Last Chance to Buy Disneyland Tickets at “Old” Pre-Increase Prices for 2025-2026

Disney just raised ticket prices for the remainder of 2025 and 2026 at Disneyland and California Adventure. Costs of 1-day, multi-day, Park Hopper, Annual Pass, and Lightning Lanes are now up across the board. Here’s a deeper dive into the bad news.

The good news is that Get Away Today, our recommended authorized third party ticket seller, still has tickets at the “old” prices. By purchasing your Disneyland park tickets via them, you can lock in the previous pricing and save significantly on multi-day tickets! These prices are available via Get Away Today through Monday, October 20, 2025–act fast and buy by then to get the best prices.

As compared to post-price increase, you can save up to $111 per ticket. Savings vary based on ticket type (there are ranges for each ticket type below), with the biggest savings being on a 5-Day Disneyland Resort Park Hopper Ticket with Lightning Lane Multi Pass, because that saves on both admission and LLMP since both just went up with the latest wave of increases.

It’s worth emphasizing that you can purchase Disneyland tickets at the pre-increase (lower) prices for travel now through January 12, 2027, so long as the first day of use is by December 31, 2026. As there will almost assuredly be another price increase in October 2026, you can effectively lock-in back-dated prices from prior to two price increases if you’re visiting between (approximately) October 7, 2026 and January 12, 2027. If you know you’re traveling between now and early 2027, buying tickets now is a pretty much a no-brainer, with a few limited exceptions discussed in the FAQ below.

Here are the savings based on adult ticket type over current gate pricing:

• 5-Day Tickets: Save $46 – $111
• 4-Day Tickets: Save $39 – $83
• 3-Day Tickets: Save $39 – $69
• 2-Day Tickets: Save $18- $40

We’ve received questions about whether to wait for Black Friday or other potential deals. The answer to most questions is: don’t wait, buy now before the deadline. With that said, there is a bit more to it than that–and we have advice for both prospective visitors who haven’t bought tickets as well as those who already purchased…

What if I already bought tickets–is there anything I can do?

If you’ve already paid in-full for your tickets, you’ve already locked-in the lowest price! No need to do anything else.

With that said, if you already bought tickets and now want to upgrade your tickets to include Lightning Lane Multi Pass at the “old” price, you can do that. And we’d recommend doing that! You will have to make new theme park reservations, so just make sure your dates are still available before calling Get Away Today to make the change.

What if I don’t know the dates I’m doing Disneyland?

If you don’t know when you’re going, just enter a general date in order to purchase your tickets. The date you enter is not tied to a theme park reservation (which still needs to be made); the dates you choose are flexible. Just make sure that you actually do plan on visiting between now and January 12, 2027 (with a first visit before the end of 2026).

Will ticket prices be cheaper during Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales? 

Get Away Today has advised us that they will have a Black Friday sale but the prices during that will NOT be better than locking in the current “old” prices. That’s entirely consistent with past precedent across all authorized ticket sellers–their deals are always best during this window, surpassing even the Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials.

Kids and California residents are potentially a different story. The latter has already been announced (see below), but the former has not. That is curious, because last year, the kids ticket deal was was announced by now. We still expect that deal to be announced at a later date, but there’s no guarantee of that.

For reference, this year’s version of that discount offered child’s tickets to Disneyland for as low as $50 per child, per day valid for use from January 7th through March 20th. Those were more or less the dates last year, too.

What about the Winter and Spring 2026 ticket deal?

The good news is that Disneyland announced this deal early (pretty much in place of where/when the kids deal would normally be revealed), so we have specifics for this.

The Winter & Spring 2026 California resident deal offers over 50% off on a 3-Day Park Hopper Ticket to enjoy both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park for just $83 per day, $249 total. These Park Hopper tickets will go on sale starting December 3, 2025 and will be valid for visits from January 1, 2026 through May 21, 2026.

This is a fantastic deal, especially if you want the Park Hopper add-on, which we recommend (see below). This is actually the cheapest version of this deal we’ve seen since 2018-2019 on Park Hoppers, and it’s available to all Californians–not just Southern California residents. If you reside in California and this suits your needs, buying this once it’s available is better than regular tickets at the “old” prices.

Are there discounts on single-day tickets? 

No.

Authorized ticket sellers don’t offer any savings on 1-day tickets. You might as well buy directly from Disney. For money-saving tips on single-day tickets, see Cheapest Dates to Visit Disneyland in 2025-2026. That has a list towards the top highlighting the least-expensive 1-day tickets from now through April 2026!

If prices go up again between now and my travel dates, do I have to pay the difference? 

No.

The beauty of buying now to lock-in prices is that you safeguard against future price increases. Even at today’s higher interest rates, putting your money to use by purchasing park tickets to take advantage of savings will “outperform” a high-yield savings account (based on the historical percentages of past price increases). You might be able to do better with U.S. Treasuries depending upon the duration and tickets you’d buy.

Is it worth buying the Lightning Lane Multi-Pass (LLMP) ticket add-on?

Maybe.

It really comes down to how long you’re visiting and how important rides are to you. The shorter the trip, the more likely we are to recommend the Lightning Lane Multi-Pass add-on. If you’re doing a longer trip and you don’t care as much about repeating rides, we’re less inclined to recommend it.

If you’ll want LLMP every day, it’s a no brainer. The advance purchase length-of-ticket add-on, especially at the old prices, will save you more money and be more convenient than purchasing it each day. You’ll pay $32 per day instead of no less than $37, which is has been the new baseline since price increases. (We’re expecting LLMP to hit $45 to $50 during the peak season around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and NYE.)

Lightning Lane Multi-Pass works incredibly well at Disneyland Resort, which is both an argument for and against buying it length of stay. Most days, you will be able to secure Lightning Lane selections for most popular attractions, saving several hours as compared to waiting in the standby lines. The last time we tested LLMP at Disneyland and DCA, we made ride reservations for roughly one-dozen attractions, saving roughly 5-6 hours in line.

Lightning Lane Multi-Pass is really easy to use at Disneyland Resort, and gives you a huge advantage. Accordingly, it offers great value and strategic advantage. Conversely, LLMP makes it easy to have 1-2 days when you “go hard” on rides, followed by more relaxed days where LLMP is no longer necessary.

Meaning that Lightning Lane Multi-Pass for $32 per day times 3 costs less than LLMP for $45 times 2. Honestly, if that ends up the pricing, we’d take that third day of LLMP for the extra $6. It also can be nice to take a more leisurely Lightning Lane pace every single day, as opposed to “going hard” for a couple of days.

You can still accomplish a lot without Lightning Lanes and with savvy strategy, such as using our Disney Theme Park Itineraries or Early Entry at Disneyland. Lightning Lanes enable you to ride many more attractions and get a lot more bang for your buck.

In the end, we recommend using a variety of strategies to experience headliners via the Lightning Lanes and standby lines when wait times are lower! We also cover everything you need to know in our Guide to Lightning Lane Multi-Pass at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.

What about the Park Hopper option?

If your budget allows, Park Hopper is worth the added cost. The reason for this is simple: Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are literally less than a football field apart. It’s easy to jump from one to the other, and we do on every single visit.

This allows you to hit Radiator Springs Racers first thing every morning of our trip, and then either continue the day at Disney California Adventure, or head over to Disneyland. It also enables you to use Lightning Lane Multi-Pass at both parks in a single day, instead of just at one.

If you do continue the day at Disney California Adventure, having the Park Hoppers allows you to go to Disneyland late at night for the fireworks, or to head over to Disneyland to end the day, because it’s usually open later. You can also bounce back and forth between the parks, making for more efficient touring without wasting time given the proximity of the parks to one another.

With that said, if you have small children who won’t stay up late or aren’t concerned about having the most efficient day possible, opting for Park Hopper might be a waste of your money. As always, there’s really no one size fits all answer. We love the Park Hopper option and can’t imagine not doing both parks in the same day, but others might take a more laid back approach. Moreover, each park has more than enough to fill an entire day.

When is the next Disneyland price increase most likely? 

October 7, 2026. That’s a very specific date, but it’s more or less when prices went up in each of the last four years. It’s usually around the first week in October, on either Tuesday or Wednesday. That’s been the past precedent for the last few years (October 11, 11, 8, 8) and it’s more likely than not that history will repeat itself within a few days of that mark.

The odds are high of an increase in Fall 2026. It could occur anytime between the end of September and mid-October, right around the time Disney’s new fiscal year starts. October is also now one of the most popular months of the year at Disneyland, so the company could opt to move the price increase forward and capitalize on that.

We always recommend purchasing tickets sooner rather than later if you know you’re going to be visiting Disneyland. Purchasing now will “future proof” against additional price increases in the next year-plus. Prices have gone up at least once annually every year of the last decade. That was true even for the year-plus when the parks were closed–they managed to sneak in price increases shortly before closing and after reopening.

Even if there’s an economic downturn, price increases around the new fiscal year in 2026 are still likely. Disney raised prices during the Great Recession, and has done this every year since. Disney’s solution to decreased demand isn’t lower sticker prices–it’s increased discounting. We’ve already kind of seen that in October 2025 with this price increase paired with the unprecedented 50% off Park Hopper deal that offers rates not seen since 2019!

What about Walt Disney World tickets? 

This does not apply to Walt Disney World tickets.

The ticketing systems differ between the two coasts, and Walt Disney World typically now releases its tickets for the following year with higher prices from the get-go. Tickets were just released for October through December 2026 and, sure enough, they have higher prices than this year. There’s nothing you can do at this point to safeguard against that, sorry.

Planning a Southern California vacation? For park admission deals, read Tips for Saving Money on Disneyland Tickets. Learn about on-site and off-site hotels in our Anaheim Hotel Reviews & Rankings. For where to eat, check out our Disneyland Restaurant Reviews. For unique ideas of things that’ll improve your trip, check out What to Pack for Disney. For comprehensive advice, consult our Disneyland Vacation Planning Guide. Finally, for guides beyond Disney, check out our Southern California Itineraries for day trips to Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, and tons of other places!

YOUR THOUGHTS

Are you purchasing park tickets for Disneyland in late 2025 or 2026 by October 20th in order to lock-in the “old” prices? What do you think of these price increases to Disneyland tickets? Thoughts on buying the Park Hopper add-on or Lightning Lane Multi-Pass at Disneyland Resort? Will you still be visiting the parks this year, or are you priced out? Do you agree or disagree with our assessment? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!