Disney Raises Ticket Prices At Disney World, Disney Land

Highlights

• Disney Parks have announced an across-the-board price increase for both Disney World and Disneyland, affecting park tickets, annual passes, and parking fees.
• Starting in January 2024, guests with a Park Hopper ticket or Annual Pass will have all-day access to visit theme parks at any time, instead of only after 2 p.m.
• The price hikes vary for different passes, with increases ranging from $5 to $65 for single and multiday tickets, and annual passes seeing an increase of 3.1% to 21.5% depending on the plan. Parking fees will also increase from $25 to $30 per day.

Fans of Disney Parks are facing across the board price hikes at both Disney World and Disneyland as of October.

Broadly, Disney's new higher prices were announced alongside other changes involving both parks. A popular October 10th post to the Disney-centric subreddit r/WaltDisneyWorld addressed the return of "All-Day Park Hopper" access:

That post linked to an October 11th blog post, published to an official Disney Parks blog – "All-Day Park Hopper Access Coming Back to Walt Disney World" – which indicated access (not price) related changes would go into effect in January 2024. It began, highlighting expanded Park Hopper access:

"Big news out of Walt Disney World Resort! Beginning Jan. 9, 2024, guests with a ticket with Park Hopper benefits or an Annual Pass will be able to once again visit another theme park at ANY TIME OF DAY during park hours (subject to capacity limitations). As a reminder, since returning in 2021, Park Hopper access has only been available after 2 p.m. each day. Now, there will be no more waiting – YOU can decide when it’s time to visit another park."

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Disney Parks price increases were not mentioned in that post, but in the Reddit comments, one user described it as a "good bit of news that’s offset by the fact that they are bumping prices on those annual passes." In a reply to that remark, a separate user mused it was a "[classic] Disney PR move," to emphasize "some good news to cover up price increases."

In the same thread, a user linked to an October 11th tweet by the account @WDWPrepSchool. In the tweet, both old and new prices for several park access passes for Disneyland and Disney World appeared:

It indicated the Disney Pixie Dust Pass would go up to $439 from $399, the Disney Pirate Pass to $799 from $749, the Disney Sorcerer Pass to $999 from $969, and the Disney Incredi-Pass to $1449 from $1399. Screenshots of pricing information were included alongside the tweet, and noted that the Disney Pixie Dust Pass and Disney Pirate Pass were available only to residents of the state of Florida (and, by extension, pertained to Walt Disney World in Orlando).

A threaded tweet added information about Disney Parks price hikes for parking and other ticketing forms. @WDWPrepSchool further observed that parking would increase from $25 to $30 per day (along with increases to "preferred theme park parking"), and that single day admittance for Disney's water parks would go from $69 to $74.

Disney's increase to park pass prices primarily affected the larger Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, but price increases applied to California's Disneyland too. According to Yahoo! Finance, Disneyland's price hikes primarily involved single-day tickets:

"Disneyland, meanwhile, will see a rise in nearly all ticket options with single and multiday ticket prices rising anywhere between $5 and $65. Its annual passes will increase by 3.1% and 21.5% depending on the plan with its highest annual offering, the Inspire pass, now costing $1,649 — up from the prior $1,599 ... Park hopper add-ons will also increase between $5 to $10 while the Genie+ add-on will rise by $5."

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The outlet further noted that Disney Parks' price increases came on the heels of a then-recently disclosed large scale investment by Disney into its parks. On September 19th, Reuters.com reported that Disney planned to "double" its investment into the parks, to the tune of $60 billion over ten years – but no mention of price hikes appeared in that reporting:

"Disney said its parks, experiences and products segment has expanded at a combined annual growth rate of 6% since fiscal 2017, and generated $32.3 billion in operating income over the last 12 months, according to a presentation included in a regulatory filing ... [Disney CEO Bob] Iger has said the company plans to invest $17 billion over the next decade in Florida, where it is embroiled in a dispute with Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate. It also is laying out long-term plans for new attractions and amenities at its Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California."

In an October 11th statement, a spokesperson for Disney commented on the Disney Parks price hikes:

"We are constantly adding new, innovative attractions and entertainment to our parks and, with our broad array of pricing options, the value of a theme park visit is reflected in the unique experiences that only Disney can offer[.]"

As for when Disney World and Disneyland price hikes went into effect, KABC-TV reported that "all price adjustments" applied as of October 11th 2023, "and that means visitors will be paying more for Magic Key passes, the Disney Genie+ service and parking." The outlet added that a "single-park ticket has remained unchanged since 2019 at $104."

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