Originally Posted By xrayvision Several online sources are reporting that ticket prices just went up at WDW effective Sunday, February 23rd. Magic Kingdom is now $99 for an one-day ticket, while the price for Epcot, DAK, and DHS went up from $90 to $94 for an one day ticket. I guess some will rationalize the increase is to pay for the new offerings at WDW like the new parade, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and upcoming Pandora/Avatar Land attractions. Thoughts?
Originally Posted By xrayvision Here's a link showing the new prices now in effect at Walt Disney World. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/tickets/">http://disneyworld.disney.go.c...tickets/</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert 99 Dollars are 72 Euros and at DLP a 1 Day/1 Park is 64 Euros. Since there are more offerings at the MK with parades and live entertainment, I don't think that the prices are too high. A 1 Day/2 Parks is 74 Euros in Paris. That's the main ticket in Paris, because WDSP is such a small park that it's easy to spend a few hours there in addition to DLP.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I guess some will rationalize the increase is to pay for the new offerings at WDW like the new parade, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and upcoming Pandora/Avatar Land attractions." They think the new offerings means people will be more willing to pay more.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip They increase prices every year whether they do anything new or not. What else is new?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Kinda like those raises they give to their cast members every year like clockwork.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I'm not complaining. I pay $18 at the local theater in small town SW Missouri to see a 90 minute 3-D film. WDW ticket prices are a bargain compared to that.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Yea, but the animatronics suck. Live bears are a nice touch, but unpredictable at times.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> I pay $18 at the local theater in small town SW Missouri to see a 90 minute 3-D film. WDW ticket prices are a bargain compared to that. << Yeah, but it's probably not a movie you've seen dozens of times before, unlike the ancient, stale entertainment offerings at WDW.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip That is part of the appeal. Things change so much today... life in general is totally different that it was five years ago. It is fun to see new additions to the Disney Parks, but the part that keeps bringing me back is that I know I will see many of the same things I saw during my first visit in 1991... a visit that totally blew me away. As you get older, the ability to relive past memories becomes more and more important. The Disney parks provide that.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I wonder how long it will take Universal and SeaWorld to increase their prices. They're constantly in a battle for top dog (because obviously the highest ticket price means you have the best park), so they're always watching each other It's interesting that they're doing the increase in February. I thought they had been in late spring in recent years. I guess they didn't want the spring break crowds to get in at the 'cheap' rate
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance The only thing that suprises and offends me about this increase, is they didn't offer any warning like they usually do a couple days before they raise prices so if you want to buy before they raise you can. Usually it's "Tickets to increase price in two days". This year it was, "Effective immediately prices have increased." Not that they went up by much or that WDW prices increases will affect me, but still.
Originally Posted By leobloom I'm glad staleness is a selling point for you, RT. I love the classics as much as anyone. But when the parks continue to cut entertainment offerings, ignore show quality issues, offer minimal additions, and jack up the prices, I have no desire to give them any money.
Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp Let's see, the increase is 4+%, which is greater than the inflation rate, and which is justified by ..........? The only thing this did was cause me to immediately buy my annual pass to Universal. We knew we were going to buy one this year (new HP attractions), but were waiting for some reason to buy. With Disney raising prices, we figured now was the time to buy before Universal raised their prices, to "match" the ones Disney did. And now I'm guessing Disney stopped where they did so that someone else will be the first to charge $100 for a one day pass to enter a park.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Let's see, the increase is 4+%, which is greater than the inflation rate, and which is justified by ..........?<< It's justified by Bib Iger wanting to be able to swim in a vault full of money a la Scrooge McDuck. Disney's price increases have been growing significantly since he took control, and there really haven't been the in-park improvements to back them up. And if you think ~4% is a lot, you should take a look at the runDisney races, which typically increase in the 8-10% range. I liked them better before the sleek runDisney branding, when they were a lot easier to get into and felt more like a well kept secret than a highly-publicized corporate event
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The only justification is people are willing pay whatever they charge, even if it's $100 a day. I haven't read one comment from anyone here saying that they'll never go to WDW again because it's too expensive.
