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Disney World Tickets and Prices
Like most of our budgetary concerns thus far, deciding on the right theme park tickets for
your group is simple at first blush and a bit more complicated once we delve into the spe-
cifics. Let's break it down.
The Magic Your Way base ticket is the name of the basic theme park admission ticket
that Disney offers. The great majority of Disney World visitors will purchase a Magic Your
Way ticket, although some guests return with Annual Passes (good for unlimited admis-
sions throughout the year, sometimes with blackout dates) or have a promotional ticket of
some kind. You may purchase a Magic Your Way ticket with one to ten days of theme park
admissions. The tickets expire 14 days from their first use at Disney World (the day of first
use plus 13 additional days), not from the date of purchase or the date of receipt in the mail.
International visitors, particularly those visiting from the United Kingdom and Europe,
may have additional ticket options. For example, Disney offers a 7, 14, and 21-day Ultim-
ate Ticket to UK and some European visitors, good for admission into all four major theme
parks, in addition to the water parks and each of the minor parks discussed later in this
chapter. The 21-day tickets cost more than $500 each, but may be the best option on a long
vacation as the only other options for those visiting longer than ten days are Annual Passes
or two individual tickets, both of which would likely be even more expensive.
Cost of Magic Your Way Base Tickets
While the cost always goes up to add more days to your base ticket, the cost per day goes
down as you add days.
On June 2, 2013, Disney began charging more for a one-day ticket to Magic Kingdom
than a one-day ticket to the other three major theme parks. Current pricing for tickets of all
lengths is shown in the facing chart, which includes 6.5% sales tax (prices reflect increases
in February 2015).
As you can see, the cost to add the fourth day is about $32 and each day after that is
$10.65. Disney prices their tickets in this way so it is cost-effective to visit the parks for
additional days, which means you will be spending more money on food, souvenirs, and
hotel rooms, which is where the Walt Disney Company makes even more money than on
admission. It also dissuades people from purchasing tickets to other theme parks. After all,
the cost to add the 7th day to your Disney vacation is “only about $10”, compared to $90+
for a one-day ticket to SeaWorld, Universal Studios, etc. Disney keeps its single-day tickets
expensive in order to capitalize on those only spending one day at Disney World.
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