Disney Parks Price Increases-What is your breaking point?

[Pink Partridge]

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At what point will you stop going to the parks?

My children are grown, so it is just the two of us we have to pay for now. It is still doable. But I don't think I could afford to go if we had to pay for an entire family to go Disney World.

 

[Willow Ufgood]

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At what point will you stop going to the parks?

My children are grown, so it is just the two of us we have to pay for now. It is still doable. But I don't think I could afford to go if we had to pay for an entire family to go Disney World.

We own DVC so we won't stop until the contracts are sold or they expire. But we are doing more resort days instead of 8 days or more in the parks. Too many walls, too few attractions open either due to refurbs, breakdowns or permanent closures. We are cooking in the villa a little more often rather than doing table service every night, or we are ordering Uber Eats.

 

[Nayan]

I have been priced out for awhile now. I went to Epcot on Mother's Day because my friends were in town and I wanted to spend the day with them (they don't come down often). After paying for parking, my ticket and food/drinks I spent close to $400. For one person that's quite a hunk of change and while I can afford it, to me it wasn't worth it. I won't be going back.

 

[Pink Partridge]

I spent close to $400. For one person that's quite a hunk of change

For one day!!

 

[tony67]

Long past my breaking point, I stopped going many years ago.

I used to go 2-3 times a year with an AP or a 10 day non expiring ticket.

They got rid of the 10 day non expiring hoppers and they priced the AP to make it not worthwhile.
On top of the the whole AP reservation system is a scam IMO.

Disney has been on a downward trajectory for me since 2005 or so IMO.

Last time I went just to see how things were and epcot was all construction walls - they are gone now but really not much as far as Improvements for all the expense and removing the fountains.

Now the other 3 parks are all construction walls - even with a free ticket I am not sure I would waste a day there - I have better things to do.

 

[Kennywood]

That point came a long time ago.

 

[_19disnA]

Yup, for us too it is already past that point. Disney over the years has continued to raise prices much faster than inflation, so we now choose to vacation elsewhere. None of their hotels are worth $500+/night, so the value just isn't there anymore. The last time we were there a few years ago some of the parks were wall-to-wall people (even during the week) and Disney has done a terrible job of doing even simple things like widening walk-ways over the years to handle the larger crowds. They don't have enough ride capacity to handle the current level of crowds, so it takes at least 2x as long to do the same number of rides/shows as in the past. We have ZERO intent to pay yet another fee to be able to do more rides when the problem is lack of ride capacity. Just not a place we currently have any intentions of returning anytime soon.

 

[MICKIMINI]

We're in the Twighlight zone at this point. I bought two AP's for October but my parents are going into assisted living so we've been 24/7 trying to help them get that done. At the same time, we're completely finishing off another room and remodeling another so.... We cancelled this year and son and DIL are coming to NH instead.

We've got 13 nights booked in the spring and another 6 in the fall plus we'll add another 7 to that. Those AP's can be validated in May and we'll use them in October as well getting almost 4 weeks out of them. These were the $75 gift card deal AP's. I am now glad I bought them! I have another 1K in Dis GC's bought with cash back, etc and stays are DVC, flights on points, so those four weeks won't break us.

DH wants to retire early 2027 so I know future trips will have to be thought through and not as lavish. We'll see what living on retirement funds will be like yikes!

 

[soccerdad72]

I don't know. It's been a long time since we've done a WDW-only trip. We've been to the parks a few times in recent years when we've been in the Orlando area for other things (conferences, meetings, etc.) so I haven't priced a vacation package out in a while. When we look at vacation options, I occasionally quote out a WDW trip, a Universal trip, a cruise, etc. and we decided what the best choice is, value and interest wise.

 

[Tuffcookie]

I just got back from a WDW trip. It was just me, since my boyfriend, Bob, passed away in Jan of 2024. We had a trip planned for June of 2020 but then covid shut everything down. I decided to stay at Fort Wilderness Campgrounds, in an RV, which I booked thru O’hana Camper Rentals. I was even able to bring my dog, Molly, with me! Cost-wise, with the cost of the campsite and the RV, it cost about the same as a cabin. I did not want to stay in one of the cabins because I don ‘t like their location in the campgrounds. If you want to go to the Meadows recreation area or the marina area, you really need to rent a golf cart. The RV was amazing! We were in loop 1600, which was walkable to the Meadows recreation area. Because we were in Fort Wilderness, I only got a 3 day hopper pass because I felt that would give Molly & me time to enjoy Fort Wilderness. Because we were in an RV, I was able to cook most of my meals! I even had smores, which I hadn’t had in a long time. An added plus…most of the campers decorated their campsites and golf carts for Halloween! It was really pretty at night when they were all lit up! I estimate my total cost of this WDW trip was around $3500, that included the travel to and from. We stayed in Columbia, SC going down and coming home.

 

[PaladinButters]

Depends on the hotel deals and what the total package cost would be but I suspect we are far from even considering not going again. A five dollar-ish increase on park tickets is exactly the kind of low level creep on pricing people are unlikely to really notice.

 

[sam_gordon]

For one day!!

Even assuming a ticket is $150, I don't think $400 for a person in a day is "normal" (not saying it can't be done, but I wouldn't budget that much).

I mean, $350 in meals for one person seems extreme to me. Maybe the $400 counts souvenirs, but that's also subjective.

 

[barkley]

They got rid of the 10 day non expiring hoppers and they priced the AP to make it not worthwhile.

those were great deals! we got them a few times and used them for YEARS-in fact my youngest got his last one when he still qualified for as a child, used a couple of days off it in his early 20's and STILL has one remaining day left (he's 28).

The last time we were there a few years ago some of the parks were wall-to-wall people (even during the week)

the last time we were in Orlando (late 2019) we did universal but decided to do one afternoon, midweek, traditionally LOW attendance day at Disney. it was a madhouse-way too many people. even as a kid I liked to spend part of every day in the parks just sitting back and people watching-could'nt even do that b/c you could'nt find any place to sit.