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Be prepared to shell out more moola to visit Mickey and co. at The Happiest/Most Magical Place(s) on Earth. All U.S. Disney parks are raising their ticket prices, as announced by the Associated Press via ABC News.
All of these price changes are for one-day admission costs, for the complete list, go here.
Those 10 and older headed to Disneyland or California Adventure in Anaheim, Calif. now must pay $99, bumped up from $96.
Tickets for the 10-and-above set visiting the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Orlando) are now $105, up from $99.
Admission to the other Florida parks - Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom - is now $97, increased from $94.
For children under the age of 10, it is $93 for Disneyland, $99 for the Magic Kingdom, and $91 for all other theme parks.
For perspective, according to News 13 Orlando, a 1-day, 1-adult admission to the Magic Kingdom In October 1971 was $3.50. That analysis also revealed a price increase occurring roughly once a year since then.
Disney bloggers and are sounding off on this latest increase. David Kennedy, who runs the My Disney World Blog, and DisneyPodcast.net commented, "So ticket prices go up yet again. Good? Bad? I'm not sure. It was supposed to be a place for everyone and now it's not. But then it's not out of line with sports events, concerts, and other events."
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