Disneyland Does Their Part for the Economic Recovery

Theirs, not yours:

Single-day visitors to Disneyland Resort theme parks will pay $3 more starting Sunday.

The theme parks are hiking their prices as they have done at least once a year for the past five years. The new cost for a single-day pass will increase to $72 for adults and $62 for kids.

For at least four years, single-park passes to Disneyland or Disney’s California Adventure have gone up by $3 each year.

This time, the price of the annual passes will go up the most — $40 more for the premium pass that allows entrance every day.

Suzi Brown, a Disneyland spokeswoman, said that the economy didn’t sway Disney officials to shy away from price increase this year. However, annual passholders can still use a monthly payment plan to help pay for their passes.

“Our pricing is based on the value of the experience we deliver,” Brown said.

Here are some of the new prices:

Single ticket adult: $72 (from $69)

Single park child, ages 3 to 9: $62 (from $59)

Premium annual pass: $429 (from $389)

Deluxe annual pass: $289 (from $269)

Southern California annual pass: $194 (from $174)

Southern California Select annual pass: $144 (from $134)

My decision not to renew our passes this year is looking better all the time.