It was rumored and now it has been officially confirmed by Disney that there will be a ticket price increase beginning on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. Also, Disney Parks will be adopting a brand new seasonal pricing system for 1-day tickets at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland.
UPDATE – Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016 – New prices and seasonal pricing info revealed – Click links below:
~ Walt Disney World 1-Day Ticket price increase and seasonal dates
~ Walt Disney World Multi-Day Ticket price increase
~ Walt Disney World Water Park Ticket price increase and seasonal dates
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Each month is going to be divided into three seasonal variations with an 8-11 month calendar that will be made available to view online. Those seasons will be:
- Value
- Regular
- Peak
An example given by Disney is that Guests visiting in September will be given a variety of options including a number of days in the Value period meaning they would pay less for a 1-Day ticket.
Visiting during a Peak time of year such as the winter holidays of Spring Break will result in 1-Day tickets costing more.
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the Peak times of year could result in a $124 1-Day ticket at Magic Kingdom and $114 1-Day ticket for Epcot, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Value periods of year are said to be going to $105 for 1-Day tickets to Magic Kingdom and $97 at the other three parks.
Mid-tier pricing aka Regular is said to go into effect on Friday and will result in $110 1-Day tickets at Magic Kingdom and $102 at the other three parks.
“The demand for our theme parks continues to grow, particularly during peak periods,” Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler said in a statement. “In addition to expanding our parks, we are adopting seasonal pricing on our one-day ticket to help better spread visitation throughout the year. Multi-day tickets, annual passes and visiting during non-peak periods also provide our guests with options and savings.”
Seasonal pricing will not effect multi-day tickets, but a price increase will be happening. Full prices aren’t yet known, but here is an example:
- Four-day tickets will now be $325 (formerly $305)
- 10-day tickets will now be $400 (formerly $365)
Looking at the 11-month seasonal pricing calendar to be released tomorrow, Value periods will be around one-fifth of the year, Regular will be a little less than half of the calendar, and Peak periods will be around 29 percent of the year.
For Disneyland, seasonal pricing will also begin with 1-Day ticket prices that will range from $95 up to $119.
Please note:
In addition, although in the past 1-Day tickets for Walt Disney World Resort did not expire, 1-Day tickets sold on or after Sunday, Feb. 28 for Walt Disney World Resort will expire at the end of the next calendar year. For example, 1-day tickets sold in 2016 will expire on Dec. 31, 2017. The amount paid for an unused, expired ticket may be applied towards the purchase of a new ticket at the current price.
Full details and all new ticket pricing for Disney Parks will be revealed tomorrow. As of now, this is what is known and has come directly from Disney.
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What about annual passhder prices??
As of this time, AP prices are not expected to increase tomorrow due to the recent changes.