Disneyland raises the price of tickets that cross the $200 barrier
Disneyland has raised most daily ticket and annual pass prices as the Anaheim theme park prepares for the debut of Tiana's Bayou Adventure in November and a year-long 70th anniversary celebration in 2025.
Ticket prices for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure increased by 6% on Wednesday, October 9 with the cheapest Magic Key Annual Pass increasing by 20%.
See also: Disneyland offers $50 kids tickets and a 25% hotel discount
According to Disneyland officials, the Disneyland Resort offers a variety of ticket, dining and hotel options with promotional offers throughout the year to save visitors money.
One of the highest-priced parks, one-day tickets to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have broken the $200 barrier for the first time in the park's 69-year history. A decade ago, a one-park, one-day ticket at Disneyland cost $96 in 2014, before Disneyland moved to a tiered-pricing system.
The most expensive tickets in Disneyland's seven-tier pricing system range from $194 to $206 for one-day single park admission and $259 to $271 for one-day parkhopper.
The lowest-priced one-day, one-park ticket since 2019 remains unchanged at $104. The cheapest one-day Parkhopper ticket remains the same at $169.
See also: Disney World, Universal and all Florida theme parks are closed for Hurricane Milton
Single-day, single park ticket prices increased from 0% to 6.5%: Tier 0 ($104), Tier 1 ($126), Tier 2 ($142), Tier 3 ($164), Tier 4 ($180), Tier 5 ($196) and Tier 6 ($206).
The same has been extended for multi-day tickets. Two-day, one-park tickets have risen to $330 (up from $310) while three-day tickets are now $415 (up from $390) for single park access.
Disneyland Magic Key annual pass prices have increased from 6% to 20%
- Inspire Pass: $1,749, up 6%
- Believe Pass: $1,374, up 10%
- Enchant Pass: $974, 14.7%
- Imagine Pass (Southern California residents only): $599, 20% more
The daily theme park parking rate remains unchanged at $35.
Lightning Lane Multipass line-cutting service price increases by 7% to $32 on pre-arrival purchases. Prices will vary for shopping in the park.
See also: Disney World faces a $200 million hit from Hurricane Milton, analysts say
With recent growth, Disneyland has continued to use ticket prices to manage attendance and spread visits from peak times of the year to slower times.
Beginning in 2016, Disneyland switched to a demand-based pricing system divided into ticket tiers. The number of tiers increased from three ($95 to $119) in 2016 to five ($104 to $154) in 2020, six ($104 to $164) in 2021 and seven ($104 to $179) in 2022.
Disney's ticket price hikes have had a ripple effect as admissions surged after Universal Studios Hollywood, SeaWorld San Diego and Knott's Berry Farm kept pace with industry leaders.
Disneyland softened the blow of the latest price hike with a new discount promotion for $50 tickets for children ages 3 to 9 for one-day, one-park visits from Jan. 7 to March 20.
Originally published by:
About The Author
