I just got back from our JoAnn's and it looks like the paper aisle is in the process of being reset. There were new signs advertising their "New Lower Price" for 8.5 x 11 and 12 x 12 paper, at $.50 per sheet. And in fine print said, "Excludes specialty and licensed paper."
The shelves on the other side of the aisle were stacked with sheets that had been pulled from the racks, and need a new home. And most of what I saw there was Disney, so I think the new higher price for Disney paper is true. Hopefully, they will get the newer styles, because those I might pay more for (they go for more at the LSS anyway). But if they want to charge more for the same styles they have been carrying, then I'm glad I am stocked up because I won't be buying them.