Disneyland is raising its ticket prices for the fifth time in five years. And with the price increase not only comes a new tier but more expensive parking as well. All of which is being done in hopes that Disney can recoup some money lost during the pandemic as well as keep crowds at more consistent rates throughout the year.

Last week, Disneyland announced that they were increasing the price of most of their tickets in a move to get the theme park completely transitioned to dynamic pricing, according to Mercury News. This means that while the base ticket price remains unchanged for off-peak visits to the park, all other tickets increase in price to help put this change into effect.

Instead of there being five tier prices that change based upon if it is summertime, whether it is a weekend, or if it is during the holiday season, according to KTLA, there are now six tiers. The sixth tier is not scheduled to go into effect until March 2022, and to date, there are not any tickets that have been released for that timeframe as of yet.

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The new ticket prices, per the publication, for one-day tickets are as followed:

  • Tier One: $104
  • Tier Two: $119
  • Tier Three: $134
  • Tier Four: $149
  • Tier Five: $159
  • Tier Six: $164

For Parkhopper tickets, the price increase to go from park-to-park in one day is

  • Tier One: $164
  • Tier Two: $179
  • Tier Three: $194
  • Tier Four: $209
  • Tier Five: $219
  • Tier Six: $224

Guests who want to visit the park for multiple days also saw a price jump in their tickets, as those who choose to go to one park for two days now pay $255 versus $235 and Parkhoppers for the same period increased to $315 versus $290.

And, for those who want the three-day park experience, those tickets rose in price as well with $330 and $390 being the prices for single park and the Parkhopper, respectively.

Unfortunately, according to Mercury News, the parking prices have increased as well to land at $30 for those who go to Disneyland for the day. For those who park at the hotels, that rate jumped from $25 to $40 per day.

With the increase in pricing, the theme park hopes to spread out attendance for guests throughout the year to keep numbers more consistent. This is in opposition to there being quieter times during the winter when there is cooler weather and no special events occurring and overcrowding during the summer. The prices are higher during the holidays as well when all Disney parks are decorated, there is more time off, and special events people want to attend.

Having done away with the annual passports, Disneyland introduced the Magic Key program this year, according to KTLA. It essentially is the same thing, but with four different price points depending upon how often people plan to visit the park and where they live. But perhaps in anticipation of a price increase coming, the Magic Key at the top end of the pricing tier that allows people to visit the park as they please, was sold out. As such, all that is left to purchase are Magic Keys with blackout dates throughout the year.

There's no telling how much more tickets for Disneyland will cost. However, as long as people continue to pay, there is no incentive for the Disney Corporation to stop price increases, and to work on their bottom line instead.

Source: Mercury News, KTLA