Do you think that Disney's ticket price raise to $75.00 is too much? This was reported on the news here in Ohio. And it happened today. Its for all of the parks they own.

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A lot of people visit Disney parks on a package deal. Or, they sit through ungodly sales talks about buying time shares and then get free passes to the parks. So I don't imagine there are a whole lot of people paying the $75 fee at the gate - although I could be wrong (it would be the first time this year, but hey - I could be!)

Another thing - most other amusement parks have discounts available too. I've NEVER paid regular price at any park I've ever visited.

75 is too much? I thought 65 Dollars was too much for admission years ago. How much longer until admission is 100 Dollars?

Disney almost never has discounts for tickets , not even at AAA...and too buy an anual pass for Disney is down right insane. But face it, unless people just stop going all together to these places, they will try to squeeze every last cent out of our pockets they can.

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You'd be very surprised at just how many people walk up to the gate and buy a one day admission.

Disney is going to continue to raise prices as long as profits go up. Once they stop going up then ticket prices will remain flat, but who knows when that will ever happen.

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When a 5th park gets built we will see $100.

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That's ridiculous. Didn't they raise prices just last year, too? This is one-day, one-park admission, right?
Although it won't affect me (my family gets either multi-day park hoppers or DVC Annual Passes), I can't imagine how many people were planning on going to WDW for a day and were already dreading paying the arm for admission who will now have to sacrifice their leg as well.
You say this is all parks? What about Disney Paris? Is that 75 Euro? Or is it 75 dollars, only converted into Euros using the current exchange rate?

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They raise their prices 6-8 dollars a year for the last few years.

Disney only gets away with it because of the name "Disney." Imagine if Old Town in Orlando charged 75 dollars, they would go bankrupt in a week.

I'm sure some pople will pay it, but I sure won't. Mickey can finance his cocaine habit on someone else's dime.

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Busch raised their prices earlier this summer, and I'm sure Universal will follow Disney in the following weeks. Orlando's parks will always demand a premium, because they can.

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Yes $75 is a lot. However, Disney does offer a premium experience that you cant get anywhere else. Other parks wont raise thier prices to $75 because thay can't. At least not for several year to come.

So I guess my opinion come to this: " I expect to pay more for a Disney quality experience. However, Holy @#%* $75 is a lot. Let go of my arm and leg already"

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Other than going to Disneyland I've pretty much ignored Disney, especially two years ago. Expedition opened, I stayed just outside the place but ignored it and conquered the rest of Florida.

When it comes to market price I do though state what effect Disney has on it to the GP that may be with me.

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I'm not really all that upset about the $75. Me, My friends & family go for free but anyway. I doubt it will hurt anyone. I would be totally will to pay $75 for a park like Disney and get first class/6 Star treatment. I'm suprised its not more.

People save up all year or years to take a big family vacation at Disney so the majority get multi day passes which is cheaper anyway.

I still can't believe family's from England come and spend a month at WDW and stay at the Grand Floridian.

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I'm glad I got to Disney World (twice) and Disney land (once) when I was younger (and it was cheaper).

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They might as well get rid of 1 day park tickets and sell multi-park passes.

This is scaring me because Shapiro wants to raise pricing at Six Flags parks.

My question is "What is the Limit on Theme Park Admission?"

The limit is however much people will pay. Just like anything else!

Disney is pricing it so you basically have to do the multi day option to make it affordable.

hotels have gone sky high it seems too. We checked rooms in Penn for next year, and they are about $20 more than they were last year!

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Its a very smart move. They have always tried to keep you on property longer so of course you'd spend alot more money. It works.

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So true. If people think it's excessive they won't go.

Honestly, I don't think $75 for WDW is half as crazy as BGE's $60ish. Knoebels' still seems to be the best deal.

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I'm beginning to think more and more that an afternoon (4 hours) of watching a decent college football game at $60-$70 a seat is worth more than what Disney wants for a full day.

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I am sure you guys realize that this is 75 for one park so its 300 for all parks if you were to walk up. Disney charges it becuase they can.. They want you to buy a package deal and stay at there hotels.. The more you are in the park the more mouse ears, face paints, park photos and high priced food you will buy... From what I have seen of the Florida Parks this year, the econemy has not hurt them at all.. BGT been buisy all summer, Disney always buisy, Sea World every time I have been this summer packed, even the new Aquatica, has to close its gates by 10am because they are at capacity..

Will we see 100 admission sure and probably in the next 5 years. I think you will see it first at Univeral where it will be 100 for a 2 park hopper once Harry Potter opens (keep in mind US is at 80+tax for 2 park hopper now).. Then Disney can justify 100 for single park.. Keep in mind that Disney really wants you to buy a vacation like most of the commercials you have seen. You know the kids running to the window and the parents looking on the internet going 1500 we can do that..

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If there goal was to get people like me to stop even considering Disney, and to get totally off my radar, then it was a very smart move. It worked wonderfully.

And if they make a mint off of it, i have no problem with that, either. But I'm not paying 75 bucks to go to ANY park. They can't possibly offer enough to be worth 75 bucks. not to me, at least.

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So true Johnny. That commercial always gets a chuckle from me. My assumption is that to these parents "we can do that" means that their credit card balance is $13,000 and the card's limit is $15,000.

Back to the prices, the more that I think about it, $75 is a great deal.

If I hadn't skipped my last 466 scheduled nicotine dosages over the last 15 days, 12 hours, 30 minutes, and 25 seconds, I would have paid $86.40 for 24 packs that would have shortened my life by 1 days, 14 hours, and 45 minutes.

What's a worse deal than that?

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