ticket price increase

[dnewton]

I received an announcement from Mousesavers reminding everyone that ticket prices went up the 2nd Sunday in June last year. With a trip planned for Nov, I wanted to get my tickets before any increase. I talked to Disney reservations yesterday (5/7) about adding tickets to my room only reservation. The person told me that if I added the tickets now (before the increase), I would pay the current price and not have to pay the difference if/when they go up. I told her I was hoping FD would come out for my dates-which it did last year in August-and she said we could add that without having to change our package and be subject to the price difference.

I wanted to let anyone know if you're traveling during the fall when FD has been offered in the past, I would suggest adding tickets now. There's really nothing to lose because you can cancel or modify your reservation outside of 45 days before arrival with no penalty. I usually buy our tickets from UT, but with FD, I wouldn't be able to do that. If for some reason it's not a promotion, I can always cancel the ticket portion and buy from UT for less.

[George]

I'd wait until the announcement is actually made to add/purchase tickets. They're not going to increase prices without warning. You'll have time to move on it then.

[pfalcioni]

I agree with George, they will give you at least a week from the time they announce until the time the price increases. If I recall correctly, last year's increase was earlier than usual? So this year's may be back to the old (later) schedule, or around the same time, no one knows yet.

[JulieC]

Good to know, I got the same e-mail as well. I was slightly fidgety about buying our tickets right.this.second. I've been planning to buy them next week after my credit card closes for the month for months, then I get this sky-is-falling e-mail. They can just hold their horses!

[bnoble]

There usually is some notice, but I remember it being as short as a few days last time.

I get this sky-is-falling e-mail

Recall that UCT is a MouseSavers sponsor. I'm sure UCT would not mind if people bought tickets sooner rather than later, and I bet MouseSavers would be happy if UCT were happy.

[JulieC]

Yep, I'm sure sooner is better from their POV. Unless they send another e-mail saying the prices are going up in the next week, they can still wait for the 17th for me.

[dnewton]

I'm not thinking the price is going up this week or anything, but 2nd week of June is just a month away. It was a good reminder to me that even though my trip is 6 months away, I shouldn't let the price increase sneak up on me. I know I need tickets, so why not save a few dollars (probably $50+) for the set of 4. I just wanted to give everybody a heads up. I would think just to keep an eye/ear out for talk when it gets closer to June. It was August the years previous to last.

[WDW Vet]

I received an announcement from Mousesavers reminding everyone that ticket prices went up the 2nd Sunday in June last year. With a trip planned for Nov, I wanted to get my tickets before any increase. I talked to Disney reservations yesterday (5/7) about adding tickets to my room only reservation. The person told me that if I added the tickets now (before the increase), I would pay the current price and not have to pay the difference if/when they go up. I told her I was hoping FD would come out for my dates-which it did last year in August-and she said we could add that without having to change our package and be subject to the price difference.

I wanted to let anyone know if you're traveling during the fall when FD has been offered in the past, I would suggest adding tickets now. There's really nothing to lose because you can cancel or modify your reservation outside of 45 days before arrival with no penalty. I usually buy our tickets from UT, but with FD, I wouldn't be able to do that. If for some reason it's not a promotion, I can always cancel the ticket portion and buy from UT for less.

OK, if you have a room only reservation you can add tickets (KTTK) and since you bought the tickets (paid in full) before the increase you won't have a price increase in the tickets. Now adding dining needs to be a package and booked with Walt Disney Travel so you have to cancel that res and refund the tix purchase. If you have $200 deposit on a WDT reservation your ticket price is guaranteed at the booking date rate. You mention that "there's really nothing to lose because you can cancel or modify your reservation outside of 45 days before arrival with no penalty. I usually buy our tickets from UT, but with FD, I wouldn't be able to do that. If for some reason it's not a promotion, I can always cancel the ticket portion and buy from UT for less." So I assume the Disney res agent was talking about a package since a package has a 45 day stipulation where a room only is a 5 day cancellation. So yes you are right but only that you can cancel the whole reservation but then it needs rebooked as a room only. You can't cancel the ticket portion only. You can then buy the tix from UT but you will pay the tix increase price. So you need to decide to pay a tix price before the increase on a WDT package and if no dining does not happen your fine or change to the room only and later on and buy the Tix from UT and hope their discount is better than the price increase difference.

[blyday]

I agree with George that there really isn't any need to jump on it immediately. Of course, being aware that it might increase in June is a good thing. Last year, it was such as surprise because Disney had been doing it in August for so many years. And of course....it really threw me for a loop because I was out in Utah for my dad's funeral and not as in-touch with what was happening so it became a stressor I really didn't need added to my life right then. Of course......I have no plans to have anything like that happen this year so of course.....Disney will likely wait until August (LOL).

And just to add a little to what Vinnie is saying.....since your ticket prices will increase at UT as well as at Disney....waiting to purchase those until later on isn't going to save you so I would either get them in a package so you can get the free dining if it comes out or do a room only and purchase from UT. Once you go through the process of cancelling your package and rebooking a room only and then purchase the increased UT tickets.....you probably aren't saving anything at all....if not spending more.

[bnoble]

since your ticket prices will increase at UT as well as at Disney....

You can't count on it, but usually UT will have "old" prices for several days after Disney's go up.

[blyday]

You can't count on it, but usually UT will have "old" prices for several days after Disney's go up.

This is true. I guess I was responding more to the comment about cancelling at the 45 day mark which would be well past "several days"....more like over a month so chances of those "old" tickets still being around will be slim.

[bnoble]

Gotcha. Yes, that plan doesn't make much sense.

[bapmom]

Does anyone have a guess on how much the price increase might be? What has it been percentage-wise (ball park is fine) in past years? Just curious how big of a deal it is to get tickets before the price increase.

[DoctorK]

This site has all of the increases going back to the 70's:

http://allears.net/tix/tixpix10.htm

[bapmom]

I should have known. Not only is the information out there but in a wide range of formats to suit all types of questions. Thanks!