’ll keep in world-class lodging, together with the uncommon alternative to be a visitor at Summit Skywalker Ranch. Naturally, you’ll journey in luxurious by way of a VIP-configured Boeing 757, operated by Icelandair, with long-range capabilities. Presumably, it additionally has environment friendly WiFi for casually gloating concerning the posh expertise by way of realtime Instagram updates. If not, effectively…that’s a dealbreaker for me! 

Through the Disney Parks Round The World – A Personal Jet Journey, friends can even take pleasure in private entry to consultants and workers, who present enjoyable and fact-filled tales at each location you go to. This consists of excursions guided by representatives from Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Co., and extra.

Listed here are a number of the journey highlights:

Listed here are the lodging for the Disney Parks Round The World – A Personal Jet Journey:

• Disney’s Grand Californian Resort & Spa
• Summit Skywalker Ranch
• Tokyo Disneyland Resort
• Shanghai Disneyland Resort
• Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
• The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra
• Marriott Mena Home, Cairo
• Disney’s Resort New York – The Artwork of Marvel
• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

All 9 places for the Disney Parks Round The World – A Personal Jet Journey:

• Anaheim
• San Francisco
• Tokyo
• Shanghai
• Hong Kong
• Agra
• Cairo
• Paris
• Orlando

Meals for the Disney Parks Round The World – A Personal Jet Journey:

• 68 MEALS TOTAL
• 23 Breakfasts
• 22 Lunches
• 23 Dinners

Flight data for earlier than and after the Disney Parks Round The World – A Personal Jet Journey:

• Arrive: Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) OR John Wayne Airport (SNA) OR Lengthy Seaside Airport (LGB)
• Return: Orlando Worldwide Airport (MCO)

Reserving begins:

• June 20, 2022: Earlier Adventures by Disney Company who’ve traveled on 3 or extra adventures
• June 22, 2022: All earlier Adventures by Disney Company
• June 24, 2022: Golden Oak Members
• June 28, 2022: Common public

Our Commentary

There are two methods to method this commentary. The primary could be treating this journey critically, breaking down the estimated prices on a line-item foundation in an effort to analyze whether or not the the Disney Parks Round The World – A Personal Jet Journey is “price it” from an goal perspective or, if not, how a lot Disney is marking up the indulgent itinerary. The opposite could be dismissing it out of hand as ridiculous, and critiquing it from the attitude of optics.

Clearly, we’re going to decide on the second route. As a lot as I’m inquisitive about how a lot an Across the World journey to Disney locations may really value (maybe we’ll do the maths in a separate submit), I don’t assume anybody studying this submit is critically sitting of their La-Z-Boy, pondering: “I’m on the fence about this non-public jet journey thingie, positive hope Tom does the maths so I can determine whether or not to e-book!”

The factor is, I don’t doubt that there’s a marketplace for one of these journey. Actually, lots of Disney’s latest strikes have felt like somebody inside the corporate is asking, “how can we be extra like 4 Seasons and Ritz-Carlton?” First got here the company-branded residences, now comes the non-public jet around-the-world itinerary.

I suppose you could possibly even say the Disney Parks Round The World – A Personal Jet Journey is a steal of a deal, because the 4 Seasons Personal Jet Experiences all seem like priced above $150,000. Whereas each really feel like they’re in “Monopoly Cash” territory, I’d think about the goal client for one of these journey has extra belief in 4 Seasons to ship a luxurious expertise commensurate with the fee. 4 Seasons has the expertise and experience with precise luxurious choices.

For these of you banana stand heirs who’re planning on reserving this, it’s most likely straightforward to write down off criticism as jealousy. Whereas my curiosity has been piqued by previous Adventures by Disney itineraries (and we’ve achieved one lengthy weekend in San Francisco), I actually battle to see the attraction in a visit like this even when setting apart the exorbitant value.

If we had a pair hundred thousand {dollars} to dedicate to an world wide journey, I’d relatively put it collectively myself. That will give me full management over the itinerary and, critically, not be topic to sharing the expertise with 73 strangers. (The percentages should not in your favor that of 73 rich individuals, they’ll all be completely tolerable and well-adjusted.)

That’s the sticking level for me. (Properly, that and the WiFi state of affairs. And I suppose the fee, if we’re being completely trustworthy.) With different Adventures by Disney itineraries, the argument could be made that there’s worth within the ease and effectivity of a bunch journey for prosperous people. In spite of everything, trip time is proscribed and their time has, in concept at the least, great worth.

The identical argument is a tougher promote for a month-long journey. These individuals clearly have time on their arms, and will simply put this collectively themselves–or rent somebody to do it for them.

Talking of which, at this level I ought to plug my very own journey planning companies, which are literally launching immediately (whole coincidence). For the discount basement worth of $54,997.50, I’ll take you on a tour of those similar locations. Please observe that received’t function a non-public jet however it will embrace us getting misplaced on the Tokyo Metro and seeing rats at one in all my favourite spots close to the Eiffel Tower. However did you actually go to Tokyo and Paris if you happen to didn’t get misplaced in a single and see rats within the different? Joking apart, it’s completely the imperfections that make journey and exploring new locations memorable.

Past that, I’d additionally humbly counsel that an around-the-world journey is totally the mistaken technique to really discover and expertise these locations. None of them shall be achieved justice by such cursory and superficial visits. When you have no scarcity of time and assets, do these locations the appropriate means.

This Adventures by Disney itinerary feels prefer it’s much less about ease and effectivity and extra about coddling individuals who wish to journey the world with out actually experiencing the world. Those that want the consolation and security of Disney simply to see worldwide theme parks to allow them to verify off each park on their bucket listing and boast concerning the accomplishment.

My response was kind of the identical to that new subdivision Disney is attaching its model to on the outskirts of Palm Springs. The principle attraction of that space is its wealthy historical past, tradition, and gorgeous mid-century fashionable structure. It’s a very wonderful place with great appeal and attraction. You endure the desert warmth and every thing else as a result of all of that’s so cool. A brand new subdivision there comes with the entire draw back and not one of the upside–actually lacking the purpose solely.

Setting all of that apart, my greater concern is one in all optics. Disney needed to have identified that this new Adventures by Disney itinerary would get picked up by each weblog and vlog. It’ll change into outrage fodder, racking up hundreds of thousands of views on movies and posts–not from individuals planning on doing the journey, however from these disgusted by its very existence.

Though my commentary above may counsel in any other case, I maintain no disdain in direction of those that can afford to do that. I additionally don’t begrudge the corporate for attempting to seize a few of this profitable market share. Not that you simply care, however I’m very a lot professional capitalism–about as removed from “eat the wealthy” as you may get. The evaluation right here is much less taking offense to the existence of this itinerary, and extra why any affordable particular person would wish to do it given what it prices, entails, and the alternate options.

With regard to company optics, there’s most likely by no means a great time to announce a $100,000 non-public jet tour of the worldwide Disney parks. Nonetheless, I can’t conceive of a time that’s worse than proper now. The corporate has already nickel and dimed park-goers a lot over the previous couple of years, rising prices and segmenting its theme park choices in ways in which have given rise to backlash from just about everybody–however particularly those that imagine Disney solely “caters to the wealthy” now.

As I’ve acknowledged earlier than, that’s categorically false. One-percenters should not reserving motel rooms with exterior hallways on the Worth or Average Resorts. Past that, they’re largely not visiting Walt Disney World in any respect, save for ceremony of passage journeys. Once they do, they’re extra inclined to remain on the 4 Seasons Orlando or Ritz-Carlton, though some undoubtedly do keep at Grand Floridian and the Poly.

I’m so assured on this assertion as a result of it’s a easy numbers recreation. Positive, there are rich Disney followers and informal guests. Nonetheless, there should not sufficient of them to fill the parks and resorts each day. It’s gotta be the center and higher center class, splurging or going into debt. These customers are actually the one means Walt Disney World can keep in enterprise. The higher class can’t maintain the parks and resorts.

It’s one factor to promote 75 of those $100,000 non-public jet journeys in a yr. It’s one other solely to e-book over 100,000 friends per day in resorts and theme parks, each single day of the yr. It’s a matter of scale–if the variety of these non-public jet journeys have been elevated to 1,000 and even 10,000 (once more, in a yr–not a day), the corporate would most likely have hassle filling them, too.

No matter that fact, it typically feels like Walt Disney World doesn’t care about anybody however the rich. There are numerous latest examples of this, from easy issues like Prolonged Night Hours just for Deluxe Resorts to extravagant new VIP excursions to Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser’s price ticket. (On the plus aspect, the Halcyon now seems like a downright discount as in comparison with this!)

The totality of those latest choices and adjustments is alone is sufficient to alienate many lifelong Disney followers. They understandably have the notion that the corporate now not cares about them, and has left behind the center class in its lust of higher-spending prosperous friends. This isn’t simply quantifiable, however it’s long-term model injury that very effectively may outweigh the short-term monetary positive factors of promoting beneath 100 non-public jet world excursions.

It most likely will provide little reassurance, however presently it appears to really feel like Disney doesn’t care a lot about anybody. We lately talked to Membership 33 members who have been past annoyed about service, phone maintain occasions, and a spread of different points. Disney Trip Membership members are reporting the identical, and we’ve additionally heard from those that booked Adventures by Disney itineraries this yr who’ve had their plans unilaterally modified or cancelled on the final minute, amongst different issues.

This cuts to the crux of my problem with Disney rolling out this and different premium choices proper now. It will be one factor if the corporate’s parks & resorts division have been firing on all cylinders and delivering an exemplary visitor expertise. That’s not the case. The highest precedence within the near-term needs to be fixing what’s damaged and bettering its customer support earlier than increasing into new horizons and worth strata.

In the end, that’s my tackle the brand new Adventures by Disney itinerary, Disney Parks Round The World – A Personal Jet Journey. I perceive why Disney is providing this and received’t be in the slightest degree stunned if it sells out rapidly. No actual points with any of that on its face.

I do ponder whether Disney ought to even be taking place this path within the first place at a time after they’ve already eroded a lot goodwill. This can solely speed up and exacerbate that. My query for the corporate is actually the identical as for these planning to e-book this journey: at what value?! There’s the simple financial part, but additionally the chance value and a lot extra.

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YOUR THOUGHTS

What do you consider this new new Adventures by Disney itinerary? Will you be reserving Disney Parks Round The World – A Personal Jet Journey? Would you do an around-the-world journey, or would you relatively take a number of holidays to every particular person vacation spot? Suppose this shall be a giant hit, colossal flop, or one thing in between? Any questions? We love listening to from readers, so please share another ideas or questions you might have within the feedback under!