Buckle up, folks, this isn’t the kind of news we’re happy to share.
Magic Kingdom
For several reasons such as Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and the amazing fall treats, October at Disney World can be a special time. Unfortunately, it’s also the time of the year when we crash back into reality as Disney World price hikes are announced. That trend is continuing with this latest announcement.
We’ve already learned that ticket prices and food prices have already gone up around the parks, hotels, and more, but now we also know that not even Annual Passholders will be spared.
Disney World Annual Pass
Disney World has raised the price of all Annual Pass tiers, effective immediately. This change also applies to renewal pricing for current Passholders.
Disney World Annual Passholder Entrance
Here’s a look at the updated pricing along with the previous pricing:
- Disney Incredi-Pass: $1,549 (previously $1,449)
- Disney Sorcerer Pass: $1,079 (previously $999)
- Disney Pirate Pass: $829 (previously $799)
- Disney Pixie Dust Pass: $469 (previously $439)
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All but one Annual Pass tier received price increases for renewals, which you can see below:
- Disney Incredi-Pass: $1,229 (pricing stayed the same)
- Disney Sorcerer Pass: $929 (previously $849)
- Disney Pirate Pass: $709 (previously $679)
- Disney Pixie Dust Pass: $399 (previously $369)
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It looks like Incredi-Passholders who want to renew their passes can do so without having to face a price increase. New Incredi-Passholders will have to face that $100 hike, though.
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As a reminder, each tier option has different blackout dates, thus the different pricing. The Disney Incredi-Pass is available to all guests with no blockout dates. The Sorcerer Pass is available to Disney Vacation Club Members and Florida Residents with some blockout dates, while the Pirate and Pixie Dust Passes are only available to Florida Residents — with the most blockout dates.
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The price increases are rolling in, and we’ll continue to keep an eye on the latest updates from Disney World — so stay tuned right here at DFB for all the latest updates.
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I got an annual pass for the first time for our trip earlier in 2024 because the APH discount on the room basically completely offset the cost of the pass (hence eliminating the cost of my tickets). The discounts around WDW were very nice as well, and we enjoyed the Passholder photo op at Disney Springs. But if we’re even able to get our preferred accomodations on our next trip (Cabins at Fort Wilderness) through Disney on an annual passholder discount, we’re unlikely to get a price that competes with renting DVC points, even after factoring in paying for tickets separately. I am petrified of the DVC point rental process, but I know several people who only book their Disney trips that way. So if it’s our only way to get a FW Cabin, or if it’s thousands less than going through Disney (if Disney will even make them available to non-DVC guests), we may be once-and-done annual passholders and new fans of DVC point rental. But even if I do get another annual pass in the future, I won’t be renewing this one, because we don’t plan to visit again until 2026. It makes no sense to renew even at a lower price for a year when we don’t plan to visit.