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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 4h \ on: Priority lanes at amusement parks, yes or no? AskSN
I hate priority passes, but I would pay for them for a better experience.
I think the interesting questions are:
- Why can amusement parks get away with this practice that consumers mostly despise?
- Why didn't they do it in our generation?
I think the second is easier to answer. It's probably because digital identity is now easier to manage. In the past, if they sold paper priority passes, it could be easy for someone to give their pass to someone else. Checking for ID at the gate of every ride would probably be too slow.
The first is a little trickier. It's some combination of IP law and land regs limiting the creation of new parks, while simultaneously a surge in demand from places like China. Thus, with high demand and limited supply, the incumbents have a lot of power to do whatever they want and consumers don't have better options.