Economic ignorance is rampant. This is clear to see from those of you who chose not to see how economic transactions really work. Those that complain about Disney ticket prices are likely to be the same ones to claim 'gouging' when a natural disaster happens. In point of fact, 'gouging' doesn't exist, it is just the natural market restricting access to those that need it the most. Same goes for Disney. When they raise their prices, yes, they price some folks out of the market. But more importantly, WDW is a scarce resource. That is, it doesn't exist anywhere else in the world. Thus, the only way to regulate park entry (i.e. not be overrun with people) is to signal to the market by raising prices. The fact that they have to pay employees, pay utilities, and everything else, just creates a floor for the prices. I would hope that they set prices a good distance ABOVE this floor. I would not be opposed to them raising the prices even more than they have to further restrict the amount of people that go to WDW. Popular times are a bit too popular.
For those that this prices out the market, the proper response is, "How do I increase my income to do the things I want to do?" This is much healthier than the reflex reaction to complain. We that live in the US have access to the greatest market the world has ever seen. The amount of money flowing through our economy is staggering to say the least. This market has many different ways to acquire wealth. Figure out how much income you need to ignore Disney ticket price increases and go get it!