Before the pandemic, a ticket to Disneyland cost $104, around two thousand Mexican pesos.
In 2021, Walt Disney World brought in approximately US$16.55 billion.
In 2020, more than 18.5 million people visited the different parks in the complex.
The rise in prices and inflation thanks to the economic crisis we are experiencing today, has reached the happiest place on earth for many. According to figures compiled by a data- tracking company, the price account for Disney World and Disneyland theme parks has increased more than 3,871 percent in the last fifty years,
The Walt Disney World theme parks are undoubtedly the entertainment leaders in this branch, so according to their annual report in 2021, he entered approximately 16 thousand 550 million US dollars thanks to the different parks and vacation complexes that it has around the world.
For its part, a Themed Entertainment Association study, detailed that in 2020, more than 18.5 million people visited the different parks of the Walt Disney World Resort complex, located in the State of Florida. Magic Kingdom, with nearly seven million visitors, was the company’s most visited park.
Disney World Prices
Disney, like many other companies, closed its parks during the Covid-19 pandemic and when they reopened they raised prices to offset some of the losses.
According to a chart from Pie Chart Pirate, an account operated by UK-based consulting firm SJ Data Visualizations showed that theme park ticket prices have skyrocketed steadily since 1971, increasing further through various financial disasters from the 1973 oil crisis to the 2008 financial crisis, which ended with the pandemic.
Likewise, the same graph indicates that in comparison, salaries, as well as the cost of rent and gasoline have increased by percentages well below one thousand percent during the same period of time.
The charts were published by Pie Chart Pirate in a TikTok video, where Disney fans commented on the videomentioning “Isn’t late-stage capitalism magical?”
@piechartpirate Walt Disney World ticket price increase since 1971 #disney #disneyworld #inflation #datatok ♬ Disney-style fanfare-style BGM – harryfaoki
While another wrote that “I remember going to Disney during spring break in 1989. My Florida resident ticket was $19.”
Disney fans have noticed big price increases of late. In October, Disney said it would raise ticket prices at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, California this year. and noted that the popular price of single-day tickets would increase 6.5 percent to $164, which is equivalent to more than three thousand Mexican pesos for admission to a park, while a two-day ticket. While the day pass to jump into the park would cost $319, almost nine percent more.
In terms of merchandiseDisney’s blog Walt Disney World News Today said several items at the Florida-based park are seeing increases ranging from $5 to $15.
Also, according to fan blog Inside the Magic, even ice cream prices have skyrocketed, detailing that Mickey’s Premium Ice Cream Sandwich and Premium Chocolate Covered Bar rose from $5.69 to $5.99.
Disneyland and Disney World patrons have taken to platforms like Reddit and other sites to criticize expensive products.
Disney is not the only brand in this training industry that is being affected by inflation, which is why they have had to adjust prices, where parks like Magic Mountain are also doing it. While Six Flags in California and others are experiencing surcharges on their rates.
In that sense, inflation and the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, the war between Ukraine and Russia, and supply problems are causing many industries to have to adapt in the best way to survive in the face of this global event.
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