Disneyland Price Hike

[Sherry E]

Just checked the Disneyland website and the ticket price for a single day admission is showing $72.00....?

Well, $72 is the price that the OC Register reported, so it seems to me like maybe the CM at DLR gave Reynmagsmom the wrong info?

 

[Sherry E]

Not including the new Annual Pass prices, which we already know, here is the breakdown of ticket prices from the DLR website:

The prices I see on the DLR website for all levels of Park Hopper are:

I-day/1-park ticket - $72

1-day PH - $97

2-day PH - $143

3-day PH - $199 (if ordered online, it is $179)

4-day PH - $224 (if ordered online, it is $194)

5-day PH - $244 (if ordered online, it is $204)

6-day PH - $249 (if ordered online, it is $209)


You can still get the 5 days for the price of 3 Hopper if you order online for $179.

And you can still get the 6 days for the price of 4 Hopper if you order online for $194.

 

[reynmagsmom]

Don't ya just love it when CM'S don't have the right answer either!! LOL I told her I had read that they were going up to $72 and she said nope going to $74 go figure!! I'm glad it was only the $3 hike although I think in the economy no hike would have been a better choice but Disney is in it for a profit so it's understandable..

 

[Sherry E]

Don't ya just love it when CM'S don't have the right answer either!! LOL I told her I had read that they were going up to $72 and she said nope going to $74 go figure!! I'm glad it was only the $3 hike although I think in the economy no hike would have been a better choice but Disney is in it for a profit so it's understandable..

I know. I just love it when the CMs give conflicting info! Sometimes it will end up working to one's advantage, but other times it is just frustrating. I think they could stand to skip one year without a raise in price - because eventually it WILL just become so costly that no one can manage it if they keep increasing prices every year. But, if their profits were down for the year or the quarter, then I guess they have to raise things. They had too many good deals to save people money in the last year, with the Free Birthday promotion and the 5 for 3 tickets/hotel rooms - they probably took a big hit with those alone, so they have to increase. But you are right, during this economy, it is risky to increase prices. It could end up backfiring on them. People are already staying offsite more than ever (last December, all 3 DLR hotels had lots of availability until Christmas!) because the DLR hotel prices are too high. People are also bringing a lot of their own food/snacks in and eating offsite as well. So I suppose if people get frustrated enough with the admission prices - or if they don't LOVE DLR the way we all do here on the DIS, but rather just enjoy it for being a fun place to visit - they will probably just stop going every year, and maybe only go once every few years.

 

[JoRo]

We are going in Oct and again in May of next year so we were going to buy the AP for us two parents and then in May we need to get a 3 year old ticket - so I am disappointed to see the price go up for AP - hope this is still worth it or maybe we should still buy tickets only for the two separate trips.

I also saw the 6 day hopper for 194 by another poster - if we buy this now is it good for us to use in Oct or will it exp before then. We need one for Grandma who is going with us in Oct but not may.

Thanks!

 

[JoRo]

Oh man I feel stupid we were told by Disneyland Cust Srv we could only buy AP at the park - looks like you can do it online and now its not worth it with the $40 pp price hike.

Our trips are Oct and May....

 

[jlmarr]

Well, $72 is the price that the OC Register reported, so it seems to me like maybe the CM at DLR gave Reynmagsmom the wrong info?

Right - it's $72 per the painted sign on the ticket booths today.

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

We are going in Oct and again in May of next year so we were going to buy the AP for us two parents and then in May we need to get a 3 year old ticket - so I am disappointed to see the price go up for AP - hope this is still worth it or maybe we should still buy tickets only for the two separate trips.

I also saw the 6 day hopper for 194 by another poster - if we buy this now is it good for us to use in Oct or will it exp before then. We need one for Grandma who is going with us in Oct but not may.

Thanks!

That is the 6 for 4 deal and it has to be used for the first day by the end of Sept.

 

[Darkbeer]

Here is the full list.... (All prices are Adults first, then kids 3-9, note that some offers do not offer a special kids prices)




Main Entrance Ticket Booth Pricing




One Day One Park Ticket - $72/$62 ($3 increase)




One Day ParkHopper - $97/$87 ($3 increase)




Two Day ParkHopper - $151/$131 ($8 increase)




Three Day ParkHopper - $204/$174 ($5 increase)




Four Day ParkHopper - $229/$199 ($5 increase)




Five Day ParkHopper - $249/$219 ($5 increase)




Six Day ParkHopper - $254/$224 ($5 increase)




Southern California CityPass - $259/$219 No Change


(Includes one day at Universal Studios Hollywood, SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego Zoo (or Wild Animal Park) and a 3 day Disneyland Resort ParkHopper).




Annual Passports (Note, the SoCal Annual Passes required living in SoCal to purchase the pass).




Southern California Select Annual Pass - $144 ($10 increase)




Southern California Annual Pass - $194 ($20 increase)




Deluxe Annual Pass - $289 ($20 increase)




Premium Annual Pass - $429 ($40 increase)




Parking Add-on - $59 (no change)




Blockout Pass - $45 ($5 increase)




Special Offers -




None of the special deals, such as the "2 Days free", Advance Purchase offers on line ("Bonus Tickets") and the special SoCal Summer Fun Pass have gone up in price.




Also, the old pricing for 2 day and longer ParkHoppers are currently available at Disneyland.com, and many other locations




There are rumors of the online multi-day prices going up on August 24th.

 

[Disney Dreams]

Hi Darkbeer! Nice to see you on DIS! Pull up a chair, stay a while.

Well, $72 is the price that the OC Register reported, so it seems to me like maybe the CM at DLR gave Reynmagsmom the wrong info?

Just thought I'd point out that the "article" in the OC Register is not truly an article, but a blog. So to some extent, it can not be taken as fact.

- Dreams

 

[Sherry E]

Hi Darkbeer! Nice to see you on DIS! Pull up a chair, stay a while.



Just thought I'd point out that the "article" in the OC Register is not truly an article, but a blog. So to some extent, it can not be taken as fact.

- Dreams

True, but it looks as though they were correct in their info.

Darkbeer's numbers from the main gates are different than the ones I dug up online on the DLR website today for the Hoppers, but, as he said, the online prices are likely to go up as well in a few weeks, so many of those numbers I posted will probably be inaccurate after August 24th.

 

[Darkbeer]

Just thought I'd point out that the "article" in the OC Register is not truly an article, but a blog. So to some extent, it can not be taken as fact.

- Dreams

Note, Sarah Tully is the current Disney "Beat Writer" for the Orange County Register. Her job, as with most OCR reporters is to do both the print version articles and the on-line stuff.

I was working with Sarah the last week on the article, along with Mary over at MouseSavers.com, in fact Sarah and I had lunch on Thursday. The prices she posted came straight from the Disneyland Media Relations department, so it was "fact".

More and more newspapers are bringing their articles to the web, to compete with the desire of readers for the most up to the minute information.

The OCR still requires the same sort of fact checking on the on-line articles as with the paper. About the only thing that is different, that the reporter can add a bit more commentary than in the print version.

Heck, have you seen the size of the current New York Times print addition "corrections" segment, it can be over half of a page on many days. So even if it was in the "print" version, it still doesn't make it fact.

Heck, I know that many TV and Radio stations picked up on Sarah's story (which also ran in Saturday's Print edition, the on-line version was released just after 3 PM on Friday, when Disney was willing to go on record, as she was working the story since last Monday). Same basic story, one was on-line, one was in the next print version.

Nowadays, just because it is posted on-line doesn't mean it isn't a "true" article.

One thing the Around Disney section at the OCR can do is run some "secondary" stories that normally wouldn't make the print version due to space. Also they can offer additional photos from a print story due to space issues.

Plus the opportunity to allow readers to post comments/feedback about the story.