Chocolate World goes green

Funky Tut wrote:

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I complain when I see something wrong. Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you always have to. I bet they'd get a helluva lot more folks to visit if they dropped those prices. And I know that a large portion of it has to do with the ridiculous insurance premiums they have to pay...but that doesn't mean that they can't cut prices someplace else. I mean what the hell is that parking fee all about if nothing more than a way to sock you for money since you have no choice but to park in their lot?

Its called supply and demand, pay the fee or dont go! If the demand for parks was great and there were 2 more within 5 miles i bet the prices would be lower. They are charging what the MARKET WILL BEAR, same as the grocery store does. Its not "wrong" what they are doing.

Tunky Fut wrote:

Anal raping is nothing compared to the crap you write.
Like you said when you were a fraternity member "BRING ON THE CONGA LINE (& a little more k&y)!" or "LET'S ALL PLAY TRAIN AND I'LL BE THE ENGINE AND YOU CAN ALL LINE UP BEHIND ME! WHOO WHOO!"

Wow. My knee is red from the slapping it in reaction to your rapier wit.

Again I ask...who is holding the gun to your head and forcing you to read my replies? You are just like me, but instead of ranting about the world and it's problems, you rant about me. Very sad. Very narrow-minded.

carl wrote:

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Its called supply and demand, pay the fee or dont go! If the demand for parks was great and there were 2 more within 5 miles i bet the prices would be lower. They are charging what the MARKET WILL BEAR, same as the grocery store does. Its not "wrong" what they are doing.

Be real.
Supply and demand has nothing to do with it.

Shutting off an entire sector of society so that your park appeals to a 'select' clientele, especially since that park was created with the intent that it be available to the workers and all in the community, is what is wrong. Sure, it's now a private business and they can admit or refuse admission to whomever they please, but that doesn't mean that policy is a good idea.

It's about setting a pricing policy that shuts out people below a certain income level, and all that that implies.

carl wrote:

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Its called supply and demand, pay the fee or dont go! If the demand for parks was great and there were 2 more within 5 miles i bet the prices would be lower. They are charging what the MARKET WILL BEAR, same as the grocery store does. Its not "wrong" what they are doing.

And most of the people who go are tourists anyway. Most normal people from the mid-state go to Knoebels Park for an old fashioned amusement park.

If we can screw a tourist with high prices, let's do it!

Wow Morbius, what happened to capitalism? I'd also bet that 75% or more of Hersheypark visitors live within an hour of Hershey.

Carl gets a gold star.

Funky Tut wrote:

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Be real.
Supply and demand has nothing to do with it.
Shutting off an entire sector of society so that your park appeals to a 'select' clientele, especially since that park was created with the intent that it be available to the workers and all in the community, is what is wrong. Sure, it's now a private business and they can admit or refuse admission to whomever they please, but that doesn't mean that policy is a good idea.
It's about setting a pricing policy that shuts out people below a certain income level, and all that that implies.

supply and demand has everything to do with it. If there was a huge supply of Hersheyparks and a low demand of people wanting to go, some of the Hershey parks would go belly up or adjust prices.. its simple economics. If ABC park opened and they had what HP has for less , HP would have to adjust or become a ghost town.. As it is, its the only one of its kind for a 70 mile radius or more

thus the law of supply and demand does apply.. as it does in most business's

Someone save us wrote:

Wow Morbius, what happened to capitalism? I'd also bet that 75% or more of Hersheypark visitors live within an hour of Hershey.
Carl gets a gold star.

That is capitalism. HersheyPark is charging what the market will bear. And if the people who go to HersheyPark can afford it, that's peachy.

BTW, HersheyPark is NOT affiliated with Hershey Foods; they fall under Hershey Entertainment, which is a completely different enterprise.

Funky Tut wrote:

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Be real.
Supply and demand has nothing to do with it.
Shutting off an entire sector of society so that your park appeals to a 'select' clientele, especially since that park was created with the intent that it be available to the workers and all in the community, is what is wrong. Sure, it's now a private business and they can admit or refuse admission to whomever they please, but that doesn't mean that policy is a good idea.
It's about setting a pricing policy that shuts out people below a certain income level, and all that that implies.

You keep showing how much of an idiot you are. Supply & demand has EVERYTHING to do with the pricing. HP can only hold about 30-35000 guests. It usually hits capacity during the busy summer months. If the entrance price was too low, there would be more people having to wait to enter the park. That leads to more upset guests. The best way to visit the park is to use the sunset admission. That is basically waiting for the buses to leave about 5-6pm and paying a reduced entry fee and hitting everything worth hitting in the last 3-4 hours of the operating time.

As for keeping out a certain clientelle, I don't buy it. Back when I was in college, I put 4 long summers working there. There were high income, middle income, and lower income folks mingling everywhere. Mainly though, we always referred to HP as NYC's western annex. I'm sure it's still the same way. Many Many Many NYC'ers there and they love to drop the cash.

Tunky Fut wrote:

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Back when I was in college, I put 4 long summers working there. There were high income, middle income, and lower income folks mingling everywhere. Mainly though, we always referred to HP as NYC's western annex. I'm sure it's still the same way. Many Many Many NYC'ers there and they love to drop the cash.

...and most of them are on welfare anyway, so it's nice to get some of our money back.

mike wrote:

Way to go hershey it is about time someone takes the first step to make our world a cleaner place for us to breathe. And thanks for the chargeing stations so i can charge my new electric car when i am in the park enjoying my self.

Nevermind the coal-fired plant that is charging your new electric car.