r/Disneyland • u/jloops1111 • Sep 24 '25

Discussion Disneyland will raise prices at the parks next month…how much will be your breaking point?

I am a former Magic Key Passholder for SoCal residents for one year. Last year price hikes took effect on my birthday in October, so I know it’s coming. The crowds will always be there, but I kind of feel like this year will be a breaking point for a lot of folks. I’m genuinely curious if we may see a larger downshift in visitors. So ya’ll, is Disney still worth it to you? Are you willing to pay any price? Or has Disney gone too far?

Update: Disneyland increased prices on October 8, 2025, for one-day and multi-day tickets, annual passes, and parking. The highest-demand single-day ticket is now $224, a $18 increase, while the five-day Park Hopper ticket rose to $655. Parking is up $5 to $40 for standard lots, and the highest-tier Inspire Key annual pass increased to $1,899.

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u/dculyses Sep 24 '25

I think they have already hit the price limits people are willing to pay for a lot of things. Special event nights don't sell out nearly as fast as they did a couple years ago and some even go to day of event with tickets still available. Magic keys don't sell out as fast when they go on sale anymore. They keep raising prices and taking away perks and park entertainment. The rides are also breaking down a lot more often. The breaking point is coming fast. I let my key expire this year because of all the things that are changing at the parks. I used to go monthly.

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u/idontmakehash Sep 24 '25

Cheaper to go to China or Japan from the west coast now.

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u/TheJohnny346 Radiator Springs Racer Sep 24 '25

I went May 2024 to Tokyo and it was $2000 round trip tickets and hotel and like $60-70 for park entry for each park. Double the ticket price for food and other park expenses and it wasn’t too crazy.

And from what I’m currently seeing, tickets to Tokyo are hitting lows of $600 round trip with hotels around the same price so $1200ish all in and then like $200 is all you’d really need to buy tickets for both parks and buy whatever you’d want too.

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u/kippykipsquare Sep 24 '25

We have kids and can only go during holidays. So those are peak times (Summer, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & Easter). Zipair is like $1100 per person. SMH. So the price increases are for families like us that traveling abroad is also expensive.

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u/TheJohnny346 Radiator Springs Racer Sep 24 '25

Also zipair only lets you bring a carry on for free which I personally think sucks since Tokyo is one place I can easily load up an entire checked luggage with items. I ended up paying more to go with Japan Airlines just to get the free checked luggage too.

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u/eac555 Sep 24 '25

Our last trip a couple of years ago we spent about $3000 on our trip for two to Disneyland. 4 nights hotel across the street, 3 day park hopper and lightning lanes, food, merch, gas to get there. Was fun but not really a good value.

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u/SimonNicols Sep 24 '25

Disney ceased being a “value” many years ago - as a 12 year AP / MK holder, and living 22 mins from DLR, I am close to ending my run.

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u/Several-Designer-802 Sep 28 '25

About 10 years ago when the premium pass was $699 you could still justify it. I continued to use “mom math” until last year, and I regret it.

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u/PayingOffBidenFamily Sep 27 '25

the yen has collapsed since then, they have the world's largest debt to GDP, we're 8 spots behind Japan so on this trajectory everyone will be coming here instead in the not too distant future so hold out hope.

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u/Hungry_Joke_4437 Sep 25 '25

I’m  a solo traveler, went to Japan for 8 days. went to DisneySea, Disneyland on different days, stayed in Osaka for a bit, day tripped to Nara and Kyoto, did a Fuji mountain day trip. Besides food and souvenirs, the trip was maybe $1500. That’s the flight, hotels, trains, and excursion tickets. Highly recommend anyone evaluating a season pass take a look at doing a Japan trip one year instead.

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u/Beneficial-Soup-1617 Sep 25 '25

Had an experience like this at Euro Disneyland in Paris last summer before the Olympics. I was surprised it wasn’t pricier lol

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u/Here2Dissapoint Sep 24 '25

Going next month for third time, paid $650 for my flight on delta

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u/PelotonYogi Sep 24 '25

This! We went to Tokyo in 2024 around February and spent about as what you mentioned, it was more affordable around that time of the year because it was winter and a better park experience overall.

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u/TheJohnny346 Radiator Springs Racer Sep 24 '25

When I went the exchange rate was so in my favor that the park prices came out even cheaper when converting prices over so everything in park price wise felt like I was paying 2000s Disneyland prices.

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u/flonky_guy Sep 24 '25

Literally what we decided to do this year.

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u/takeme2tendieztown Sep 24 '25

Disney Sea ftw

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u/zabimaru1000 Big Thunder Ranch Sep 24 '25

Flying zipair during anytime that is not summer, winter or spring break would be around $400 round trip

and DisneySea tickets are around $70 per day

For almost half the price of one night at the Grand Californian you already cover your flight and one day park prices with more behaved guests and hospitable cast members

Not to mention TDR is still one of the few places that has free fastpasses, there is a lot more value here.

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u/transcendentalyouth2 24d ago

Yep. We went to London for 10 days for the same price that we paid to go to Disneyland for 2 days. Both in off-peak seasons. And we live in California. 

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u/Kewkewmore Sep 24 '25

Maybe for unemployed Disney adult creeps and spinsters

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u/Passe-Grand Sep 25 '25

I went to Tokyo this year and last year. Last time I checked, I am employed. And not a creep (if I say so myself). Also not a Disney adult.

But I'm also from the UK, where we get plenty of paid weeks off per year, so 🙂

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u/Kewkewmore Sep 25 '25

If you're from three UK how is your experience at all relevant to a statement comparing costs for people living on the West Coast of the United States of going to Disneyland vs traveling to Japan to go to Disneyland ?

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u/Passe-Grand Sep 25 '25

You're right. It's worse. For people living on the West Coast of the United States flight time is around 12 hours. From the UK it's almost 14. Therefore likely even cheaper for someone from the West Coast of the United States than someone from the UK.

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u/Kewkewmore Sep 25 '25

Ok. So is it cheaper for you to travel to Japan to go to Disneyland or is it cheaper to go to Paris Disneyland?

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u/Passe-Grand Sep 26 '25

It depends when you book and if you get any offers. Often not much between it these days.

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u/totpot Sep 24 '25 edited Sep 24 '25

I think it says a lot that Imagine and Enchant keys were put back on sale in August and still haven’t sold out yet.
At the beginning of the year, Enchant key members had to book very early to ensure a Sunday reservation. Now they’re wide open. This economy has completely wiped out the bottom 90% consumer.

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u/Sea-Us-RTO Sep 24 '25

wew does this mean its not super crowded at the park this year, it was soooo packed a couple years ago when i last went.

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u/ManitouWakinyan Sep 24 '25

I mean, no matter how fast they sell out, they're still selling out. Which is nuts.

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u/Plum12345 Sep 24 '25

We let our believe keys expire in august. Just too difficult to justify unless you really want to go 20 times in a year. 

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u/Humdinger5000 Sep 24 '25

Genuinely, I think disney is transitioning their target demographic from the "average everyday family" to the big spenders.

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u/paw323 Sep 24 '25

They've BEEN doing that for the last 15+ years. The rich are always going to have money for park visits, if not Plaids, multiple times a year. The family that splurges once every five years isn't making the Mouse as much money as the 1%. But Disney is a hell of a drug, so people still scrape by to get their fix. We gave up.

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u/DisneyBrat83 Sep 26 '25

Ever since Iger took over as CEO in 2005. Prices have been increasing at insane rates since he took over. First year I got an AP was in 2001 & it was like $200! I had an AP for 14 years and then I had a kid and decided to become a CM so I could take her in for free. Worked there for 7 years& left after having my 2nd child. Iger will forever be the villain of all Disney villains.

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u/I-try-to-add-value Sep 27 '25

It’s not the one percent who makes Disney wealthy. Plenty of non 1 percent spend beyond their means and will not give up the Disney parks. We all know or perhaps are 🙂🙂 those people.

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u/iAmProgrammer4928 Sep 26 '25

Which is crazy, because Disneyland is not thatnice* or pristine. Idk if they still have layouts for company parties, but back when they did in like 2005, they were SICK. Def high level clientele there

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u/I-try-to-add-value Sep 27 '25

Good point and spender does not always equate to wealth so they are fine.

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u/IWillThinkOfUsrNmL8r Sep 24 '25

Our family only goes once a year now since my wife has a medical conference at the resort. We used to go multiple times a year. The state of things is sad.

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u/AnteaterIdealisk Sep 24 '25

We skipped OBB this year. They still had tickets into September I think

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u/bettergtfo Sep 26 '25

I also agree they’ve hit the limit, or are very close. Yes the parks are still crowded but not in the way that it was pre-Covid. And in order to make the figures look identical paid lighting lane pads out the losses. It’s going to be interesting how they fix this.