Maybe cause uncle Sam allready gets his cut from our paychecks?
Ok lets make the fee the same for all, but when you go through customs here as a non-citizen, you gotta hand over half the cash you got on you.
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My bet is the same thing they did when they raised prices outrageously on annual passes and installed the reservation system.
Complain about it while they open their wallets
If you want to know the answer. Just off the top of my head.
I would say because non-citizens don’t pay the taxes that are used for upkeep on these national parks.
And as a matter of fact, when you put it that way it makes perfectt sense to charge foreign tourists more.
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The cost entry is for upkeep of the park. If it’s too low… then raise the price for everyone.
Disney. I can imagime taking my grandkids to a national park:
“Ooh, look kids…look at the wildlife”
“Yeah yeah pops, where is the mouse and the water slide…aint nobody care about a bear taking a dump in the woods”
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Malarkey!
The upkeep is by Federal Taxes on national parks.
Entry fees only provide a fraction of the upkeep.
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National park upkeep relies primarily on congressional appropriations (taxes), which constitute the vast majority of funding
Do you ever get tired of being so consistently wrong?
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Think of the excitement of having your kids take a selfie standing next to a buffalo.
Oh yeah, Disney is a fortune.
A lot of fun though…
How are you getting lodging for free?
Where are you staying?
It’s far more exciting getting them spun up on the rides and juicing them up on sugar…just to hand them back to mom and dad at night.
That exhausted look of distain they give me the next morning after a sleepless night…that just fills my heart with joy.
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Do you ever get tired of making up ■■■■■
I never said federal taxes don’t pay for the parks. I said that fees park for the park and if the fees are too low to pay for the park.. then the price should go up for all visitors. Regardless of nationality or citizenship status.
My rugged good looks and amazing personality.
JK…disney vacation club. My parents bought into it years ago and turned it over to my sister and I.
I think Old Key West this time.
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Not what you said.
You stated…
And once again you were proven wrong.
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Well, sounds like you’re an old pro, but a reminder - fast pass is totally worth it…
The fee for Americans remains the same, it didn’t get “more affordable”.
That said, I don’t mind the fee going way up for foreign tourists, they haven’t paid into taxes for them.
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They charge you for fast pass now, I don’t remember the cost, but I do remember they used to be free.
I swear that mouse will squeeze you for every nickle he can.
They don’t pay taxes.
National Parks are already being used above capacity, I see no problem with increasing revenue and maybe decreasing some attendance.
Adjusted fees is one thing. This feels like pricing them out entirely.
I don’t think it will increase revenue, but it will decrease attendance, which yes, is a good thing for many of the most popular parks
Why does the National Park Service charge entrance fees?
Entrance fees are an important source of revenue used to improve the visitor experience and recreation opportunities in national parks and on other federal lands.
The National Park Service is committed to enhancing the visitor experience, and fee revenue helps improve visitor facilities and infrastructure in parks.
How does buying an America the Beautiful pass support the parks?
The America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series is a collection of national interagency passes commonly used to cover entrance fees at national parks. The purchase of these passes funds projects that improve experiences and recreational opportunities for national park visitors.
People pay taxes; why do they have to pay to get into national parks?
Fees are an important source of revenue used to improve the visitor experience, including recreational opportunities, in national parks. Approximately 80 percent of the money from entrance fees remains in the park where it was collected. The remaining 20 percent is distributed to those parks that do not collect fees. Most of the revenue is used by the park where you purchase the pass. A portion also goes to the National Park Foundation Endowment and National Park Centennial Challenge Fund, which financially support projects and programs at National Park Service sites across the country.
It’s a taxpayer paid resource. State Parks, hunting, fishing licenses, non residents pay more than residents, because they haven’t been chipping in with their taxes.
I don’t see that dollar amount as pricing out international tourists really, and if it does a bit, that’s ok too.
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