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Would you rather pay less for an “Only Disneyland Park” annual pass?
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TrainsOfDisney
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That wouldn’t be the option though. DCA only would be the cheaper option offered. Which would have an audience most likely.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Didn't they try that already, ie a DCA only pass and it didn't sell.
I think the only value is for both parks. And if you happen to use it only for one park so be it.
PiratesMansion
Well-Known Member
I imagine quite a lot of people would "settle" for such a pass, hence why I imagine such a pass will never be offered.
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
It’s worth it at DL - if it’s available I’ll buy a magic key on my next visit. The 70th has stuff I want to see.
Florida…. I’ll go one park at a time and watch fireworks from the resorts. It’s no longer worth an Ap to me.
Rich T
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I agree DL is the one U.S. Disney park I’d still consider buying an AP for. Not renewing my WDW pass this year. Already dropped SeaWorld/Busch. Definitely renewing Universal Orlando… whether or not they add an Epic upgrade option—the discounts and perks make it worth it.
Vegas Disney Fan
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I’m not even sure 30% off for both parks would get us to buy APs again. It’s insane how quickly APs have gone up, all while benefits and perks are cut every year.
My first DL AP was in 2013, $649, 0 black out dates, free parking, 20% discount across the board… they don’t even offer an equivalent pass anymore, the closest you can get is $1749, blacked out 12/22 to 1/3, free parking, 15-20% discount… an $1100 increase over 12 years with less perks, 30% off would still be $1200, we’d be tempted but I still don’t think we’d buy them.
If they eliminated reservations and brought back FP we’d buy them in a second though, at 30% off, I don’t think anything would convince us to pay $1750 a year though.
My first DL AP was in 2013, $649, 0 black out dates, free parking, 20% discount across the board… they don’t even offer an equivalent pass anymore, the closest you can get is $1749, blacked out 12/22 to 1/3, free parking, 15-20% discount… an $1100 increase over 12 years with less perks, 30% off would still be $1200, we’d be tempted but I still don’t think we’d buy them.
If they eliminated reservations and brought back FP we’d buy them in a second though, at 30% off, I don’t think anything would convince us to pay $1750 a year though.
MarvelCharacterNerd
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Nope. I spend 1/2 or more of my park days at DCA.
Too Many Hats
Well-Known Member
Yeah, of course. I enjoy DCA well enough from time to time. But I’m obsessed with Disneyland; 80%+ of my visits are spent there.
PiratesMansion
Well-Known Member
One of the most annoying things about coming to the parks with other people is that invariably, they all like DCA much, much more than I do, and that affects where we are and what we're doing quite a bit over the course of a visit.
Left to my own devices, I pop over to DCA only intermittently and for very specific purposes. Sometimes it feels like my friends and family, though, could straight up pitch a tent there and be fine.
It comes down to your price per day. $1749 for an inspire key is a lot. However, when I get it I go 28 days on that card. $62 a day to visit the best theme park in the country, plus another really nice one for 14-18 hours of entertainment. Still less then the daily park hopper rate, and still at a value I feel is worthwhile. That’s before all the discounts. You need to go often to make it worthwhile, and for non locals and people who do not have a lot of time off you have been priced out, you now have to pay rack rates. Thats a business decision.
Now I would get bored doing that every year, so I don’t, Disneyland, Universal Orlando and WDW are on a three year rotation. Some of you get too emotionally invested in being a passholder, you shouldn’t treat it as an identity, it’s a discounted frequent visitor card, no more, no less. If it saves you money, you should buy it, if it doesn’t, don’t.
Now I would get bored doing that every year, so I don’t, Disneyland, Universal Orlando and WDW are on a three year rotation. Some of you get too emotionally invested in being a passholder, you shouldn’t treat it as an identity, it’s a discounted frequent visitor card, no more, no less. If it saves you money, you should buy it, if it doesn’t, don’t.
TrainsOfDisney
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Haha! I did get depressed after Covid when I didn’t have an active Disney AP in my wallet!
But everything about Disney becomes an identity brand - that’s the brilliance of the company. Otherwise it’s “just an amusement park” “just a hotel” “just a gal dressed up as a mouse”
EPCOTCenterLover
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Family that has gone to DCA without me, the response has been the opposite. The main comment: "It's not worth the money and doesn't feel like a Disney park."
Professortango1
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I only go to DCA for RSR and Animation Academy, so I could easily do DL only. DCA needs more darkrides and more than one Disney-quality E ticket.