The largest ticket sale of the yr is right here for a really restricted time–and in addition simply in time for Pixar Fest at Disneyland and Disney California Journey. Listed here are the main points about how one can save huge on multi-day tickets, together with solutions to continuously requested questions on saving cash on Disneyland tickets.
We’ll minimize to the chase: Get Away Right this moment, our advisable approved third occasion ticket vendor, is operating their well-liked Adults at Youngsters’ Costs Disneyland ticket deal for as a lot as over $50 off per ticket! This deal runs by means of Wednesday, Might 1, 2024 and is legitimate for journey dates by means of the top of this yr on 3-day and longer park tickets. The extra upside to this in case you aren’t touring quickly is that you could lock-in present costs and keep away from future worth will increase that can probably happen later this yr.
To save lots of much more, mix your tickets with any of their Additional Evening Free Resort offers which are obtainable at choose inns close to Disneyland. Along with all of this, there’s a brand new PIXAR50 coupon code to save lots of an additional $50 on any 2-night or longer Disneyland package deal that features no less than two 3-day or longer Disneyland tickets. All three of these offers could be stacked, so select your inns properly (for the reason that additional night time free promo isn’t obtainable in all places) and it can save you huge quantities.
Right here’s a partial checklist of the inns we like that provide additional nights free:
- Westin Anaheim
- Clarion Resort
- Anaheim Marriott
- The Viv Resort
- SunCoast Park Resort
- Fairfield Inn Anaheim Resort
To learn extra about these and plenty of different choices, seek the advice of our Anaheim Resort Critiques & Rankings publish for our favourite inns within the space. We’ve stayed in and reviewed 50+ inns close to Disneyland. These rankings can be receiving a large replace within the coming weeks, however there nonetheless roughly correct for the needs of the additional night time free deal–not one of the above-listed inns can be transferring up or down materially.
For these questioning how this compares to different Disneyland reductions, it’s one of the best basic public supply we’ve seen for the reason that Youngsters’ Ticket low cost that was launched final fall by Disneyland for journey dates this January by means of mid-March (previous to spring break). That was an incredibly whole lot, that we’d positively advocate leaping on if it returns.
My hope is that one thing like that can return this late summer time/early fall low season, however with Halloween beginning early…I’m skeptical. Possibly in Winter 2025? If the deal does come again (and that’s a really huge if), I’d count on greater costs. And naturally, that deal does nothing if you’ll want to purchase park tickets for adults–it was just for children ages 3 to 9 years outdated.
Regardless, I’m undecided we’ll see Disneyland supply that once more–it actually spiked crowds within the parks originally of the yr. Not solely that, however the parks are nonetheless busy and now there are back-to-back-to-back seasonal occasions (Pixar Fest, Halloween, and Christmas) between now and the top of the yr. Given how busy Disneyland has been, it appears like considerations concerning the exhaustion of pent-up demand had been unfounded, and that is simply the brand new regular.
Apart from that and the SoCal resident offers, that is one of the best deal of the yr on Disneyland tickets, and it’s often solely provided for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The important thing distinction between every now and then is that this deal is being launched earlier than the annual worth enhance (which we assume will happen once more in 2024–see under), whereas the Black Friday deal happens after Disneyland raises costs.
Suffice to say, that is an distinctive deal on Disneyland tickets if it really works for your loved ones. We’d additionally add there are stretches of dates primarily proper every so often after this summer time that rank extremely on our Least expensive Occasions to Do Disneyland, which additionally accounts for inns and extra. So you possibly can do an affordable (by Disneyland requirements) journey by pairing tickets with one of the best journey dates.
With all of that lined, we’ll reply a couple of widespread questions on ticket offers at Disneyland…
Is it value shopping for the Genie+ ticket add-on?
Possibly.
For us, it actually comes right down to how lengthy you’re visiting and the way essential rides are to your go to. The shorter the journey, the extra probably we’re to advocate the Genie+ add-on. Should you’re doing an extended journey and also you don’t care as a lot about repeating rides, we’re much less inclined to advocate it.
Should you’ll need Genie+ daily, it’s a no brainer. The advance buy length-of-ticket add-on, particularly on the outdated costs, will prevent more cash and be extra handy than buying it every day. You’ll pay $25 per day as an alternative of a minimum of $30. (Present ‘surge’ pricing for same-day Genie+ is $35, however there’s nothing to say it received’t be greater whenever you go to.)
Genie+ works extremely properly at Disneyland Resort–significantly better than at Walt Disney World–which is an argument for and in opposition to shopping for it size of keep. Most days, it is possible for you to to safe Lightning Lane picks for hottest sights, saving a number of hours as in comparison with ready within the standby traces. The final time we examined Genie+ at Disneyland and DCA, we had been simply capable of make experience reservations for over one-dozen sights, saving roughly over 6 hours in line.
This isn’t an anomaly or unusual consequence. Genie+ is very easy to make use of at Disneyland Resort, and provides you an enormous benefit. Accordingly, it presents nice worth and strategic benefit. Conversely, Genie+ makes it simple to have 1-2 days whenever you “go arduous” on rides, adopted by extra relaxed days the place Genie+ is not vital.
Furthermore, you possibly can nonetheless accomplish quite a bit with out it and with savvy technique, akin to utilizing our Disney Theme Park Touring Plans & Itineraries or Early Entry at Disneyland. Disneyland crowds are usually late-arriving (besides throughout faculty breaks…and summer time is true across the nook) and early-leaving. It’s the center of the day that may be actually tough with out Lightning Lanes.
Genie+ lets you experience many extra sights and get much more bang to your buck. Ultimately, we advocate utilizing quite a lot of methods to expertise headliners by way of the Lightning Lanes and standby traces when wait occasions are decrease! We additionally cowl every little thing you’ll want to know in our Information to Genie+ at Disneyland and Disney California Journey & Lightning Lane FAQ.
What concerning the Park Hopper tickets?
We’re big followers of Park Hopper tickets and suppose it’s definitely worth the added value if your funds permits. The explanation for that is easy: Disneyland and Disney California Journey are actually lower than a soccer discipline aside. It’s simple to leap from one to the opposite, and we do on each single go to.
This lets you hit Radiator Springs Racers very first thing each morning of our journey, after which both proceed the day at Disney California Journey, or head over to Disneyland. It additionally lets you use Genie+ at each parks in a single day, as an alternative of simply at one.
Should you do proceed the day at Disney California Journey, having the hopper lets you go to Disneyland late at night time for the fireworks, or to go over to Disneyland to finish the day, as a result of it’s often open later. You too can bounce backwards and forwards between the parks, making for extra environment friendly touring with out losing time given the proximity of the parks to 1 one other.
With that mentioned, in case you have babies who received’t keep up late or aren’t involved about having probably the most environment friendly day potential, choosing Park Hopper is likely to be a waste of your cash. Not like Walt Disney World, neither Disneyland nor DCA are half-day parks. You’ll be able to simply spend over a day in each gates with out operating out of issues to do, so there’s no strict “want” to bounce round.
As all the time, there’s actually nobody dimension matches all reply. We love the Park Hopper choice and may’t think about not doing each parks in the identical day, however others may take a extra laid again strategy. (We’re additionally locals who typically change parks simply to eat, so it’s positively a YMMV kinda factor.)
Are there reductions on single-day tickets?
No.
Licensed ticket sellers don’t supply any financial savings on 1-day tickets. You may as properly purchase instantly from Disney.
This explicit deal is just for tickets which are 3-days and longer, however Get Away Right this moment and different approved ticket sellers additionally supply offers on 2-day tickets. The financial savings aren’t nice, however it’s higher than nothing.
If costs go up once more between now and my journey dates, do I’ve to pay the distinction?
No.
The great thing about shopping for now to lock-in costs is that you just safeguard in opposition to future worth will increase. Even at immediately’s greater rates of interest, placing your cash to make use of by buying park tickets to make the most of financial savings will “outperform” a high-yield financial savings account (based mostly on the historic percentages of previous worth will increase). You may be capable to do higher with U.S. Treasuries relying upon the period and tickets you’d purchase.
When is the following worth enhance most probably?
October 11, 2024. That’s a really particular date, however it’s when costs went up each this yr and final yr. The probabilities of a three-peat for October 11 are literally pretty low–that’s a Friday and main modifications like this usually occur earlier within the week. However previous precedent is what it’s, and we’d be remiss if we didn’t level out that it’s been October 11 for the final two years.
Though October 11 was the magic date in 2022 and 2023, the following worth enhance may happen anytime between the top of September and mid-October, proper across the time Disney’s new fiscal yr begins. October can also be now some of the well-liked months of the yr at Disneyland, so the corporate may choose to maneuver the worth enhance ahead and capitalize on that.
My cash is on the worth enhance occurring earlier than October 11, not after. With Halloween beginning early this yr (late August), I may see the rise being moved ahead by as a lot as a month. Mainly, I’d purchase someday earlier than September 2024 to lock-in present costs. And since this deal is going on now, shopping for now makes probably the most sense.
We all the time advocate buying tickets sooner reasonably than later if you already know you’re going to be visiting Disneyland. Buying now will “future proof” in opposition to extra worth will increase within the subsequent year-plus. Costs have gone up no less than as soon as yearly yearly of the final decade. That was true even for the year-plus when the parks had been closed–they managed to sneak in worth will increase shortly earlier than closing and after reopening.
With that mentioned, pent-up demand is truly fizzling out and Disneyland is experiencing a slowdown as in comparison with the final two years. So it’s potential that Disney will hit pause on worth will increase in 2024. (Walt Disney World is a couple of yr forward of Disneyland when it comes to pent-up demand exhaustion, and WDW didn’t increase tickets in 2023 and the 2024 worth enhance doesn’t take impact till the beginning of 2025.) We wouldn’t guess on it, however we additionally wouldn’t guess in opposition to it.
Planning a Southern California trip? For park admission offers, learn Ideas for Saving Cash on Disneyland Tickets. Study on-site and off-site inns in our Anaheim Resort Critiques & Rankings. For the place to eat, take a look at our Disneyland Restaurant Critiques. For distinctive concepts of issues that’ll enhance your journey, take a look at What to Pack for Disney. For complete recommendation, seek the advice of our Disneyland Trip Planning Information. Lastly, for guides past Disney, take a look at our Southern California Itineraries for day journeys to Los Angeles, Laguna Seaside, and plenty of different SoCal cities!
Your Ideas
Will you be benefiting from the Adults at Youngsters’ Costs at Disneyland ticket deal? Or are you ready for a distinct particular supply, maybe hoping for a return of the Youngsters’ Ticket Deal from earlier this yr? Any questions? We love listening to from readers, so please share some other ideas or questions you could have within the feedback under!
