Increase in Ticket Prices, Parking, and AP's

[Maleficent's Dad]

On Sunday, June 2, prices are increasing:

WDW is increasing the cost of admission, primarily to the MK. For the first time, the MK will have a higher admission cost than other parks. A single day Magic Kingdom ticket will be $95 for an adult, with the other three parks costing $90 for an adult single day ticket. Child prices are $89 for the Magic Kingdom, and $84 for the other parks.

AP's are going up by $35 to $609.

Parking goes up by $1 to $15.

[Mickey'sGirl]

That's a lot of money!

I come from a family of 6. I can honestly say that I never would have gone to Disney as a child if prices were in that kind of range. I would cost a family of 6, the bettet part of $1000 for ONE day!

Thank goodness for the DVC discount on annual passes!

[ibelieveindisneymagic]

I agree! Wow!

On our first trip to Florida, we spent 2 days at Disney, and 1 at Universal. No way we could have afforded that now ... the single-day tickets are way too expensive!

[Tekneek]

On one side, I think it is a good thing that Disney is acknowledging that all of the parks do not represent equal ticket value. I still don't believe this is sustainable, but that's not my problem.

[Dulcee]

I agree! Wow!

On our first trip to Florida, we spent 2 days at Disney, and 1 at Universal. No way we could have afforded that now ... the single-day tickets are way too expensive!

My assumption would be this is done to try to deter guests from one and two day trips. Everything disney has done in the past few years has been pushing longer vacations, spent entirely on property.

[Mickey'sGirl]

My assumption would be this is done to try to deter guests from one and two day trips. Everything disney has done in the past few years has been pushing longer vacations, spent entirely on property.

I think you are absolutely correct.

[Jennifer_and_Chris]

What is the current price of the dvc annual pass? Is that price going up too?

[caryrae]

What is the current price of the dvc annual pass? Is that price going up too?

Read this in the blog, " the price will be $464 for the DVC Annual Pass."

[Yo Mickey!]

Read this in the blog, " the price will be $464 for the DVC Annual Pass."

hoping they offer the same deal they did last year for the premium AP. that was awesome.

[Gator]

$95/day???? Disney is trying to price itself out of family plans.

[Polynesian Dweller]

$95/day???? Disney is trying to price itself out of family plans.

No, for one day ticket only. By the time you get to a 7 day ticket it works out to about $45 per day. Not nearly so drastic a ticket price that doubt very many people use that everyone seems to be focussing on . Even locals would more likely use the discounts available to FL residents.

Price increases on everything are a fact of life although we'd all like no increases. For many years we did not go to Disney because it was too expensive. Now we can so we go. If it gets too expensive we won't again. It's the kind of decision you have to make about every non-essential expense.

[Tekneek]

No, for one day ticket only. By the time you get to a 7 day ticket it works out to about $45 per day. Not nearly so drastic a ticket price that doubt very many people use that everyone seems to be focussing on . Even locals would more likely use the discounts available to FL residents.

$45 a day, for 7 days, is still $315. Sure, you pay less per day, but you still pay a lot. Even if you find a room somewhere around $35 a night, you're out another couple hundred plus taxes/fees. We're talking about total expenditure. It doesn't matter that staying for 10 days gets you the best value/day if you can't afford, or are unable, to stay for 10 days. Then you have to eat something during that time. You could try to subsist on puffed wheat the whole time, but your body might not approve.

Some people don't get a week of vacation in the US, so they can't realize these value buys anyway. The average worker in America gets 12 days of vacation+sick time per year, so a good few are going to fall a bit under that. Europeans could make out like bandits on these things though, with nearly a month of vacation per year.

[DizneyFreak2002]

I think people are miscalculating just how many guests buy a 1 day ticket... it is much more than you may think...

[Hammer]

I think people are miscalculating just how many guests buy a 1 day ticket... it is much more than you may think...

While that might be true, that shouldn't be taking into consideration when setting prices.

[Polynesian Dweller]

$45 a day, for 7 days, is still $315. Sure, you pay less per day, but you still pay a lot. Even if you find a room somewhere around $35 a night, you're out another couple hundred plus taxes/fees. We're talking about total expenditure. It doesn't matter that staying for 10 days gets you the best value/day if you can't afford, or are unable, to stay for 10 days. Then you have to eat something during that time. You could try to subsist on puffed wheat the whole time, but your body might not approve.

Some people don't get a week of vacation in the US, so they can't realize these value buys anyway. The average worker in America gets 12 days of vacation+sick time per year, so a good few are going to fall a bit under that. Europeans could make out like bandits on these things though, with nearly a month of vacation per year.

All interesting, but for anything you buy any discretionary product anywhere it comes down to deciding whether you can afford it. If you can't you don't. Price increases will occur and the only real choice is how you deal with it.

There were many years in our early married life that we evaluated those Disney related costs and decided we couldn't afford it. So we did something else and had a great time. There are great non-Disney trips out there. And really, that's all price increases mean, evaluating whether you do that or do something else that can easily turn out great for what you can afford.

[DizneyFreak2002]

While that might be true, that shouldn't be taking into consideration when setting prices.

I am not sure what my comment had to do with setting/raising prices? People argue that Disney does not sell many one day tickets, so the price rising won't affect many guests when the opposite is actually true... This will affect MANY guests...

[Tekneek]

All interesting, but for anything you buy any discretionary product anywhere it comes down to deciding whether you can afford it. If you can't you don't. Price increases will occur and the only real choice is how you deal with it.

I'm just pointing out the flaws in the "over X number of days this isn't much of an increase" argument because there are going to be many people that are unable to spread it over those days to realize that value. It's apples and oranges, not apples and apples like some portray it as.

[VWL Mom]

What is the current price of the dvc annual pass? Is that price going up too?

Read this in the blog, " the price will be $464 for the DVC Annual Pass."

hoping they offer the same deal they did last year for the premium AP. that was awesome.

With tax the DVC AP will be $494.16 1st time// $419.61 renewal. The premium AP will be $621.96 1st time //$552.74 renewal.

I'm hoping they run another special this year, too. It not only saved a bit of money but the ability to buy and have to the end of 2013 worked well too.

[disneydeb]

What is the minimun # points one has to buy to get the DVC AP rate?

[ChipNDale79]

Price increases on everything are a fact of life although we'd all like no increases. For many years we did not go to Disney because it was too expensive. Now we can so we go. If it gets too expensive we won't again. It's the kind of decision you have to make about every non-essential expense.

I think most of us are ok prices going up on things, it is a fact of life, my issue is that pricing has gone way beyond the rate of inflation.

You have to wonder when enough is enough, at some point there is going to be a bubble that pops and Disney is going to see a downfall in attendance. But what do the current decision makers care? They don't, because by the time their bad decisions come back to hurt Disney, they will be long gone.

My wife and I were just talking about maybe only taking our kids once instead of going every single year. At some point you have to say, enough is enough.

We didnt visit Disney this year........