Has it really gone up that much?

[Farro]

It goes up each year - its nothing to get upset about - Our vacation for 2 with airfair is roughly 12k

We are estimating at least double that for 2021 since we KNOW pricing is going to go up for the 50th anniversary - no big deal really to us - its a businses and prices go up

$24,000...for a vacation to Disney World?

No thanks.

 

[verleniahall]

12k for two people? Are you staying for a month?

And you’re estimating 24k for 2021? Disney is expensive but that’s excessive

2 Weeks over New Years

 

[rangerxenos]

In November 2016, during the free dining promotion, my husband and I and another couple were able to stay at the Boardwalk for five nights with 5-day park hoppers for $3,937.24. We are not planning a trip this year, but just out of curiosity I priced out the same trip under the current free-dining promotion = $4,930.76. Have things really gone up that much in 3 years, or am I doing something wrong? We enjoyed our stay there so much and was very hopeful that we might be able to return someday, but not at these prices.

Yes, it has. I've been going at least once a year for the last decade, and the last couple of years have seen big increases in room prices (and others). I'm actually starting to consider staying offsite again for the first time in 5 years.

 

[rangerxenos]

NOT renewing my Annual Pass this year (for the first time in many) because YES everything at WDW has gone up THAT MUCH.

Yep, I was lucky enough to upgrade a ticket to an AP in May, about a month before the huge AP increase. Once it's up, I'm not renewing it (sneaking in two more trips, though!). Back to one trip a year unless something changes.

 

[skippytx]

In November 2016, during the free dining promotion, my husband and I and another couple were able to stay at the Boardwalk for five nights with 5-day park hoppers for $3,937.24. We are not planning a trip this year, but just out of curiosity I priced out the same trip under the current free-dining promotion = $4,930.76. Have things really gone up that much in 3 years, or am I doing something wrong? We enjoyed our stay there so much and was very hopeful that we might be able to return someday, but not at these prices.

Yes, it's gone up quite a bit as you have noticed. Our 7 day park hopper tickets in 2016 were about 400 a person (1600 for the 4 of us). Same tickets for our 2020 trip are 2200 before tax

Rack rate on the AoA Family suite we stayed in in 2015 have gone from around 300-350 to 480-500+ a night.

Not to mention the large price increases inside the parks for food, drinks, and souvenirs.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Yes, it has. I've been going at least once a year for the last decade, and the last couple of years have seen big increases in room prices (and others). I'm actually starting to consider staying offsite again for the first time in 5 years.

Your post made me think about our trips over the last 5 years. Of our trips with at least an overnight stay, we've stayed offsite 4 times, a combination of onsite/offsite once and onsite once. Out of a total of 27 nights, we've spent 4 onsite and 23 offsite. So we've been at that decision point for awhile for the most part--it's just more pronounced now IMHO.

 

[Darklord77]

But you aren’t comparing apples to apples when you point to a 10-year-old trip that you took when discounts were steep and compare it to a non-discounted package in 2020.

The only deal I received in 2010 was 25% off the room rate. Not really a super-steep discount. My memory is a little fuzzy, but I think the room rate was around $120-140 a night at POFQ in 2010. I paid for an extra night outside of the package price. Any 10 year period is going to have some sort of economic downturn so I guess it's never "apples to apples." If I apply the same 25% room discount to the 2020 package It's still $5,500+. It's still a 110% increase.

You can remove "Disney" from the bold.
There's practically nothing that hasn't gone up tremendously in 10 years. Disney is not alone

I never used bold font in my post? I can't think of a single product that has more than doubled in price since 2010. Disney might not be totally alone, but they are at the very top of the list.

 

[jbehr12]

Im going next week for 5 days with 3 people and its almost 10k with flight. Disney is not a cheap hobby. (Wish it was... lol)

We just got back from GF CL for 8 nights and it was maybe $6,500 for 2 people... for three people 10k makes sense. 12k for two people is luxury. 24k for two people is lunacy.

 

[jennyq87]

We just got back from GF CL for 8 nights and it was maybe $6,500 for 2 people... for three people 10k makes sense. 12k for two people is luxury. 24k for two people is lunacy.

I was going to say the same I can see $10-12k on a nice trip for sure. But dang - we'd have to actively TRY to spend $24k for just the two of us.

 

[AngiTN]

I never used bold font in my post? I can't think of a single product that has more than doubled in price since 2010. Disney might not be totally alone, but they are at the very top of the list.

I used the bold (common practice all over message boards to indicate what post is directly in response to)
I never said that everything doubled in price. Only that everything has gone up. Some a lot, some a little. Bottom line, everything is up
Try reading my post again.

 

[Have3Kids&aHusband]

Yep.... this is why we are celebrating our DH Sweet 16 b-day 6 months early rather than wait to do 6 months after. Her b-day is in Jan. and we didn't want to pay the prices you pay Christmas week. When deciding when to go, we thought either way it isn't near her b-day, so we might as well go next year because it'll just be more in 2021.

 

[stinkpickle]

The TP blog has had some articles about the food price increases over the last 10 years. It's eye opening.

 

[Marionnette]

It’s technically free is you’re one who usually pays rack rates. Some ppl don’t wait for discounts.

If you typically pay rack rate instead of waiting for discounts, you also are not eagerly watching for *free* dining to drop.

Just saying.

 

[SL6827]

We are thinking about doing a short trip in June with just the water parks in mind. Staying off site for the first time ever at WBCreek.

 

[bigbabyblues]

$24,000...for a vacation to Disney World?

No thanks.

That's more than I make in a year. A lot more.

 

[georgina]

And that's why I'm staying offsite in October. 6 nights, less than $100 per night booked on Orbitz, free parking at hotel. I just booked an APH rate at Universal's Cabana Bay for an avg of $100 + tax per night in November. Staying at a Disney Springs resort in Feb. Renting DVC points at BC in May. (Upgrading to a Disney AP in Oct!). There are ways to save on hotels vs Disney exorbitant rack rate prices.

 

[Marionnette]

The only deal I received in 2010 was 25% off the room rate. Not really a super-steep discount. My memory is a little fuzzy, but I think the room rate was around $120-140 a night at POFQ in 2010. I paid for an extra night outside of the package price. Any 10 year period is going to have some sort of economic downturn so I guess it's never "apples to apples." If I apply the same 25% room discount to the 2020 package It's still $5,500+. It's still a 110% increase.

The rack rate at POFQ in 2010 ranged from $168/night for a weeknight during value season to $264/night during holiday season for a standard location room. In 2020, the same room (rack rate) would cost anywhere from $246-$392. That’s an increase of $78-$128/night over an 10-year period, which comes to an increase of about $8-$13/night per year for an average yearly increase of just north of 5% annually.

Now, that’s not a huge increase in rates. Certainly above the rate of inflation but not an outrageous jump. Nothing costs what it did 10 years ago. I wish my health insurance only increased at the same rate as Disney hotel rooms.

 

[MomOTwins]

I was going to say the same I can see $10-12k on a nice trip for sure. But dang - we'd have to actively TRY to spend $24k for just the two of us.

It's not that hard to spend that much TODAY much less several years from now. Stay at a bungalow at the Poly (rack rate around $3,000 a night) for 7 nights (e.g., Poly b), do a VIP tour one day (minimum of $2,975 at the lowest rate available, not including the required tip), and boom, you're t $24,000 before you even account for tickets and food.

 

[DisneyGirlMI]

We just got back from a 11 night stay at a deluxe, with airfare for 5 people that was $10,500. Yes, we had free dining and, yes, sorry folks, free dining saves me a ton. I have 5 “adults” (3 kids over 9). We like to have a sit down for dinner, with a drink, every night. The room discount would have saved me about $1500. The free dining saved me over $3500! If you’re already going to get PHs then the cost of dining is free. And the net savings for me are over $2000 to the room discount. It does work for some. It’s all in how you use it. Oh, and I looked up my room cost per night, from 2 years ago (when my oldest wasn’t a true adult), same timeframe then was $429/night. This time (apples to apples without the extra adult charge) was $457. A $28/night increase in two years. That’s about 6%.

 

[Mainsail Minnie]

It's not that hard to spend that much TODAY much less several years from now. Stay at a bungalow at the Poly (rack rate around $3,000 a night) for 7 nights (e.g., Poly b), do a VIP tour one day (minimum of $2,975 at the lowest rate available, not including the required tip), and boom, you're t $24,000 before you even account for tickets and food.

Relatively few people spend that kind of money, though.