Walt Disney World 1-Day Ticket Prices Top $200 for the First Time

Posted: Wednesday October 8, 2025 10:23am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World ticket prices for 2026 will reach new highs, with peak 1-day admission at Magic Kingdom hitting $209 per day. It's the first time a Disney World park ticket has crossed the $200 mark.

During the busiest holiday dates in November and December 2026, Magic Kingdom tickets will reach $209 per day, up from $199 during the same period in 2025. These $200+ tickets will apply only to a handful of dates surrounding Christmas and New Year's week.

Walt Disney World ticket prices are rising across all parks in 2026

Walt Disney World uses date-based pricing, meaning ticket costs vary depending on when you visit. Busier periods, such as holidays, command higher prices, while off-peak months offer lower rates. For example, Magic Kingdom tickets range from $139 in August and September to $209 in late December 2026.

2026 Ticket Pricing by Park

Magic Kingdom: $139 - $209
EPCOT: $134 - $199
Disney's Hollywood Studios: $139 - $204
Disney's Animal Kingdom: $119 - $184

2025 Peak Price Comparison

For reference, peak pricing in December 2025 tops out at:

Magic Kingdom: $199
EPCOT: $189
Disney's Hollywood Studios: $194
Disney's Animal Kingdom: $174

Today's 1-day ticket price increases come alongside a wide range of other adjustments across Walt Disney World. Annual pass prices, Lightning Lane options, premium experiences such as tours and fireworks cruises, and select food and beverage items have all seen price increases.

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Smiley/OCD26 days ago

Only if you’re sitting ringside…

"El Gran Magnifico"26 days ago

Therein lies the issue. When you come to Florida you need to drive like “Florida Man”. “Florida Man” does not need to drive like you.

larryz27 days ago

That particular intersection is engineered for rapid flow, being a major evacuation route for central/southern Florida. So I can see how someone might correlate higher-than-normal traffic at that junction with the implementation or cessation of WDW discounts. Or it could just be Florida drivers mixing badly with a lot of people from other states.

Sirwalterraleigh27 days ago

Absolutely Im just disputing the notion that backup up Florida highways = good disney attendance That was a rather silly premise (not by you)

LittleBuford27 days ago

I think we're saying the same thing, i.e., that the Magic Kingdom is nice to visit on party days before the party begins.

Sirwalterraleigh27 days ago

Nope…actually the best days to go I have no interest in the upsells…but the day of before? It’s been pretty nice

LittleBuford27 days ago

The Magic Kingdom is generally not busy on party days before the party. Perfect time to visit if you have a Park Hopper ticket!

Sirwalterraleigh27 days ago

On October 17th? One would think How was it at 2 in the afternoon? Or the other parks? What’s it’s gonna look like tomorrow or Monday Remember this is the anointed “busy season”

networkpro27 days ago

The price for a single Lapulapu refill is now 18.34 (tax included) an increase of a dollar.

Miss Bella27 days ago

Apparently you can't discuss the economy. Since Disney prices and discounts can't be disconnected from the economy. I think I'll sit this one out.

The Mom27 days ago

October 2025 Price Increases The topic to be discussed.

larryz27 days ago

There are still some places where Columbus Day is observed. If the government were open, it would have been a day off for them. No mail delivery. Some banks closed. Since it's called Columbus, this city's news spells it out: https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/columbus-day-services-impact/

larryz27 days ago

In 2010, Iger went on record in an earnings call saying the goal at theme parks was to "slowly wean our guests off discounting. ... We don't believe that we're dealing with an economy right now that enables us to shut off the discounting immediately." Looks like the only economy they could quit discounting was in the post-pandemic pent-up travel (s)urge...