News Park specific pricing will join date based pricing for single day Disney World park tickets

[msteel]

The automatic reservation thing seems like a good plan at least. Can you imagine buying a ticket and not getting a reservation?

But personally, we are very value conscious, were last there in 2017, went on the cheap, had a good time, but left feeling like the value we had previously experienced wasn't there. I think it would take a recession and major changes for us to go back. I often wonder why I still come read the forums here, but I at least read the headlines every now and then.

 

[James Alucobond]

We should get a AP popcorn bucket emoji

So … just an awkwardly shaped lump of plastic emoji?

 

[HauntedPirate]

So … just an awkwardly shaped lump of plastic emoji?

Just a plain white bucket and a Sharpie (not included). Because YOU ARE THE MAGIC!!! Here, we're more valued, because we get .

 

[Coaster Lover]

Does this impact multi-day pricing? Just trying to determine if I need to buy my multi-day ticket for my July 2023 trip now or if I'm okay waiting a bit more...

 

[monothingie]

Does this impact multi-day pricing? Just trying to determine if I need to buy my multi-day ticket for my July 2023 trip now or if I'm okay waiting a bit more...

You'll need to refer to page 273 paragraph 3 subsection A of the easy to use and reference 1500 Page Walt Disney World Ticketing Manual to find the answer.

 

[DCBaker]

Does this impact multi-day pricing? Just trying to determine if I need to buy my multi-day ticket for my July 2023 trip now or if I'm okay waiting a bit more...

See here - Multi-day tickets are expected to increase on December 8th.

 

[monothingie]

Do you have stock in the Big Popcorn?

I'm on to you!

 

[monothingie]

See here - Multi-day tickets are expected to increase on December 8th.

All coupled with Disney's phenomenal IT and website should make for a straightforward and pleasant guest experience.

 

[asianway]

Park-specific pricing will join date-based pricing for single-day Disney World park tickets

Disney's Animal Kingdom will be the cheapest park to visit, followed by EPCOT, with Magic Kingdom priced the highest at $189.

www.wdwmagic.com

Haven’t they been doing this for like ten years? I know I’ve been under a rock but…

 

[monothingie]

Haven’t they been doing this for like ten years? I know I’ve been under a rock but…

Yes, but it was not gate specific.

The new plan from the brain trust (in their minds) better spreads out crowds to lower demand parks on a specific day by varying the cost of that specific park. Previously with dynamic ticket pricing it spread crowds out to specific slow dates by incentivizing guests with lower per day prices.

Of course the PR spin is that it's for a better guest experience and adds value. The reality is, it's a ticket price hike disguised as an improvement. No one is going to be happy spending the day at DAK because it's $10 cheaper than DHS, so they're going to spend more money anyway.

 

[SoFloMagic]

It is always interesting to see Disney rank their parks - especially with a dollar amount.

I'm shocked to see epcot so similar to studios. They must be really confident about this redo

 

[marni1971]

I'm shocked to see epcot so similar to studios. They must be really confident about this redo

Or trying to save face.

 

[asianway]

Yes, but it was not gate specific.

The new plan from the brain trust (in their minds) better spreads out crowds to lower demand parks on a specific day by varying the cost of that specific park. Previously with dynamic ticket pricing it spread crowds out to specific slow dates by incentivizing guests with lower per day prices.

Of course the PR spin is that it's for a better guest experience and adds value. The reality is, it's a ticket price hike disguised as an improvement. No one is going to be happy spending the day at DAK because it's $10 cheaper than DHS, so they're going to spend more money anyway.

MK cost more for quite a while

 

[wdwmagic]

MK cost more for quite a while

Here is the quick history of this one

All four parks went to the same price in Sep 2018

New single-day ticket pricing will price all four parks at the same level

Admission to the other three parks will soon be priced at the same level at the Magic Kingdom.

www.wdwmagic.com

Posted: Monday September 24, 2018 2:16pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff
Beginning October 16 2018, Walt Disney World will begin pricing all four theme parks at the same level for single day tickets, effectively eliminating the Magic Kingdom premium, and raising the price of the other three parks to match the Magic Kingdom.

Introduced in the summer of 2013, the Magic Kingdom carried a premium price, putting it at around $5 more than the other three theme parks.

The new pricing will put all four Walt Disney World theme parks between $109 and $129, with the price varying depending on the season that they will be used.

Current pricing at Epcot, Studios and Animal Kingdom for a one-day ticket is between $102 and $122.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Yes, but it was not gate specific.

The new plan from the brain trust (in their minds) better spreads out crowds to lower demand parks on a specific day by varying the cost of that specific park. Previously with dynamic ticket pricing it spread crowds out to specific slow dates by incentivizing guests with lower per day prices.

Of course the PR spin is that it's for a better guest experience and adds value. The reality is, it's a ticket price hike disguised as an improvement. No one is going to be happy spending the day at DAK because it's $10 cheaper than DHS, so they're going to spend more money anyway.

"Hey, I know you don't get to ride any of the things you wanted to ride, Johnny and Susie, but we saved $40! We can live it up!!! I'm feeling like this is such a good consumer experience, let's go have Mickey ice cream bars! They're cheap, and... whoa. They aren't cheap. And lines are huge. Why are we here, again? *family leaves park, very disgruntled*"

Nah. That will never happen. Parks are too cheap, anyway, and people will be lined up for miles to take advantage of this new pricing opportunity.

 

[mysto]

All coupled with Disney's phenomenal IT and website should make for a straightforward and pleasant guest experience.

Hey if I need a break from studying Disney policies I can just go to work. Not sure what I'm going to do with all this PTO now.

 

[mdcpr]

I'm waiting for the package 'deals'. For $5K you can get this much, for $10K you can get this much....

 

[Casper Gutman]

Raising the price of EPCOT right now is simply staggering arrogance.

To put it plainly, the Orlando Disney parks are not worth these prices.

 

[matt9112]

Yup - every time I visit the parks I'm absolutely shocked by the crowds. Reservations are not doing anything to benefit the guest experience.

Once the event season is over in late January, I'm interested in seeing how crowds play out. Hollywood Studios and Epcot are benefiting from MK party nights, while MK is absolutely abysmal on non-party nights.

DAK right now is pretty manageable after 3/4PM on most days now.

Didn’t @marni1971 recently elude to disney knowing the reservation system isn’t actually making the guest experience any better?

I don’t see how this helps….nobody is going to not visit the MK on there week long vacation. This really only affects people visiting for a day or two? I mean maybe some people skip HS and do AK instead? But lord how many people are making decisions like that? I don’t think this will meaningfully change attendance trends.

Each park needs 5 or 6 more rides full stop.

End of discussion.

 

[Jrb1979]

Didn’t @marni1971 recently elude to disney knowing the reservation system isn’t actually making the guest experience any better?

I don’t see how this helps….nobody is going to not visit the MK on there week long vacation. This really only affects people visiting for a day or two? I mean maybe some people skip HS and do AK instead? But lord how many people are making decisions like that? I don’t think this will meaningfully change attendance trends.

Each park needs 5 or 6 more rides full stop.

End of discussion.

It's not and never been about making the guest experience better. Its used for Disneys side of things. The reservation system is used to push guests to the other parks not named MK.