Planning a trip to Walt Disney World? Then you’ll want to be aware of the most recent ticket price increases and changes.
Walt Disney World entrance
These increases affect the following areas: date-based tickets (which you can read about here), multi-park tickets for select dates, water park annual passes, and additionally, a new model for optional preferred parking.
Date-Based Tickets
In October 2018, Disney introduced a new ticket purchasing option based on dates of visit, with more popular dates given higher pricing for a per-day ticket.
Ticket pricing for March 12, 2019 at Hollywood Studios
You can read all about it here; but the new pricing as of today brings a peak period 1 day-base theme park ticket (specifically from Christmas to Day through New Year’s Eve) to $159.
Magic Kingdom Christmas Tree
Note that some of the value dates remain at the current $109 price as of press time.
Multi-Day Tickets
Certain peak periods (such as those starting July 4th) have also seen a $9 per day increase for 4-day tickets.
Water Parks
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach Water Park are Disney World’s two water parks. The water park Annual Pass has increased from $130 to $139.
Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool
Note that Annual Passes for the four main theme parks have not changed in price.
Preferred Parking
The preferred parking option has also seen a change. This elective option, which grants guests closer parking to park entrances, has moved to a two-tier model, also date-based. Preferred parking is $45 per day for regular season, and $50 for peak season.
Standard parking is unchanged.
Read more about Disney World’s date-based ticket pricing here.
Source: wdwmagic.com
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Walt has to be turning over in his grave! The greed of the current Disney leadership is sickening. Constantly raising prices, constantly finding new ways to charge every which way. We went to Disney World every year for over 15 years, will never go back…
I think Disney has gotten very greedy,, Walt Disney built this theme park so families could afford to go and have a fun time,, the price has gone up so much who could afford to go,,this really is not family friendly anymore
This is very unfortunate in that an entertainment venue designed for family enjoyment is pricing itself out of reach for many families. Very much like professional sports , theater and concerts it is becoming less accessible every year for middle American families, the very people for whom Disney envisioned his dream. Thirty to fifty dollars to park, twenty dollars a night to park at a resort. Across the board food and drink price increases. I can see in the not too distant future having to pay for fast passes and on property bus transportation. As a retired couple on a fixed income it gets harder and harder to keep pace with the price increases (which are far outpacing the rate of inflation and cost of living). This may well be our last Disney Anniversary trip and that is indeed sad.
Disney is already a very expensive vacation for any family. The expense already affects family’s decisions on going. It’s so unfortunate. I love Disney, they need to cap their price increases and look elsewhere for more capital to run the company. I’d like to know the legitimate reason for these increases…too many guests at the parks or something else? I think everyone needs to step up and voice our feelings about this. They need to know. I would like to think that they’re not wanting to push anyone away from experiencing the Disney Magic. It’s such a wonderful place.
I remember going to Walt Disney World in 1975 with my sister and grandparents when I was 13 years old and I had no idea what the value of a dollar was , but I do remember my grandmother talking about how expensive everything was, and I also remember that you paid a certain price to get in the park but you would still need to pay extra because you never had enough of the “E” tickets,. So maybe the more things change, ther’re really just like they were then, expensive.
I love all of the Walt from his grave comments. Double all pricing please so crowd levels will be tolerable. Let him roll over on that one.
My ardent wish is that Disney would reduce pricing in the dining plan for those who do not drink alcoholic drinks of any kind!
I am so disappointed that Disney continues to raise its prices on everything!
The last few times we felt we could hardly afford for just the two of us to go,we aren’t rich but certainly not poor. We see families of 5 or more at the moderate and nice restaurants…between travel, park tickets, accommodations and food…I don’t know how families can do it. It’s sad what it’s becoming.
I messed up, I wanted to increase my 8 day to a 9 day ticket and waited. What was 35 is now $140 up charge. 8 days is enough I guess
Walt and Roy are spinning in their graves. Or they are dirt devils inside their urns. Whichever fits. If the upper echelon of WD executives weren’t so greedy, average people (families, young, elderly, etc.) could think better of visiting WDW. I’m on disability and no longer working. Ticket prices have gotten so bad that I can’t afford to spend two days in the parks and a night in a hotel, even one not on Disney property. And driving three hours each way plus a day in one park makes for a long, hard day.
I am amazed at how very selfish people can be when it comes to Disney. One writers comment that they “hope Disney doubles their prices so that the crowds will be less”? How selfish! My heart goes out to the families and retirees that have gone to Disney in the past, and would like to go again; but due to all of the price increases it’s getting more and more difficult for them. . To that one selfish person I say this: if Disney continues this trend of constantly raising prices – your day will come , and soon you will priced out of Disney World as well. Unless of course you’re a millionaire? But I don’t get the impression that you are. To everyone else, I feel your pain, and I empathize with you. We all need to email Disney and let them know how we feel about these constant price increases.
Sadly our last trip was 7 years ago and unfortunately we can’t afford to go back. Even driving down & staying at Shades of Green, it’s just too expensive.
Disney has become a treat every 5 or more years for us. We have found other options like Sea World Parks with their Discovery Cove park bundle that allows us more than a week of parks for 1,000 for a family of three. I love Disney, but it isn’t the only place to have an amazing vacation. I hope families will start branching out and supporting other park companies too. We will always love Disney, but we had the most amazing relaxing vacation at Discovery Cove, Sea World, Aquatica, and Busch Gardens last summer.
I have a question for AJ or others; on the preferred parking, is it still $45-$50/day even if you are an annual passholder or if you are staying at a Disney resort, so that the ‘regular’ parking would be free?
Donna: Here’s the info from DisneyWorld.com: Standard theme park parking is included for registered Guests of Disney Resort hotels and select Annual Passholders. These Guests can also choose to enjoy preferred parking by paying the difference in cost between their included standard parking and preferred parking (difference is currently $20-$25 per day*). Does this help?
I have to agree with everyone that the prices have gone up way too high.
I remember paying $11,900 for a 13 nights package in 2013, staying at the Polynesian, with 10 days park hopper and the meal plan for a party of 4. In 2016, the same package had gone up to $14,900. This year 2019, I have booked the same package for December. Now it costs me $18,984! Wow that’s crazy! Also, the park is so busy, you could only get a few rides in on a good day. Imagine after paying so much, you can’t even get enough rides in! Greed and it’s sad!
The tickets are def over-priced. With a one day base tix at $120 & an $80 park hopper, that’s $200/pp you see standing next to you at the parks-not to mention anything else, tix alone. MK rakes in around $78million/day-per day-just the MK. You wanna thin the crowds out? Expand and expand activities that actually keep families occupied, not waiting in lines for rides, but actual activities. It’d be great if they had another bowling alley other than Splitsville, a Disney-owned & themed one like the putt-putt courses. Or those paint & wine classes modified with a Disney spin for all the family would be great. If you have to charge for those activities fine, but cap the tix prices and raise it elsewhere. Anyway, you get the idea there’s tons that could be done to funnel the crowds & offset price caps. There is so much undeveloped land, there’s no excuse.