New 2013 WDW Ticket Prices

Master Gracey 5

Master Gracey 5

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First post in a while... but just presenting some other prices for comparison.

The price increases are definitely pushing the envelope of what is reasonable, but Disney isn't alone in being an expensive pastime that keeps increasing prices. I enjoy skiing in the winter and at Killington in Vermont an adult ski pass on the weekends is $88/day. There are modest savings for multi-day passes but only $2/day. The mountains are only open from 8am-4pm, the food is on par for prices and believe it or not is often of poorer quality. Once you take into account the cost of equipment (rent or owning), transportation to the mountain, accomodations nearby, etc. then it starts to add up just like in Disney. My friends and I talked this winter how skiing for a week with a family of four could easily cost you thousands of dollars and you're stuck in one location.

End result is that I don't ski as often as I'd like to due to cost. I'm sure the same will happen with many people and visiting the parks.
 
asianway

asianway

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melflip8 said:
Not that I am justifying anything, but I always try to break it down based on an hourly rate, haha. So, $95 a day / 12 hours (sometimes more) is $7.91 an hour to go to the park. Which, for entertainment value...still seems worth it to me.
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$95 a day is worth it for Disneyland. Not for the MK. Youll see what I mean in 3 months.

Because I do like to be fair and balanced, I will say I prefer the WDW half marathon better. More a side effect of it being 100% on property and more Disney entertainment than anything.
 
BoarderPhreak

BoarderPhreak

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Master Gracey 5 said:
First post in a while... but just presenting some other prices for comparison.

The price increases are definitely pushing the envelope of what is reasonable, but Disney isn't alone in being an expensive pastime that keeps increasing prices. I enjoy skiing in the winter and at Killington in Vermont an adult ski pass on the weekends is $88/day. There are modest savings for multi-day passes but only $2/day. The mountains are only open from 8am-4pm, the food is on par for prices and believe it or not is often of poorer quality. Once you take into account the cost of equipment (rent or owning), transportation to the mountain, accomodations nearby, etc. then it starts to add up just like in Disney. My friends and I talked this winter how skiing for a week with a family of four could easily cost you thousands of dollars and you're stuck in one location.

End result is that I don't ski as often as I'd like to due to cost. I'm sure the same will happen with many people and visiting the parks.
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LOL... I wrote off Killington years ago for that very reason. Don't make WDW next. ;)
 
SMPTE MOUSE

SMPTE MOUSE

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People, these are hard economic times - on everyone. Mickey has been out of work for - well for years now. Pluto's vet bills have been stacking up and Minnie has been spending a lot of time with the fairies sipping on the flower wine. Even, the Magic Kingdom has to increase prices just to stay afloat! If you want a hug from Mickey, you're gonna have to pay. LOLIt was bound to happen, and it will again. Just when this thread disappears and we all forget when they jacked up the price, BAM! they will raise the prices.
 
GrumpyFan

GrumpyFan

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Interesting that they've chosen to start pricing by the park. Arguably, though, DHS & DAK should be lower priced for single day as they have quite as much to offer.
It will be interesting to see if in a few years they switch to a seasonal ticket pricing model for one-day tickets, and maybe others (multi-day) as well. With prices now starting to reach the $100 mark, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see more ticket pricing strategies in the near future.
 
asianway

asianway

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GrumpyFan said:
Interesting that they've chosen to start pricing by the park. Arguably, though, DHS & DAK should be lower priced for single day as they have quite as much to offer.
It will be interesting to see if in a few years they switch to a seasonal ticket pricing model for one-day tickets, and maybe others (multi-day) as well. With prices now starting to reach the $100 mark, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see more ticket pricing strategies in the near future.
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Oh its coming. Once they dip their toe into yield based pricing, they will never go back.
 
gboiler1

gboiler1

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Interesting...going for a quick, all I can afford is two days, trip in October. Primarily for the Halloween Party + one day at a park yet to be determined. If I was purchasing a one day now I'd have to decide on the park in advance. We may not decide that till the day before we go, but in the future that won't be an option.

I also would expect to see many more pricing options and discounts for doing this or that and time of year going forward. Creative pricing is the upcoming wave. The $100 barrier may take a while to break, perhaps that's why we see larger increases before it reaches that mark.
 
HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

Park nostalgist
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So, Disney finally broke the $100/day barrier (including sales tax) for MK. They are no doubt slapping themselves on the back for their clever MK pricing (clearly designed as nothing but a naked money grab) while simultaneously slapping their own face by essentially designating the other three parks as inferior. It takes a special kind of corporate smrtness to accomplish that.

Inflation? What inflation? The Federal Reserve keeps telling us that inflation is "under control" and has been under 2% for years. But yet prices continue to rise by a larger percentage across the board - food, clothing, insurance, gasoline, et al. Hmmm... :confused:

Why won't Disney lower ticket prices to get more Guests in the... uhh... virtual turnstyles? That would make total sense to you and I - 18 million people visiting MK > 17 million people visiting MK, and that = More $$$. But then they'd be forced to address ride and food capacity... or lack thereof. Considering the last E-Ticket ride added to MK was built in 1989, and they've reduced the number of places to eat while jacking up prices, where would the extra people go? Ooo! Ooo! I know!! Meet & Greets!!! Now, where could they jam in another half-dozen M&G's...

Can't say that I'm inclined to renew our AP's when they expire in November. Our only planned trip before then is in late August, so maybe we'll have to try to squeeze in a mom-and-dad-only trip before our AP's expire. After that, given what ticket and food prices are now, it may be time to give serious thought to divesting our DVC ownership interest and saying bye-bye to WDW. :( At the very least, we may have to go every 18 months and do some borrowing/banking with our DVC points. I never thought we'd reach a point where theme park admission was a larger cost concern than food.
 
BoarderPhreak

BoarderPhreak

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Going to Disney for $100 a day?

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ParentsOf4

ParentsOf4

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BoarderPhreak said:
LOL... I wrote off Killington years ago for that very reason. Don't make WDW next. ;)
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I remember when Killington was about $20/day. I think that was when I used to buy a 3-day WDW pass for $35. Back then, the 3-day WDW pass seemed like a much better value than the Killington lift ticket.;)
 
rsoxguy

rsoxguy

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I have a weird theory about these consistent ticket price increases. The Red Sox ownership began a spending spree years back that included more seating at Fenway. The fan-base went a little crazy for a few years and started to do all things Red Sox. You couldn't buy tickets to games outside of the secondary market. The owners began to think more and more about filling seats and selling merchandise. What they didn't do so well was to put their efforts into maintaining good, cohesive teams. Now, the tickets aren't selling as well, and the owners are offering little deals at the games that they previously did not offer due to the blindly loyal attendees.

I think that perhaps the years are going to catch up to Disney, and the rabid fan-base is eventually going to have to be lured back in. Just a theory.
 

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