Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-82076.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Disney World AND Disneyland to Raise Prices on June 2</b></a> <p>From the Official Disney Parks Blog...</p> <blockquote> <p>We wanted to let Disney Parks Blog readers know that starting tomorrow, June 2, tickets to our Florida and California theme parks will be adjusted with new pricing.</p> <p>As we’ve heard from many of our guests, the quality entertainment and attractions and the memorable moments created by our cast make a Disney theme park experience a great value. There’s something for everyone at Disney Parks to make a magical vacation memory.</p> <p>You can now find information on the different ticket pricing on our <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/magic-your-way-facts-on-2013-walt-disney-world-resort-prices/">Walt Disney World Resort</a> ticket page and <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/disneyland-resort-ticket-menu-effective-june-2-2013/">Disneyland Resort</a> page.</p> </blockquote>
Originally Posted By disneymusic Well if you're buying a one day pass only, that would possibly be your first mistake...
Originally Posted By hopemax Look at the one-day WDW tickets. Different price for the MK over the other parks. That's new.
Originally Posted By schnebs I'll resist the urge to complain about the price increase - I know I'll pay it, and as long as I keep paying, I don't have any right to grouse about getting gouged again by the Mouse. But you've gotta love the timing - announcing on Friday afternoon apparently still gave too many people the chance to pick up tickets at the lower rate, so now they're announcing price increases on Saturday morning and making them effective the next day, so that by the time the media and the fan sites pick up the story, it's too late to save any money. Well played, Mickey, well played.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Look at the one-day WDW tickets. Different price for the MK over the other parks. That's new." I saw that too. What's that all about? I wonder if they are pricing the other parks lower because attendance has been down/flat for the past couple of years.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder So in case no one wants to click he lins: DL- One park, one day- adult $92, 9 and under $86 One day park hopper - adult $137, 9 and under $131 Magic Kingdom adult $95, 9 and under $89 As for the rest of it, see a loan specialist.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance We are probably getting 5 day one park per day tickets for December. Before the 10 plus category cost $260, now it costs $265. And 9 and under use to cost $240, and now it's $244. Those ticket hikes are well under the normal 3% inflation rise that all things tend to follow. So I'm not too shocked or offended.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Too bad my salary isn't increasing at the rate of Disney's ticket prices.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Too bad my salary isn't increasing at the rate of Disney's ticket prices." As a government employee, I haven't had a raise in five years. We haven't replaced anyone who has left in that time. Meanwhile, gas was somewhere around $2.10 a gallon in the fall of 2008. Here's a link to a 2008 article regarding the 2008 price hike. <a href="http://ocresort.ocregister.com/2008/08/01/disney-raises-ticket-prices/" target="_blank">http://ocresort.ocregister.com...-prices/</a> $69 for adults five years ago for one park. That's about a 33% increase in about five years. I'd be curious to know what other commodity, service or goods have risen that much in five years and we casually excuse it. I've said it before- my wife and I are a two income couple with no kids. Despite no raises in years (she's gov't too), we still make a comfortable living. It used to be very comfortable, but rising prices and no raises don't work all that well together. We aren't renewing our PAPs in August. Disney has priced us out. It's no longer a sensible purchase.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "$69 for adults five years ago for one park. That's about a 33% increase in about five years." 0.0
Originally Posted By sjhym333 I just posted that I am not renewing my Premium AP that expires this week. The combination of price and value are no longer there for me.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Every year prices go up, and every year a few folks say "I'm not renewing my pass". And yet a year later the pass prices increase again. And again. Year after year. Clearly, for every 1 person that stops buying an AP or downgrades, there is another person who begins buying an AP or upgrades. It's a private company offering a popular product that is in finite supply. Disney can't speed up the factory in China to pump out more Disneyland to buy, it only has the one to offer and they can only allow so many people to buy it each year. Supply and demand for a finite product, and obviously demand is healthy.
Originally Posted By xrayvision Wow, the price for the Premier Passports REALLY skyrocketed this year, by about $120-$130 dollars. That's a big increase, bringing the cost of the passport close to $1,000. I was just about to buy mine on my next Disney trip as you have to buy them in person vs online. But, this price jump is so high that it's enough to make me pause and reconsider that purchase, and possibly not buy it. I just don't see the increase in product value at that level. The only new attraction that I know of that's opening at either Disney resort in 2013-2014 is Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coaster at MK, which is nice but doesn't create a value worth the price increase of $120+. Furthermore, $120+ is more than the cost of a plane ticket to get to Disneyland for me, and the cost of one hotel room night at WDW for some. Thus, the amount of price increase for the Premier AP actually reduces your opportunity to visit Disney Parks by the cost of one plane ticket or one room night stay; therefore, making your passport less valuable than it was the year before for those of us APers who don't live in SoCal or Florida and travel and stay in hotels to visit the parks. Without an AP, I'll probably feel less of an obligation to go to Disney on vacation/holidays (trying to get my money's worth out of my passport) and be more inclined to bypass Anaheim/Orlando for other cities' attractions while on vacation. This is probably a good thing for me anyways. I need to expand my horizons a little...lol.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That there was price increase isn't too surprising, but the timing does seem odd. Traditionally, Disney has increased prices at the end of the summer; a couple years ago they started also doing smaller increases in late spring. I really hope that this is the only increase this year As for the MK pricing being higher than the other parks, I really don't understand it. From my perspective, MK is the weakest park in WDW, and severly overrated; I can't believe that they're really saying that it's worth more money than the other parks. Yes, they've been adding some things in the last couple years, but I think it's more to keep pace with itself than actually making any real must-do attractions
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>Too bad my salary isn't increasing at the rate of Disney's ticket prices. << The crux of my argument too Hans! I just posted at another site about the increases. Someone compared the 47 dollar Admission in 2003 to the 92 figure today ... which is double. And I wrote - How many people out there have had their salaries doubled in that time period? I bet the answer .. is - Very few! I bet most of us wouldn't argue if these price increases .. over the long haul .. were just incremental adjustments for inflation. And people's salaries/wage. But they are not. Disney is all too slick! They know how to keep people hooked in by that "Disney magic" ... and justify opening their wallets wider. GOTCHYA! Well ... as time goes on ... some people .. some families are being priced out. Disney's response - TOUGH TITTIES!
Originally Posted By hopemax I wonder about the demographics of who is going. I am always talking to my parents about our situation. We do pretty well, and having no kids, we have a significant amount of "disposable" income. Knock on wood, we are one of the families whose income has almost doubled in the last 5 years. But even with that, I feel like I can't afford Disney anymore. At least not while being responsible in terms of the other aspects of our life that take precedence. Luckily, I still get to go with having a family CM connection. Although, I wonder once My Magic+ is rolled out, how "welcome" I will be at the Disney Theme Parks in the future. But back to the point, if we feel priced out by Disney, how do so many people still afford it? I'm afraid that I do know the answer...by running up credit cards, not saving for retirement, letting house/car repairs fall by the wayside, etc. And I suppose, if the average length of stay is dropping, than 3 days is more affordable than 7. But that's going to catch up with Disney (and everywhere else) some day. And I supposed from the CEO chair, you may know that "someday" is coming, but you won't be the one in charge yet, and it will be someone else's problem.
