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Episode N059

News Stories

Disneyland Raises Ticket and Parking Prices

Lead: Vicky

Parking and ticket prices have increased at Disneyland and California Adventure, with 1-day, multi-day, and Park Hopper costs now up to 8% higher. This October 2021 price increase is the first since February 2020.

Single Day & Park – Range from $104 to $164 with Tier 1 remaining unchanged, the other tiers increasing $5-10, and a new Tier 6 for the busiest of days. Single-day hopper tickets increased by a similar amount, with multi-day tickets increasing from $20 to $25 each. One day hopper top tier is $224; before COVID, Vicky paid $209, and a few months before that, it was $199.

Disneyland has also increased parking prices across all levels

Theme Parks – $30 (previously $25)

Hotel Self Park – $40 (previously $25)

Hotel Oversized Self Park – $45 (previously $30)

Hotel Valet – $50 (previously $35)

Source: Disney Tourist Blog

Disneyland announced this week that it would resume tram service between its parking structures and the theme parks. The trams have been sidelined since parks closed for the pandemic back in March 2020.

Disney has not revealed a start date for the trams' return, but insiders note that the target is sometime early next year. Disneyland's trams run between the security check that serves the Mickey and Friends and Pixar Pals parking structure and Downtown Disney, dropping guests steps away from the entrances to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.

Source: Theme Park Insider

Disneyland Resort’s Top Tier in the new Annual Pass program, called the Dream Key, is sold out. Appearing for sale in August 2021, the Dream Key supply only took about two months to vanish.  Sales prices were $1399 and the only pass with free parking – Believe Key is 50% parking. Disneyland enthusiasts can still purchase the other three tiers of Annual Pass to the Disneyland Resort – Believe ($949), Enchant ($649), Imagine (Socal only $399).

Source: Inside The Magic

DVC 2021 Property tax appraisals drop significantly, resulting in likely refunds to owners

Lead: Pete

The Disney Vacation Club resorts at Walt Disney World have received their property tax notices for 2021.  Tax rates have gone up for 2021, but property appraisals are significantly lower than the year before.  The net effect is that the tax bills for 2021 are lower than estimated when DVC approved budgets in December 2020.

The Orange County Property Appraiser reduced the appraisals for nine fully declared resorts by exactly 15%.  The only fully declared resort that did not have its value reduced by 15% was Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Resort; its appraisal was lowered by only 13.7%.  Riviera saw its value increase by 29.2%.  These are the lowest appraisal rates in many years. 

How does this affect DVC members? Since members have already pre-paid the 2021 taxes in this year's dues, a lower assessment means members should see a credit against their 2022 dues. This credit will range from 17 cents per point for OKW owners, to 28 cents per point for the Poly Villas, with Copper Creek seeing a 54 cent credit. See the 2nd article link in our show notes for all resorts. 

For example, Peter’s credit of $84.28

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Source: DVCnews.com 

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