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I visited Venice in the 90s within a few years of a trip to Disney World in Florida and I was definitely struck by the similarities, so this doesn't surprise me

I visited Venice in the 90s within a few years of a trip to Disney World in Florida and I was definitely struck by the similarities, so this doesn't surprise me at all. In both trips, I took a train to a dock and then boarded a small ferry with a bunch of other day-trip tourists and packaged tours, and we were all unloaded in a center area where we could spread out to all the attractions and rides / museums, churches and gondolas as the case may be, and the shops in both places were filled with the tackiest overpriced souvenirs possible. The €5 to €10 ticket price doesn't compare at all though.

t0mas88 4y ago
The € 10 ticket price is not nearly high enough considering that most visitors pay thousands for their cruise ship or flight + hotel to get there. It needs to be much higher to have any serious impact.
- gambiting 4y ago
  Not everyone coming to Venice is a wealthy citizen of a western country. Sure for a Brit or a German, 10 euro is nothing, but I remember coming on a trip from Poland(by coach!) years ago and yeah, basically we couldn't afford anything in Venice already, 5 euro coffee was insane(compared to Polish wages). So we walked around for the whole day, ate what we brought with us, and left. 10 euro fee would mean not going.
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