Disneyland has faced quite a bit of controversy and backlash over the past few years as ticket prices keep gradually increasing. The last change in pricing including changes in price based on the expected crowds and season. Ticket prices have steadily increased over the years for day to day tickets as well as annual passes.
Disneyland has faced quite a bit of controversy and backlash over the past few years as ticket prices keep gradually increasing. The last change in pricing including changes in price based on the expected crowds and season. Ticket prices have steadily increased over the years for day to day tickets as well as annual passes.
The new addition to annual tickets is a form of the seasonal ticket pricing allowing people to buy cheaper ticket days in the form of an annual pass. The new flex pass goes for $599.99 a year per person for anyone ages three and up. This is two hundred dollars less than the next cheapest option and requires reservations for some select block out dates on top of regular block outs. This pass also gets rid of free parking as well.
For some families this may fit a niche that was previously fit by the So-cal pass or even for families coming from nearby states. People that use a ride-share to get the parks, or stay at nearby hotels would not necessarily lose anything with that change. In addition, this decrease could fit the days people need as well. For some people that go regularly they would rather not go when the parks are busy since they go so often.
For a typical family of four looking to save money this could be an option that brings them to the parks regularly opposed to not coming at all. On most non-peak days of the year a non-park hopper goes for one hundred dollars each. This ticket would begin saving money on the seventh visit (and sixth for those buying annual passes. The option with all dates included is $1399.99 which is over double the price of this new pass and for some people in this specific market, that price would be unattainable. This new pricing model and annual pass for Disneyland launched in May along with the launch of Galaxy’s Edge. At this point there are no announcements of how this pass is selling but it does show a bit of goodwill towards a specific Disney audience that falls within the cross-section of savvy shopper and Disney fan.
This is definitely a far cry from ticket books of old that allowed people to visit the parks and edit the attractions they went on based on their ticket book for the day. This allowed for a different Disneyland experience and people would essentially be forced to do a variety of attractions. Many people will go to Disneyland and essentially do E-Ticket attractions all day and previously this would have cost them so people would have had to experience Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and Space Mountain to use their entire book. This idea also would space out and spread the crowd a bit more as well, however it was definitely less profitable overall.
It’s also interesting to note how people showed with this change they were willing to spend more, then over time people regretted this and now wish tickets cost less. This option is not currently available with any other Disney Parks including DisneyWorld.
Disneyland has faced quite a bit of controversy and backlash over the past few years as ticket prices keep gradually increasing. The last change in pricing including changes in price based on the expected crowds and season. Ticket prices have steadily increased over the years for day to day tickets as well as annual passes.
The new addition to annual tickets is a form of the seasonal ticket pricing allowing people to buy cheaper ticket days in the form of an annual pass. The new flex pass goes for $599.99 a year per person for anyone ages three and up. This is two hundred dollars less than the next cheapest option and requires reservations for some select block out dates on top of regular block outs. This pass also gets rid of free parking as well.
For some families this may fit a niche that was previously fit by the So-cal pass or even for families coming from nearby states. People that use a ride-share to get the parks, or stay at nearby hotels would not necessarily lose anything with that change. In addition, this decrease could fit the days people need as well. For some people that go regularly they would rather not go when the parks are busy since they go so often.
For a typical family of four looking to save money this could be an option that brings them to the parks regularly opposed to not coming at all. On most non-peak days of the year a non-park hopper goes for one hundred dollars each. This ticket would begin saving money on the seventh visit (and sixth for those buying annual passes. The option with all dates included is $1399.99 which is over double the price of this new pass and for some people in this specific market, that price would be unattainable. This new pricing model and annual pass for Disneyland launched in May along with the launch of Galaxy’s Edge. At this point there are no announcements of how this pass is selling but it does show a bit of goodwill towards a specific Disney audience that falls within the cross-section of savvy shopper and Disney fan.
This is definitely a far cry from ticket books of old that allowed people to visit the parks and edit the attractions they went on based on their ticket book for the day. This allowed for a different Disneyland experience and people would essentially be forced to do a variety of attractions. Many people will go to Disneyland and essentially do E-Ticket attractions all day and previously this would have cost them so people would have had to experience Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and Space Mountain to use their entire book. This idea also would space out and spread the crowd a bit more as well, however it was definitely less profitable overall.
It’s also interesting to note how people showed with this change they were willing to spend more, then over time people regretted this and now wish tickets cost less. This option is not currently available with any other Disney Parks including DisneyWorld.
Mouse to Marvel 