Ticket Price Increases (Orlando Sentinel)

[CanadianGuy]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/orl-disney-price-increase-080108,0,286532.story

No major changes in ticket structure. WPFM and Park Hopping options both retained according to this article.

A basic theme-park ticket at Walt Disney World will cost an added $4 a person starting Sunday.

Disney announced increased ticket prices Friday afternoon that push the cost up 5.6 percent to $75 for the basic one-park, one-day ticket for adults and children age 10 or older. The old price, $71, is still in effect today. The price of a basic ticket for children ages 3-9 will rise Sunday to $63, up 5 percent from $60.

Disney also raised the price of its "Magic Your Way" multiday-ticket packages, by 3 percent to 8 percent. The top deal, a 10-day adult Magic Your Way ticket, now costs $237, or $23.70 a day, up 5.3 percent. The Park Hopper add-on, which allows ticket holders to move among any of Disney's parks, will cost $50 for up to 10 days, a $5 increase. The Water Park Fun & More add-on option remains $50.

Florida residents may buy advance tickets from participating agencies, by phone or over the Internet, starting at $67.50 for one day. That also reflects a 5.6 percent increase from the current base price.

The price increases were no surprise to Dennis Speigel, president of International Theme Park Services, who said Walt Disney Co. executives had indicated the parks were doing well despite the soft economy. The $75 mark is a bit of a consumer milestone, he noted. And it might be hard to leave it behind, he added.

"The difference between $74, $73, $75 -- there's not that much difference. Once you reach that level, you might as well go to $75," Speigel said. "But I think that puts their increases away at least for a couple of years."

Central Florida theme parks used to announce price increases near the end of the year or in early January. Disney and Universal Orlando switched to late-summer adjustments in 2006 to meet the publication deadlines for annual, independently produced guidebooks. SeaWorld Orlando and other Busch Entertainment Corp. parks joined the trend this summer, announcing price increases on June 30.

SeaWorld now charges $69.95 for a basic ticket.

Universal has not yet announced a price increase this year, though it and Disney have been in lockstep on ticket prices for several years. Universal's base ticket as of Friday still cost $71.

 

[Dznefreek]

On the news they said it was to cover the cost of brochures and maps for visitors . . . . .weak.

 

[CanadianGuy]

On the news they said it was to cover the cost of brochures and maps for visitors . . . . .weak.

Where'd ya see that?

 

[Justish]

Whew!

Well.. I'm glad it's only a WEEEE bit of an increase... and extra $10 bucks or
so a day can be managed.. I was really fearing a total overhaul and a destruction
of our options, but it looks like the MYW tickets will live to fight another day.


Any word on the price increase on those Fast Passes?


~Ally

 

[wildbats]

On the news they said it was to cover the cost of brochures and maps for visitors . . . . .weak.

Oh they said that on WFTV during their broadcast of it. I thought it was funny.

 

[CanadianGuy]

That is too funny..

Full pricing... all tickets, all options listed here:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=26643540#post26643540

 

[Glenn]

I put an order in at undercover tourist tonight thru mousesaver & it was still showing the old prices. The bill is dated sat so I think I should still get them at that.
The $5 increase in the hopper cost is an 11% increase. I wonder how many more people will be tempted not to get that option with the increase. My neighbors who will be doing in 2 wks didnt get that option (2 adults, 2 kids). They figured theyd head to a park inthe morning for a few hours, go back to the hotel to swim & rest during the afternoon heat & then go back to the same park. So hopping didnt make sense with August heat. Money saved.

 

[doconeill]

I put an order in at undercover tourist tonight thru mousesaver & it was still showing the old prices. The bill is dated sat so I think I should still get them at that.
The $5 increase in the hopper cost is an 11% increase. I wonder how many more people will be tempted not to get that option with the increase. My neighbors who will be doing in 2 wks didnt get that option (2 adults, 2 kids). They figured theyd head to a park inthe morning for a few hours, go back to the hotel to swim & rest during the afternoon heat & then go back to the same park. So hopping didnt make sense with August heat. Money saved.

I was about to buy from DreamsUnlimited, but there was in big red letters that the prices weren't guaranteed, because they might not have processed the order until the increase went in effect. I ended up calling WDW directly to get them.

As for the $5 increase in Park Hopper, yes, that's 11% for the option, but that gets spread across several days. for a 5-day or more pass, that's $1 or less per day increase.

 

[yensidretlaw]

The Disney Store Price increase will take effect on Wednesday, August 6th.

 

[IMACM]

Thank you to all of those that called in and bought tickets last night!!!! We enjoy processing those tkt sales for you, to bad the internet site was not working!!!!!

I bet I get at least 3 calls a day asking me how much the fast pass is....UGH!!!!!!!!!

 

[JimB.]

I'm thinkin' that maybe they are trying to push people into more multi-day ticket packages..................................

 

[CanadianGuy]

I'm thinkin' that maybe they are trying to push people into more multi-day ticket packages..................................

Jim..

I'd say that's been the strategy now since 2005 and the switch to the MYW plan.

 

[nless_dream]

too bad i used up the rest of my 10 day pass No expiration already in march. I should have bought another 10 day No exiration couple months ago but oh well. atleast the price wasn't a hugh jump.

 

[nless_dream]

Thank you to all of those that called in and bought tickets last night!!!! We enjoy processing those tkt sales for you, to bad the internet site was not working!!!!!

I bet I get at least 3 calls a day asking me how much the fast pass is....UGH!!!!!!!!!

i wish i heard about this. this is what i get for not keeping up with this forum while i was on vacation in the bahamas. It was either bahamas of disney even tho i was at disney in march.

 

[Vijoge]

This will be the first time we're just buying base tickets. The extras just aren't worth the cost any more.