The Dapper Dans Barbershop Quartet performs at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gretchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Disneyland and Disney World have kept their cheaper ticket prices steady while raising the cost of admission annually on the busiest days of the year to combat critics who say the parks have become too expensive — but that argument is about to disappear.
Walt Disney World will raise its cheapest single-day ticket at $109 to $119 in 2025, raising the cost of the lowest-priced ticket that has remained unchanged since 2018, according to Washington Post.
Which raises the obvious question: Will Disneyland follow in Disney World's footsteps and raise the prices of its cheaper tickets?
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A similar 9% increase would raise Disneyland ticket prices of $104 to $114.
There are no changes to Disneyland Resort ticket prices at this time, according to Disneyland officials.
Disney World's latest price increase was revealed when the Florida theme park extended its ticket calendar through October 2025. Disneyland's calendar only extends through August of this year at the moment.
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Like its sister parks on the East Coast, Disneyland has held its cheapest tickets steady at $104 since 2019 while continually raising prices each year on higher-tier tickets.
The latest round of Disneyland rides late last year raised the highest ticket cost to $194, while keeping the price of the cheapest day pass at $104 per park.
Disneyland raised ticket prices in October 2021, 2022 and 2023 after holding prices steady when the parks first emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Anaheim theme park has kept ticket prices on its cheapest days at around $100 for a decade. One-day admission to Disneyland or Disney California Adventure was $92 in 2013, $96 in 2014, and $99 in 2015.
In 2016, Disneyland broke the $100 barrier with a new three-tier pricing system where tickets cost $95, $105, and $119 depending on expected crowd sizes. Since then, the number of levels has increased and the prices of the most expensive tickets have risen steadily.
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Disneyland and Disney World don't always work in concert with each other.
Operations at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort differ because each market is different, guests visit and experience the parks in different ways and the offerings are unique at each destination, according to Disneyland officials.
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