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Disney Boosts Themepark Prices - Again

Walt Disney World has totally revamped its ticket packages. The recently announced pricing plan, which comes on top of an earlier increase, effectively amounts to a yearly price increas of 15% or so. (That's funny the hourly workers didn't get a 15% raise.) Note that in the business trade press, there is much grumbling about Disney theme parks performing poorly. I don't see how this is going to help.

The new packages include extra fees for park hopping (more than one park in a day) and for multi-day tickets that are good for more than two weeks. Thus the back door price increase is even higher for those who want to have flexibility in their schedules.

Under the circumstances, it might be a good idea for Orlando travellers to take this opportunity to take in the Universal parks instead. Universal announced that its ticket prices would remain unchanged.

WDW Update December 6 - 12, 2004