Disney World’s sought-after one-day “Park Hopper” pass now costs $301 for peak weekends. The price hike comes after the company implemented higher charges for some of its other tickets last week.
Disney quietly jacked up the prices for “the happiest place on Earth” this week, with its multi-park pass totaling $301.40 after the advertised $280 price, mandatory fees, and an additional tax are included.
To make matters worse, entry remains subject to capacity limits, meaning the expensive ticket does not even guarantee admission, New York Post pointed out.
Meanwhile, basic single-day, single-park tickets have climbed past the $200 mark. At the same time, top-tier single-day passes rose $10 to $229, while VIP line-skipping “Lightning Lane” passes jumped $50 to $499.
Single-day entry to Animal Kingdom still starts around $120 during off-peak times, though weekend tickets have now risen to $179 or higher, with that price exceed $190 once tax is added.
As Breitbart News reported, fans were outraged last week, after Disney raised admission prices, with a premium Disney World ticket nearing $500, while its “Incredi-Pass” — which lets visitors skip lines — rose by $120 to $1,749, and the top-tier annual pass increased by the same amount, to about $1,800.
In an apparent effort to ease the sting of higher prices, Disney added an AI chatbot to its site that helps visitors hunt for bargain dates, with suggested questions like “What are the cheapest dates to visit?” USA Today reported.
“The middle to low income working class needs to wise up — the way things are right now, these companies DO NOT NEED US,” one Reddit user exclaimed. “There are enough people doing well to keep them going. Basically, this stuff is no longer for ‘regular’ folks but for people who are affluent.”
“I love going to the parks, but it’s getting insane,” another echoed, adding, “I fly down from Northern California. I just priced out ONE day for two people (flight, 2 nights at a mid range hotel, park tickets with park hopper and lightening lane for day) and it was about $2,000. That’s before Ubers, food, merch.”
“A lot of people go into debt to go to Disneyland/World,” a third commented. “I know people who take out loans every 2 years to go. There’s a LOT of people that do this.”
“My child is six months and I already have a budget to save monthly so we can afford a Disney trip when he’s about 5-6 years old,” another revealed. “Literally THIS is how far in advance we need to think about saving so that it’s a worthwhile and decent experience.”
One Reddit user asserted, “They’re such a gross, bloated, and greedy company.”
Alana Mastrangelo-Wrask is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her on Facebook and X at @ARmastrangelo, and on Instagram.