[WishUponAStar]

I personally do not think this question can be answer that simply because there are SO many corporate, market, and economical factors that have to be considered. Defining "greed" in such simple terms is nearly impossible and CLEARLY would vary from individual to individual. If I was forced to answer my out of the box would be "yes." I do not know of any American company that built a multi-billion $ corporation by giving things away for free. Disney would not have been so successful in an American capitalist system without making grand profit. On the other hand, in MY opinion, the 'brand' we get from Disney is debatebly one of the most recognized, high quality, unmistakably seamless, "bang for your buck" brands in the world. Disney knows this, they've learned by trial and error what they can charge for such a commodety. We pay it, they lay it.

I am not happy about the price increases as an individual consumer; I personally don't think they pay their hourly employees enough, give enough hours, or give enough health coverage; and I personally don't think they do enough to "give back," especially to families that can't afford the luxury. So, those things I could probably define as greedy.

ALTHOUGH, I tend not to WANT to complain about the increases because my expectations of the 'brand' are SO high beyond belief and they've delivered since my first visit in '83, and in product my whole life that I can justify the $ for the quality of the brand.

ps: This thread is a PERFECT example of how strong and valuable the 'brand' is, when dedicated consumers actually defend the corporation's right to make more money and they aren't even monitarily profitting from it (on a large scale anyway). Come on, where else does that happen??? We're SO attached, and it's so personal to us.