CelticFrost
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Dear over priced family entertainment,
Last Sunday the my wife and I took our boys up to Canada's Wonderland Amusement Park like we do every summer. The only ticket into the park is $62.00 a person but you can find them at places like Costco for around $40.00. This gives you access to all rides and the water park for the day.
Parking is $17.50 which isn't that bad considering parking downtown for a concert or sporting event cost closer to $25.00.
I don't have a problem with the above prices as for a day of entertainment it is cheap good fun. It is the food at these places that has gone insane. A subway sub is $13.99, bottle of water $4.00, large pizza and 3 cokes $35.00, foot long hotdog $9.50 ect.
The games there are even worst like $5.00 to throw one basketball in hopes of winning some dumb stuffed toy.
The thing I noticed more this year over any other I have been there and the park was packed as it was 35 degree sunny day there. Was there were zero line ups for any of these food venders and games.
More people were like we have been for years going out to their cars and unloading their coolers and eating outside the park. We bought a case of 35 bottles of water at Costco for $3.79, case of 24 cans of ice tea for $6.00 and took up snacks and sandwich meats with sub buns.
This is no different then most events families take their children to and I by no means am I cheap person but enough is enough.
When I can by the same sub at any subway for $5.00 why the $13.99? Even if they were $3.00 more I most likely like others wouldn't mind. I just don't see how they can justify these prices and more to the point notice not many people are willing to pay it any more.
Sorry for the RANT.
Last Sunday the my wife and I took our boys up to Canada's Wonderland Amusement Park like we do every summer. The only ticket into the park is $62.00 a person but you can find them at places like Costco for around $40.00. This gives you access to all rides and the water park for the day.
Parking is $17.50 which isn't that bad considering parking downtown for a concert or sporting event cost closer to $25.00.
I don't have a problem with the above prices as for a day of entertainment it is cheap good fun. It is the food at these places that has gone insane. A subway sub is $13.99, bottle of water $4.00, large pizza and 3 cokes $35.00, foot long hotdog $9.50 ect.
The games there are even worst like $5.00 to throw one basketball in hopes of winning some dumb stuffed toy.
The thing I noticed more this year over any other I have been there and the park was packed as it was 35 degree sunny day there. Was there were zero line ups for any of these food venders and games.
More people were like we have been for years going out to their cars and unloading their coolers and eating outside the park. We bought a case of 35 bottles of water at Costco for $3.79, case of 24 cans of ice tea for $6.00 and took up snacks and sandwich meats with sub buns.
This is no different then most events families take their children to and I by no means am I cheap person but enough is enough.
When I can by the same sub at any subway for $5.00 why the $13.99? Even if they were $3.00 more I most likely like others wouldn't mind. I just don't see how they can justify these prices and more to the point notice not many people are willing to pay it any more.
Sorry for the RANT.
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