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tified a safe place to keep those unused tickets, we don't think the additional cost is
worth the risk. (We've lost a few of these passes ourselves.)
ANTICIPATING PRICE INCREASES
DISNEY USUALLYRAISES PRICES ONCE AYEAR
,with the last couple ofincreases having
goneintoeffectjustbeforethecrowdsarrived:ThelatesthikecameinFebruary2014,
the three before came in June, and the five before that in August. Price increases have
generally run about 5% a year, but specific ticket categories are frequently bumped
much more. In 2014, the average increase for Base Tickets was 5%, and 4% for add-
on options. (While Disney did discount the Park Hopper option for 1, 2, and 3-Day
Base Tickets by 17%, it increased the No Expiration option by 5-14%.) If you're put-
ting a budget together, assume at least a 5% increase, but know that it could be
much
higher.
A Georgia dad puts Disney's price hikes in perspective:
In the spring of 1983 as a working student, I purchased a [pre-Magic Your
Way] 3-Day Park Hopper for $35 (including tax). Minimum wage was $3.35/
hour, meaning it took less than 11 hours of work to pay for that ticket. With
the latest increase, a 3-Day Base Ticket plus Park Hopper costs $344, or
about
47 hours
of work at today's minimum wage of $7.25/hour
.
A Wayne, Pennsylvania, reader, takes a different tack:
Disney
has
gotten more expensive, and it's a shame that this makes it difficult
for some people to visit. However, the dollar comparison is not accurate, as
Disney was much smaller years ago
.
LILIANE
I keep my partially used tickets in the same place all the time
with my passport, insurance papers, and other travel documents. And I al-
ways keep a copy of my credit card receipt documenting the purchase. I
even make a digital copy, because receipts fade as time goes by.
