October 12, 2025

DVC and AP previews scheduled for new Zootopia show + price increases everywhere

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In this week's episode, Peter and Sue discuss price increases at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World, newly announced preview days for Zootopia: Better Together for Disney Vacation Club Members and Annual Passholders, and more! N171

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DVC members get exclusive early access to Zootopia: Better Zoogether

Walt Disney World has announced special Disney Vacation Club Member preview days for the new Tree of Life attraction called Zootopia: Better Zoogether. With the attraction set to open to the public on November 7th, previews for DVC members have been announced for November 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Guests must have rooms booked by October 19th and the Registration date is scheduled to open on October 23rd. It is expected to work similar to the queue for Moonlight Magic.

If you have an annual pass, there are also AP previews scheduled for November 5th and 6th. The attraction will use a virtual queue system for those days. The queue will open at 7:00am for passholders with a theme park reservation. A second queue window opens at 1:00pm daily which does not require a park reservation.

Source: DVC News

Disneyland and Walt Disney World roll out price increases

Walt Disney World has raised one-day ticket prices which affect tickets for October 2025 through December 2026. The ticket range for a single day ticket for each park is now as follows:

Magic Kingdom: $159 – $209 (increase of $10)

EPCOT: $139 – $209 (increase of $15)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios: $149 – $204 (increase of $5)

Disney’s Animal Kingdom: $119 – $184 (increase of $5)

Park hopper tickets and multi-day tickets for the last quarter of 2026 also show a year-over-year increase. Parking also increased from $30 to $35 for standard rates. In addition, Disney has removed the discount on ordering a magic band with your resort reservation, which usually save $10 off the price.

Annual Pass prices increased as well, though, with the exception of the Incredi-Pass, the increases were moderate:

Pixie Dust Pass: $489 (previously $469)

Pirate Pass: $869 (previously $829)

Sorcerer Pass: $1,099 (previously $1,079)

Incredi-Pass: $1,629 (previously $1,549)

Disney PhotoPass Downloads and the Water Park and Sports Option both increased from $99 to $109 per pass.

Disneyland Resort also got in on the game, with new Magic Key prices as follows:

Inspire: now $1,899 (increased $150 from $1,749)

Believe: now $1,474 (increased $100 from $1,374)

Enchant: now $974 (no change)

Imagine: now $599 (no change)

Parking also increased by $5 in all categories with the base price at $40.

Single day and multi-day tickets increased as well - with details in our show notes:

1-Day, 1-Park (Tier 0) – $104 (previously $104)

1-Day, 1-Park (Tier 1) – $129 (previously $126)

1-Day, 1-Park (Tier 2) – $149 (previously $142)

1-Day, 1-Park (Tier 3) – $169 (previously $164)

1-Day, 1-Park (Tier 4) – $184 (previously $180)

1-Day, 1-Park (Tier 5) – $199 (previously $196)

1-Day, 1-Park (Tier 6) – $224 (previously $206)

2-Day, 1-Park – $335 (previously $330)

3-Day, 1 Park – $425 (previously $415)

4-Day, 1 Park – $480 (previously $474)

5-Day, 1 Park – $520 (previously $511)

Finally, California residents can visit both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure park with a 3-Day Park Hopper ticket for just $249, or including a Lightning Lane Multi Pass, for a total cost of $351. These tickets are good for January 1st to May 21st 2026 and do not have to be used on consecutive days.

Source: Walt Disney World and Disneyland, Disneyland Ticket Offer

Mickey’s Philharmagic and Vacation Fun to close for short refurbishment

Mickey’s Philharmagic at Magic Kingdom will be closing from November 1st to November 22nd for a short refurbishment. Walt Disney World’s operating schedule shows it will return on November 23rd just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.

In addition, the Mickey Shorts Theater at Disney's Hollywood Studios, currently showing Vacation Fun - An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie, will be closed starting October 20th. The attraction is expected to reopen before the end of the year though no return date is set.

Source: WDW Philharmagic, WDW - Vacation Fun

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