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Wow, the added greenery has really made the world of difference there is no doubt in my mind from an immersive perspective this is the best we’ve seen from a GC park, attention to detail seems fantastic and the weathered look and greenery still to grow in means the area won’t age negatively like many other themes areas we have seen in the past. Jane’s Restaurant looks on par with any themed offerings I’ve seen overseas

I feel there is a difference between something that is inherently a monthly service. You pay for data and usage of the network per month. Like I said, I have no issue with AfterPay being an option nor do I have an issue with them advertising the AfterPay price, but you cant deny its a tactic to make people feel like they aren't paying as much. Studies have shown people are far more likely to make purchases they normally wouldn't where a BNPL option is presented, so advertising that as the main way to pay feels slightly scummy IN MY OPINION Source: https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2024/02/how-and-why-do-consumers-use-buy-now-pay-later/#:~:text=For individuals near their credit,a balance and accruing interest.

Having the option isn't scummy, but when you put the full price in much less visible text below it's a bit scummy imo. Feels like they are trying to hide it in a way to make people feel like they are getting a deal

But when Jurassic Park opened, the machinery didn't eat the guests.

I mean you're both mis-reading the statement "another reason to not renew my pass" which suggests there are already other reasons contributing to the decision. In that lens, possibly reasonable. I stand by my view that the key holders received the value that they paid for, although not everything was promised, they haven't been ripped off or under-delivered on. It was a nice concept with a very flawed delivery and the company cannibalised its potential customers by having the paid TikTok program provide far more benefits with far less formality. At this point the only thing that interests me at Village is WOZ, and that isn't enough for me to consider purchasing a new OnePass (even with a shiny Oz coin and beating the price rise). We called for years for them to lift the prices because they were giving away the gate and capacity was terrible. It seems though that the thousands of cheap passes weren't the issue - it was the park's poor capacity, as we continue to see long queue times and poor experiences despite many people saying they no longer visit. For the past 15 years, i've held passes to both parks, renewed them annually when the time came, often not visiting for months at a time, but renewing was cheap enough that it didn't bother me if I only got there a few times a year. I happily let my membership renew with Village and didn't even use most of the night event tickets that were included with it some years (especially the years we had a young kid). Village have systematically alienated our family - long queues, poor service, high prices and ever increasing upcharges and i'm just done.