WDW Ticket Prices

[wogwog]

am bit worried there been no mention of the DVC AP - wondering if the rumor that id was being axed has come true!

Call the generic Disney number tomorrow, not today, they should have the answer at the call center the day the increase starts.

 

[wogwog]

@WhatJaneSays says Excellent chart work. But I must say you seriously need a hobby or a date.

 

[Next Big Thing]

Annual Pass: $654
Premium Annual Pass: $779
Florida Pass: $529
Florida Premium Pass: $649
Florida Seasonal: $329

Nothing on DVC passes thus far.

This is why if you absolutely must have a Disney AP, take advantage of the renewal rate, because if you lose that, then you're screwed.

 

[Next Big Thing]

Call the generic Disney number tomorrow, not today, they should have the answer at the call center the day the increase starts.

I do feel bad for many DVC members if this is gone, but it's never helped my family much as the DVC rate is the same as the FL resident. Which btw, I think is ridiculous. DVC members paid a lot to be members and pay a lot annually. A decent discount on APs isn't a lot to ask.

 

[rethea]

Does anyone know if the Florida Resident Discover Disney tickets (the discounted non-park hopper 3 and 4-day passes) are getting bumped up in this price increase? Can't find that information anywhere.

 

[Brad Bishop]

This is why if you absolutely must have a Disney AP, take advantage of the renewal rate, because if you lose that, then you're screwed.

I don't think it's quite that simple. It depends on when you'll be returning.

If you picked up a pass from 1/1/2014 then it'd expire on 1/1/2015 (if I'm not mistaken - doesn't really matter for this example).

If you weren't planning on returning until May then you may as well let it lapse until your return because, otherwise, you're paying for months you'd never use even if there were a price increase.

If you were thinking about returning within 30 days of your pass expiring then it is worth it to renew your pass.

Simply renewing your pass just because it is up doesn't make any sense unless you know when you'll return.

 

[Next Big Thing]

I don't think it's quite that simple. It depends on when you'll be returning.

If you picked up a pass from 1/1/2014 then it'd expire on 1/1/2015 (if I'm not mistaken - doesn't really matter for this example).

If you weren't planning on returning until May then you may as well let it lapse until your return because, otherwise, you're paying for months you'd never use even if there were a price increase.

If you were thinking about returning within 30 days of your pass expiring then it is worth it to renew your pass.

Simply renewing your pass just because it is up doesn't make any sense unless you know when you'll return.

So you are hypothetically saying 5/1/14? I still think it's worth it if you use it enough.

You save AT LEAST $200 on the renewal pass. Normally the renewal price has been around $415 for me.

 

[DManRightHere]

The stockholders will be so happy. I'm still kicking myself for not buying in 5 years ago, but I thought $23 was too high.

Dang. I was thinking I'd be right MK wouldn't increase. They really want to drop attendance numbers .

 

[raven]

What would you have them do? Lower prices?

Nope. How about fill those voids and closed attractions in the parks to actually justify their price hikes. I believe I'm not the only one that thinks this.

Not really. But I didn't expect them to not raise prices. Happens every year. And it will continue to happen unless people magically stop going.

But a $5-$6 per day increase for 1 ticket?

I went to Epcot on February 12th and was blocked out because of "non payment." But my payment is scheduled for the 13th of each month. So I was sent to a long line at Guest Services to figure it out. Well, since that weekend had 2 holidays (Valentine's Day on the 14th and Presidents Day on the 16th) I was told by Guest Services that Disney tapped into my bank account 2 days before my scheduled payment to grab my money before the weekend. REALLY? And now they raise the price of Florida AP's another $44.

 

[WhatJaneSays]

Does anyone know if the Florida Resident Discover Disney tickets (the discounted non-park hopper 3 and 4-day passes) are getting bumped up in this price increase? Can't find that information anywhere.

I haven't seen anything on if the "Discover/Explore/Whatever" tickets will increase but the regular Florida resident 3/4 day passes will.

 

[raven]

Dang. I was thinking I'd be right MK wouldn't increase. They really want to drop attendance numbers .

Nah, they are just focusing on the pockets of the upper middle class and international guests.

 

[Brad Bishop]

So you are hypothetically saying 5/1/14? I still think it's worth it if you use it enough.

You save AT LEAST $200 on the renewal pass. Normally the renewal price has been around $415 for me.

I don't remember seeing the difference bee that great. I remember it being around $115 or so but this is from memory.

If you have a pass that expires on Jan 1st of a year and you don't plan to go again until 5/1 of that same year then, even if it's $200, you're buying a pass for 4 months that you won't be using it. That $200 premium may be better put towards the pass extending into the next year (ending on 5/1/2016 instead of 1/1/2016).

You really have to weigh it out based on your use. I'd argue that if you know you're not going to go for 4 months then just hold onto your money and wait.

It's probably best thought of as the difference between, across a 10-year time span to help you figure it out:
1) renewing no matter what: You're ALWAYS going to pay for the annual pass renewal BUT you'll get a discount
2) renewing only when you need it: You're sometimes going to renew at the discount and other times going to pay full price. It depends on how often you go.

I'd bet that, unless you really go each month or something close to that, that you'd probably buy 6-8 APs, granted at variable rates, across the years vs 1 AP at full price and 9 at renewal rates. The cost may come out close to even but with method #2 you're not buying your way into the deal each year but only when you think you'll need it.

In my original example maybe some personal issue comes up and when I expected to go again on 5/1 I couldn't. With renewal I'm already bought in for the year and have spent my money. With waiting my new year doesn't start until I decide AND I still have the money in my pocket for some emergency, if needed. If I give the money to Disney then they have my money without providing any services to me for those however many months (because I can't go on 5/1 and who knows when I'll be back?).

 

[Next Big Thing]

I don't remember seeing the difference bee that great. I remember it being around $115 or so but this is from memory.

If you have a pass that expires on Jan 1st of a year and you don't plan to go again until 5/1 of that same year then, even if it's $200, you're buying a pass for 4 months that you won't be using it. That $200 premium may be better put towards the pass extending into the next year (ending on 5/1/2016 instead of 1/1/2016).

You really have to weigh it out based on your use. I'd argue that if you know you're not going to go for 4 months then just hold onto your money and wait.

It's probably best thought of as the difference between, across a 10-year time span to help you figure it out:
1) renewing no matter what: You're ALWAYS going to pay for the annual pass renewal BUT you'll get a discount
2) renewing only when you need it: You're sometimes going to renew at the discount and other times going to pay full price. It depends on how often you go.

I'd bet that, unless you really go each month or something close to that, that you'd probably buy 6-8 APs, granted at variable rates, across the years vs 1 AP at full price and 9 at renewal rates. The cost may come out close to even but with method #2 you're not buying your way into the deal each year but only when you think you'll need it.

In my original example maybe some personal issue comes up and when I expected to go again on 5/1 I couldn't. With renewal I'm already bought in for the year and have spent my money. With waiting my new year doesn't start until I decide AND I still have the money in my pocket for some emergency, if needed. If I give the money to Disney then they have my money without providing any services to me for those however many months (because I can't go on 5/1 and who knows when I'll be back?).

I guess i'm a little biased in this conversation since I live in FL so I KNOW that i'll be going a lot, so it only makes sense to take advantage of the renewal rate.

 

[Brad Bishop]

Nope. How about fill those voids and closed attractions in the parks to actually justify their price hikes. I believe I'm not the only one that thinks this.

Before you knock Disney too much on this consider how the value of our (USD) dollar has decreased over the years. That's a lot of the problem.

 

[Andrew C]

Nope. How about fill those voids and closed attractions in the parks to actually justify their price hikes. I believe I'm not the only one that thinks this.

I definitely get that. But who says they have to justify a price hike to me or you? Really, they don't.

 

[Brad Bishop]

I guess i'm a little biased in this conversation since I live in FL so I KNOW that i'll be going a lot, so it only makes sense to take advantage of the renewal rate.

I have no problem with that. If I lived in Florida I'd be doing the same thing. I'm up in Atlanta so it skews it a bit for me. I have to consider:
1) flight (me plus others possibly)
2) the horrible drive (I-75 is 7.5hrs of boring as crap on the way down)

If I lived within 100mi of WDW I'd renew without thinking. Let's go to MK!

 

[note2001]

~Sigh~ We go through these same arguments every year when Disney raises prices. Same discussions, different date.
And the world keeps spinning on.

 

[raymusiccity]

~Sigh~ We go through these same arguments every year when Disney raises prices. Same discussions, different date.
And the world keeps spinning on.

The world keeps spinning is a perfect segue to the inevitability of Uni raising their prices as well. They're not exactly a bargain, either! $136.00 for a one day, dual park admission. (In my humble opinion, neither park is a full day park.)

 

[Disnee4Me]

I'm thinking the same thing - just get two of the ten day hopper no-expir. and be set for a while. Still have two days left on my 10 day.

I just heard on my local (?) news station in Connecticut that there was a price increase to over $100/day and that they would no longer offer the ten day expiration passes. That stinks

 

[danlb_2000]

Doesn't make a difference if it is only one park, the headlines will still read "Disney ticket pass $100 a day".

Almost got it right.

Disney breaks the $100 ticket barrier