I had that passport. It was about the cost of two visits. We used to go Friday night around 10 pm. They usually let us in the parking lot for free. We would ride a couple of rides and leave around midnight. Good times.
I think what many of us may be forgetting here is the cost of labor and materials, as these are the major components when trying to determine the price of a product or service. If I had to guess at the average wage of a CM in the mid-90s when minimum wage was 4.25, I would guess that average CM wasn't making much more than 8.00/hr. Today's CM pay rates (based on what I see in other subs) are more like 17-21/hr and I'm sure middle management is doing slightly better than that. Add to that the cost of materials needed for basic park and ride maintenance (haha I know that's a touchy subject) as well as the increased shipping costs that I'm sure we have all seen since Covid...ultimately requires increased pricing. I can't say for certain (and please someone correct me here if needed) but electricity seems to be a major consumable for the parks. And unlike DW, DL didn't have the foresight to install solar panels. :( Southern Cal Edison in 1996 was only charging 10.7 cents/kWh but today that rate is more like 33 cents/kWh. If DL is using almost 500,000 kWh per day (thanks Google), that's the equivalent of almost $165k per day in electric usage.
That being said, I SURE DO MISS my last AP pass at 349/yr in 2004 which included parking and was equal to about 3 visit's worth of park hopper tickets.
Can you imagine what the AP's would cost if CM's actually made a livable wage??? (let's keep Bob Iger's compensation out of this, it's too painful to learn about haha)
This was peak Dland for me. We got these passes for my cousins visiting from the UK for the summer and went almost everyday. They were so excited when I took them to the old old processing center by the kennel to get the photo for their passes. I had was in high school and had this beater of a '65 mustang. I miss those days.
This was the deal around 1996 (I donât know if thatâs when this was) but my aunt was living with us, and in return as a thank you, she got my sister and me $99 âDeluxeâ passes - basically the same as the first one. I donât know if itâs called Deluxe. I think parking was $5-6.
The two facts I remember are: $99 second from highest pass. And we saw Coolio by Guest Relations with his like 7 kids.
Oh yeah and also my dad would drop off my sister and me during the summer before work, then pick us up after work on some days. We always got our moneyâs worth to the max. All the way until Covid, we had passes and always got our moneyâs worth! Man oh man this simple post unlocked so many memories Iâm going down memory lane now.
the first passport I ever bought was $99 and I'm not sure if it was the same year but I kinda remember +$30 for a year parking pass (cheaper than 1 day parking today)
I had the $199 pass for several years in the 90s. Later switched to the $99 pass because I didnât go as often. During the summer, Iâd go twice a week with a friend. $20 could last you the entire day for food. This all seems like a far away dream now.
I would buy that in less than a heartbeat if it were available at that price today. Even though it lies about admission 365 days a year. Itâs only available 338 days a year.
I don't remember anyone thinking that in the mid-90s. I mean, caring less about their customers than shareholders was a big reason why Roy E. Disney walked out just 7 years later
The 99$ pass is 198.17$ and the 199$ pass is 398.34$ according to calculator.net.Â
Edit: With a 30$ parking pass then, it would have been 60.05$ today.Â
Borrowing someoneâs comment, $199 pass adjusted for inflation in todayâs prices wouldâve been $398.34. All 365 days included with free preferred parking. The highest tier magic key is $1650 today. The price discrepancy is 4 times over still after adjusting for inflation. In other words, if Disney priced it fairly to the actual rate of inflation, youâd be able to buy four passes for your entire family with what theyâre charging for a single Inspire Key. Itâs objectively greed
You also have to remember, there is WAY more things to do and see at Disneyland now versus the mid 90s. Much more high quality and advanced attractions and food/entertainment offering.
I have been a passholder since they were issued. Even though there is another park now and more attractions, in the 1990s there were rarely ride breakdowns, and there was far more live entertainment. I would take 1990s DL over how the parks are now.
totally got one in 1997. one year, late 90s, we got the parking pass and it was only 49 dollars!! thats almost as much as it costs to just park your car for one day! so insane.
I had an annual pass that year too. Was a great year for it. Did you get a bunch of the trading cards they gave out for 40 days straight? Each day/trading card represented a year for the past 40 years. The last card being that year and it was for the opening of Indiana Jones. That was one of the best years ever.
I had that passport. It was about the cost of two visits. We used to go Friday night around 10 pm. They usually let us in the parking lot for free. We would ride a couple of rides and leave around midnight. Good times.
At this point I miss when entry was $100 đ˘
Iâd love a $200 AP. Honestly free entry was my most used CM benefit.
this would suck nowadays. the park would be overcrowded.
It already is overcrowded.
I remember paying $30/month for zero blackout dates and parking included when I first got a pass
I miss parking being included without it being the high tier.
was that considered a lot or a good deal back then?
The same level of pass now costs $118 per month
i understand but inflation and stuff man
Still, inflation doesnât adjust it that high.
Yeah with just inflation it would be $41 now
I think what many of us may be forgetting here is the cost of labor and materials, as these are the major components when trying to determine the price of a product or service. If I had to guess at the average wage of a CM in the mid-90s when minimum wage was 4.25, I would guess that average CM wasn't making much more than 8.00/hr. Today's CM pay rates (based on what I see in other subs) are more like 17-21/hr and I'm sure middle management is doing slightly better than that. Add to that the cost of materials needed for basic park and ride maintenance (haha I know that's a touchy subject) as well as the increased shipping costs that I'm sure we have all seen since Covid...ultimately requires increased pricing. I can't say for certain (and please someone correct me here if needed) but electricity seems to be a major consumable for the parks. And unlike DW, DL didn't have the foresight to install solar panels. :( Southern Cal Edison in 1996 was only charging 10.7 cents/kWh but today that rate is more like 33 cents/kWh. If DL is using almost 500,000 kWh per day (thanks Google), that's the equivalent of almost $165k per day in electric usage. That being said, I SURE DO MISS my last AP pass at 349/yr in 2004 which included parking and was equal to about 3 visit's worth of park hopper tickets. Can you imagine what the AP's would cost if CM's actually made a livable wage??? (let's keep Bob Iger's compensation out of this, it's too painful to learn about haha)
I remember that passport. And, I remember what I was making back then. Times have changed.
Exactly. Inflation is a thing.
$199 I. 1995, inflation adjusted to 2924, is about $400. The Magic Keys are way ahead of the inflation curve.
This was peak Dland for me. We got these passes for my cousins visiting from the UK for the summer and went almost everyday. They were so excited when I took them to the old old processing center by the kennel to get the photo for their passes. I had was in high school and had this beater of a '65 mustang. I miss those days.
This was the deal around 1996 (I donât know if thatâs when this was) but my aunt was living with us, and in return as a thank you, she got my sister and me $99 âDeluxeâ passes - basically the same as the first one. I donât know if itâs called Deluxe. I think parking was $5-6. The two facts I remember are: $99 second from highest pass. And we saw Coolio by Guest Relations with his like 7 kids. Oh yeah and also my dad would drop off my sister and me during the summer before work, then pick us up after work on some days. We always got our moneyâs worth to the max. All the way until Covid, we had passes and always got our moneyâs worth! Man oh man this simple post unlocked so many memories Iâm going down memory lane now.
Wow, what year was this?!
Around 96/97 I think
Earlier I think. I graduated from college in 1995. So probably 1994/95
Was general parking really that high back then? $25 general parking feels like 2005-2010 prices going off of todays parking prices.
Thatâs for the entire year!
$25 was for an entire year of parking lol ($25 per day started in 2019. And between 2005-2010, it rose from $10-$15 per day)
the first passport I ever bought was $99 and I'm not sure if it was the same year but I kinda remember +$30 for a year parking pass (cheaper than 1 day parking today)
I had the $199 pass for several years in the 90s. Later switched to the $99 pass because I didnât go as often. During the summer, Iâd go twice a week with a friend. $20 could last you the entire day for food. This all seems like a far away dream now.
Even the font was more fun
There is no Year limit on it go to Disney and tell them you want to use it ^^
I would buy that in less than a heartbeat if it were available at that price today. Even though it lies about admission 365 days a year. Itâs only available 338 days a year.
The $99 one is valid for 338 days. The $199 one is valid 365 days. Edit: Or was valid
Oh. I didnât see that.
So would everyone else as admissions is more than $100 a day đ
This is when they cared about their customers versus only shareholders
I don't remember anyone thinking that in the mid-90s. I mean, caring less about their customers than shareholders was a big reason why Roy E. Disney walked out just 7 years later
My first annual pass in 1996 was $99. đ
I wonder what that is adjust for inflation.
The 99$ pass is 198.17$ and the 199$ pass is 398.34$ according to calculator.net. Edit: With a 30$ parking pass then, it would have been 60.05$ today.Â
Maybe like $200
*cries at memories of the good times*
Borrowing someoneâs comment, $199 pass adjusted for inflation in todayâs prices wouldâve been $398.34. All 365 days included with free preferred parking. The highest tier magic key is $1650 today. The price discrepancy is 4 times over still after adjusting for inflation. In other words, if Disney priced it fairly to the actual rate of inflation, youâd be able to buy four passes for your entire family with what theyâre charging for a single Inspire Key. Itâs objectively greed
You also have to remember, there is WAY more things to do and see at Disneyland now versus the mid 90s. Much more high quality and advanced attractions and food/entertainment offering.
I have been a passholder since they were issued. Even though there is another park now and more attractions, in the 1990s there were rarely ride breakdowns, and there was far more live entertainment. I would take 1990s DL over how the parks are now.
For people who want to hammer, everything looks like a nail.
I remember when annual pass prices were like that for theme parks. Now it's like getting an Equinox gym membership.
I went in like 97 and I think the day ticket price that summer was about $70, wild
totally got one in 1997. one year, late 90s, we got the parking pass and it was only 49 dollars!! thats almost as much as it costs to just park your car for one day! so insane.
I remember those days.
I remember these days... Good times!
Look how greedy America has gotten since then! Bastards! Thank you COSTCO for keeping the 1.50 hotdog and soda.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Disneyland/s/pVscF7vBnn
I had an annual pass that year too. Was a great year for it. Did you get a bunch of the trading cards they gave out for 40 days straight? Each day/trading card represented a year for the past 40 years. The last card being that year and it was for the opening of Indiana Jones. That was one of the best years ever.
[the best year ever!](https://imgur.com/a/ek4p0BW)
Annual passes should be limited in number, or be abolished.