A family of four could pay as much as $1,100 to spend the day at Disneyland during the upcoming holiday season — and that’s before shelling out for food or souvenirs, according to a new report.
The sum total — taking into account the latest price hikes at “the happiest place on earth,” which have risen even faster than inflation this year — was calculated for a group of two adults and two children between the ages of 3 and 9.
The family of four would pay $1,086 per day in order to park a car at Disneyland Resort, get the “Genie+” skip-the-line pass, and obtain a “park-hopping” ticket that would allow them to move freely between Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park.
A ticket for anyone above the age of 10 could cost up to $269 per ticket depending on the date on which the family visits. High-demand times including weekends and holidays tend to cost more.
A ticket for a child between the ages of 3 and 9 costs $259 apiece — which includes the “park hopper” option and the “Genie+” fast pass. The parking voucher would set the family back another $30.
Food purchases as well as buying any toys or souvenirs could easily put the total price tag of the trip at around $1,500.
Before Disneyland recently introduced price hikes, it cost the family of four $988 for the same package.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek has come under fire from fans for the price hikes, which have been calculated to be running at a clip of 10%, surpassing the 8.2% increase posted by the US government’s Consumer Price Index last month.
“The bottom line is ‘make more money with fewer people. And we don’t care who we price out to do it’,” Pete Werner, the CEO of Disney fan site wdwinfo.com, told CNN.
“And I’m going to tell you that the quality of the product is less, in my opinion, is less now than it was prior to the pandemic, yet the price has gone up considerably.”
The Post has sought comment from Disney.
A Disney official told CNN that the theme parks wanted to highlight “the positive outcome of a strategy that prioritizes the guest experience.”
“When we focus on delivering a world-class experience, we know our guests will spend more time with us immersed in our stories.”
Earlier this year, Disney raised prices at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
The popular single-day ticket price jumped 6.5% to $164 for admission at one park, while a two-day park hopper pass costs $319, up nearly 9%.
Disney did not change the price of admission for its Florida-based theme parks, including Disney World and Epcot Center.
A single-day pass for those parks cost $109 while a park-hopper option boosts it to $169 for entry after 2 p.m.
Those seeking to enter both parks before 2 p.m. would have to pay $194.
In the last half century, theme park tickets have soared by more than 3,871% — dwarfing the rise in incomes as well as the increase in the cost of gas and rent, according to SJ Data Visualizations.
In August, Disney announced that it generated $7.4 billion in revenue — which is 72% more compared to third quarter of last year.
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