Tiered pricing official per Disney Blog

[taffy]

Just wait for them to start having a separate charge for fastpasses or "front of the line" Passes just like they do at Universal.

 

[DahliaRW]

Just wait for them to start having a separate charge for fastpasses or "front of the line" Passes just like they do at Universal.

I don't think they will. They've totally revamped fp (wdw anyways) years after other parks started their front of the line for purchase pass. Yet at that point, they did not go to a pay system.

For our date in July, Universal Hollywood with the front of the line pass is $239 for one day. DLR parkhopper peak price is $119 for one park and $169 for the hopper. So which company is the money grabber?

 

[grelca]

For our date in July, Universal Hollywood with the front of the line pass is $239 for one day. DLR parkhopper peak price is $119 for one park and $169 for the hopper. So which company is the money grabber?

especially considering how much more there is to do at disney than at universal. to be fair, though, i think universal's non-fotl ticket is cheaper than disney's? i personally wouldn't ever bother with fotl here. in orlando, maybe. but not hollywood. BUT THAT'S JUST ME

 

[BayouQueen]

I'm surprised to see "value" days in August. That's sort of a nice surprise and so I thought I'd comment on it.

 

[DahliaRW]

especially considering how much more there is to do at disney than at universal. to be fair, though, i think universal's non-fotl ticket is cheaper than disney's? i personally wouldn't ever bother with fotl here. in orlando, maybe. but not hollywood. BUT THAT'S JUST ME

Universal one day peak is 95. So it is less, but less rides.

In Orlando, it's well worth it to stay onsite for the free unlimited fotl and early entry. The cost between that and an offsite hotel was less than the cost of fotl one use passes for my family! Hollywood does not have that option.

 

[ParkHopper1]

Just wait for them to start having a separate charge for fastpasses or "front of the line" Passes just like they do at Universal.

They already have that. It is called Club 33 for Fastpasses and VIP Tour Guide for Front of the Line Access!

 

[grelca]

Universal one day peak is 95. So it is less, but less rides.

In Orlando, it's well worth it to stay onsite for the free unlimited fotl and early entry. The cost between that and an offsite hotel was less than the cost of fotl one use passes for my family! Hollywood does not have that option.

they just have so few rides anyway that i personally don't find it worth $150+ to go to the front of the line on each one once. but again, that's me haha

the only reason i'd never stay onsite at universal in orlando is that we typically only go for one of the days when we're on a wdw vacation if we go at all.

 

[Disney_Princess83]

What % of guests are single day ticket holders? It must be enough to go through the expense of changing their whole structure though. Also is someone going to really pick a different single day for $20? You'd think most single day tickets are determined by something other than price; day off work, in the area etc. I'm guessing they surveyed single tickets purchasers though, to know if this would affect their decision, but just a guess. Perhaps this is just a "because they can" change though, with nothing more to it than that.

Perhaps not just for $20. However if you are a group of 4 or 5 then it becomes $80 or $100 difference.

 

[heybets30]

I'll just comment on the hand-stamp thingy ... I think most people know you do NOT need your hand stamped if you have a multi-day ticket, but if you have kids - what kid doesn't LOVE getting their hand stamped?? Makes them feel important too ... our kids like to get the stamp - each and every time we cross parks, then as the stamps overlap each other - go on one of the dark rides to make the stamp "glow" so they can see the images. Just part of the fun of being a kid. My kids make sure me & hubby get our hand stamps too - just because we can.

But true, your picture is taken, no stamp needed for multi-day, park-hopper tix.

 

[VandVsmama]

I'm surprised to see "value" days in August. That's sort of a nice surprise and so I thought I'd comment on it.

I thought that was interesting, too! My guess is that it's a trickle-down effect of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona residents whose kids often return to school in early August, so there's probably a drop in tourist-from-out-of-town attendance in August.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I don't think they will. They've totally revamped fp (wdw anyways) years after other parks started their front of the line for purchase pass. Yet at that point, they did not go to a pay system.

For our date in July, Universal Hollywood with the front of the line pass is $239 for one day. DLR parkhopper peak price is $119 for one park and $169 for the hopper. So which company is the money grabber?

I choked when I saw what Universal charged for a one-day park hopper in Orlando last year! Like I actually made an audible sound and my family was like "what was that all about?..."

 

[grelca]

I'll just comment on the hand-stamp thingy ... I think most people know you do NOT need your hand stamped if you have a multi-day ticket, but if you have kids - what kid doesn't LOVE getting their hand stamped?? Makes them feel important too ... our kids like to get the stamp - each and every time we cross parks, then as the stamps overlap each other - go on one of the dark rides to make the stamp "glow" so they can see the images. Just part of the fun of being a kid. My kids make sure me & hubby get our hand stamps too - just because we can.

But true, your picture is taken, no stamp needed for multi-day, park-hopper tix.

that's true, but just to be clear i was talking about the cast members at the entrance checking hand stamps, not people getting them.

 

[DahliaRW]

they just have so few rides anyway that i personally don't find it worth $150+ to go to the front of the line on each one once. but again, that's me haha

the only reason i'd never stay onsite at universal in orlando is that we typically only go for one of the days when we're on a wdw vacation if we go at all.

There are a lots of rides/attractions in Orlando Universal. A lot less in Hollywood.

 

[disneyobsessed808]

I really wish Disney wouldn't try to justify/explain the price increase like in the blog post. Everything they say short of, "We need/want to increase profits," rings hollow to me.

 

[chateau]

I don't think they will. They've totally revamped fp (wdw anyways) years after other parks started their front of the line for purchase pass. Yet at that point, they did not go to a pay system.

That is one key thing I am grateful for the decision-makers in Disney management- it should not be based upon ability to pay for this privilege.

For our date in July, Universal Hollywood with the front of the line pass is $239 for one day. DLR parkhopper peak price is $119 for one park and $169 for the hopper. So which company is the money grabber?

I haven't been to UH and don't intend to with this system in place. UH can grab someone else's money.