Disney to sell annual pass good for all its U.S. theme parks
Featured, Jason Garcia, News — By Jason Garcia on March 10, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Disney announced today that it will begin selling new annual passes good for admission to both Walt Disney World and Disneyland.
The “Disney Premier Passport” will cost $700 plus tax and include admission to all four theme parks and both water parks in Orlando and both theme parks in Anaheim, Calif. Sales begin tomorrow.
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger unveiled the pass this morning in remarks to attendees at Disney’s annual shareholder meeting in San Antonio.
Disney says guests already holding premium any style of annual or seasonal passes to both Disney World and Disneyland (excluding Epcot after 4 passes and the promotional four-day “dream” passes) will automatically be issued the new Premier Passport. Guests with annual or seasonal passes to one of the resorts can upgrade “for an additional fee.”
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$700!!!! YIKES!!!!
I’m a seasonal pass holder and really interested in seeing how many people buy these passes. How many people really go back and forth between Fl and Cali that much in just one year? Especially in this kind of economy.
How do you afford it? Well, if, like us, you fly for free and it’s just as easy to spend a weekend in Hawaii as it is to get in the car and drive to Key West from here. We went to all the Disney parks in the world a few years ago (we just happened to be visiting all the locations anyway) and it was a blast! Or how about all the business travelers who commute to LA a lot and have enough frequent flier miles and hotel points to bring the kids? Or the Brits who find it much more reasonable and come visit the US several times a year due to the Pound Sterling – Dollar exchange? I’m not sure I like Disneyland enough to upgrade our WDW Annual Passes, though.
Hey Goldfinger… you’re a bit behind the times, mate. The pound has tanked against the dollar and is at its lowest rate for 18 months. Coming Stateside is more costly to Brits these days. Check your facts BEFORE refuelling your private helicopter next time, pal.
They’d probably receive a stronger response if they were to make both coast’s sites inclusive for the existing price. Without crunching the numbers, I think it would be more profitable with merchandise & food sales. Not too many people can afford to trip bi-coastal Disney in a years time. More would try with a cheaper price.
I actually thought that 700 was not too bad considering the ridiculous pricing of the hopper and LOS tickets. IF you actually go enough or live in the area or somehow afford to bounce between california and florida than sure it is a great deal. But for the rest of us…
So what you’re saying is, if you can afford it, it’s a good deal, but if you can’t, it’s not.
Thanks. Keen analysis.
Don’t get me wrong I absolutly love anything to do with Disney but when is enough, enough with them. It just seems to be getting more out of control.
does this mean the annual premium pass we just purchased is valid?
Only if you also have an AP to Disneyland. From the posting: ‘Guests with annual or seasonal passes to one of the resorts can upgrade “for an additional fee”’. Disney isn’t going to give you anything for free.
what we’re really want to know is when they’re going to begin selling annual passes in an easy payment system, like seaworld and universal. If not easy to spend $400 in this tough times. Does anybody know if Disney really is thinking about this?
I’m with you Mary. Making monthly payments to get Disney tickets would be the way to go. It would make it more affordable for a lot more people!
Like the four park annual pass isn’t overpriced enough! But even Universal has jacked the price of their annual pass renewal up $40 in the middle of a recession so I guess you can’t blame them for trying.
I would be satisfied if my existing 4 park annual pass didn’t have so many “fine print” exclusions to it. Too many exceptions for me to spend any more money on the annual passes anymore.
The Disney chronics will be all over it like white on rice! Those hardcore Disney fanatics who want to feel like they ‘belong’ will buy anything that Disney throws at them. Just look at pin trading; it turns them into addicts.
To all those complaining about the high price of the 4-park annual pass “in these tough times” I just have one question: Did you have the pass when times were better? Doubt it – quit using the recession as an excuse when in reality you’re either too cheap or its just not important to you. Every year, we buy 5 annual passes, two adults and three kids… I don’t make a lot of money, only about $55k, but my kids love it and I enjoy taking them, so its worth it to me and we find the money. Geesh… your daily Starbucks habit costs more than an annual pass would.
And that is good news, because $700 for a 4 people family is $2800 + TAX, please dont tell me the bad news.
For most people budgeting for a vacation in Florida can prove to be quite expensive. Imagine doing so on a Wal-Mart cashiers wage of $8.50 per hour. After nearly three yeaars of saving I, a single father and a Wal-Mart employee am taking my children to Floridq to vacation at Disney – and Wal-Mart doesn’t seem to want to allow me to take unpaid leave to give my children a once in a lifetime vqcation. Their loss – My Children come first.
Seems to me they could offer this pass at no additional price to people who already have the 4-park pass here in Florida … it’s not like we can go to Florida and California at the same time. Going to Cali next spring for a conference and I’d love to squeeze in a visit to Disneyland without having to fork over more money than the $400 I’ve already invested in an annual.
I’m glad my 2 are old enough to know & realize what a ripoff this is. Disney will never get one dime from me ever again!
I would rather see a single park annual pass offered here in Florida. We do not have children and are no longer interested in the water parks and the Magic Kingdom after years of going to them. We are extremely interested in Epcot only passes as the events that occur all year are interesting to us.
They do offer an Epcot only pass for Florida residents only. I believe it’s called “Epcot after 4.” You can go into only Epcot after 4pm. It’s an annual pass for that park for $139 for the year. There are some blackout dates, but it’s during school vacations and times when I personally wouldn’t want to be there anyway. Good Luck. http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/florida-resident-tickets-passes/
I, too, think it’s time Disney started an easy payment system like Universal and Sea World. My family and I finshed our hopper passes after five years and now have no tickets. We can’t afford to shell out that kind of money in this economy. I would rather make monthly payments I can afford in order to get my hopper tickets let alone a seasonal pass.
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Ignore the uncouth bloke above that says the pound has tanked compared to the dollar. It may be at its lowest but Brits still come here in droves and its still a good deal for them compared to many countries.
I forgot to mention. I have had Fla resident seasonal passes to WDW for years and they pay for themselves with the concerts alone. This past year I saw Billie Ocean and Jose Feliciano for FREE.
So soes this mean if you stay in America you can purchase this Annual pass. Is there are limited amount you can use it, if you wanted and didn’t work and money was not an object, you could go to Disney every day of the year and never pay entry??