Disney raises prices again

[Wenham]

Annual passes have increased by 7%
When will the insanity end?

[Bill14564]

Annual passes have increased by 7%
When will the insanity end?

When renewals and attendance drops off.

Higher prices -> lower attendance -> shorter lines -> less complaining, all while collecting more profit. Seems like a big win for Disney.

The time will come when they add one too many straws and attendance collapses. Unfortunately, that may be several more price increases away.

[ThirdOfFive]

Annual passes have increased by 7%
When will the insanity end?
On the bright side, it may mean fewer obnoxious rugrats on those flights to and from Minneapolis.

[Stu from NYC]

Remarkably they are still able to fill their parks

[MrFlorida]

Don't matter what they charge, people will still come .

[Topspinmo]

Annual passes have increased by 7%
When will the insanity end?

Dollar or 5000 makes no difference to me.

[Two Bills]

Annual passes have increased by 7%
When will the insanity end?

During my working life, I found that when my income dropped through costs and overheads, raising my rates kept the business solvent.
Worked for us, and most others. :shrug:

[Wenham]

Price gouging is something they are notorious for but why do it to residents?

[dewilson58]

Price gouging is something they are notorious for but why do it to residents?

Define: Price gouging is when a seller increases the price of goods or services to an unreasonable or unfair level, often during a time of crisis. It's also known as excessive pricing.

Unreasonable??
Unfair??
Don't think so, 50,000,000 visited last year.

Crisis???
Don't think so............it's a luxury, not a necessity.

[Davonu]

Yeah. We all know prices never go up.

[Stu from NYC]

Price gouging is something they are notorious for but why do it to residents?

Because they can

[Kenswing]

As long as people keep showing up they’ll keep raising the prices. What’s sad are the people that have little fiscal discipline and go thousands of dollars in debt to spend a week there.

[asianthree]

Our 2 pass holders Pixie renewal 10/19 with photo pass on 10/19 $822. Less $500 from Disney rewards points. Less Amex rewards points $200.
Total cash $122. Out of pocket

Have never paid more than $150 for any pass holder for Disney, or Universal (renewal $ $135).

[4$ALE]

Because they can

:thumbup: You Sir are correct. My wife and I were season pass holders for a number of years. The way we used WDW was to go 6 to 8 times a year and stay for 3 days and 2 nights on property. The 1st. time they tried to charge us for parking at the hotel, I asked why were they doing this after so many years of free parking at hotels as well as free parking we still got at the parks? The nice guy checking us in said "I'll tell you..... when we were at a meeting and this was being explained to us I asked the same question. The BIG SHOT giving the talk said to the entire room of employees "BECAUSE WE CAN!" He then said to me "I'm sorry" and "Walt is probably rolling in his grave." (I don't think he was buried.) I lived with it til they got "Woke" and I decided that I had enough. Good bye WDW. :(

[kkingston57]

When renewals and attendance drops off.

Higher prices -> lower attendance -> shorter lines -> less complaining, all while collecting more profit. Seems like a big win for Disney.

The time will come when they add one too many straws and attendance collapses. Unfortunately, that may be several more price increases away.

Well said.

[kkingston57]

Price gouging is something they are notorious for but why do it to residents?

Unfortunately, they do it since they can do it. Just like high end a golf course in Vegas is +/- $1,000 and most high end courses are $300++

[Michael 61]

People will complain, but many will bite the bullet and pay whatever Disney charges.

[CarlR33]

:thumbup: The 1st. time they tried to charge us for parking at the hotel, I asked why were they doing this after so many years of free parking at hotels as well as free parking we still got at the parks? The nice guy checking us in said "I'll tell you..... when we were at a meeting and this was being explained to us I asked the same question. The BIG SHOT giving the talk said to the entire room of employees "BECAUSE WE CAN!" He then said to me "I'm sorry" and "Walt is probably rolling in his grave." (I don't think he was buried.) I lived with it til they got "Woke" and I decided that I had enough. Good bye WDW. :( Lots of hotels are starting to charge now for parking especially near airports. They brush it off as a third party charging it not them.

[JMintzer]

Dollar or 5000 makes no difference to me.

Is this one of those "nothings" posts you were complaining about?

[4$ALE]

Is this one of those "nothings" posts you were complaining about?

:1rotfl::1rotfl:

[shaw8700@outlook.com]

Remarkably they are still able to fill their parks

Maybe they sell less year round ones and more day passes? Doesn’t matter to me either way.

[badkarma318]

The number of adults who go there repeatedly without children/grandchildren is concerning.

[bobeaston]

Simple explanation. INFLATION affects everything. 7% is about right.

[Travilinggal]

I don’t care. My annual pass is increasing by $30.00. Disney is my happy place and I will still be going often and with a smile on my face.

[Rocksnap]

Disney for some not so strange reason is losing money hand over fist. So they are raising prices not just with ticket sales, but across the board with their other business. I dropped HULU like a hot potato when their prices went up. I don’t like supporting companies with their ‘values’. If you know what I mean. It’s no wonder why their movies as of late are huge flops at the box office. Disney has lost American confidence.

[Lovey2]

The number of adults who go there repeatedly without children/grandchildren is concerning.

Usually I don't get in to these discussions, but concerning to who exactly and why?

[oneclickplus]

Annual passes have increased by 7%
When will the insanity end?

Disney is woke, insane and morally corrupted. Walk away and don't give them any of your money. Therefore ticket prices won't matter.

[MicRoDrafting]

be mindful of the PERKS
Cast Members are provided for fairly with Salary and Benefits (they deserve), crews clean and disinfect nightly, massive fireworks display, and the list goes on and on …

[GATORBILL66]

Annual passes have increased by 7%
When will the insanity end?

I don't even know anyone who would go to woke Disney. Now that they want to transition young children and don't use the terms he or she and so on.

[Bill14564]

I don't even know anyone who would go to woke Disney. Now that they want to transition young children and don't use the terms he or she and so on.

So you don’t go to Disney, maybe haven’t gone to Disney, and don’t know anyone who would go to Disney yet somehow you know what Disney is like? How does that happen, did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night?

[merrymini]

I am an adult and love disney, although their woke junk is deplorable. I do not watch any of their movies any more. I am hoping they wake up from their mental illness and am glad that Walt Disney is not alive to see this happening. The parks are funding their other losses. Hopefully, I can hang in there until their recovery.

[mrf6969]

Define: Price gouging is when a seller increases the price of goods or services to an unreasonable or unfair level, often during a time of crisis. It's also known as excessive pricing.

Unreasonable??
Unfair??
Don't think so, 50,000,000 visited last year.

Crisis???
Don't think so............it's a luxury, not a necessity.

Actually, I think it may be a cult.

[The_Oracle]

Universal Studios is better and cheaper, much better rides. The best annual pass also has free fast pass after 4 pm, just use the app before 4 for shorter wait times.

[mcloud]

Annual passes have increased by 7%
When will the insanity end?

When people stop going!

[Buckeye Bill]

Easy when there is no longer any demand, simple economics!!!!!!!!!!!!'

[DAVES]

Annual passes have increased by 7%
When will the insanity end?

SIMPLE-when people refuse to go. Actually 7% is not bad. Our rate of inflation has been 20%. That means it now costs five dollars to buy what four dollars used to buy.

[DAVES]

I am an adult and love disney, although their woke junk is deplorable. I do not watch any of their movies any more. I am hoping they wake up from their mental illness and am glad that Walt Disney is not alive to see this happening. The parks are funding their other losses. Hopefully, I can hang in there until their recovery.

HUM. Perhaps they should have a senior day. No one under 55 allowed.

[DAVES]

Price gouging is something they are notorious for but why do it to residents?

Price gouging is the latest buzzword. Typical thought. They make too much and I make too little. Price controls do not work. If you are selling your home or your car, the choice might be sell it for less to xxxxxx or get more from someone else.
Not all but most would sell it for more.

[RoseyRed]

Need to do research on paying straight out for one time visit vs annual pass. Any suggestion on websites to provide straight forward comparisons, info, etc?


Our 2 pass holders Pixie renewal 10/19 with photo pass on 10/19 $822. Less $500 from Disney rewards points. Less Amex rewards points $200.
Total cash $122. Out of pocket

Have never paid more than $150 for any pass holder for Disney, or Universal (renewal $ $135).

[DAVES]

Disney for some not so strange reason is losing money hand over fist. So they are raising prices not just with ticket sales, but across the board with their other business. I dropped HULU like a hot potato when their prices went up. I don’t like supporting companies with their ‘values’. If you know what I mean. It’s no wonder why their movies as of late are huge flops at the box office. Disney has lost American confidence.

Far as losing money and strange reasons. Disney is a corporation. A corporation is a business plan. The goal is to make money for employees and investors. Profits are taxed twice-at least twice, For an investor. The corporation is taxed and the same money is taxed again when the number, sometimes called the dollar is paid to the investor.

Far as Disney an amazing story. From a comic strip to the mega, world corporation it is today.

[OhioBuckeye]

When renewals and attendance drops off.

Higher prices -> lower attendance -> shorter lines -> less complaining, all while collecting more profit. Seems like a big win for Disney.

The time will come when they add one too many straws and attendance collapses. Unfortunately, that may be several more price increases away.

It’s $130. now family members were there 3 weeks ago. Guess Disney isn’t in it for the kids anymore. It’s all about how much will pay to entertain their kids!

[TheWatcher]

Need to do research on paying straight out for one time visit vs annual pass. Any suggestion on websites to provide straight forward comparisons, info, etc?

Check out our goto info source:

Mousesavers
Disney discounts, deals & coupons guide - MouseSavers.com (https://www.mousesavers.com/). Sign up for newsletters.

And link from there for best ticket prices to:

Undercover Tourist
Just a moment... (https://www.undercovertourist.com)

There is a break point in visit days total where an annual pass is better price than a ticket package. If you go down more than once in a year you may also do better with an annual pass.

The Disney World prices are always raised annually in October, the anniversary (fiscal year?) of the park opening. Other times sporadically.

Long time Disney World fans since park opened 50+ years ago and Disney Vacation Club members. Boy has it changed.

TheWatcher

[Bill14564]

SIMPLE-when people refuse to go. Actually 7% is not bad. Our rate of inflation has been 20%. That means it now costs five dollars to buy what four dollars used to buy.

Our rate of inflation is running just under 3% over last year. Disney’s 7% increase this year coming after an increase in Oct 2023 is a bit more than double inflation.

[Bill14564]

Need to do research on paying straight out for one time visit vs annual pass. Any suggestion on websites to provide straight forward comparisons, info, etc?

There may be places to purchase tickets at a discount but for the straight ticket prices the Disney website is best. Different prices for different days and different parks but $150 for one day is probably a good number to work with. Each subsequent day is a little less. Park hopping privileges add to the price.

For us, living fairly close means we might visit six times per year. That would be $900 for six single days in a single park compared to about $900 to renew our annual pass. For us, the annual pass easily saves us money.

[bsouthworth47@yahoo.com]

Because they can. People are clueless. The only way it stops is people stop going!!!

[BostonRich]

People will complain, but many will bite the bullet and pay whatever Disney charges.

No they won't. We didn't renew our annual passes last year because we were tired of the prices and the direction that Disney is going. Hello Epic Universe!

[waterflower]

When we stop supporting the company.

[maistocars]

When people stop paying those prices..............

[4$ALE]

No they won't. We didn't renew our annual passes last year because we were tired of the prices and the direction that Disney is going. Hello Epic Universe!

:highfive: We didn't renew either.

[Topspinmo]

Is this one of those "nothings" posts you were complaining about?


I think you’re confused, I never complain, I add value and depth to post. :oops:

[FredMitchell]

When will the insanity end?

Usually insanity ends at death.

[wsachs]

:thumbup: You Sir are correct. My wife and I were season pass holders for a number of years. The way we used WDW was to go 6 to 8 times a year and stay for 3 days and 2 nights on property. The 1st. time they tried to charge us for parking at the hotel, I asked why were they doing this after so many years of free parking at hotels as well as free parking we still got at the parks? The nice guy checking us in said "I'll tell you..... when we were at a meeting and this was being explained to us I asked the same question. The BIG SHOT giving the talk said to the entire room of employees "BECAUSE WE CAN!" He then said to me "I'm sorry" and "Walt is probably rolling in his grave." (I don't think he was buried.) I lived with it til they got "Woke" and I decided that I had enough. Good bye WDW. :(
“Woke” is an adjective that means being aware of and attentive to important issues, especially those related to social and racial injustice. So then Jesus was 'woke' too.

[crash]

When renewals and attendance drops off.

Higher prices -> lower attendance -> shorter lines -> less complaining, all while collecting more profit. Seems like a big win for Disney.

The time will come when they add one too many straws and attendance collapses. Unfortunately, that may be several more price increases away.

There has never been a price decrease since Disney began would not hold out for one. The annual increase will stop for each individual when they stop going or pass.

[OhioBuckeye]

Check out our goto info source:

Mousesavers
Disney discounts, deals & coupons guide - MouseSavers.com (https://www.mousesavers.com/). Sign up for newsletters.

And link from there for best ticket prices to:

Undercover Tourist
Just a moment... (https://www.undercovertourist.com)

There is a break point in visit days total where an annual pass is better price than a ticket package. If you go down more than once in a year you may also do better with an annual pass.

The Disney World prices are always raised annually in October, the anniversary (fiscal year?) of the park opening. Other times sporadically.

Long time Disney World fans since park opened 50+ years ago and Disney Vacation Club members. Boy has it changed.

TheWatcher

But how much is the deal?

[paulajr]

Annual passes have increased by 7%
When will the insanity end?
When people stop paying. We did.

[Pugchief]

“Woke” is an adjective that means being aware of and attentive to important issues, especially those related to social and racial injustice. So then Jesus was 'woke' too.

That was the purported definition when the word originally became common vernacular. It has since become the description of the over-the-top identity politics that has come to exist in our daily lives. There is nothing wrong with some reasonable social and racial justice until it becomes the sole focus of every aspect of every facet of daily existence. Jesus would not be woke by the current definition, he would be appalled.

[fdpaq0580]

That was the purported definition when the word originally became common vernacular. It has since become the description of the over-the-top identity politics that has come to exist in our daily lives. There is nothing wrong with some reasonable social and racial justice until it becomes the sole focus of every aspect of every facet of daily existence. Jesus would not be woke by the current definition, he would be appalled.

Respectfully disagree.
Jesus was definitely "Woke", per the previous definition. He was certainly not asleep, or unaware of his surroundings or the needs of all people.
I do agree that he would be appalled, but it would be for how diametrically opposed to his teaching so many "Christians" really are.
jmho. 🙏😔

[fdpaq0580]

“Woke” is an adjective that means being aware of and attentive to important issues, especially those related to social and racial injustice. So then Jesus was 'woke' too.

As one would think all "Christians" would be.

[dewilson58]

Just announced record Park profits.


Ouch.

[Robbb]

Annual passes have increased by 7%
When will the insanity end?

Ohh thats nothing, there new pass which gives you priority access to rides is a mear $564 Per person, per day.....look it up.

[ThirdOfFive]

Ohh thats nothing, there new pass which gives you priority access to rides is a mear $564 Per person, per day.....look it up.
Wow!

Must be one hell of a Tilt-A-Whirl!

[Nana2Teddy]

Ohh thats nothing, there new pass which gives you priority access to rides is a mear $564 Per person, per day.....look it up.

Wrong! While yes it is pricey, and is an addition to the ticket price, the cost varies by day. From the Disney World website:

“At Walt Disney World, Lightning Lane Premier Passes will cost between $129 and $449 per person per day, depending on the park and date.”

It will only be available to guests of some of the Disney World resort hotels during the initial roll out.

Disneyland Resort prices will be different (lower I think).