Imagine getting in to the Magic Kingdom for $3.50...

[Minnies Boy Toy]

I am a capitalist and realist at heart. I realize that Disney is a megacorporation that exists to make money for its stockholders and so I am not advocating a change to policies or suggesting that the company is doing something "wrong" - I just ran across this article and the accompanying chart and thought this was fascinating:

http://allears.net/ae/issue299.htm

http://allears.net/tix/tixincrease.htm



I'm old enough to remember the days when you paid $3.50 to be able to get into the park, and another whopping $1.50 for a small pack of ride tickets, including two coveted E-Tickets. Here's an interesting factoid about the old days before 1983 when Disney went to a general admission system:

Although you got varying amounts of each ticket in the different-sized coupon books, there were never enough of the "D" and "E" tickets. So Disney set up several Central Ticket Booths throughout each land (two in Fantasyland) where you could buy the additional ride tickets you needed. Those tickets ranged in price from 10 cents to 90 cents each and -- hopefully you are sitting down reading this -- were never increased during the entire decade-plus that they were sold.

Also, in 1982 WDW introduced the annual passport - it cost $100, about the same as today's 1-day ticket.

A park ticket in 1983 cost $17. Even adjusted for today's inflation the price would be equivalent to less than $40 today. I know that the parks are much bigger and more elaborate than they were back in the day, but back then the Magic Kingdom was the only one of its kind. I still remember the incomparable thrill of the first time driving in with my parents and getting on that hyperfuturistic monorail, sliding through the Contemporary and then seeing that Castle in the distance - Even now I feel a ridiculouly giddy thrill when we go, but I will always look around at the faces of the really little kids and I envy them. Like Sade sang - it's never as good as the first time. LOL. At any price!

 

[magicbob]

I'm old enough to remember the days when you paid $3.50 to be able to get into the park, and another whopping $1.50 for a small pack of ride tickets, including two coveted E-Tickets.


A park ticket in 1983 cost $17. Even adjusted for today's inflation the price would be equivalent to less than $40 today.

You can still get into MK for only $10. The only catch is that you first have to purchase a 5-day ticket for $250 to qualify for that price on days 6-10 of MYW tickets.

 

[OhMari]

I feel the price of tickets were pretty reasonable, till 2000. You could purchase a 1 day ticket for $48. In 13 years that price is almost doubled to $92. All spring I've seen notices that prices are rising again on tickets. It usually isn't a dollar either, it is at least $4-$6 range.

What truly is the threshold for a one day ticket?

People like to compare it to other events-NFL is charging around $85 if not more for a Green Bay Packer game.

 

[chartle]

I'm old enough to remember the days when you paid $3.50 to be able to get into the park, and another whopping $1.50 for a small pack of ride tickets, including two coveted E-Tickets. Here's an interesting factoid about the old days before 1983 when Disney went to a general admission system:

though it wasn't an extra 1.50 but 4.50 to 4.75 which which ONLY had 2E tickets you would have had to buy 4 or 5 more 2 cover all the E ticket rides and you only got one ride no repeats. also small world was an e ticket.

of course lots of things cost less back then but pretty sure entertainment costs have gone up faster than cost of living. of course in 71 tv with 3 to 5 channels was free now its $100 a month for 150.

but again my father probably made $10,000 a year and we were working class.

sorry for the odd typing, sucks having a broken shoulder and only able to use one hand.