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In the past year, Disney parks have gone through some massive changes in an effort to keep guests at their theme parks, hotels, and shopping areas as safe as possible. Last year saw the implementation of metal detectors at the front gates of every Disney park (both at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort), and last December, days after gun-related violence in San Bernardino made national headlines, Disney banned toy guns as well as adult costumes at all of its parks and resorts nationwide.

It has only been a few days since the horrific violence in Orlando stunned the nation, but Disney has been quick to act in response, and has implemented sweeping long-term security changes at both Walt Disney World as well as Disneyland Resort that will impact all visitors this summer and beyond. Though you won't notice all of these changes the next time you visit (and rest assured, that's by design), here are all the ways that Disney is doing its best to ensure the continued safety of visitors to Disney parks in the US this summer and beyond.

1. More undercover security officials are already in place across all Disney theme parks

According to Deadline, the first step Disney took immediately in the aftermath of the horrifying events in Orlando was to immediately increase undercover security and surveillance inside its theme parks not only at Walt Disney World, but also at Disneyland Resort as well. According to the report, the increase in undercover operatives is permanent, and Disney will not be drawing down plainclothes security in its US theme parks any time in the near future. Though you won't see these undercover agents, they will be out in full force around all the theme parks, and will be on the lookout for any suspicious activity.

2. Additional security measures implemented at Disney Springs

Although Disney Springs has always had security guards, police and even mounted officers patrolling its various shops and sidewalks, this shopping district has been under intensifying scrutiny in the past several days as it does not require guests to go through a bag check or metal detector, leaving it potentially exposed. However, Disney has confirmed that security changes are coming to Disney Springs in the coming days, which will include more undercover plainclothes as well as uniformed security in all areas of the shopping district.

Though Disney has not confirmed whether or not metal detectors will eventually come to this shopping district, we would imagine the resort is at least considering this option in light of recent events.

3. New surveillance technology will be used at all theme parks

While some have expressed concern in recent years about privacy at theme parks, A spokesperson for Disney recently told FOX Business that the resort is working on implementing a "less visible system that employ[s] state-of-the-art security technologies." While there's no way to know what kind of security system Disney is working on installing, guests can rest assured that the resort will be implementing guest surveillance in the most responsible way possible and will only be using footage for security purposes, keeping an eye for out of the ordinary behavior from guests.

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Walt Disney's (DIS) theme parks in California and Florida are so popular - prepare to pay more if you go when everyone else wants to. Disney is the latest company to adopt pricing that rises during the most popular times, a trend likely to continue.

The giant entertainment company Sunday launched "demand pricing" where one-day ticket prices rise if you visit during seasons the park is most crowded. The surging popularity of Disney parks on both coasts is giving the company the pricing power to raise prices without hurting demand - a classic example of what economists call "inelastic demand." Attendance has soared 10% at the company's U.S. parks last quarter - highlighting the unprecedented demand that only intensifies as the company adds new attractions.

The stakes are big. Adopting price hikes - in addition to opening a new park in China - could allow Disney's parks business to eclipse its ESPN sports network in terms of profit in just two years, according to data from market research firm Trefis.

Shares of Disney rose 21 cents to $95.52 Monday - the first day of trading after the changes were instituted. Analysts think the move is bullish for the profitability of the parks. "Given a high fixed cost base, I think it's obviously something that should foster continued margin expansion for the domestic parks - which also depends on the how long those price increases might be sustainable," says Tuna Amobi, analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Depending on when they go, customers will either pay the "value," "regular" or "peak" day prices. Peak days include those times when the parks are the most popular including most of December and also spring break and weekends during most of the summer. Value days fall mainly between Monday and Thursday during months the park is less busy.

Prices can swing faster than the Mad Tea cups based on when you go. On peak days, one-day admission for both parks in Anaheim, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, will rise 20% to $119 for adults. One-day tickets had been $99 before the change. Going during "value" days cuts the price 4% to $95 and regular days go for $105.

The ticket price hikes are similar in Orlando. If you visit Florida parks during the peak times, the one-day price jumps to 18% to $124. Regular days cost $110 and value days go for $105 - which had been the previous price of tickets.

Demand pricing - already common in the airline and hotel industries - has become more expected as online services like car-sharing firm Uber become more mainstream. Users of Uber are charged a higher fare to be transported by drivers when the number of people requesting rides is highest. To be clear, Disney is charging higher prices for days in seasons that are most popular, and are not adjusting prices during the day as Uber does. But overall, companies that flex prices to charge most during peak periods are able to add 3% to 7% in organic revenue growth, wrote Matt Busch, partner at Revenue Analytics, a firm that helps companies implement such strategies in a note to clients.

Consumers are increasingly accustomed to the idea they should expect to pay more for something when it's in most demand. Demand pricing also is somewhat of a return to Disneyland's early days, when visitors would pay more to ride the most thrilling and grand attractions by purchasing "E" tickets, which cost more than "A" tickets for the smaller rides.

Savvy investments in Disney's theme parks continue to pay off handsomely for the company. Disney's Parks & Resorts business is now 32% of the company's revenue, says Trefis. That's up from 29.5% in 2011. Parks & Resorts' revenue should hit 36.4% of Disney's total revenue by 2020. Disney reported total revenue of $54.3 billion in its most recent fiscal year ended Jan. 2, 2016.

Disney's ESPN unit still contributes more of the company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization - a rough proxy for cash flow. Last year, ESPN accounted for 33.8% of Disney's EBITDA, beating the 28.7% contribution from Parks & Resorts, Trefis says. But price hikes and expansion could flip-flop this by 2018. Trefis expects Parks & Resorts' EBITDA to exceed ESPN at 32.4% by that year.

It's only a matter of time before more companies try charging more when demand is high. "Organic revenue growth is derived from surge pricing. What company would pass that up?" Busch wrote.

(Photo: Trefis)

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With the rising prices at Walt Disney World, you read a lot of articles talking about how Disney is pricing out the middle class and it's becoming a playground for the rich. I wanted to see how much of a difference there actually is from the 1990s to today in the percentage of income the middle class spends on tickets for a week's vacation. First, let's try to define the middle class since everyone has a different view of who is in the middle class. If you just look at the numbers, the true middle class would fall, where else, right in the middle. Based on 2014 US Census Bureau, the median household income in the US was $53,013, not counting for inflation.

Now let's take a look back at the history of the median household income since 1990 and compare a family of 3 (with everyone being over the age of 10) taking a 6night/7day trip to Walt Disney World and buying the cheapest ticket package they could at the time. We will only look at ticket prices since taking a vacation can vary greatly depending on if you drive or fly or stay in the park or get a place outside of Walt Disney World. All household incomes will not include inflation prices and the ticket prices will not include taxes at that time.

In 1990, the median household income in the US was $28,680 and if you were buying tickets for 7 days, that would have cost you $537. Pretty good compared to today's prices. If you do the math, the ticket prices for a week would have counted for 1.87% of a household income at that time. Now let's look at the information for 1995. The median income at that time was $33,456 with tickets for a week costing you $684, which would have accounted for 2.04% of a household income. In 2000, the median income was $41,446 and tickets for a week would have cost you $867 accounting for 2.09% of a household income. So as you can see the number is starting to trend upward.

Then in 2005, Walt Disney World redesigned their ticket structure and started offering base tickets. A base ticket allows you entry to your choice of one theme park per day for the length of your ticket. That means that you would now have to pay extra for park hopping. So in 2005, the percentage a household of 3 spends on tickets actually went down based on buying a base ticket for a week. Again, looking at the numbers, the average income for a household was $45,700 and prices for a week would have cost you $597, accounting for 1.31% of a household income. A steep drop compared to 2000.

In 2010, the ticket prices for a week would have counted for 1.87% of a household income at that time. In 2014, the last year the US Census Bureau published median household income, the median household income was $53,013. Tickets for a week would have cost you $972 accounting for 1.83% of the household income. Now if we simply estimate an increase of 1% in median income for the next 2 years (which is what it was from 2013-2014), in 2016 the median household income would be about $54,734. Tickets this year will cost you $1,110 before taxes. The percentage of a household income for those tickets would be 2.03%. Do you realize that at 2.03%, that accounts for the 12th highest percentage of household income for tickets over the past 26 years. In fact the percentage is still lower than all but 3 years from the 1990s.

So, are we at the point of pricing out the middle class? I don't think we are there yet. Planning a Disney trip isn't cheap by any means, but any time you plan on taking a nice trip you're going to have to pay more. A trip to Walt Disney World shouldn't be the same price as going to your local beach for a week. Now I'm not saying that means I'm all for Disney raising ticket prices every year. Who wants to pay more for tickets if they don't have to? Everything is going up year after year. I don't see car manufacturers lowering their price or airlines lowering their prices. I think the problem is that Disney is such a huge entity that it's easy for people to simply come out and accuse Disney of pricing out the middle class. Until people stop going to the park and the lines start getting shorter, the prices will continue to increase. There are things you can do to cut cost on planning a trip to Walt Disney World. There are many books, articles, and podcasts out there that can help you plan an affordable trip to Walt Disney World. Don't be discouraged by what people are saying. With some planning you too can experience your first or another Walt Disney World trip.

I think as Disney fans we want everyone to be able to afford a trip to Walt Disney World. We want people who haven't been there to experience the excitement of planning a trip to Disney or seeing the excitement on our children's face when we tell them the they are going to Disney World. We want everyone to experience the goose bumps of walking into Magic Kingdom that first day and walking onto Main Street and looking down at Cinderella's Castle. The feeling and joy you get is just...well... magical.

Research Information: US Census Bureau and AllEars.Net

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Should Disney lower their prices of the products(including tickets) at disneyland for lower income families?