WDW Ticket Prices

[Travel Junkie]

Serious question: when is that exactly? We are thinking of going to Disneyland after our Walt Disney World Annual Passes expire this coming November. I am simply not renewing at these rates. I know Disneyland's admission is also expensive but I will only need 2-3 days to see both Disney Parks out in California. Finding out when the slow seasons are from the knowledgeable people on this board would be really helpful. I know much more about WDW than I do about Disneyland. And there are lots of other cool things to do in Southern California, like enjoy the weather!

DLR off season is January until Mid March or whenever spring break starts, after Easter to mid May, the first 2 weeks of September (until Halloween season begins which is mid September) and the first 2 weeks of November when the Christmas season begins. Also ANY weekend is pretty packed due to locals as well as any three day weekend. Friday night is usually the most crowded part of the week with local AP's flooding in after work. The best way to think about is when the kids are in school and people are at work is a good time to go.

There is a trade off with off season and that is DLR is very aggressive with refurbs during this time. Also with many attraction holiday overlays those ride goes shortly down before and that holiday like Space Mountain for Halloween, Haunted Mansion before Halloween and after Christmas and Small World before and after Christmas. You have to also consider that during off season nightly entertainment is typically only on the weekends. World of Color runs every night, but fireworks and Fantasmic are usually only on weekends during off season.

If you are thinking of coming in November I honestly would come right after the Christmas festivities begin. DLR goes all out for the holidays, much more than WDW. If you stay away from Thanksgiving week and weekends the crowds won’t be too bad.

 

[Mike S]

DLR off season is January until Mid March or whenever spring break starts, after Easter to mid May, the first 2 weeks of September (until Halloween season begins which is mid September) and the first 2 weeks of November when the Christmas season begins. Also ANY weekend is pretty packed due to locals as well as any three day weekend. Friday night is usually the most crowded part of the week with local AP's flooding in after work. The best way to think about is when the kids are in school and people are at work is a good time to go.

There is a trade off with off season and that is DLR is very aggressive with refurbs during this time. Also with many attraction holiday overlays those ride goes shortly down before and that holiday like Space Mountain for Halloween, Haunted Mansion before Halloween and after Christmas and Small World before and after Christmas. You have to also consider that during off season nightly entertainment is typically only on the weekends. World of Color runs every night, but fireworks and Fantasmic are usually only on weekends during off season.

If you are thinking of coming in November I honestly would come right after the Christmas festivities begin. DLR goes all out for the holidays, much more than WDW. If you stay away from Thanksgiving week and weekends the crowds won’t be too bad.

That sounds like a good time for my second trip there. I really want to see DLR during the holidays.

 

[betty rose]

MKE is Minneapolis and Sons of the prophet aka Islam, The Islamic cab drivers who are benefiting from a government imposed monopoly are actively discriminating against those who are NOT members of their faith. I think THAT'S the textbook definition of religious discrimination.

As to GLBT - people wanting to have a service provided by a private business, The behavior of the so called 'Christian' business is bigoted however they don't have a government imposed monopoly on baking cakes, The GLBT people are free to have a cake prepared elsewhere, They are also free to point out the bigoted behavior and protest.

The cab customers are NOT free to call Lyft or Uber to get a ride.

I'm not going to touch this with a ten foot pole. lol

 

[Tigger1988]

MKE is Minneapolis and Sons of the prophet aka Islam, The Islamic cab drivers who are benefiting from a government imposed monopoly are actively discriminating against those who are NOT members of their faith. I think THAT'S the textbook definition of religious discrimination.

As to GLBT - people wanting to have a service provided by a private business, The behavior of the so called 'Christian' business is bigoted however they don't have a government imposed monopoly on baking cakes, The GLBT people are free to have a cake prepared elsewhere, They are also free to point out the bigoted behavior and protest.

The cab customers are NOT free to call Lyft or Uber to get a ride.

What does any of this have to do with Disney?

Did I wander into the comments section of FoxNews.com without noticing?

 

[Ranch Dressing]

MKE is Minneapolis and Sons of the prophet aka Islam, The Islamic cab drivers who are benefiting from a government imposed monopoly are actively discriminating against those who are NOT members of their faith. I think THAT'S the textbook definition of religious discrimination.

As to GLBT - people wanting to have a service provided by a private business, The behavior of the so called 'Christian' business is bigoted however they don't have a government imposed monopoly on baking cakes, The GLBT people are free to have a cake prepared elsewhere, They are also free to point out the bigoted behavior and protest.

The cab customers are NOT free to call Lyft or Uber to get a ride.

MKE is General Mitchell airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

HTH.

 

[kathy stomber]

It's that time of year where Disney usually ups their ticket prices. So any rumblings of an increase?

Yes. Prices increased today, Feb. 22, 2015

 

[Brad Bishop]

After 11 consecutive years as a Florida resident annual passholder I am officially priced out. I could make it work if I really wanted, but the value no longer exceeds or equals the cost for me. As such, as of March 23rd I am out. I will miss the parks, and hope that Disney gives me a reason to obtain another pass at some point in the future.

I'm at 7 years being an AP up in Georgia.

I think I'm out at this point, too. Same as you, I could manage it if I wanted. The problems are:
- it's too busy (which the price hikes will help with) - there doesn't really seem to be an off season any longer
- too much planning (FP+, Dining, etc.)
- the value is gone. I used to think, "yeah, it's more expensive, but it's Disney!" Now it's more just, "Yeah... That's just too expensive. I feel silly paying that, now."
- the parks need love (DHS and Epcot, specifically). Thankfully, it looks like this is starting to happen.

I'm not saying I'll never return or that I hate the place or that them raising the price is wrong. I'm just saying it's enough to where it bumps me out.

I think I'll be more of Universal guy for a while and maybe try to hit Busch Gardens in Tampa and up in Williamsburg. Dollywood is also a good call for me.

 

[BrianV]

For those that care, undercover toursit still had tickets at the old price as of yesterday. They also still had no-expiration tickets.

Our touring style of 1-2 days per year, or two sometimes twice in the same year. And we park hop every single day we are in the parks. For us, the price of a non-expiring hopper (and we added on the water park option too just for fun) saves us money even at the ridiculous current price ($200 more than the same ticket back in 2009). We didn't really need more ticket days, as we still have 10, soon to be 8 non expiring days left, along with 7 water park admissions. Now we will have 18 park days and 17 water admissions, enough to last us 15 or more years likely.

If your touring style is similar, consider quickly ordering some new ones before they are gone.

 

[Nmoody1]

I just don't get any justification of increasing prices in a park that has removed parades, attractions and entertainment.

Hollywood Studios now offers less than ever before? At a quick count I think they have as many actual rides (not attractions) as they have dining establishments.

I absolutely hate what disney are getting away with. The whole Walt Disney World experience has become anything but spontaneous, there is no fun anymore, there is very little that's new and prices squeeze and squeeze every penny out of people.

AP holders should really stand up and create more voice - DVC likewise. Not just rant about it on discussion forums but in more main stream media channels. Compare benefits of a Walt Disney World AP to that of a Disneyland AP (where they have special events and exclusive showings). At disneyland you can walk up to a table service restaurant and get a seat. People need to share more of their negative MM+, poor dining offerings and lack of park innovation to their friends.

 

[NearTheEars]

I just don't get any justification of increasing prices in a park that has removed parades, attractions and entertainment.

Hollywood Studios now offers less than ever before? At a quick count I think they have as many actual rides (not attractions) as they have dining establishments.

I absolutely hate what disney are getting away with. The whole Walt Disney World experience has become anything but spontaneous, there is no fun anymore, there is very little that's new and prices squeeze and squeeze every penny out of people.

AP holders should really stand up and create more voice - DVC likewise. Not just rant about it on discussion forums but in more main stream media channels. Compare benefits of a Walt Disney World AP to that of a Disneyland AP (where they have special events and exclusive showings). At disneyland you can walk up to a table service restaurant and get a seat. People need to share more of their negative MM+, poor dining offerings and lack of park innovation to their friends.

Everything you said is correct about the cuts. But to be fair, there is construction going on at 3 of the four parks and Disney Springs right now. So the place isn't sitting collecting dust.

Whether folks agree with what is being built/upgraded is another story.

 

[Brad Bishop]

Hollywood Studios now offers less than ever before? At a quick count I think they have as many actual rides (not attractions) as they have dining establishments.

I'd argue that is a problem with Epcot: It's largely a themed dining experience park.

I was reading on Wikipedia the other day about planned attractions that were never built and there are several for Epcot that would fit in nicely including the Rhine River ride for Germany and the Thames River ride for the UK. Just things that they already have some plans for that they could add.

I will give them credit for Mission: Space, Test Track, and Soarin'. Those were all recent (I think they're all 10+ years old now - may be wrong) additions that were unique.

Retreading rides (Frozen, Nemo) doesn't spark my interest as much. I'm sure it'll get the little princesses in the gate, though.

 

[ULPO46]

All the amazing places in this country that can be explored for the price of going to Disney World. Sure it's a special place but like some of you have mentioned before there really aren't any off season days anymore. It just seems full all the time now. I remember when this time of the year was the perfect time to visit Disney because there weren't many crowds. Now it just seems like there are tons of crowds.

 

[BigHero4]

C'est la vie.

 

[DisneyCane]

I absolutely hate what disney are getting away with. The whole Walt Disney World experience has become anything but spontaneous, there is no fun anymore, there is very little that's new and prices squeeze and squeeze every penny out of people.

They aren't "getting away" with anything. If the market is willing to pay the prices, they'd be stupid not to raise them.

 

[betty rose]

I just don't get any justification of increasing prices in a park that has removed parades, attractions and entertainment.

Hollywood Studios now offers less than ever before? At a quick count I think they have as many actual rides (not attractions) as they have dining establishments.

I absolutely hate what disney are getting away with. The whole Walt Disney World experience has become anything but spontaneous, there is no fun anymore, there is very little that's new and prices squeeze and squeeze every penny out of people.

AP holders should really stand up and create more voice - DVC likewise. Not just rant about it on discussion forums but in more main stream media channels. Compare benefits of a Walt Disney World AP to that of a Disneyland AP (where they have special events and exclusive showings). At disneyland you can walk up to a table service restaurant and get a seat. People need to share more of their negative MM+, poor dining offerings and lack of park innovation to their friends.

Will the MSM touch Disney's negatives? I live in Denver, and the Weather channel is heavily promoting Disney this morning? Coincidence?

 

[mj2v]

Will the MSM touch Disney's negatives? I live in Denver, and the Weather channel is heavily promoting Disney this morning? Coincidence?

Yes

 

[Club Cooloholic]

All the amazing places in this country that can be explored for the price of going to Disney World. Sure it's a special place but like some of you have mentioned before there really aren't any off season days anymore. It just seems full all the time now. I remember when this time of the year was the perfect time to visit Disney because there weren't many crowds. Now it just seems like there are tons of crowds.

We have great national parks! Or heck The Wizarding World. I find that place to feel a lot more magical than most of what WDW is offering

 

[burgess]

To anyone questioning how this particular increase could be someone's breaking point when it's only a few dollars more: it's not the case that last year people were perfectly happy with the prices, and this year they're suddenly unaffordable. The creeping ticket prices have been bothering me for years, but since I've only been buying 10 day, no expiration tickets every 3 or 4 years, I've been mostly insulated from having to think about it. Last time I bought some, the price increase bothered me. This time, when I bought tickets a few weeks ago to beat the increase, the price bothered me greatly. Now, the prices have reached a point, and the ticket options have been so pared down, that I will definitely not be visiting as often. That's not a huge loss, though, as the parks are not getting any better.

I can't say I'm upset about it, because there are other, better places to visit, but it is sad to see this happen to Walt Disney World.

 

[betty rose]

We have great national parks! Or heck The Wizarding World. I find that place to feel a lot more magical that most of what WDW is offering

Thanks for the heads up, I've been wanting to go to Disney's counter part.

 

[Mike S]

Thanks for the heads up, I've been wanting to go to Disney's counter part.

Go. You won't regret it.