The "Ferrytale Wishes" cruise departs from the Transportation and Ticket Center one hour before the show, during which time guests can enjoy the various treats Disney will put on this dessert buffet, including:
The price is $99, $69 ages 3 to 9. Alcoholic beverages will be offered, but it is not clear from Disney's press release if they are included in the price of the buffet.
Disney already offers a Wishes dessert party at the Tomorrowland Terrace restaurant inside the Magic Kingdom, and fans long have staked out spaces to watch the nightly fireworks from afar in the California Grill restaurant atop the Contemporary Resort, from the beach at the Polynesian, and from the ferryboat dock at the TTC.
The new dessert cruise puts a price on one of those experiences, with the benefit of adding drinks and desserts to the deal. The big question for fans will be how this new upcharge experience affects the operations of the Magic Kingdom ferryboats. The hour leading up to Wishes isn't exactly the busiest time for fans exiting the park, as most stick around for the show. Some do come into the Magic Kingdom from other parks during that hour, but TTC transportation typically can handle that demand without having to go to full capacity.
The moments immediately after the show tell a very different story. That's one of the busiest times of the day for transportation out of the Magic Kingdom, and with the seemingly increasing unpredictability of the monorail service, the ferryboats often bear the majority of the load. If Disney can offload the dessert cruise guests quickly and press all ferryboats into service getting guests out of the Magic Kingdom, it's no-harm, no-foul for guests who choose to skip this option. But if it takes a boat out of commission during the busiest time of the day, "Ferrytale Wishes" might elicit some curses instead.
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The pricing at $99 is so high when compared with other boat cruises that offer more food and double the time.
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Ferrytales sounds more appropriate than Fairytails, I guess.
And I'm not having any problem seeing my posts. I'm on Chrome off of Windows 8.1. I can get Windows 10 (free) but I figure I'll wait till all the bugs are worked out.
As for the dessert package, I think the deal is not too shabby. I was expecting it would cost over the $100 mark, but it didn't. Still, I'd prefer to see the fireworks in the park.
Basically a dessert and a drink or two, value for most $15 maybe.
At $99 that's just crazy. Are people daft enough to pay it?
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