Are paranormal "field trips" a rip off?

The cast of Paranormal state is throwing another one of its field trips, this one in New Orleans, according to its website (www.parafieldtrip.com) I must admit I am drawn to the idea of going on a field trip to a location with seasoned investigators, several informational and/or enternatining tours, and a legit investigation of a haunted location. At the very least it is a mini-vaca where you can meet some TV stars, not so bad. But then you notice it is a $250 for a regular ticket, $500 for a "full experience" ticket, plus hotel, plus flights, plus food and souvies, etc. Upon further reading that "Extended Ticket holders get everything listed in the Full Experience ticket, plus an extra day with the crew" the description is a little too vague for my liking. Can $250 bucks really be worth that extra day? Or am I overly judgmental in this instance?

Back in the day, as they say, I attended several volleyball camps and clinics during the summer months when I was on summer vacation. Not only me, but both my sisters as well attended minimum 2 volleyball and 1 basketball camps PER summer. Obviously the price varies depending on the quality of instruction, facilities and how many days the camp extended, but our Northern Lights volleyball all skills camps (the best one we went to) was four days, six hours per session, with some of the best instruction for a price tag of $275, per kid. Also, this did not include my parents having to drive us 45 min to Burnsville, MN (oneway).

To take it one step further, the latest I heard to purchase super bowl tickets was $2500! In the end, all these prices would not be set at what they are unless people were willing to pay them. Spend your money how you want to, if I didn't need to pay for a flight and hotel I probably would go on a paranormal field trip. It would be fun to see how "real" the cast members are, plus network with others in the paranormal field. And to meet chip coffey or Lorraine Warren would be crazy-cool! So hopefully they do something in Boston coming up!