Disneyland Jackes Up Prices With Some One Day Tickets Hitting Over $200! Just in Time For Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

Disney had just jacked up pricing at their Disneyland Resort. Magic Key passes have increased as much as 20%, and the highest price, 0ne-day park tickets, are now over $200 at $206, an increase of $8!

According to the Orange County Register, ticket prices increased for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure by “an average of 6% on Wednesday, Oct. 9, with the cheapest Magic Key annual pass climbing by 20%.“

Disney left the cheapest ticket price at $109, probably so they can argue that they didn’t change it much.

Here are some of the Disneyland price increases according to the Orange County Register:

Single-day, one park tickets have increased up to 6.5%

“Tier 0 ($109), Tier 1 ($126), Tier 2 ($142), Tier 3 ($164), Tier 4 ($180), Tier 5 ($196) and Tier 6 ($206).“

For those wanting multiday tickets, those prices were also increased. 

“Two-day, one-park tickets rose to $330 (from $310) while three-day tickets now cost $415 for single park access (up from $390).“

Magic Key passes have increased across the board. The lowest increase was 6% and goes to a 20% price hike. 

Inspire pass: $1,749, up 6%, 
Believe pass: $1,374, up 10%
Enchant pass: $974, up 14.7%
Imagine pass (Southern California residents only): $599, up 20%

Pre-Arrival Lighting Lane also increased by 7%, hitting $32.

Why Is Disney Raising Prices in Disneyland?

There are several reasons.

1. They need to offset lower park demand. Disney already announced that attendance was going to drop in the next few quarters, so like with Walt Disney World, they are trying to squeeze more money out of the guests they have left. Now, Hurricane Milton could cost them $200 million. 
2. The anticipated Disneyland Splash Mountain re-theme, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, will open on November 15, 2024, but Magic Key previews will take place before then.
3. Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary is next year. These price hikes hit ahead of 2025. However, I will not be surprised if they go up again before or during that event.

Disney is trying to squeeze every penny out of its paying guests. Frankly, this is likely to have the opposite effect on their goals.

People are already getting tired of Disney. Their once glowing reputation is tarnishing fast.

Investors are already raising concerns.

They say that the announced $60 billion in improvements is nice, but the investors are starting to worry about the damage out-of-control pricing could cause.

Morningstar analyst Matthew Dolgin said this during an interview:

“My one area of concern is whether it’s a longer-term issue, as prices have gotten a little bit out of control, versus a shorter-term economically-tied type of issue. I don’t know how much of this is a natural cyclical thing versus whether they have pushed the envelope a little bit too much on pricing, but that’s the biggest thing that concerns me, rather than their investment in the business.”

Guests are already outraged over pricing for the Cake Bake Shop at Walt Disney World, and it isn’t even open yet.

Without further loss and fan dissent, Disney can not push the price hikes anymore.

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