Expensive Park Tickets

[pixiepower04]

Why are tickets so expensive lately. For ticket purposes we are 3 Adults & 1 Child (10 year old and 8 year old).

We only came back 6 months ago and at the time we went the tickets were:

4 Park Flex - £443.

21 Day Ultimate - £760.

Now they are:

4 Park Flex - £616.

21 Day Ultimate - £1036.

How on earth does Disney put them up by nearly £300 in 6 months and Flex by nearly £200

I have always gone along with the idea that on average prices increase year on year by about 5-10% but this is almost 40%.

I assume if the exchange rate gets better the prices won't come down again so why on earth are they this high in the first place.

Rant over

 

[spookysarah]

I thought these prices increases were due to the poor exchange rate?

Eek missed the bit about exchnage rates in your post, sorry.

 

[Claire L]

I thought these prices increases were due to the poor exchange rate?

Eek missed the bit about exchnage rates in your post, sorry.

Yes it is due to the exchange rate as the US$ prices have remained pretty constant but being as the £ is now worth 25% less then the tickets could well be 25% more than 6 months ago.

£760 @ $2 = $1560

£1036 @ $1.45 = $1502

So yes same price in $ but not in £!

I can't see the £ getting stonger by much in the near future and when it does strengthen then prices will alter but there may be a slight time delay until the rates are consistently stable.

Claire

 

[Shooby doo]

Exchange rate is a killer!Which is also the reason UK visitor No.s are down & I would guess is also the reason that Free DDP for this year has opened back up & extended & that they have already released next years deal.You're only other option is to keep an eye on the exchange rate & book your passes with a US broker that way your are getting the benfit of the rate straight away.The main ones touted on here are : www.ticketmania.com (we have used these.) & www.mapleleaftickets.com
HTH SD

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Yes it is the exchange rate which makes a huge difference on ticket prices. I think park tickets did go up for this coming year, but it was only a couple of Dollars per ticket. We paid for ddp for our up coming trip, because meals would have cost alot more this year, due to the exchange rate.

 

[pixiepower04]

I'm good friends with my local Disney Store Manager and I asked him if the prices will go down once the exchange rate goes up and said no, the tickets will stay the same price.

I want to book for next year for the free dining but I have to book tickets too and that's what's holding me back right now.

I checked Seaworlds website yesterday for the flex ticket and it's about £40 cheaper than buying it over here.

I get that the exchange rate causes problems but you'd think with turnover being down they'd keep prices comparable to last years to at least encourage us to keep going back.

 

[Claire L]

I'm good friends with my local Disney Store Manager and I asked him if the prices will go down once the exchange rate goes up and said no, the tickets will stay the same price.

I want to book for next year for the free dining but I have to book tickets too and that's what's holding me back right now.

I checked Seaworlds website yesterday for the flex ticket and it's about £40 cheaper than buying it over here.

I get that the exchange rate causes problems but you'd think with turnover being down they'd keep prices comparable to last years to at least encourage us to keep going back.

Prices for holidays are always done some time in advance sometimes this means you may gain if priced when £ was high or lose as priced when £ was low. It is really swings and roundabouts, the only way is to book with the US and pay a depsoit and when/if £ increases pay it off. I can see no way at the moment of getting better £ prices. I am sure if the £ dramatically improves then prices will come down but at the moment it is alot of ifs and buts, no comapny could jusitfy keeping prices as they are if the £ went back to near $2 or even $1.75.

As for keeping prices the same as last year any company would go bust asap in this climate, or anyother for that matter, with having to pay the extra 25% in cost increases due to the exchange rate.

Claire

 

[wayneg]

I get that the exchange rate causes problems but you'd think with turnover being down they'd keep prices comparable to last years to at least encourage us to keep going back.

As others have said, ticket price from Disney has not increased. If anything they are slightly lower now than 6 months ago, as you can see in Claire's post.
Disney can't give it both ways, they can't reduce ticket prices and give free DDP. They have to make profit somewhere. Personally this year I have free DDP(3 adults) and 42% discount of room at OKW, cost £91/night, at that price I expected to pay a premium for the park tickets but yet they were not much dearer than anywhere else.

I think there is a possibility of tickets coming back down (as well as car hire)if the exchange rate swung in our favour but that does not look like happening anytime soon.