Heads up, all! Big news on the Disney price increase front: there is a price hike to fountain beverages AND iconic snacks around Disney World counter service locations and snack carts.
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Casey’s Corner in Magic Kingdom
During our recent visit to Magic Kingdom (October 1st), the standard price for a regular Fountain Beverage was $3.29. However, today (October 2nd), DFB reader Shelley C. reported that she was seeing the price listed for regular sized Fountain Beverages as $3.99.
In taking a peek around Mobile Order menus on the My Disney Experience app, this does indeed appear to be the case in several locations. A quick search around reveals the $3.99 price tag for Fountain Beverages at Casey’s Corner, Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe, and Columbia Harbour House.
Mobile Order Screenshot
No pun intended, but… GULP! That’s a pretty significant increase, don’t you think?
But that’s not all… we’re also tracking increases to other iconic park snacks like Churros, Mickey Pretzels, and even Popcorn. For instance, snack carts in Epcot Future World have seen increases. Cool Wash sells classic Frozen Slush drinks, which have gone up from $4.50 to $5.50.
Cool Wash Menu
Not only that, but you’ll also notice that regular bottled water has increased to $3.50 (from $3.00) and bottled soda selections are now $4.50 (from $3.50). This change is being seen pretty much across the board from what we’ve seen so far at any location selling bottled water and soda.
Pretzels are now $7.00, up from $6.00 (both Mickey Soft Pretzels and other varieties).
Future World Pretzel Cart
Popcorn pricing has also been affected. Though Refillable Popcorn Buckets remain at $10.00, the refills are now up to $2.00 (from $1.75) and the individual boxes are now $5.00. Cotton Candy is $5.00, too.
Future World Popcorn Cart Menu (by Pin Station)
At the Popcorn Cart by Mission Space, you’ll also find Churros which have gone up to $5.25. However, note that these are not served with chocolate sauce here. In locations where a Churro is served with chocolate sauce, they have been spotted at $6.25.
Mission Space Area Snack Cart
Fife & Drum Tavern is your stop in Epcot for another iconic park item: Turkey Legs. They are now priced at $13.25 (previously $11.75). You’ll notice the updated Pretzel pricing here, among other items, too.
Fife & Drum Tavern Menu
And, yes… MICKEY BARS (and other ice cream novelties) have gone up, too. One Premium Mickey Ice Cream Bar will run you $5.75 (whereas it was previously $5.00).
Ice Cream Novelties Menu
Another famous treat to increase in price? Dole Whip. At Aloha Isle in Magic Kingdom, you’ll now find a Dole Whip cup for $4.99 (from $4.49), a Pineapple Float for $5.99 (from $5.49) and the Dole Whip Pineapple Upside Down Cake for $6.99 (from $6.49).
We are continuing to monitor this story and update this post. But in the meantime, we for sure wanted to give you a heads up while you’re planning your trips!
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long term business model if you desire people to buy food at the parks keep the prices as they were short term more profit but will move people to other options (maybe the goal) then keep raising the prices.
Do we think they’re upping prices at least partly in order to make dining plans seem like a better value? As prices have gone up on menu items but not on dining plans for 2019, I wonder if this is a push to increase the number of guests using DDP. It would definitely make the dining plans seem like a better “value” if each drink were worth $.50 more and each snack around the same.
Do we know how this will effect the Disney dining plan? Will be there in 3 weeks have some of the snacks lost the snack credit designation?
There are ways around it. Bring in your own drinks (no glass). Also buy a bucket. It can be used at multiple parks, it’s bigger, and the refill is only $2. I did it and it’s one of the best decisions I made.
This news makes me really glad we got the “free dining” offer for December! The price increases are a lot on a short amount of time. However, my travel experiences have taught me that WDW is still a good deal. We’ve never been to Universal because I just can’t justify spending that kind of money on hotels and tickets for a shorter trip to parks filled with 3-D movie rides 😉 My husband and I spent $3,300 for a room only in California last year and didn’t set foot in a theme park. These increased prices will benefit employees and consumers even though it’s not fun now. Think of all the great attractions still to come. Also, there are still plenty of ways to have fun without buying a soda
Disney is a business who’s goal is to make money, with demand being what it has been, and overcrowding prevalent, pushing prices higher and higher is to be expected. Until the tipping point is reached, and people are driven away, this is The New Normal. SAD!
Is anyone really surprised? Does it suck? Sure. But for me it’s not shocking. I mean, when wages go up the $$$ come from somewhere. It could be increased costs for tickets, for food, for hotel – it will always go up somewhere. Disney is a publicly traded company, they have commitments to shareholders and and increase in expense for them – staffingwise or other- will always have to be offset by an increase in revenue.
Didn’t the Donald just give Disney a massive tax cut????? This was supposed to allow corporations to pass on higher wages to their employees. Gee, guess what, that’s not going to happen. Disney will have record profits due to lower taxes and the consumer pays for it all. This is greed at it’s worse!
Heather, no word on changes to Disney Dining Plan (but we’re watching!). So far we haven’t noted changes to snack credit designations (watching this, too!).
If you didn’t see this coming, welcome back from Mars. When the labor agreement was signed with the union was the day the sign makers started marking up the new prices. Disney’s CEO and others with various letter after their name require a certain bottom line as profit. They are not going to let the contract to affect that number. Don’t make that figure, find a new job. I’m not at all happy with the price increase of snacks etc. but I’ll dig out an old backpack and carry my own drinks and snacks with me. While some will pay what Disney charges others won’t, , maybe a loud voice from customers will have an effect on the heads of Disney. too many people don’t understand, NOTHING is “free.”‘the cost of “free stuff” is built in the cost of tickets, etc.
It doesn’t surprise me that Disney increased food prices so much. I’m pretty sure most of us go into these parks with an expectation of how expensive it is, although I’m sure bigger families are more affected by this than I am. I wonder if this is in part an effort to get more people to purchase the dinning plan?
Someone has to pay for the well deserved employee salary increase. You didn’t think the CEO would opt to get paid less, or the shareholders make less, did you?
Between this and now paying for parking I am very disappointed in Disney and I’m strongly considering changing my up coming 12 day trip to go on a cruise instead. No, not a Disney Cruise cruise this stunt.
Do these price increases change any items from dining plan snack credit eligible to non-eligible?
Kimberly, not that we’ve seen, but we’re watching this closely!
With the prices we pay for food by all means RETURN anything that seems to be stale or old. Disney is notorious for passing off old bakery items and churros. INSIST on fresh!
We just returned from Disney World on Oct 1st, a frozen Coke was $5.50 on the 27th and the soda prices went up earlier that week,what is terrible is that you’re only gett a 20oz soda for that price, not 32oz at the quick serve restaurants. Pretty shocking to see a price raise on food, while on vacation! ?
Low salary that goes up finaly, thanks to tax break does not justify the increase of already high price tags of everything.
This has more to do with grabbing more money to try to cover the over price tag of Fox purchase.
I think the disappointing part for many is that a WDW vacation is already incredibly expensive for middle-income families. I come from a strictly blue-collar family that was middle-class all the way, and we were lucky enough to afford a WDW about once a year. My parents would never be able to do that now, given how little growth middle-class income has had versus the price increases on everything at WDW. These vacations are now becoming available only to the wealthy, and that’s not what WDW is about. Of COURSE prices will go up from time to time — we don’t expect to be paying $0.50 for a hot dog in 2018. But we do expect that a middle-class family of four can take a trip without having to pack bologna sandwiches for their kids because the food prices are too high.
I know I will not be going back because someone who is retired must decide ; food, rent, heat, medicine .Prices I cannot afford.
I wish they would take the opposite approach and LOWER prices. We just got back from a 10 day trip to the parks and NOT ONCE did we buy a single thing thing from the parks because of the outrageous prices…..and we weren’t the only ones. We packed our sandwiches and bottled drinks in our cooler bags in our backpacks. We wouldn’t be able to buy tickets to enter their parks if we didn’t do this. If they had decent prices then they would sell a check of a lot more and make a nicer profit IMO. I wouldn’t pack my lunch if they made it more affordable. This absolutely absurd and is making me want to not go back….even though I love the place!
It’s like death from a 1000 paper cuts. Yeah the price increases are small, but everything increased in food and beverage. For a family on an average 7 day trip, it could add up several hundred dollars. $18 bucks for a turkey leg and soda?