I really enjoyed Len's interview. I've heard him from time to time on other podcasts, as well as letting friends know that his book, the Unofficial Guide to Disney series are amazing resources of information for those looking to plan their first-time vacations to Disney. While the interview was a response to the question of validity of crowd calendars (and I think Len's interview put a pretty full stop to THAT question)...I feel the responses/theories open up a more serious (perhaps conspiracy feeling conversation).
If there is any truth to the theory that WDW is cutting attraction capacity to alter crowd perception, and at the same time using such perception as ammunition to tout higher ticket prices, tier pricing, etc...that seems to me the more serious and egregious (though truth be told is it really ALL that shocking) story here.
Disney is a company out to make profit...blah blah blah...i get that...but the capacity-price-hike theory really starts to walk the dirty-greedy side of things.
I really hope that more and more people become aware of this, and the Disney higher ups either halt tier pricing for a time, and/or capacity is actually increased to more regular levels to at least partially decrease wait times, and improve guest experience.
I mean if you're going to cut capacity...cut it..but then don't turn around ask start asking for more money claiming crowds and wait times, when adding capacity would offset a substantial portion of the problem. Shady...