Ticket Prices...

[kaytieeldr]

It appears the can-do-no-wrong powers that be at Universal have quietly instituted a comparable price increase at USF for single day tickets. Had to have been quietly, based on the dearth of complaints about costing more than Epcot, DHS, or AK entry.

 

[kbelle8995]

I think that you have to also have to factor in how that works for the individual. For many people $100 dollars a piece is alot of money. However for a 10 day ticket it's a expensive price for something that they might not need or use. Not everyone can go down to WDW for 10 days

And if you state that they are raising prices to keep people out of the park, I don't think you are correct. They are raising prices because a). Disney thinks that they can and B). to maximize profits.

 

[Allison]

I am pretty sure it was a given that it was his opinion since this is a place to express opinions and that is how his thread read.

Not a given when you say "STOP LYING". That pretty much implies the OP believes their information is not opinion, but fact.

 

[JanaDee]

I am pretty sure it was a given that it was his opinion since this is a place to express opinions and that is how his thread read.

Nope, when he says "stop lying", that is saying his post is fact, not an opinion.

 

[jeneric997]

I don't think the majority of people don't buy a one day pass, which actually costs $101.18 for MK!!!!! I would think the more popular passes are 4-5 days. I priced out a 5 day hopper 14 day expiration and for my family of 4 it would cost us $296.50 a day to visit, plus the cost of food, hotel- it adds up.
Kids cost money- they're not old enough to earn what it costs.

I can completely understand people's issues with FP+ that travel at peak times, paying peak prices for their hotels and even some of their meals. They pay more to stand in longer lines, ride less rides, than those that can travel in an off-time.

I think satisfaction with FP+ is largely determined by when you go, size of your party and Disney IT's ability to fix problems quickly.

 

[Lucky4me]

The 10 day non expiring ticket costs over $700.
The 'expiring' 10 day is $350.
So stop lying, would ya?

 

[JanaDee]

Not a given when you say "STOP LYING". That pretty much implies the OP believes their information is not opinion, but fact.

*sigh* I really need to learn to read to the end of a thread before I comment.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Problem is, most of us have to purchase more than 1 of those tickets. The price of 6-day WPF&M tickets alone for the four of us is as much as we've spent on some other vacations (in total).

Doesn't mean it's the only factor in our costs, but it most certainly is a significant one

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Let me clarify something though as it seems a lot more than I thought have went for a 1 day trip its still not 1 day in their whole life is it?

Also I know lots of people who have only been to Walt Disney World 1 time in their entire life. The difference is they are likely not on this Forum talking about ticket prices???

I know many folks who yes, have only been to a Disney park one day in their whole life, and have no immediate plans to go back (by desire or circumstance, it doesn't matter). Probably the fact that I live outside of the USA accounts for at least some of that, but many, many visitors come from outside the United States, so I'm guessing I'm not alone there.

If you were seriously planning a once-in-a-lifetime vacation for your family that included a visit to Disney for one of those vacation days, and no foreseeable return trip taking into account your current life situation, why would you spend more than the already hefty $100 daily admission fee in the hopes that maybe, hopefully, perhaps, with a little luck, you might visit again to use up those non-expiring tickets? Now THAT doesn't seem to make much financial sense.

I think many regular readers of the Disboards forget that Disers are just a teeny weeny portion of the millions who visit Disney World each year. Basing any assumption on the average tendancies of Disboard members will result in very skewed and probably quite inaccurate results.

We are visiting Orlando again this summer, and bringing with us DS's GF. It is her first trip to Florida, and only being made possible because of our efforts. She quite possibly may never return to the area.....her parents are not travellers and a family trip with her parents and sibling is virtually a non-possibility due to finances. She and DS may cease to be a couple at any time in the future. Would you suggest that *if* we decide to add a one-day visit to a Disney park into our two-week itinerary (which right now isn't in the plans, but hey...you never know), we purchase her a 10 day non-expiring ticket because she will almost certainly use them at some point in her life?

 

[cgattis]

*sigh* I really need to learn to read to the end of a thread before I comment.

Nah, I think that was worth being said twice.

 

[SkylarKD]

If you have over $600 per ticket on hand, then yes, a 10 day NE ticket will save you a little money. But I would be willing to bet that those families that are visiting the park for 1 day don't have an extra $500 per family member the "invest" in Disney tickets.

Exactly.

 

[MacDalt]

Yet you have went back 4 times, so not 1 time in your entire life. Save the money knock out a never expiring ticket and you will be saving a lot of money over time.

True. But at the time of MY one day visits, I couldn't spend the money on multiday tickets.

 

[MickeyOCD]

My brother just went , drove from IL, and only spent 3 days there. So yes, some people can't afford a long trip but try to make trip memorable for their families. So no, it wasn't exactly $35 per day!

 

[Spriesty]

None of this changes the fact that for my family of 5 (2 parents, a 14yo, a 10yo, and a 4yo -- that means 4 Disney Adults), it's nearly two grand for 7 day hoppers.

I thought briefly about buying a 10 day hopper with no expiration, and using that to divide it among two trips.

Just adding the no expiration option on 10 day tickets is about $350 per person, so I'd basically be adding $1750 to my trip expense on this trip to save about $200 next trip. I'm not willing to spend $3700 on tickets now to save a little bit later, but that's just me.

 

[Brian Noble]

Fact is, entertainment is just expensive. Disney isn't particularly more expensive, and in many ways is less.

My son is a big soccer fan, and in particular has become a Tottenham Hotspur fan. The 'spurs are playing two exhibition matches in the US this summer---one in Seattle and one in Chicago. We're planning on driving to Chicago for that match. Tickets range from $75-$140, depending on where you are, for a match that won't quite last two hours.

We spent just over $100 per person to see the touring Lion King production last year; about 2 1/2 hours including intermission.

A day's skiing at one of the rinky-dink northern Michigan ski hills will run you just north of $100 for a Saturday lift ticket plus equipment rental.

 

[jcemom]

If you have over $600 per ticket on hand, then yes, a 10 day NE ticket will save you a little money. But I would be willing to bet that those families that are visiting the park for 1 day don't have an extra $500 per family member the "invest" in Disney tickets.

Bingo!

We will be buying one day tickets on our next trip. We are only there for four days. One of those days will be MVMCP. I am not putting out an extra $600 per person for non-expiring tickets that I may use at some point in the future. My next trip might be a free dining with tickets package, or maybe DD will do Homeschool Days or a YES program with tickets, or maybe that trip will be to Universal instead of Disney. Whatever. I can't afford to spend that much in advance to save money at some point, maybe several years or more, down the line.

So, yes, it will indeed cost us $100 each for one day park tickets (or close to that).

 

[jcemom]

Fact is, entertainment is just expensive. Disney isn't particularly more expensive, and in many ways is less.

This is so true. One of the reasons we keep going back is because we feel we get good value for the money spent at Disney. It sure isn't inexpensive, but then not much is. (Well, I do feel there's far less value there with the current FP+ system, but I'm reserving final judgement for after they've finished tweaking it lol.)

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Fact is, entertainment is just expensive. Disney isn't particularly more expensive, and in many ways is less.

And yet....there still other, less costly but comparable options in Orlando (and yes, I know I someone will argue "nothing compares to Disney"....but comparable as far as theme park admission goes).

An adult ticket that includes 1 day admission to Discovery Cove (which also provides unlimited food and beverages during your visit, including alcohol, and the dolphin swim experience) and 14 days at SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Aquatica is $299.27 including tax (using my travel date for pricing....some dates are slightly more, some dates are less). That's $21.37 per day (and we'll leave the inclusion of a day's worth of food out of the equation).

An adult 10-day base ticket to Disney is $361.04, or $36.10 per day.

Of course, it all depends on what you want to do while in Orlando....but even at its most cost effective, Disney doesn't always come out cheapest.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Let me clarify something though as it seems a lot more than I thought have went for a 1 day trip its still not 1 day in their whole life is it?

Also I know lots of people who have only been to Walt Disney World 1 time in their entire life. The difference is they are likely not on this Forum talking about ticket prices???

Looks like I was wrong about 1 day trippers but I will stand by the 1 time in their entire life comment. Its better to invest in Disney Tickets that have no expiration (3x return the second you buy them if you go 1 day at a time to MK, and likely to go up as they raise pricing in the future)

According to this, it costs $346.13 to add the no-expiration option to a 10-or-older 10-day hopper. For a family of 4, that's $1384.52. That's a significant opportunity cost the average family may decide doesn't work for them. Regardless, it doesn't make the $100/day talk a lie. Different people vacation in different ways.

 

[JillyBean1899]

I pay $144/year for an annual pass to all the Busch parks. That's 11 parks: Sea World Orlando, Sea World San Diego, Sea World San Antonio, Busch Gardens Tampa, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Adventure Island, Water Country USA, Aquatica Orlando, Aquatica San Diego, Aquatica San Antonio, even Sesame Place. Free parking (premium parking at SW and both BG), discounts on food/merch, $1.00 soda refills all season/year long, passholder benefits (this month it was half price tickets for friends/family, they usually do free snack type stuff each month, popcorn/ice cream, heck, they even did free beer one month). My mom is part of the "Sterling Values" group, which is for people over 55, they get even more free stuff.

It's $95 for a one day ticket to MK if purchased at the park. Even the monthly payment annual pass plan is $32/month, and that's after a $102 "down payment". I'm getting an annual pass to Disney this year because I'll be in Orlando for at least 10 days this year, between a school trip and at least 2 runDisney events, so it makes sense to do so. But this is the first time in 10+ years that I've purchased one, even though I've kept the Busch pass for 15 years and haven't even used it every year.

So yes, Disney is expensive. Unless you live there and go all the time, it's crazy how much it costs to visit the parks. Don't forget, in your little ticket cost comparison, you have to include parking (which regular daily tickets don't cover). That's what, $15/day?

Comparing sporting event tickets to Disney is apples to wheat. Yeah, they're both food (entertainment), but they're completely different. Although, if you want to go there, I'll throw in NASCAR. $99 for a family of 4 to go to the Charlotte night race. That's 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 sodas. Plus you can bring in a cooler so you have your own beer/drinks/food. Oh, and free parking.