Ticket Prices rising Sunday!

[crazy4wdw]

wonder what the renewal price for ap's will be?

The renewal price of an AP will increase to $419.61

 

[mikkiwikki]

FYI - Has anyone used the benefit for Disney Chase to transfer Disney reward dollars into park tickets? I got a flyer a month or so ago, but there wasnt any detail about how to go about doing this. When I called AAA they had no idea, called Disney Chase...got stuck on hold for 20 mins then disconnected....

 

[liltoot]

On Mousesavers it lists the annual pass for first timers at $441.98 adult and renewal at 399.38 adult. That was for the increase that began 1/1/06. I don't know what the increase wil be.

 

[grcmag]

The renewal price of an AP will increase to $419.61

thanks one more question, can you only get the renewal price online. i'm using my myw ph voucher thru free dining package towards my renewal in september at guest services.

 

[nicdanh]

I just purchased my tickets through Maple Leaf Tickets for our up coming trip!

 

[crazy4wdw]

thanks one more question, can you only get the renewal price online. i'm using my myw ph voucher thru free dining package towards my renewal in september at guest services.

You can get the renewal price online or at any Disney ticket window (MK, Epcot, Disney/MGM, AK, or DD). Disney does not offer an additional discount on purchasing AP's in advance (or online).

 

[dvcgirl]

I mentioned this in another thread: I did a little research this morning and apparently income and disposable income have increased in the first half of this year at a rate much higher than expected, so that probably accounts, at least in part, for the price increase. However, someone else mentioned another good potential reason: They may be trying to synchronize the price increase (which previously took place either in October or January) with the release of vacation packages. That makes a whole lotta sense. If so, we surely won't see another increase this coming January.

Really? Income and disposable income are up...in this country? Everything I read and see is pointing to the exact opposite phenomenon beginning to take shape. Sustained high energy prices are taking a bite out of people's disposable income. GDP growth went from 5.6 in the first quarter all the way down to 2.5 in Q2.....they expected to see at least 3.0. Consumer confidence was modestly higher in July, but I'd expect that will change as interest rates continue to rise and inflation edges up. Consumer spending is expected to decrease moving forward as people aren't pulling nearly as much equity out of their homes due to the cooling housing market.

Timing the hikes with packages makes sense, but I think this bump is a pure hedge against inflation which is being driven up by continued high energy costs. Lots of other businesses are just beginning to raise prices due to high energy costs......and I think Disney is doing the exact same thing.

 

[liltoot]

I just purchased my tickets through Maple Leaf Tickets for our up coming trip!

NICDANH this has nothing to do with the topic. I love your pic. I wish I could still get my feet to do that.

 

[lpbm4]

So if I buy tix today will they still be "discounted"?

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

Timing the hikes with packages makes sense, but I think this bump is a pure hedge against inflation which is being driven up by continued high energy costs. Lots of other businesses are just beginning to raise prices due to high energy costs......and I think Disney is doing the exact same thing.

ITA... Disney has to make hedges against inflation. Should the economy turn south soon -and there are so many variables -Disney must be ready. I look at it this way... in the near future there may be oodles of discounts and incentives because WDW's attendance may be dramatically reduced. If I can manage to fight off inflationary forces here at home I just might be able to take advantage of them. I wouldn't look for WDW to add extra wonderful new attractions any time soon (although I'm thankful for the ones they have in process). This increase is going straight to the ledger.

 

[bicker]

Really? Income and disposable income are up...in this country? Everything I read and see is pointing to the exact opposite phenomenon beginning to take shape. Sustained high energy prices are taking a bite out of people's disposable income.

Tell me about it! I cannot tell you how financially depressed things look from where I'm sitting. That's why I had to go check to see for myself, and lo and behold, yup: Income is up 2.4% for the first half of the year, and the real kicker is that disposable income is up 2.1%. I wonder where all these people are, who got nice raises.

 

[KIANGA]

Really? Income and disposable income are up...in this country? Everything I read and see is pointing to the exact opposite phenomenon beginning to take shape. Sustained high energy prices are taking a bite out of people's disposable income. GDP growth went from 5.6 in the first quarter all the way down to 2.5 in Q2.....they expected to see at least 3.0. Consumer confidence was modestly higher in July, but I'd expect that will change as interest rates continue to rise and inflation edges up. Consumer spending is expected to decrease moving forward as people aren't pulling nearly as much equity out of their homes due to the cooling housing market.

Timing the hikes with packages makes sense, but I think this bump is a pure hedge against inflation which is being driven up by continued high energy costs. Lots of other businesses are just beginning to raise prices due to high energy costs......and I think Disney is doing the exact same thing.

I AGREE, THE COST FOR ENERGY NOT ONLY AFFECTS ALL OF US, BUT JUST THINK HOW MUCH WDW ENERGY COSTS HAVE GONE UP.

 

[princessarielle]

Can I buy tickets online TODAY and not use them until 2008 or 2009?? Would they still be good???

Lori

 

[BethR]

Can I buy tickets online TODAY and not use them until 2008 or 2009?? Would they still be good???

Lori

Yes they well!

 

[prcoamo]

Thanks for the post alerting to the ticket price increase
I had not yet bought our tickets for upcoming end of Sept trip and had no idea about the increase. So I just bought them late last night from Ticketmania

 

[princessarielle]

I went online to buy tickets and they already had the increased prices up today-that's not right!!!!

lori


EDIT!!! Never mind- I looked at the wrong pricing on line! When I called Disney he gave me the same price as was online!!!

 

[TigerKat]

If you have a package booked but not paid off, will the cost go up?

I would like to know this too????

 

[bicker]

Once you're quoted a package price and pay the deposit, that price is assured. Assuming your package includes admission, then you should be safe. (If your package doesn't include admission, typically they'll make you pay for the admission you purchase along with your package up-front, so it would have already been paid for. Alternatively, if you were just given a price estimate for the vacation, but the package portion didn't include the admission, then you will pay the new admission prices when you finally do pay for your admission.)

Word is that they may have done this price increase now because they now want to synchronize the price increases with the introduction of packages for the next year. For the past few years, they've been doing admission prices increases coinciding with the beginning of the new year, but that way, all the packages for that year sold after the new year starts either would have to include admission at the old price, or they'd have to reprice all the packages. This way, they can price the packages once, and be consistent from there.

 

[dvcgirl]

Tell me about it! I cannot tell you how financially depressed things look from where I'm sitting. That's why I had to go check to see for myself, and lo and behold, yup: Income is up 2.4% for the first half of the year, and the real kicker is that disposable income is up 2.1%. I wonder where all these people are, who got nice raises.

Wow...that is amazing. Perhaps some of this income is derived from the sale of real estate that sold in the first part of the year? I'll tell you what though, *everything* I'm reading and hearing tells me that we're heading for a recession. You can feel the pessimism out there....it's palpable. Spending is slowing and retail is already starting to see it. We'll start to hear the grim reports about holiday expectations soon. And energy...well, that's our biggest dilemma moving forward. People are really beginning to feel the pinch in this department, because unlike the past, gas prices aren't going to come back down. And businesses are going to start to pass those increases down to the customer. I believe, at least in part, that this is what Disney is doing right now.

 

[bicker]

I wonder if they're just trying to hold off the inevitable until after the elections.