Disney Hikes Prices-How Much You'll Have to Spend to Visit Mickey

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

Getting into the House of Mouse is going to cost you more.

New admission prices went into effect today at Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida.

Tickets for guests aged 10 and older to Walt Disney World in Orlando now cost $75 (up from $71), while tickets for children aged 3 to 9 are now priced at $63 (up from $60). At Disneyland in Anaheim, one-day prices are now selling for $69 (up from $66) for those aged 10 and older, and $59 (up from $56) for children aged 3 to 9.

In addition, the park hopper option, an add-on that allows ticket-holders to move among any of Disney's parks, now costs $50 (up from $45).

Adding insult to injury, if you plan to fly to either of the Magic Kingdoms on Northwest Airlines after January 10, 2009 you will be paying up to $80 more for your seat.

Late last week the airline announced it plans to add fuel surcharges to its domestic roundtrip tickets. According to the carrier, the surcharge will apply to travel to about 7,000 cities serviced by the airline.

This latest move brings the total number of fare hikes by major U.S. carriers to 22 in the last eight months alone. Travel experts note that if Northwest's new surcharge sticks, it will be the largest one issued by any carrier. The largest previous increase was a $70 base fire hike by United in April.

And it's not just the big guys in the market that are raising rates. Hawaiian Airlines just announced it will soon begin charging $15 for a first checked bag on flights between the mainland and Hawaii.

You can expect to pay the $15 baggage fee on tickets purchased after August 1 for travel starting October 1, 2008. However, passengers on inter-island flights will still be able to check a single bag without having to pay a fee. As for second bags, Hawaiian charges $25 to check in an additional bag on mainland flights and $17 on interisland flights.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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