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A new rumor indicates that Disney World and Disneyland may be on the verge of a significant change to the way the parks charge for tickets. Which, if true, will add a new item to the checklist of things to consider when planning a trip, and will likely lead to tickets ultimately being more expensive. Currently, Disneyland and Disney World both have a tiered pricing structure.
The price for a ticket on any given day is based on where it falls on the calendar, with days that are expected to be more crowded, like the summer or holiday season months, being more expensive than tickets early in the year or post-summer, which tend to be slower. According to Blog Mickey , Disney Parks in North America are considering a shift to a pricing system comparable to what airlines do, where ticket prices could fluctuate on a daily, or even hourly, basis based on demand.
The recently-introduced Lightning Lane Premiere Pass, which charges a significant premium to skip lines over the standard Lighting Lane system , was also first introduced in Paris. If there was a benefit to the old system, it was that once you knew what days you wanted to visit, you knew what tickets would cost. Buying airline tickets is already a strange and mystical art form. It at least makes some sense that the closer you are to the dates you want to buy tickets, the more expensive they are.
Planning a Disney World trip is already a fairly complicated matter. It's not something one does on a whim. But it's also quite expensive, and people are always looking for ways to save money. Under the current system that simply means choosing to go on days that are cheaper, but if this concept moves forward things won't be so simple.
