Your next trip to Disney World just got a lot more expensive
Disney World has quietly raised its prices for next year, turning the screws on family vacations.
Walt Disney World put its 2026 tickets on sale on Tuesday, and eagle-eyed observers noticed the costs have ticked up.
Prices for one-day tickets to Disney World in Florida have increased by roughly $10 for January to October 2026, depending on which package visitors choose.
For example, the maximum price for a one-day ticket to Disney's Animal Kingdom rose from $169 in 2025 to $179 in 2026.
Similarly a one-day visit to EPCOT will soon cost $194, up from $184 for tickets for January to October this year.
Disney's Hollywood Studios currently costs up to $184 but will rise to $199 next year - the highest increase of any ticket so far.
A one-day ticket to Magic Kingdom remained constant at $199.
The highest prices could still be yet to come, Disney expert Gavin Doyle, of Mickey Visit, explained.
This is because Disney has not released the ticket prices for November or December 2026 yet. These are usually the busiest months of the year and have the highest priced tickets.
Doyle expects one-day Magic Kingdom tickets for November and December to hit as high as $205 for 2026.
'These higher prices reflect expected demand for the most crowded days at Disney World throughout the year which is typically aligned with school breaks and holidays,' Doyle said of the price increases.
Doyle also pointed out that despite the price increases for the most expensive days, some 2026 dates are actually less expensive than the same period a year before.
'Particularly in July, there seems to have been an acknowledgement that even though these dates are during summer break, they are not the most popular dates of the year and prices are lower,' he explained.
Disney has doubled the cost of its one-day tickets to Disney World in the last decade, adding more than $100 per person, according to Mickey Visit data.
Despite the consistent price hikes, Disney World is still offering an array of discounts to encourage visitors to the park, especially at non-peak times.
Visitor numbers have yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels, and dips in international travel following increased border security and President Donald Trump's threats against countries such as Canada will likely have an effect.
Despite the consistent price hikes Disney World is still offering an array of discounts
Gavin Doyle launched the website Mickey Visit to offer helpful tips to cash-strapped travelers
'I've heard from a number of Canadian visitors who are cancelling US trips, including Disney visits. I expect we'll start to see this showing up in spring break numbers from this year,' Doyle wrote on his blog.
Canadians have begun boycotting American vacations after Trump launched aggressive tariffs against the nation and threatened to make it the '51st state.'
The number of Canadians making trips to the US by car dropped 32 percent in March compared to a year ago, according to new Statistics Canada figures.
It marked the third straight month of declines - including a 23 percent plunge from the month before.
Air travel also took a hit, down 13.5 percent in March year-over-year.
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