Is Disneyland finally TOO EXPENSIVE? | State of Disneyland Report 2024-03-20
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- People have been saying Disneyland is too expensive for decades, while demand continues and the park stays full. But the latest look at the State of Disneyland report suggests that while there is still lots of demand, Disney may have finally outpriced some of its guests. All part of our complete tour of the park. We'll go to every land and every attraction and talk about the current STATE OF DISNEYLAND.
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I was watching FYA and they had a cast member on and they were asking when HM was going to open again and the guy goes “honestly I get my information from Fresh Baked, they don’t tell us anything”. If that doesn’t speak to your reporting David, I don’t know what will 😂
Yup! It’s at 1:50 in their Winnie the Pooh episode! So cool!
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We use to go twice a year, almost every year for about four days each trip. Since prices for EVERYTHING have increased SO much for everything from passes, hotels, food, and souvenirs… PLUS charging for Genie Plus! We haven’t gone even ONCE in four years!! It’s just SO expensive!! You could literally go on a cruise or fly somewhere for less than three days at Disneyland and California Adventure. It’s very sad cause we LOVE Disneyland but just can’t justify spending THOUSANDS for a few days there. They have priced out the very people who made them a success. Sad. We miss the Disney magic.
There is some truth in this without a doubt, we have gone once a year for the last 7 years. The prices on certain things are indeed terrible but last year and soon to be this year are great because I get to see my toddler’s face light up
Critter Land is Closing. I HT8 U Disney.
@@loualiberti4781 it’s critter country lol and also it’s not closing. Winnie the Pooh and Pooh corner will still be there
I agree, for those of us needing to buy family airfare, ground transport, and hotel in addition to Disney $$$ it's too expensive now. Love it but phew$$$$
There are other things to do in LA
It is 100% a price issue. Now that the kid discount is gone so are the people.
😂#trudat
Yes. And everyone will stay away until the next discounts show up.
@@ohplezzthat's a win win. they get a ton of money when the discounts pop up and the rest of the time people are happy
@@juliannemariebit would be great if Disney had not spent 73 billion dollars for Fox Studios. But they did and now they are desperate for money so discounts and massive crowds will be back really soon.
Good more space for us rich folks
Honestly what is holding me up from going now is the fact that it is soooo expensive and everything is under construction. So we are paying MORE for LESS. Very frustrating.
This is so true. My 24 year old son who recently graduated from college in SoCal and I went a couple weeks ago on a Sunday (my wife refuses to go anymore because Disney greed) to meet up with a couple of family members, and for just the two of us for 1-day Park Hoppers, Genie+, a couple of Lightning Lanes and modest sit-down lunch & dinner it was a $1000 day. That’s without any Hotel costs as we stayed with family! That’s ridiculous in the extreme. We were always a Disney family, but now all of us have zero desire to go back for a few years.
Yeah last time we went, everything was closed-even the shows. It's not right to charge full price for a park that's not even running properly.
yeah exactly, I'm kind of disgusted by the whole thing. At the same time, I am going in May
Agree 100% haven't been in YEARS and used to go a few times a year. I don't get the
people who go and spend a small fortune . And what wrong with having senior tickets . We are just done and I don't even buy merchandise either
@@MatthewSmith-zs2jllol they know we are desperate for the Disney Magic.
FINALLY?! It's been too expensive for a long time. When a family of 4 must spend $5000 for a 3-day trip, it's too expensive. It takes the joy and fun out of the trip. I don't think this is what Walt Disney had in mind when he created the park.
Why would you stay there for 3 days? You can’t go just one day?
unless you're flying in or staying on property, how are you spending 5k on a 3 day trip??? our six day trip for 3 adults cost a little under 3k, and that's with genie+, decent 3.5 star hotel, ART shuttle tickets...
Our family of 4 spends 2200.00 on 3 day park hoppers.. 1100.00 for hotel.. 1000 on travel fuel/food during trip/ souvenirs. So that is approx 4300.00. Disney for families is expensive. We still make it happen yearly.. but it is a lot for the average family to spend.
its starting to effect the rich people so now its a problem
@@amberdenise636we recently spent two days in the park. A family of 4 with Genie+ is $1440 for two days. The hotel is another $750 for three nights at a decent hotel in the area(night before and both park day nights). Once you add spending on food, individual lightning lane, and souvenirs, that price is easily obtainable. Our total with gas to get there was just over $4000.
A standard 3 day ticket with genie plus for 2 people with parking one car each day is $1,065.00. That is too expensive.
When is your trip?
@@WindowtotheMagic never. It's out of control expensive.
Save the money and it’s not expensive.
Where are you coming from? It was $450 per person for two days with a hotel for two people.
@@BabyDiego10599just bc you saved the money doesn’t mean it’s not still too expensive. when I was a kid in the early - mid 2000s it was less than 1/3 of the price.
“Is Disneyland too expensi-“
Yes.
Yes. And I’m here for it. It’s overly crowded. The best way to reduce crowds ie is to raise prices.
We just saw this with the videos from the $50 kids tickets. Lower prices mean hella crowds.
@@mcritz46vlyep, the only answer to overcrowding is restricting the park to the elite few, too bad poor people, you are not worthy. Can you imagine Walt saying or even thinking that?
@@waterfaucet9926 greed rules.
@@waterfaucet9926 How do you think they should control overcrowding then? And don't say through the reservation system because you yappers also complain about that lmao.
@@waterfaucet9926 Well when I take over Disney and make it great again, I will solve the problem by treating treating the park like the Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters. Basically treat the park as private members only club. Restricted to the purists and traditionalists including those that went during Walt's lifetime, their relatives, anyone educated in the way Disney was ran pre-Iger, and anyone who supports the "What would Walt do?" mantra. You're going to have to pass a Disney Bar Exam.
After 12 years with the Disney pass my wife and I along with our two kids had to call it quits. Not only are we paying over 350 dollars a month, but also 100 dollars when we would go on food, snacks, and merch…we would go at least 2-3 times a week. Now we just got a universal studios pass…that’s where it’s at! 31 bucks a month for annual passes and new rides coming soon! 😎
i have had a universal pass for a while! Great deal, still worth going to disney at least once a year though!
Yesss uni all the way 💯💯. Welcome to the club!
@@1ronEntertainment traitor L O L
I just got the universal studios platinum pass after having Disney passes for years! Much cheaper and so far the kids are enjoying the passes to universal.
@@stanlangstonjr.7393 yes! My kids love it as well. A change of scenery and better food. It seems like Disneyland is doing just enough to get by while still charging an arm and a leg to visit the park and sadly, people pay for it.
I also think you have to take into consideration that there will be people (like me) that do not want to pay these prices when you have 2 major rides (soon to be 3) down for most of the year and less entertainment.
Exactly 💯 That's why I won't be taking a Disneyland trip until sometime in 2025. Unless they do more bonehead moves and close Matterhorn and Space Mountain at the same time... 🤪
Agreed! They need a day and night time parade. Fantasmic and fireworks as well as a show in Fantasyland Theatre. The entertainment options are seriously lacking at the moment.
It's too expensive and a bunch of the best rides are currently down...
I ask folks..... How would Walt Disney feel about the cost of Disneyland these day?
Dont think he would want to deny access to Middle Class America..... Walt wanted his park to be enjoyed by typical people and not be many hundreds $ for a family
Walt raised admission prices by 730% during his tenure running Disneyland, so I don’t think he would be too bummed about the cost of doing business in today’s economy.
Plus, he’s dead. What’s the point of asking what a guy who was alive when the cost of a McDonald’s hamburger was 9¢ what he thinks about costs nearly 60 years after his death?
Oh, and you OBVIOUSLY didn’t watch the video because Disneyland is filled with 10’s of THOUSANDS of guests every single day, and very few of them could be described as anything BUT typical people.
@@WindowtotheMagic Since I live round the corner from Disneyland and grew up going there since the 70s.... no one ever complained about not affording Disneyland BUT now so many people at my company constantly talk how its too expensive now and taking a family could easily be $700-800 for the day and many haven't been for many years cause of that... but you seem to know better
@@WindowtotheMagici love you being a reality check for these people
LAUSD has no school on Monday, April 1st. So that's probably why MK/APs are booked up that day.
Cesar Chavez Day!🎉
It’s also the first day back open for Believe key after the spring break blockout 3/23-3/31
Even if you’re able to afford it, the Disney parks are too expensive and feel like a constant money grab. I’d be comfortable paying a lot to get through the front gates, but being nickel and dimed afterwards feels gross.
It’s odd that I can visit Disneyland and not spend much at all, and your comment indicates that your experience is very different.
I went last Saturday, enjoyed complimentary parking & entered using my Magic Key, didn’t buy any merch, enjoyed a parade, rode 3 rides, had a (honestly very tasty) burger meal (under $20) at Galactic Grill and headed out.
Doesn’t seem too bad to me. No cash grabs, no nickel-and-diming… just a good time.
Maybe it’s a visit style difference? Do you buy things like G+ rather than just waiting in line?
I’m curious what the differences are…
@@WindowtotheMagicI’m pretty sure it’s because you’re a Magic Key Holder.
There is quite the difference in pricing/spending between a Magic Key Holder and Single/Multi-Day Ticket Holders.
Plus it sounds like you’re in the area to where you can hop in, do a couple of things, and then leave.
Whereas single/multi-day ticket holders make the most they can with their limited time and buy what they can because that’s the only time they’ll be at the parks until when they’re able to return again in the future.
There is almost no nickel and diming. You can even bring your own food and drink in.
@@WindowtotheMagic I appreciate you defending the brand that you love, but if you can’t see that the Disney parks have implemented a ton of pay to play schemes and have monetized things that were previously free, then I don’t know what to say.
I also understand you’re a passholder, which gives you a different perspective. You can drive over for a mellow afternoon and not get much accomplished, like you described, and be okay with that.
The rest of us, the ones who pay out of the teeth to get through the gates, who are using precious vacation hours, who flew in from out of town, etc. We now have to jump through a ton of additional financial hoops to maximize the upfront cost of the the vacation. Yes, we buy genie plus because fastpass isn’t free any more and we want to avoid the bloated standby lines that consume so much of your limited vacation hours
It’s kinda crazy that you’re conflating your experience of being a local passholder with those of us who are normal vacationers. “Hey, I had a mellow afternoon at the park after work, so I don’t see why you guys have any right to complain!” So weird!
@@CattyWompus. Exactly. Imagine spending thousands to get there, hotel expenses, and park entrance for your fam and then, not buying anything, watching 1 parade, riding 3 rides, having one meal, then heading out. My family would murder me. LOL If we lived a reasonable distance away, then I would totally do that - provided we had Magic Keys. Apples n Oranges.
YES I just paid $1040 for 3 days for two people including genie plus!!! That's insane!
And yet, you paid it.
THAT is the #1 reason why the price keeps increasing.
Dumb
For two people!? That’s nuts
Yes!! And that was got two people!! Imagine a family of five or six?! $$$ And that’s not adding in food, hotels, parking ,ect!! We love Disneyland but haven’t gone in over three years because of increased cost. Its THOUSANDS for just a few days at Disneyland and DCA. With all the additional charges, we also feel like your getting less of an experience for more MORE money. Sad, as we really do miss going, but can’t justify the cost. 😕
My question is why you felt you needed to pay for Genie Plus with 3 days. Im just curious. I feel like you can do 2 days with one park each and then come up with a plan for day 3 if you missed things or wanted to do them again. I just feel like if more people opted out of Genie Plus they would back off on it but when people feel like they have no choice then Disney has us right where they want us. Im curious what the reason was. Genuinely. Not trying to be rude.
I'm not paying premium ticket prices when daggom rides and whole lands (Critter Country) are closed down. I'll wait a year or 2 and in the meantime, I'll go to Universal. Great report as usual Fresh Baked!
This is how the park should be every day of the year. There are plenty of people in the park, but you can actually go on attractions and experience the park without having to wait 60 minutes for everything.
My family were passholders for 20+ years and we have stopped ☹️
While staying at the Disneyland hotel this last weekend, we noticed that they removed some tables and replace them with round couches that you have to pay for. I understand charging for the cabanas, although the price seems ridiculous from what it was initially. The circular couches were not used and areas that use to hold table and chairs for families to gather are now just spaces for people to avoid unless you're willing to pay the extra money. I never thought I would be charged while staying at a hotel to use a lounge chair, but I can see that in the near future. It's very unfortunate And sad.
Wow, that's seriously pathetic. Soon they'll charge for looking at them...
Unreal. You pay over $650 a night and have to PAY to sit on a couch?? Please contact Guest Services and let them know how horrible that is. It will take them 2-3 months to get back to you but they will.
I guess the concept of hospitality is lost on Disney corporate.
Too expensive, too complicated, and a lot of rides are closed. I live in southern California and rarely visit and now with the restrictions never.
Let’s see
$35 parking, $20 fast pass, excessive block out dates, reservations hard to get and $10-$30 premium fast pass. Now these are things that used to be free or at least included in passes. That’s just for the low end things. Food, merch, passes everything is up. Disney was never affordable but this is ridiculous.
And yet ridiculous people still pay to go...smh
Its not called fast pass anymore
Yes, yes it is. East Coaster here and DVC member, have been going to Walt Disney world for 50 years. While I can afford to go, just the ticket prices alone have become astronomical. So, last week we were looking to instead take a trip out to Southern California and stay at the Disneyland resort. Still extremely pricey, but as long as there are people in the park, Disney will continue to increase the prices. They’re trying to rapidly make up for the mega-loss from the recent pandemic, but they’re not increasing their entertainment offerings. And no… a new castle light projection show or afternoon parade does not substitute for a well themed ride or adventure.
I LOVE seeing more characters out and about walking around and less long lines for meet and greets...just seeing them ride rides and interact with people at random....seems like they are doing a lot more of that and I'm here for it!
They throw a character out so you don't notice the complete shut down of majority of rides use critical thinking. Be smarter
We live in Oregon and use to get an annual pass. Once those went away the value of the park to us disappeared. I’m not a fan of the Magic Key’s or reservation system attached to annual passes. We use to visit 3-4 times a year often in February, late August, October and occasionally December.
Pre covid we were annual pass holders and go multiple times every year. Post covid Disneyland has been horrible with the addition of the reservation system and being almost forced to buy genie+ is terrible. Plus the pay per attraction too?! With all this we have no desire to go back.
It has gotten quite expensive for most people.
People just don’t have the discipline and patience to save for a major vacation any more. Most people could go, if they just saved up and got past their own need for instant gratification.
@@WindowtotheMagic some people got families to feed, or pay off tickets etc, not everyone is like you bruh
I feed my family I pay the mortgage I work I pay all the bills I pay the car and I also put money in the bank for Disneyland. It’s a bill and every month we save up and every every four months we go to Disneyland. We also go to one major thing a year, whether it be October, food, and wine Christmas, we have a family vote every year and we all save money and we all go. It’s a priority…. And all comes down to what your priorities are. Everybody has to feed their kids everybody has to pay rent everybody pays for gasoline, so what is it you want to do with your extra money it becomes a priority like I said you’re either a Disney fan or you’re not
@@WindowtotheMagic that's the thing. This channel is more focused on locals. For people like me, who live far away and only go every other year, we are used to saving up for flight, hotel and park tickets. It's the same as going to Hawaii or Mexico. Travel is big business. It isn't a human right. 😂
@@FreeTheOne1996 Not all jobs pay the same, plus I got a brother in student debts that my parents are trying their best to help pay off
April 1st-4th looks like there’s going to be one more burst of high capacity crowds before it mellows back out again.
Parking is now $35. I remember when Disney upped the price of a single ticket from $19 to $22. And people lost their minds over it. They were pissed. Both DLR and DCA have been way too expensive.
Yep, too expensive. Last visit was Feb 2020 for Lunar New Year. Those were the days of true annual passes and MaxPass. Disneyland/CA you will be missed. Thanks to FB for keeping the memories alive.
It's not the expense for me personally, it's the amount of time that is involved and the miserable Lighting Lane situation. It wasn't an issue when I could go spontaneously given my schedule on any particular day, but now having to plan months ahead with reservations and then being slammed in lines is not fun anymore.
Poor u
My comment has more likes than yours. Try harder troll.
@Freshbaked our family always looks forward to your State of Disneyland reports. Thanks for all your handwork in gathering the content and getting it out to us. Good stuff! 🎉
I was going to go to Disneyland this year but because of the cost and declining quality I am seriously reconsidering it. If it was high prices for high quality I could convince myself, and if it was mid range prices for mid range quality it would be a no brainer, but high prices for low quality is a much harder sell.
I don't think Disney getting in to politics is helping as well . I so wish they could just do Disney and stay out of the mess .
Totally agree
I've been wanting to go back to Galaxy's Edge but am having a hard time swallowing the price tag of $155 for a single day with parking and that's the cheapest I've seen it.
If we were going to go on a weekday it would $500-$600 for a family of four. I have always enjoyed visiting Disneyland but with it being so expensive we have to seek out alternatives for family fun.
March 31 is Easter, so I'm not surprised 4/1 is booked up - many kids still have that day off school.
Coming from the UK, growing up we used to visit yearly to every couple of years.
As an adult it got less, every few years.
Last time I went it had been a 7 year gap between visits.
Now, I don’t think I’ll be able to save enough to go back over the next decade if ever again.
I’m so thankful for Fresh Baked, Ordinary Adventures, Provost Park Pass, Super Enthused and the Tim Tracker for allowing me to experience the parks secondhand here on TH-cam.
And I want to add, across the Disney brand (and almost all entertainment brands right now) there is demand, but everything is just so expensive now that people have to make serious choices about where they spend their money. We’re seeing this at the parks, at the box office, with sales of products and streaming subscriptions.
Sorry to have to say yes it is
Fresh Baked, I have never been a huge fan of "people watching", or watching what individuals do and how they interact with each other. However I have alwasy been fascinated with the flow and movement of people as a whole, especially at theme parks. I love your comentary on the queue space, how they are altered throughout the day/month, and that afternoon Space Mountain queue was so fun to watch.
You put out awesome content. I love that I can experience the magic of Disney through your videos. Keep it up!
There is a difference with still loving Disney park and being obsessed with it. Just sayin.
Since 2000 admission has gone up 700%.
Admission increased by 730% between 1955 and 1966. The guy in charge back then was obviously terrible.
@@WindowtotheMagic I think you're comparing apples to oranges. 1955 admission was $1 not including rides 1966 admission was $3 not including rides. Fast forward to 2000 admission and rides $42. 2024 admission and rides $104. The numbers says it all.
How is this apples to oranges? It is comparing the price of the park from one period of time to another period of time excluding inflation.
I love the Pooh ride and Country Bear Jamboree. Wish we could have both.
Us, too, but we can’t… so we just enjoy what we DO have.
Those rides are great.
That smile on your face is such happiness! We always go 2nd week in March (week before spring break), and it used to be that empty and glorious. The past few years have green more busy. Looks like the week after is better now.
18:32 Disney is so perfect on just creating joy if you just stop to take it in. The camera is literally pointing in the direction of a freeway you can't even see. Few places have that kind of magic that just taking you away. Dave's smile says it all.
Part of this is because Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, etc. are all closed. It's a bit ridiculous to try to go when major attractions are down.
I completely agree
I hate to say it.. but... yes. They're starting to nickel and dime us to death.
You aren’t required to spend those nickels and dimes. Those are options.
@@WindowtotheMagic You're completely right. I just miss the days when you needed a ticket and a hotel and you could go have fun for a few days.
It’s been for a looooong time. It was mostly crowded with locals with season passes.
Yup the annual pass holder is the problem I agree
I was there from the 13-15 with two of my friends who haven't been in years. The parks were so breezy! They kept asking me how the crowds were compared to the summer and the holiday season when I was there last and I couldn't stress to them enough that the crowds were fantastic
Some I know went for the first time with his family. I asked what he thought of it and he was most impressed by the theming and use of materials to block out sounds/create the transitions. He's on the spectrum so he was grateful how many peaceful places he could find to get away but still enjoy the park
One day at Disneyland is more than an annual pass at Knott's.
You get what you pay for.
@@WindowtotheMagicI was just going to say the same thing. My daughter and son in law went a few years ago and said it was gross and the rides and operators were pretty sketch.
@@rebeccashafer8059 I have annual passes to both Disneyland and Knott’s. Let’s be honest, Disneyland is a better experience. But it’s not 10x better than Disneyland. I do agree that Knott’s is absolutely terrible at operations and crowd management. The pace that their workers work at is disappointing. The gangs at Knott’s has quieted down too. My overall point is that there are other options out there for much less that can be pretty fun too. Disneyland isn’t going to lower their prices ever so a place like Knott’s is a good option.
Compared to DL, KBF is crapola.
Knotts sucks
We had to say goodbye to our passes due to the expense. It’s not just the cost of admission, it’s genie+, the insane costs of merch and food
Same. + parking is killer.
Not to mention all the rides shut down ....lol please
I used to have an AP pre-covid. My son and I would go at least twice a month. I could pay a small amount monthly and go on Saturday or Sunday because my son is in school and I work. When they brought Magic Keys, the whole reservation thing didn’t work for me because we would decide the day before or sometimes the day of to go and the weekend was always sold out. I went about 3 years ago and just for me and my son was over $300 just to get in. Sadly I can’t afford to go anymore.
FRESHBAKED!... Yes... yes it is.
Love your videos super informative! Watching them closely I will be going for the star wars event on the 18 hoping the crowds aren’t that crazy during the day after the event also . Yes it getting more expensive but I love Disney my home away from home ❤
To answer the question in the title, yes, it has been for a long time now. And the nickle-and-diming continues to get worse.
How often per year do you visit the Disney Parks?
@@WindowtotheMagic It's been years.
Yes. My family visited from Texas last weekend during peak crowds. The cost of Genie + was not worth the price paid. There were 4 or 5 Genie + attractions max our family wanted to ride and once we got on them, the service became useless. We averaged $90 per meal for a part of 3. We paid close to $70 for Rise LL. It will be a long time before we return and we love Disneyland.
Weather and cast members were awesome as always but we did feel fleeced.
All the additional charges are just CRAZY!! And that’s in addition to the increases for your pass , hotels, food ect… They should bring back Max Pass and stop changing for Genie Plus and individual rides. $$$ We would go more often if everything wasn’t so expensive.
@@douglaswild3852 Preach. We loved the Max Pass because we could rebook the rides we loved and skip the rides we didn't. Could not agree more with your comments.
Yet someone else will pay the ridiculous prices, so Disney doesn't care they still rake it in...
@@RyanH-qh8qt Sadly true. 😕
the list of rides genie+ can be used on is freely available online, 30 seconds of research could have saved you that money lmao. genie+ is worth it for people who want to ride the rides it can be used on, and it's very simple to figure out if you do even just a little but of research before you actually get to the parks. stacking reservations and having 2 or 3 rides scheduled at any given time past noon is a lifesaver for my family, we would never do the parks without genie+!
I was at DL and DCA for the second day of the food and wine festival and it was absolutely pouring rain. The ride time for most rides was 55-80min waits. It was insane!
Yet you went ....smh
49:40 to see all of that timed was really cool! Thanks Dave
🧐Nothing new here.. Of course 🏰Disneyland is too expensive ‼It has been for a long time now. But then Everything is too expensive these days, not just Disneyland. Ugh!!!
Tell us the reservation system wasn't ever about Covid without telling us it wasn't about Covid. I knew this was a big money grab. There's no reason for the parks to be under a reservation system.
I did hear that they were thinking about it before Covid was even a thing. Covid was just the perfect opportunity to “finally” put it into effect. I could be wrong tho.
Y'all Covid was the excuse to disrupt everything especially in CA which loves more government more top down control. Please wake up.
Disneyworld is getting rid of the reservation system
FINALLY?!?! It’s been too expensive for a very long time! I have to wait years between visits because it’s so expensive! Obviously I’m not a local.
If it was truly too expensive, you’d not be able to afford it. The fact that you say that you visit every few years shows that it’s totally affordable, if you just show discipline and save up for the vacation you desire (like you do!)
Well considering it’s been 8 years since my last visit, yes it is too expensive. I love Disneyland too much to stop going, but when it’s the only real vacation I take it’s definitely too expensive, especially given the time between visits. It always has been, but these days it’s really true, it’s a locals only park.
Vons grocery store had a coupon for free child's admission with $50 purchase of groceries. A working single mother took her 2 kids 3 times a year. We used to be able to run from ride to ride with small lines. (1995) when Fantasmic is going, there were no lines at Pirates, Splash, & Mansion.
It's been too expensive for two long, to the point where you have to save a jar of money under your bed and pray you don't have to throw it at bills.
the only reason to go is to ride haunted mansion and that's closed so Disneyland is officially crossed off my calendar until further notice lol.
For me...Yes. But, obviously, people are willing to pony up the money to go. I just can't justify going to the Disneyland Resort when so much is down. I'll wait until the parks are fully up and running.
And when the parks come back to full price, it will suddenly not be too expensive anymore?
I think a lot of folks may be confusing “too expensive” with “not a good value.”
But… even if that is the case, dollar for dollar, Disneyland is an incredible entertainment value.
@@WindowtotheMagic Still expensive, but willing to drop the cash when everything is available.
Thank you for the info very helpful, great video ,we go to Disneyland and Knott's Berry farm when we can but Disneyland is getting unaffordable but I will still go just not as much as I would like to thank again fresh baked keep up the good work God bless
It’s too ridiculously expensive it’s sad .
I couldn't comment a minute ago, app issue? No idea. But expense is high. What you get is SO MUCH LESS. No passholder parties...no anything for passholders. It's just more difficult. I've been out since covid. One visit. Super packed
Most Magic Keys are still available for purchase- 2 weeks after they became available. First time since post covid they didn’t sell out in a day. Locals maxed out on DL??
The crowds are so bizarre. I wonder if people haven't been coming during the holidays or spring break because they think it's going to be too crowded so they come during the offseason thus leading to January and February being so crazy crowded. Now prime spring break and it's not crowded. Like I said bizarre.
Really? 'Finally' too expensive? It has been for a while. Being able to afford something and it being too expensive are not synonymous.
“Being able to afford something and it being too expensive are not synonymous” is a wonderful (and completely correct) statement.
I’m so excited to come after spring break on the 12th and now that the Disneyland promotion is over, I will be able to enjoy myself!!! So excited!!!!
Get back to us after your trip and tell us how exciting it was..lol
I remember when all the cues used to be inside the buildings... Disneyland needs to build more parks because they are just too freaking full. You pay all that money and then you stand in line all day and get to ride three rides
David you have the best job! 👌
Great episode Sir 👍
All I could remember about Disneyland as a kid was one 15 hour day, and waiting in lines all day. I dreaded going back as an adult. It took 2 rides, Splash Mountain and Pooh, and I was hooked. I've been with my family seven times. Don't mess with Pooh! 😊 16:48
we traveled annually, at least once a year..sometimes twice, to Disneyland from out of state for YEARS prior to the pandemic. But the last two trips following were AWFUL..so much so that I had a full blown panic attack in DCA. The crowds are absolutely insane, cast members are rarely happy to be there anymore, and the prices & wait times are just plain stupid. You legitimately don't have space to breathe at Disneyland...and for a high priced vacation, people expect to be treated above and beyond and relax and enjoy..at Disneyland you're paying luxury prices but you get herded like cattle, shuffled between strollers & wheelchairs, and told what you can't have all day. No reservations to be had anywhere unless months in advance and getting up extra early to stalk the computer for a CHANCE to get them..then you've got to be on glued to your phone all day on their app. For the same price for a family of 4, we have found so many other vacations to be 1000x more enjoyable. Even other theme parks that we switched to like Legoland and Universal...we thoroughly enjoy so much more nowadays. It's expensive, but VIP at Universal is so worth it, and unlike Disney's VIP prices, it's actually attainable if you want to budget for it. It's not just for the elite. Legoland has a whole water park & their hotels are fabulous and priced at a fraction of the cost of the cheapest Disneyland hotel...PLUS your tickets & full breakfast buffet are included. I wish I hadn't become a "hater". I used to be a castmember...loved all things Disney..but now it feels like so much magic has rubbed off and I truly don't think it will come back.
For myself, I consider the cost/benefit analysis, and every year the answer gets placed in the "not-worth-it" column on my spreadsheet.
What it would cost me and my family of 5 to drive 333 miles to DL for 5 days in the park, non-park hopper, 6 nights hotel on the main block (not Disney), Genie+ (because we can't do DL without fastness), I could fly to to Oahu or Maui, get a decent hotel or VRBO, and spend 7 nights there.
We're doing a Universal/Knotts/Pismo trip instead this year. We just bought 5 APs for Universal Hollywood (which I know isn't close to DL) and it cost $60 more than just 1 day at DL on a Tuesday, but it costs $70 more if we did a Saturday.
It's expensive enough to make me consider spending $1k more and fly us all to Universal Orlando. It's THAT expensive. All while no Splash and no Haunted Mansion.
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8:18 That’s me and my family! “Fresh baked!! Wife:OH…. FRESH BAKEDDDDDD!!!” 😂 Your tips made our 3 days there magical, thanks brother.
thank you FB for keeping us up to date with the crowds at DL. We are going in June and I'm keeping track of your crowds and "what's the latest " at DL. I'm hoping that the 50dlls tickets had much to do with the crowds and not so much that DL was Incredibly full these past weeks.
It’s far too expensive. Trying to make up money from flopped films by increasing park prices is not it. I refused to renew our passes this year. Although we love Disneyland and it holds a very special place in me and my families hearts…something has to change.
Seeing a low line space mountain is a dream come true
I attended during the big rains in early February ‘24. It hardly seemed to affect the crowds. Not *packed* like the worst of an August weekend, but much more crowded than I expected.
DCA attendance was very affected, because most of the rides were closed.
Too expensive and way too crowded
Great video, David
They did open up single day at about 11:30, so sometimes just check back and you can do same day reservations. I have been noticing this alot lately. Same thing happened on Saturday and Sunday.
Yep. Got same day reservations (after dinner with friends) on Monday. It’s absolutely possible to get same day reservations.
Very crowded this week- spring break. It’s the overcrowded conditions that kill me. Waiting all day in line to ride 3-4 rides and that’s what makes Disneyland too expensive! It’s not worth the price of admission and parking for 3-4 rides per day. Plus the high price of food. Not including high price of Genie Plus. Yup. Definite not worth it.
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Hey David thank you for sending these videos to entertain us I have a question I’m starting my own Disney TH-cam channel how did u started the Freshbaked channel like tips 😃
I’ve been at the park Monday-Wednesday and it’s been pretty packed but Genie plus lightning lanes were easy to get & not that far out. Meaning, lots of locals who don’t buy Genie Plus but the next 3 weeks are Spring/Easter breaks all over the country.
Wow David !!! What a change in the crowd lvls !! 🤩 I haven’t been to the parks since 2018 , but those lvls remind me of the good old days ! Can’t wait to come back this year in April 😍🥳
16:49 David spittin’ FACTS about Winnie the Pooh
Take this dip of crowds with a grain of salt, there was a popular event at the Anaheim Convention Center that raised the hotel prices nearby to a ridiculously high price. I was looking at the waits and as this video shows, that week was very mellow. I have noticed that crowds have returned to normal levels, but not the kid ticket levels earlier this month.
Just checked MK passes. 3 out 4 available for purchase. No mad rush to purchase.
My husband and i just bought magic key passes, we went in March, and it was raining so bad they closed all the rides for a while. We were surprised that the park was still packed!
We're going back in May, I'm sad that the Haunted Mansion will still be closed.
We've been coming from out of state a couple times a year for the last 15 years. We were there March 6-8. It was crazy, with a sign up everyday that all park reservations were gone. It made me pretty sad. Crowded, broken down, or closed. I love DL, but I don't need to go back anytime soon!
Looks like so much construction going on, and thats is scary cause we are set to take out vacation and going there in June. Was a very bold move to have so much construction going into the Summer Season.
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4:06 what is that guy doing? 🤷♂️😂
Absolutely agree on 1) the passholders fill in the gaps and they need that and 2) it has gotten way too expensive. When my husband and I lived in LA, we had passes and went often. Like you said, if the queues were too long, we went somewhere else, knowing we could come back another time soon. But we ALWAYS bought food and merchandise and enjoyed the landscaping, decorations, vibe, etc. A few years ago, we had to move out of state and we can't just up and go anytime anymore. C'est la vie. But it's more complicated now to coordinate time off with reservations and even if we could, it's still too expensive, even though I make twice the salary I did back then. We miss it terribly and I wish it was easier to go. Thank GOD I can watch Fresh Baked to get my Disneyland fix!