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4 Charts To Explain Disney World’s Freakish Price Increases

I’m currently planning a trip to Disney World with my mom, and DANG these prices really do just keep going up and up. Does anyone else remember the days when Mickey Ice Cream Bars were less than $3?

With little price increases happening all the time, it made me wonder what the BIG picture is. How MUCH have prices really gone up, and how much can we actually blame inflation for the changes?

Ticket prices in EPCOT

As any self-respecting nerd would do, I pulled up a spreadsheet and started crunching the numbers. I used a whole bunch of awesome historical data from our friends over at AllEars.net and plugged tons of numbers into an inflation calculator. And Y’ALL. You are gonna be SHOCKED (and probably really mad) when you see how much Disney’s prices have changed. [Read more…]

WHY Disney Raised Genie+ Prices and How To AVOID Paying More

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Skipping the line at Disney World rides is now more expensive than ever, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still ways to save!

Expedition Everest Lightning Lane

Genie+ is the new(ish) way to bypass the standby lines at many Disney World rides and hop into the Lightning Lane instead, which means you’ll spend less time waiting in line. When the system was introduced in October 2021, it started out at $15 per person, per day in Disney World and $20 per person, per day in Disneyland. Recently Disney announced some major price increases for both resorts. So WHY did Disney up the price, and how can you avoid paying extra? [Read more…]

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