Disneyland prices are out of control. I have been purchasing Disneyland passport for fifteen years and was very happy with the park until this years price increase. I tried to renew my old premium pass at the old rate and the employees at Disneyland treated me very rudely and didn't care to help me at all. My advice to all, boycott Disneyland for ever and support Knott's Berry Farm. I spent about five thousand Dollars with Disney last year and now Disneyland won't get any more of my money!

I too am seriously dissappointed in the price hikes that Disneyland recently added to their annual passes and parking pass. I am seriously annoyed that when you call to ask why so high they say well because all prices have gone up everywhere or we went over budget in the building of our new attractions and refurbishments or we still have lots of annual passholders still paying the new prices. Seriously I am so upset. Since I have to live down here in So. Cal I wanted to still be able to take my kids to Disneyland on the weekends and casually enjoy the park for the reasonable price we were paying. I asked why in Florida the DisneyWorld resort offered their annual passes for only $169 more which includes parking with it and they said it is cheaper because they have a different clientel. I don't believe anything they are saying and I don't think they have surveyed every person who walks through the Disneyland gates or who is no longer going to be walking through the Disneyland gates. All the other themeparks in Southern California have gone down in price and I think many more southern californians will be going to those places. Did you know that this year sofar the CEO of Disney Mr. Iger has already made $31 milliion? Seriously he could pay for all the upgrades that happened at Disney without them raising prices and he would still have a full wallet of cash. I have never been so dissappointed with anything since we were waiting for the new cars land to open up and now that it is open my family and I will most likely not be able to go. They have all the best rides and options for young children, but seriously they don't have any major discounts like any of the other parks. Even if you look on the websites for travel packages those packages cost more than just buying the tickets from Disneyland direct. What dissappoints me most is that Disneyland's Senior Discount is $1 off the ticket price. That is not a discount that is a coupon. Many senior citizens go to watch their grandchildren go on rides and see them have fun. Many senior citizens due to health problems aren't able to ride the rides and I believe after working for so many years themselves should get at least a 40-50% discount on tickets.
I hope that all the people out there that are still able to go can afford it the next time they remodel the park because pretty soon it will only be for the famous families of Hollywood...that is not what Mr. Walt Disney wanted. and to Jillian who wrote on this page about her mother being an original cast member...so sorry you can no longer afford to go...I think if your mother was an original cast member you should receive some sort of discount...it is not as though people are asking to get in for free...people are just asking for a fair price. But don't call Disney and expect an answer they will just tell you that they feel they are charging a fair price in this recession that is going on and that they have no intentions of changing that pricing. DisneyWorld may be a different park, but still for $452.63 you get all your parking paid for and you can go to Four different parks with that annual pass. Disneyland only offer's you two parks and charges extra on top of your annual pass to go there. So sad that the world has come to this where large corporations charge higher prices during a recession soon the stocks will all crash and maybe, just maybe we can make Disneyland back into the Happiest Place On Earth. With the prices of Food and Souveniers at Disneyland I think that in 6 months time it would have paid for all the renovations and refurbishments that were done in the last year and a half. Apparently the people who run Disney don't ever talk to Walt Disney's Children because I believe they wouldn't be happy with the Disney Corporation either. Disney makes so much money with out the prices of tickets going up that I guess they just felt they needed more in their pockets.

I have had an Annual pass for 5 years. It expired March 20th, 2012....and something just told me in my "gut" not to renew....Yet, if I would have renewed before May 20th, I would have been okay...lol...but, even at that time, I couldn't afford it due to unexpected vet bills, gas prices and just "living" expenses...No one is mentioning it on here, but Disney also raised the price of the parking...It was $99 for annual passholders...They have increased it to $129. That's a $30 increase!...with the big jumps in annual pass prices, their parking, their food and beverages and merchandise as well, when you add it all up, it just isn't worth it anymore. I understand that they have built new attractions and such...but when I called the annual passholder hotline today to ask about all this, the response was, " I know it's hard, but Disneyland is considered a LUXURY for many folks, so they'll have to decide if they can afford that luxury or not into their budgets"...Not a bad answer, a rough dose of reality from a cast member...but spoken in a kindly" Disney-fied" tone of voice....but that was not enough sugar to make the medicine go down any easier... We're in a recession... And yes, the parks were overcrowded because of the monthly payment program, etc,etc...but it still hurts...My mother is one of the original cast members for the vocals/bird calls in The Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland. It is the first animatronic attraction Walt Disney ever created...before Pirates, Haunted Mansion and all of that, this was the pilot and it still stands today as a part of history. But there are no special perks for those with legacy to the parks...it was an independent contract paid out once in 1964 and that was it. They don't let my brilliant singing 75 yr old Mama or me in the parks for free....We're just like everyone else who pays to get in there...now, even we can't afford it....I guess that's what they wanted though, to create an "elite-est" environment for the rich...but it's kinda sad....I so enjoyed walking into the Tiki Room on a visit and hearing my mama rock the house as the lead singing flower during the Luau and throughout the rest of the soundtrack....anyway...it's done now...Disney doesn't care...they're a business and all they care about is making money...so...I'll miss it, but I'm not rich enough to go anymore either...but at least I can have my Mama bust out some birdcalls when I see her...lol...:) For those who can afford to go, I hope they get theirs money's worth. Even if I had the money, I feel so betrayed at the almost $200 price hike to passes and the rest of it, I think I probably wouldn't get a pass just on principal alone....oh well,....Ce la vie, Disney....thank you for 5 years of affordable fun and for giving my mother a place to entertain 1000's of folks every day with her talents....peace

I think I'll take my money and buy an annual pass to Sea World, Universal, Lego Land, Knotts, and take the left over cash to buy food at all of those parks. I'll still probally have money left over..... Screw Disney!!!

Paying an exorbitant amount of money for tickets sure takes the fun out of the "fun park". I understand the need to hike up the prices for park improvements, but can't imagine native Californians visiting Disneyland as often as they used to.

I too am disappointed in Disney raising their prices...with the price of gas and with the way the economy has been, its seems very selfish and out right terrible. I wonder if walt disney were alive today I don't think he would approve.

I love Disney and have enjoyed having a passport for the past two years but next year, I will not be able to renew. Monthly payment or not, $150 is a big increase. Sorry, Disney, but you're ripping us off.

Tired of the price hikes! I am a die-hard Disney fan and go several times a month, but I can't afford a $150 raise in the price of my annual pass! This will be my last passport, and that breaks my heart. I am disappointed in Disney.