I am not sure when the public decided this was an ok business move on there part but I am not buying in.
Yeah, I've said the same thing on similar issues at other parks. During typical Haunt weekends at WOF, for example, they have booths all around the park selling skip-the-line scheme passes for about the same cost as admission! So basically, you pay once to get into the park, then double that to actually do the attractions. If there was some consumer advocacy here, parks would be pressured to actually be efficient in their operations instead of using them as an excuse to gouge people. Most CF and SF parks are like this now... and it's become expected course of business in the industry somehow.
So there's a line there somewhere between having a limited number of passes for high cost for those people who really want it and are willing to shell out, and just simply duping everyone into paying twice for an experience. At this point the show lover's scheme is OK in my book because it's a limited section and it's helpful for those who can't wait in line for whatever reason. If they expand it much beyond how it is now, it'll quickly be an issue.
There's also a third option: the LoQueue virtual queue system. Dollywood started implementing this system for a reasonable fee and I'd like to see it take off even more, eventually being rolled into the general admission so that lines are simply done away with.
