Final week, Disney elevated ticket costs for the rest of 2024 and 2025 at Disneyland and California Journey. With this 1-day, multi-day, Park Hopper, Annual Cross, and Lightning Lane Multi-Cross prices at the moment are up nearly throughout the board. That’s the dangerous information.
The excellent news is that Get Away Right now, our advisable licensed third social gathering ticket vendor, nonetheless has tickets on the “outdated” costs. By buying your Disneyland park tickets by way of them, you may lock within the earlier pricing and save considerably on multi-day tickets! As in comparison with post-price enhance, it can save you as much as $125 per ticket. (Clearly, financial savings fluctuate based mostly on ticket kind–the longer the length, the extra you save.)
The underside line is that purchasing tickets by way of Get Away Right now earlier than Monday, October 21, 2024, you’re going to get the perfect costs. We’ve obtained questions on whether or not to attend for Black Friday, Disneyland’s upcoming children’ particular, or the possible Winter 2025 deal. The reply to most questions is: don’t wait, purchase now earlier than the Oct. 21 deadline. With that mentioned, there is a little more to it than that–and now we have recommendation for each potential guests who haven’t purchased tickets in addition to those that already bought…
What if I already purchased tickets–is there something I can do?
When you’ve already paid in-full in your tickets, you’ve already locked-in the bottom value! No must do the rest.
With that mentioned, for those who already purchased tickets and now need to improve your tickets to incorporate Lightning Lane Multi Cross on the “outdated” value of $30 per day, you are able to do that. And we’d advocate doing that! You’ll have to make new theme park reservations, so simply be certain your dates are nonetheless accessible (each single date on the calendar at present is) earlier than calling Get Away Right now to make the change.
What if I don’t know the dates I’m doing Disneyland?
When you don’t know if you’re going, simply enter a normal date with a purpose to buy your tickets. The date you enter isn’t tied to a theme park reservation (which nonetheless must be made); the dates you select are versatile. Simply just remember to really do plan on visiting between now and the top of 2025!
Will ticket costs be cheaper throughout Black Friday or Cyber Monday gross sales?
Get Away Right now has suggested us that they’ll have a Black Friday sale however the costs throughout that won’t be higher than locking within the present “outdated” costs. That’s completely in line with previous precedent throughout all licensed ticket sellers–their offers are at all times greatest throughout this window, surpassing even the Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials.
Children are probably a special story. Disneyland introduced that there’s going to be a particular children’ ticket provide starting October 22, 2024. Throughout that, visitors should buy a toddler’s ticket to Disneyland Resort theme parks for as little as $50 per youngster, per day legitimate to be used from January 7 via March 20, 2025.
For probably the most half, households touring throughout these dates should purchase their tickets for anybody ages 10+ now after which buy their youngster tickets for journey these dates on October 22, 2024. Nonetheless, there’s one massive exception for the gamblers on the market, as mentioned beneath…
What concerning the possible Winter and Spring 2025 ticket deal?
This ticket deal will nearly definitely be supplied once more. There’s no motive to imagine in any other case, particularly as pent-up demand continues exhausting itself. The true query is whether or not this provide will likely be solely for Californians or accessible to most people.
For the previous couple of years, the cadence of California resident ticket offers has been SoCal financial savings for early January via early June journey dates. This ticket deal has been launched yearly for the final decade-plus, and there’s no motive to imagine it’ll materially differ in 2025. A minimum of, when it comes to the date vary, which was January 2 via June 2 this yr. Right here had been this yr’s costs:
- 3-Day, 1-Park Per Day Ticket for admission Monday via Thursday solely – $225
- 3-Day, 1-Park Per Day Ticket for admission any day – $275
Once more, the large query mark is who will likely be eligible? Prior to now, this has by no means been for anybody besides Southern California residents. Nonetheless, pent-up demand has now been absolutely exhausted and Disneyland took the unprecedented step of increasing the Californian ticket deal that’s supplied yearly in the summertime to most people.
Personally, I believe it’s unlikely that Disney will go from a SoCal ticket deal to a normal public provide. That is very true with the Disneyland seventieth Anniversary Celebration and return of Paint the Night time Parade on the horizon. These choices will possible be greater than sufficient to offset the declining pent-up demand.
The intermediate step, and one which makes extra sense, is increasing from Southern Californians to all Californians. However you by no means know. All of it relies upon upon how a lot of a slowdown they’re anticipating in 2025, how a lot of an impression this children’ ticket deal is predicted to make, and whether or not there are some other levers they will pull. It wouldn’t be the primary time for Disneyland to carry again a parade and get overly aggressive with ticket offers–precisely the identical factor occurred in Winter 2017!
Ready for this ticket deal for those who don’t reside in Southern California is a big gamble, particularly since there’s zero precedent for it to be prolonged to most people and it in all probability gained’t be introduced till just a few days after Cyber Monday. With that mentioned, it’s attainable–extra so than ever given the summer season/fall ticket deal–so for those who’re an enormous gambler, it’s some intriguing meals for thought.
What about Walt Disney World tickets?
Up to now in 2024, Walt Disney World ticket costs haven’t elevated, nor did they go up final October for normal tickets. Costs for present tickets haven’t elevated since December 2022, which is the primary time within the 15 years we’ve been monitoring costs when there was not an annual enhance.
Walt Disney World has already elevated ticket costs for 2025. This did not apply to tickets for 2024, which was sudden and unprecedented–ticket value will increase usually take impact instantly. Given this, we’re not anticipating a rise on 2024 park tickets at any level. We do nonetheless anticipate tickets for October via December 2025 to be launched very, very quickly–and to value greater than 2024 tickets for comparable dates. However there’s nothing you are able to do at this level to safeguard towards that, sorry.
As a normal rule, it’s at all times a good suggestion to purchase tickets early to lock-in present pricing. On this case, you’re not up towards a deadline–there’s no “outdated” pricing on Walt Disney World tickets to benefit from now. Our greatest guess is that Walt Disney World won’t enhance present ticket costs till October 2025, however even that’s not a given. Epic Universe actually throws a monkey wrench into issues.
When is the following Disneyland value enhance almost certainly?
October 8, 2025. That’s a really particular date, however it’s kind of when costs went up in every of the final three years. It’s normally across the first week in October, on both Tuesday or Wednesday. That’s been the previous precedent for the previous couple of years (October 11, 11, 8) and it’s extra possible than not that historical past will repeat itself inside just a few days of that mark.
The percentages are excessive of a rise in Fall 2025. It might happen anytime between the top of September and mid-October, proper across the time Disney’s new fiscal yr begins. October can also be now some of the well-liked months of the yr at Disneyland, so the corporate might decide to maneuver the value enhance ahead and capitalize on that.
We at all times advocate buying tickets sooner slightly than later if you already know you’re going to be visiting Disneyland. Buying now will “future proof” towards further value will increase within the subsequent year-plus. Costs have gone up at the very least as soon as yearly yearly of the final decade. That was true even for the year-plus when the parks had been closed–they managed to sneak in value will increase shortly earlier than closing and after reopening.
With that mentioned, pent-up demand is truly fizzling out and Disneyland is experiencing a slowdown as in comparison with the final two years. So it’s attainable that Disney will hit pause on value will increase in 2025. However they didn’t this yr, and the seventieth Anniversary plus Paint the Night time will possible be sufficient to drive robust attendance.
Are there reductions on single-day tickets?
No.
Approved ticket sellers don’t provide any financial savings on 1-day tickets. You would possibly as properly purchase instantly from Disney.
If costs go up once more between now and my journey dates, do I’ve to pay the distinction?
No.
The great thing about shopping for now to lock-in costs is that you simply safeguard towards future value will increase. Even at at present’s larger rates of interest, placing your cash to make use of by buying park tickets to benefit from financial savings will “outperform” a high-yield financial savings account (based mostly on the historic percentages of previous value will increase). You would possibly have the ability to do higher with U.S. Treasuries relying upon the length and tickets you’d purchase.
Are discounted Disneyland tickets accessible wherever else?
Sure.
We advocate Get Away Right now on this publish as a consequence of their customer support, value adjustment coverage, and by advantage of providing the bottom costs to DTB readers. Nonetheless, the opposite licensed ticket brokers talked about in our Cash-Saving Information to Disneyland Tickets ought to likewise have “outdated” stock left for a restricted time.
Is it value shopping for the Lightning Lane Multi-Cross (LLMP) ticket add-on?
Perhaps.
For us, it actually comes right down to how lengthy you’re visiting and the way vital rides are to your go to. The shorter the journey, the extra possible we’re to advocate the Lightning Lane Multi-Cross add-on. When you’re doing an extended journey and also you don’t care as a lot about repeating rides, we’re much less inclined to advocate it.
When you’ll need LLMP each day, it’s a no brainer. The advance buy length-of-ticket add-on, particularly on the outdated costs, will prevent more cash and be extra handy than buying it every day. You’ll pay $30 per day as an alternative of a minimum of $35, which is has been the brand new baseline since value will increase. (We’re absolutely anticipating it to hit $40 to $50 through the peak season round Thanksgiving, Christmas, and NYE.)
Lightning Lane Multi-Cross works extremely properly at Disneyland Resort, which is each an argument for and towards shopping for it size of keep. Most days, it is possible for you to to safe Lightning Lane alternatives for hottest points of interest, saving a number of hours as in comparison with ready within the standby strains. The final time we examined LLMP at Disneyland and DCA, we had been simply capable of make journey reservations for over one-dozen points of interest, saving roughly over 6 hours in line.
Lightning Lane Multi-Cross is very easy to make use of at Disneyland Resort, and offers you an enormous benefit. Accordingly, it provides nice worth and strategic benefit. Conversely, LLMP makes it simple to have 1-2 days if you “go onerous” on rides, adopted by extra relaxed days the place LLMP is now not crucial.
Furthermore, you may nonetheless accomplish lots with out it and with savvy technique, resembling utilizing our Disney Theme Park Itineraries or Early Entry at Disneyland. Lightning Lanes allow you to journey many extra points of interest and get much more bang in your buck. In the long run, we advocate utilizing quite a lot of methods to expertise headliners by way of the Lightning Lanes and standby strains when wait instances are decrease! We additionally cowl every part you want to know in our Information to Lightning Lane Multi-Cross at Disneyland and Disney California Journey.
What concerning the Park Hopper possibility?
In case your finances permits, we’re big followers of Park Hopper tickets and suppose it’s definitely worth the added value. The explanation for that is easy: Disneyland and Disney California Journey are actually lower than a soccer area aside. It’s simple to leap from one to the opposite, and we do on each single go to.
This lets you hit Radiator Springs Racers very first thing each morning of our journey, after which both proceed the day at Disney California Journey, or head over to Disneyland. It additionally lets you use Lightning Lane Multi-Cross at each parks in a single day, as an alternative of simply at one.
When you do proceed the day at Disney California Journey, having the hopper means that you can go to Disneyland late at night time for the fireworks, or to move over to Disneyland to finish the day, as a result of it’s normally open later. It’s also possible to bounce backwards and forwards between the parks, making for extra environment friendly touring with out losing time given the proximity of the parks to at least one one other.
With that mentioned, in case you have babies who gained’t keep up late or aren’t involved about having probably the most environment friendly day attainable, choosing Park Hopper may be a waste of your cash. As at all times, there’s actually nobody measurement suits all reply. We love the Park Hopper possibility and might’t think about not doing each parks in the identical day, however others would possibly take a extra laid again strategy. Furthermore, every park has greater than sufficient to fill a whole day.
Planning a Southern California trip? For park admission offers, learn Suggestions for Saving Cash on Disneyland Tickets. Study on-site and off-site accommodations in our Anaheim Resort Evaluations & Rankings. For the place to eat, try our Disneyland Restaurant Evaluations. For distinctive concepts of issues that’ll enhance your journey, try What to Pack for Disney. For complete recommendation, seek the advice of our Disneyland Trip Planning Information. Lastly, for guides past Disney, try our Southern California Itineraries for day journeys to Los Angeles, Laguna Seashore, and tons of different locations!
YOUR THOUGHTS
Are you buying park tickets for Disneyland in late 2024 or 2025 by October 21 with a purpose to lock-in the “outdated” costs? What do you consider these value will increase to Disneyland tickets? Ideas on shopping for the Park Hopper add-on or Lightning Lane Multi-Cross at Disneyland Resort? Will you continue to be visiting the parks this yr, or are you priced out? Do you agree or disagree with our evaluation? Any questions we may help you reply? Listening to your suggestions–even if you disagree with us–is each fascinating to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas beneath within the feedback!