Are WDW Ticket Price Increases Coming Soon?

[lego606]

Is it true that if I have say a 7 day park hopper and I only use 4 days of said ticket, that I could then use the last 3 days in Disneyland if it is within that 14 days???

Possibly. I think it needs to be a non-expiring ticket but I could be wrong.

 

[lego606]

With the exception of a special Annual Pass, WDW and DLR are separate tickets. Tickets for one cannot be used at the other.

There are some occasions that you can use a WDW ticket at DLR (doesn't work in reverse). The process is that you take it to the gate (not guest services), a supervisor is called over and they go to the office, they call WDW to subtract a day and then you are issued a readmit pass at the gate. This must be done every day you wish to use the ticket. I believe you need to have a non-expiring Park Hopper that has been used in WDW at least once (not sure of the exact specifics there), but I do know that if you have the correct ticket they will allow you to exchange a day WDW --> DLR only.

 

[openendedsky]

Unfortunately, the data supplied by @Rob562 mixes some apples and oranges, comparing old tickets with a "no expiration" option with new tickets without the "no expiration" option. Price increases for the "no expiration" option have skyrocketed (for example, 7.4% in 2012 for a 10-day ticket) but let's set those aside since most don't purchase them anymore.

When first introduced in 2005, an adult 7-day base MYW ticket cost $199. In 2012 (still waiting for 2013 price increases) that same ticket costs $288, an increase of about 45% or 5.5% annually.

A 7-day "park hopper" MYW ticket could be purchased for $223 in 2005. In 2012, that ticket costs $345, an increase of 55% or about 6.5% annually.

In general, ticket prices for children have increased even more as Disney closed the percentage gap between adult and child. Thus, for example, 2012 was the first year where adults and children were charged the same price for a WDW AP. An adult AP increase 10.6% in 2012 alone and a child's AP even more.

For comparison, median household income has increased about 10% over the same period. Obviously, wages have not kept up with the price of a WDW vacation meaning, every year, fewer can afford to vacation at "the place where dreams come true".

Not a problem for CEO Bob Iger who received a 20% pay increase last year. Iger's increase alone was enough to employ several hundred additional full-time CMs at WDW. As recently as the early 1980s, the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio was about 30-to-1. Iger's ratio is about 2000-to-1.

Remind me again why I chose to work for this company.

Seriously though, that's kind of obscene.

 

[ParentsOf4]

There are some occasions that you can use a WDW ticket at DLR (doesn't work in reverse). The process is that you take it to the gate (not guest services), a supervisor is called over and they go to the office, they call WDW to subtract a day and then you are issued a readmit pass at the gate. This must be done every day you wish to use the ticket. I believe you need to have a non-expiring Park Hopper that has been used in WDW at least once (not sure of the exact specifics there), but I do know that if you have the correct ticket they will allow you to exchange a day WDW --> DLR only.

Wow, that's awesome. I didn't know that. I have a ton of "no expiration" tickets. Thanks so much!

Can you hop between the two DLR parks?

 

[lego606]

Wow, that's awesome. I didn't know that. I have a ton of "no expiration" tickets. Thanks so much!

Can you hop between the two DLR parks?

Yep, they trade hoppers for hoppers.

 

[Californian Elitist]

You can definitely use WDW no-expiration tickets at Disneyland. It doesn't work the other way around, though. And you can park hop with them, too.

 

[luv]

Remind me again why I chose to work for this company.

Seriously though, that's kind of obscene.

You want to be part of the magic!!

 

[openendedsky]

You want to be part of the magic!!

THAT'S right.

 

[ParentsOf4]

Yep, they trade hoppers for hoppers.

You can definitely use WDW no-expiration tickets at Disneyland. It doesn't work the other way around, though. And you can park hop with them, too.

Great!!! DW and I already have started planning our vacation to Disneyland! (It's been a long time since our last visit.) Gonna use our WDW tickets that are collecting dust!

 

[Californian Elitist]

Great!!! DW and I already have started planning our vacation to Disneyland! (It's been a long time since our last visit.) Gonna use our WDW tickets that are collecting dust!

Wow, that's great! Lucky you have free admission! Wish we could use Disneyland tickets for WDW.

 

[sbkline]

Just trying to refresh my memory, when they announced the price increase last June, did they also announce the room & package rates for 2013? It used to always be in August, now they seem to be doing it in June.

btw, what ever happened to JP Von Drake? He is the one who used to come on here and give all the info for the new rates for the following year.

 

[George]

Just trying to refresh my memory, when they announced the price increase last June, did they also announce the room & package rates for 2013? It used to always be in August, now they seem to be doing it in June.

btw, what ever happened to JP Von Drake? He is the one who used to come on here and give all the info for the new rates for the following year.

Who knows what happened to @JPVonDrake. All I know is that I didn't murder him and leave his body on the shores of Rivers of America where it has been attracting lots of flies.

My guess is that any price increases will be directly related to the 9,646 cans of RAID that were just purchased.

 

[Nemo14]

JP is still around - I think he observes more than he posts.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

"Milking Your Wallet"

Well done Sir. This isn't the first time I've nominated you for a Post Of the Year award.

 

[timeman]

I expect that before the end of this coming week we will see a price increase for Disney tickets. The reason I say this is that usually when Disney goes up on their prices Universal Studios follows suit a few days later. This year it's the other way around. Universal Studios has just had their price increase as of May 17th. Their 1 day 1 park ticket went from $88 - $92 and all their other ticket prices went up also. What this means is if you only buy the 1 day 1 park ticket at Universal Studios now is that including tax it will cost you just over $100 for a 1 day ticket.

 

[lego606]

I see Disney staying under $95. That $100 barrier is inching ever closer and they definitely don't want to be the first to cross it.

 

[lego606]

That said, I wonder if Disneyland's ticket price will be higher than or equal to WDW's this year, given all the new stuff.

 

[PolynesianPrincess]

I just recived an email from where I rented our DVC points for our trip in September stating that on June 2nd, Disney will be increasing their ticket prices. The email didn't say the new rates or anything, just that it was happening and to order tickets soon to lock in the lower rate.