# DisneyWorld to raise its admission price from $75 up to $79. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 2, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032 "2009-08-02T03:47:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/21 "2009-08-03T01:51:11Z")
In 2002 travel was down due to people being scared to fly after 9/11 so a lot of the Orlando area places had discounts. Sea World had 2 days for the price of 1. From what I was told Disney didn’t have any discounts at all and from what I saw that was true. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/22 "2009-08-03T02:18:47Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I’m surprised they didn’t raise it more. Make the children’s tickets the same price as adults, because the kids are the ones that get the most out of it. > > They need more money so they raise the price. Lowering it is only done if you think you’ll sell enough new tickets to make up the loss the from the old tickets at reduced price and the shortfall you already were having. I can’t figure why people expect reduced prices when the businesses have to have more income to not close the doors. What the business needs to keep its doors open certainly factored into the equation, but it is, in a certain sense, irrelevant . Whenever a business raises prices like this, they have to try an evaluate the market for their product, and the amount of revenue they will get at particular price points. If increasing the ticket price by $4 a ticket is going to result in reduced overall revenue (due to fewer people coming), then they won’t do it. If it’s going to result in increased revenue, then they will. Basically, what Disney have essentially decided here is that, even with the economy in a bad state, the demand for tickets to Disneyworld is inelastic enough that a $4 price rise will not discourage too many potential visitors from coming to the park. I think they’re probably right, especially since, as others have pointed out, if you’re willing to spend all the money required to get to Florida, pay for your accommodation, etc., then an extra 4 bucks a ticket isn’t going to be a deal-breaker. Personally, if i were deciding how to spend a few grand on a vacation, Disneyworld would be so far down the list that i couldn’t even describe how long the sheet of paper would have to be before i seriously considered Disneyworld as a place to go. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/23 "2009-08-03T03:07:40Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > I’ll bet a substantial portion of guests are from overseas. Bingo! I didn’t notice it so much when I went to DW but when I spent the day at Discovery Cove (A scuba/water park adjacent to DW) I seriously felt like the minority as an American. (Not that I had a problem with that, it was kind of cool actually.) They were even serving hot tea at the cocession stands. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/24 "2009-08-03T03:41:10Z")
Error please ignore ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/25 "2009-08-03T03:58:52Z")
It’s been years since I’ve been to WDW, but my recollection is that place is so efficient at sucking money out of guest’s pockets, the cost of admission is less relevant than the price of valet parking at Neiman Marcus. You might gripe about it at the door, but it’s part of an unspoken understanding that this is about to be a very, very expensive day. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/26 "2009-08-03T04:17:59Z")
My parents just moved to Florida and are building a house about 45 minutes from DisneyWorld. My SO and I have been thinking of visiting them over New Years and taking the kids to finally have their first Disney experience. We should be able to get cheap flights and have a free place to stay, but even if we didn’t, the price hike wouldn’t be a deal breaker. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/27 "2009-08-03T07:07:20Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > If you want to ride what used to be the A-ticket rides, you could get more in. If you want to ride what used to be E-ticket rides, then two-hour lines are usual. Not really. And not all day. And that’s ignoring Fastpass. You might get that at the peak time on the very busiest days, but not generally. If you arrive right at opening, you can probably get 5 E-tickets done before lunch. Or if you stay late, you can get a lot done during Fantasmic and the fireworks and on towards closing. Throw in Fastpass (and single rider lines) and you can get a lot more that 5 rides done on a crowded day. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I’d rather ride The Matterhorn Bobsleds, Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, and such than the Teacups. I think only Space Mountain, Indy and Splash Mountain will ever approach 2 hours and 90 minutes is probably closer to peak wait times. A ride like Pirates will never come close to that outside of maybe New Years Eve or Independence Day. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/28 "2009-08-03T12:43:39Z")
The Unofficial guide to Disney World is a good book. The author mentions that he always gets lots of letters from people complaining about foreign kids without parents. He calls this “Brazil mail” since many of the kids are from Brazil. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/29 "2009-08-03T13:16:06Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > My parents just moved to Florida and are building a house about 45 minutes from DisneyWorld. My SO and I have been thinking of visiting them over New Years and taking the kids to finally have their first Disney experience. We should be able to get cheap flights and have a free place to stay, but even if we didn’t, the price hike wouldn’t be a deal breaker. Just be aware that new years eve is traditionally one of the busiest days of the year at Disney. I heard that one of the rides had a _four hour_ line on that day last year. People were waiting for midnight so they figured they might as well just wait in line. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/30 "2009-08-03T22:55:37Z")
> [@interface2x](#): > > Just be aware that new years eve is traditionally one of the busiest days of the year at Disney. I heard that one of the rides had a _four hour_ line on that day last year. People were waiting for midnight so they figured they might as well just wait in line. :eek: That’s really good to know as patience is not one of this family’s virtues. We might have some replanning. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/31 "2009-08-04T02:33:03Z")
$79 dollars for a day at Magic Kingdom? Yikes. I guess I should stick with the much better **Tokyo Disneyland** and its **JPY5800 (US$61.00)** one-day passport. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/32 "2009-08-04T02:44:00Z")
In 2002 I never waited in line, I just used fast passes, that was in April. I can’t believe people wait 4 hours in line for a ride. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/33 "2009-08-04T03:16:15Z")
Yeah, I go in September most of the time when a 30 minute wait is considered a serious inconvenience. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/34 "2009-08-04T08:30:23Z")
> [@JpnDude](#): > > $79 dollars for a day at Magic Kingdom? Yikes. I guess I should stick with the much better **Tokyo Disneyland** and its **JPY5800 (US$61.00)** one-day passport. Seems fitting for a park with about a day’s worth of entertainment. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/35 "2009-08-04T09:04:29Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > The Unofficial guide to Disney World is a good book. The author mentions that he always gets lots of letters from people complaining about foreign kids without parents. He calls this “Brazil mail” since many of the kids are from Brazil. One of the authors (Len Testa) is a memebr here. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/36 "2009-08-04T15:22:43Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > :eek: That’s really good to know as patience is not one of this family’s virtues. We might have some replanning. Former Disneyland worker here. If you’re going to go, you should stay away from the entire month of December and up until the first week of the new year. Those are the busiest times of the year for Disney. Sure the park stays open pretty late (like 3 or 4am), but there will be so much people that you’ll be standing in line for 30 mins just to get food ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/37 "2009-08-04T16:21:20Z")
There are good threads about when to do Disney and what to do all over, if you search. The smart visitors go during October, incidentally- best combination of weather and low crowds. The standard daily ticket prices don’t affect overseas visitors, who will nearly all either have a discounted multi-day Park Hopper as part of their vacation package, or will buy a multi-day pass. The (non-group) daily tickets are virtually all bought by locals (Florida residents get a discount anyway) and casual visitors. FWIW, the recession hasn’t really adversely affected Disney because so many visitors are foreign tourists, and the weak dollar makes today’s Orlando vacation today nearly half as expensive as 2003’s Orlando vacation. ---
**Author:** ![\_len](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c0e974/32.png) [@\_len](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_len)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/38 "2009-08-05T02:05:57Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > One of the authors (Len Testa) is a memebr here. Howdy, and thanks for reading the book. I don’t think this price increase is going to stop many people from heading to WDW. And not to hijack the thread, but the increase in dining plan prices came as a shock. Len ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/39 "2009-08-05T09:06:59Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > If you’re going to go, you should stay away from the entire month of December and up until the first week of the new year. Those are the busiest times of the year for Disney. Sure the park stays open pretty late (like 3 or 4am), but there will be so much people that you’ll be standing in line for 30 mins just to get food My last two visits (2002 & 2006) have been in early December. Very low crowds and all the holiday goodies available. Maybe things have changed, but post-Thanksgiving until mid-December is a fantastic time to go. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032/40 "2009-08-05T09:17:09Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > Seems fitting for a park with about a day’s worth of entertainment. Too bad that MK can’t even come close to that. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-to-raise-its-admission-price-from-75-up-to-79/505032.md?page=3)