Price increase -- It's Here! (2/11/20)

[midnight star]

Yikes to the maxpass increase. I'm a maxpass loyalist, but $20 a day per ticket is steep. With that increase, I would say it can make more sense to do maxpass is you have parkhoppers. If not, I would only get it if you know the day is super crowded. If you get there early, you can get through 5-6 rides with minimal waits without any fastpasses.

 

[CastAStone]

Yikes to the maxpass increase. I'm a maxpass loyalist, but $20 a day per ticket is steep. With that increase, I would say it can make more sense to do maxpass is you have parkhoppers. If not, I would only get it if you know the day is super crowded. If you get there early, you can get through 5-6 rides with minimal waits without any fastpasses.

At $20 a day it is certainly a different equation than at $10/day (or even $15). If you're using it casually it's worth, what, maybe 2 extra rides per day vs pulling the old fashioned way? That doesn't make a ton of financial sense for APs who go all the time nor for people traveling in with 3+ day tickets.

It makes the most sense to me at that price point for people with 1 or 2 day tickets who are willing to go hard and who won't be back for a while.

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

Ugh to the MaxPass and AP increases.

I wonder what these ticket tiers are all about?

 

[Howry]

Yeesh, that puts a family of 4 with park hopper and maxpass at $2060 for tickets alone. Yikes. My wife and I go in a couple of weeks without the kids for our anniversary but our next family vacation will probably be elsewhere, its just getting to steep.

 

[ironband74]

After this trip, I think we might go back to our old FP collection method where I ran around the park all the time with our tickets. For a family of 4, that's $80 extra per day. It was a steal when it was $10/ticket ($40/day). And I could mentally handle it at $15/day. But at the $20/day price point, I think that's too high. Especially when you add $25/day parking on top of it and all the rest.

I agree, $20 is a hard mental pill to swallow. I love me some max-pass, but since I'm usually packing 6 people in that's now over $100 extra per day. $75 $90 I could handle...$120? Not so much.


Edited for math before coffee...

 

[cruisehopeful]

People will pay. It doesn't seem to matter how much anything costs or how crowded the parks are. People pony up and pay.

I've actually only purchased MP once and only used it for one ride. I have already decided (before this increase) that when I renew my AP, I am getting the most expensive one that already has MP on it. I can't stand the idea of paying for MP per day, but for some reason paying a giant chunk of money ahead of time is easier for me.

 

[ironband74]

Ugh to the MaxPass and AP increases.

I wonder what these ticket tiers are all about?

1-Day Tier Ticket Types (Tiers 1-5)

1-Day Tier 5 Ticket

May be used on Tier 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 days—until it expires.

1-Day Tier 4 Ticket

May be used until it expires, except on the following days:

• February 14 to 17, 2020
• February 22, 2020
• February 29, 2020
• March 7, 2020
• March 14 to 15, 2020
• March 20 to April 13, 2020
• April 17 to 19, 2020
• April 25, 2020
• May 2, 2020
• May 9, 2020
• May 16 to 17, 2020
• May 22 to 25, 2020
• May 30, 2020
• June 6, 2020
• June 13, 2020
• June 19 to 20, 2020
• June 26 to 27, 2020

1-Day Tier 3 Ticket

May be used until it expires, except on the following days:

• February 14 to 17, 2020
• February 20 to 23, 2020
• February 27 to March 1, 2020
• March 6 to 9, 2020
• March 12 to April 19, 2020
• April 24 to 25, 2020
• May 1 to 2, 2020
• May 8 to 9, 2020
• May 15 to 17, 2020
• May 22 to 25, 2020
• May 29 to 31, 2020
• June 5 to 7, 2020
• June 12 to 15, 2020
• June 18 to 22, 2020
• June 25 to 30, 2020

1-Day Tier 2 Ticket

May be used until it expires, except on the following days:

• February 13 to 23, 2020
• February 27 to March 1, 2020
• March 6 to 9, 2020
• March 12 to April 20, 2020
• April 23 to 26, 2020
• May 1 to 3, 2020
• May 8 to 10, 2020
• May 15 to 17, 2020
• May 22 to 25, 2020
• May 28 to June 1, 2020
• June 4 to 8, 2020
• June 11 to 30, 2020

1-Day Tier 1 Ticket

May be used until it expires, except on the following days:

• February 13 to 23, 2020
• February 27 to March 2, 2020
• March 5 to 9, 2020
• March 12 to April 27, 2020
• April 30 to May 4, 2020
• May 7 to 11, 2020
• May 14 to 18, 2020
• May 21 to June 30, 2020

 

[Katiebird]

Thank goodness I have the family's tickets with MP on them already. Now I just need to increase my budget for the trip by $5/day... ugh... At this rate, when I renew my FlexPass, I'll HAVE to add MP onto it or it would be more expensive to get it a la carte as I'll be going twice next year too! That's quite the money grab - increase the price of the pass by $120, then increase the MP price too.

Didn’t the flex pass “only” go up $50?

 

[Howry]

Seems to be they are making things so much more confusing with all these tier things but maybe its just me.

 

[Cal-Pie]

I just purchased the last 3 tickets I still needed for my family through UT at the old price. Then I added insult to injury by looking the old email files from previous trips. I paid $186 for a 3 day hopper in 2011. The increases are just too astronomical. December's DL trip will be the last for us for a while. I guess it's hello Hawaii next year .

 

[TikiTikiFan]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...neyland-resort/?CMP=SOC-DPFY20Q2wo0206200019A
Looks like they’re adding SR to it which helps sell that new price point.

 

[katyringo]

Our 4 day hoppers with maxpass for 2 kids and 2 adults jumped like $150..

Debating buying today. Get away today has the old prices. Decisions decisions.

 

[Canadian Harmony]

Didn’t the flex pass “only” go up $50?

Yes, I must have scanned the chart incorrectly. Nevertheless, the MP add-on is $125, right? So that's a total of another $175 I need to find, and then add in exchange rate (which totally sucks right now)... blah. I'll still do it, of course, because the price of tickets and merch and food are always going to increase.

 

[Cal-Pie]

Our 4 day hoppers with maxpass for 2 kids and 2 adults jumped like $150..

Debating buying today. Get away today has the old prices. Decisions decisions.

Make sure you compare prices at undercover tourist, I bought this morning and had my tickets immediately.

 

[UnderTheRialto]

Tickets At Work still has the old prices - 5-day hoppers with maxpass and tax (yes I know I shouldn’t pay tax) was $1801 for two adults two kids.

 

[Howry]

Our 4 day hoppers with maxpass for 2 kids and 2 adults jumped like $150..

Debating buying today. Get away today has the old prices. Decisions decisions.

If you already have a vacation in the works there is no reason not to.

 

[Kennywood]

Well, I guess my wife and I aren't going to Disney anymore. We simply cannot afford it. Oh well, there are other places we can visit.

 

[Skyegirl1999]

Uggghhh, and here I usually recommend buying Maxpass day-by-day.

I honestly didn’t think they would raise it given how last year went. I guess they’re determined to keep bleeding money from the people who are there since attendance is not what they were hoping for, but good grief. Do not like.

The ticket/AP increases aren’t too ridiculous, but Maxpass is a blow IMO.

 

[cruisehopeful]

Seems to be they are making things so much more confusing with all these tier things but maybe its just me.

I'm totally lost, but I guess I don't need to worry about it since I have an AP. Some of those tiers have so many blackouts I think it would be easier to say when they can be used vs. when they can't, but maybe it's just my brain that operates that way.

The ticket/AP increases aren’t too ridiculous, but Maxpass is a blow IMO.

It does sound like a lot for MP, but when you compare it to other parks and their "skip the line" tickets (which don't skip the line, but just have priority), the price isn't unreasonable. Of course, at DL, we've already paid really big bucks to just walk into the park. So, any add on starts to feel ridiculous. I have always thought they would eventually make it cost more to ride the rides. Not sure if they are really going that direction, but all these baby steps seem to be going that way.

 

[bethwc101]

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