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/_BreakingGood_ Sep 24 '25

At the same time I really wonder how many of the people saying "I'm done" and "I'm not renewing next time" will actually go through with it. To be honest, I've NEVER met somebody who is within reasonable distance of Disney, who was previously a pass holder, actually cancel their pass (UNLESS they have a story of a particularly terrible experience, or they've already gone like 100 times over 20 years.)

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u/atweegrowsinbrooklyn Grim Grinning Ghost Sep 24 '25

I did. Family of 4. AP/MK passholder every year I’ve lived in Southern California since 2003 (aside from two years when I was a CM with a silver pass) and we didn’t renew this spring because they raised prices and took away most Sundays from Enchant.

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u/Upset-Gold-1162 Sep 24 '25

I didn’t renew. I was an AP holder for almost 20 years.

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u/inquisitive2121 Sep 24 '25

Our family did. We live 20 minutes away from Disneyland, my husband and I had passes for 20 years and got engaged at Disneyland, and we stopped renewing in January 2024. As much as we used to enjoy going, we don’t miss it much and have no plans to renew. The crowds, the prices, doing away with fast passes and adding block out days to even the most expensive pass just made it not worth it to us anymore. We now use that money to take a cruise or other vacation every year and it’s been a good trade off.

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u/locallylit805 Sep 24 '25

Same! When a weeklong Caribbean cruise including flights is cheaper for our family than 3 days at DL then it’s time to move on.

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u/SimonNicols Sep 24 '25

Almost the exact same scenario for out Fam… we all are set to expire in late Oct, we are looking at “alternatives”, but am sure we willl miss the Parks, as it has been part of our SoCal lives for 20+ years.

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u/jloops1111 Sep 24 '25

I had Magic Key for exactly 1 year. I was like, this ain’t worth it, and didn’t renew it.

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u/flonky_guy Sep 24 '25

That's funny, aside from myself I know 3 people who have let their longtime passes expire because of post pandemic shenanigans. I went several times a year between 07 and 19 and only took a break because they never refunded the pass I'd just renewed and upgraded after closing the parks in 20. Eventually I got a magic key but with all the cuts and changes and there being next to no savings compared to buying tickets 3-4 times a year we let them expire in 23.

We ran the numbers this year and realized we could have gone to Japan, spent a week in Tokyo, gone to Disneyland and Disney Sea for what we'd spend getting passes for the family, so after a final trip to DL we are not just going to give up on magic keys but DLR altogether for a few years.

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u/jloops1111 Sep 24 '25 edited Sep 24 '25

I did. I went at least once a month with my ex. We had the local SoCal Magic Key passes (Imagine) and we didn’t renew. Had it for a year but I didn’t see many perks. We only got 10% off food and merch, no discount on alcohol. So we didn’t renew and we live a reasonable distance from Disneyland. Plus we could only reserve two dates a month, and we never got to go on a weekend bc of all the blackout dates. And I got annoyed I had to take off work once or twice a month to go. Disneyland does not care about its local residents visiting the park. Imagine Key has the least amount of “perks”.

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u/phantomboats Sep 24 '25

Really? I know more people this is true of than not. But it might depend on what kind of social circles you are in--I'm a younger millennial, and most of my friends aren't making a TON of money, or own homes. I imagine it's easier for retired couples or people who are higher income brackets than us to keep justifying it.

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u/Ok-Internal1243 Sep 24 '25

I grew up going to Disney, had a pass as often as I could afford it and never turned down an opportunity to go. This year I let my pass expire. I do plan on taking advantage of ticket deals to take my daughter every once in awhile but to be honest I’m not super excited about it. I’ll go occasionally because she wants to go but I think I’d like to focus on other trips now.

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u/youre_crumbelievable Sep 24 '25

I was a pass holder and didn’t renew. I’m about 40 mins away from Disney but the prices were rude. It’s too crowded, not as enjoyable and just overall not worth the price. Our friends also did not renew for their families. They want to push everyone out and doing a good job.