To follow up on my post yesterday about Annual Pass Price Increases, here are some other changes for park access:
- Starting Jan 9, 2024, most ticket holders, including annual pass holders and cast members, will no longer need to make park reservations on certain “good-to-go” dates. No details yet but I imagine they will be the projected lower crowd days.
- At the same time, guests with Park Hopper tickets or Annual Passes can start hopping at any time. You no longer have to wait until after 2pm to hop. If it’s a day that requires a park reservation, you still have to scan into your reserved park first before hopping.
Here are some additional price increases that occurred:
- Standard theme park parking increased from $25 to $30 ($35 for oversized vehicles), which actually matches the parking at other Florida theme parks. Preferred parking ranges from $45-$55 depending on dynamic pricing. It is still free for Disney resort guests and annual pass holders.
- The Memory Maker photo downloads increased from $69 to $75 for one-day access and $169 to $185 for length of trip access, if you buy it before your trip. If you buy it during or after your trip, it goes up from $199 to $210.
- Water park tickets increased to $74 for adults and $68 for children.
- Mini golf tickets increased to $19 for adults but still $12 for children.
- Prices for various snacks, restaurants, and dessert parties have also increased ranging from several cents to several dollars. There are way too many to list them all here but the menus on the Disney World official site and app have been updated to reflect the new prices. Each individual item increase is not too significant but they could add up so plan your food budget accordingly. Note: the Disney Dining Plan also returns in January so this could affect your calculation on whether that plan is worthwhile to you now.
Similar increases were made at Disneyland in California as well. I’ll have a post about those changes coming up next. Stay tuned…
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