Saturday 19 November 2022 07:17 PM Disney ride stoppages are up 59% since 2018 and wait times are rocketing trends now
Unplanned ride stoppages have soared at Disneyland and Walt Disney World - as ticket prices are planned to rise at nearly every Disney theme park, according to recently published numbers.
On Tuesday, the company announced that there would be a 12 percent increase on tickets for Disney's flagship park in Orlando, the Magic Kingdom.
Prices will go from $166 to $189 for the most expensive tickets at peak times beginning on December 8.
Customers will have to pay more as new numbers show that unplanned stoppages on attractions are up 59 percent between 2018 and 2022 at Disneyland in California and 42 percent at Walt Disney World in Orlando.
Popular ride, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, has been down for an average of nearly two hours every single day in 2022, according to the Wall Street Journal who crunched data from WDWstats.com, a website which monitors the parks pricing, wait times and ride statuses.
On top of that, the wait time for the ride has increased from 61 minutes to 71 minutes during that time period.
The ride lasts for around 20 minutes and has intricate displays and storylines. It cost Disney nearly $1 billion to build the two versions of the ride in California and Florida.
Over the last five years, single-day ticket prices have increased by 44 percent
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, a Disney spokesperson denied, without providing data, that there has been an increase in wait times
In 2022, the Indiana Jones themed attraction was the most disrupted ride in Disney's California park while in Florida that honor went to Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
The graphic showing the amount of ride stoppages per year
On top of stoppages and price increases, wait times are also up across the parks
The entertainment giant has said that over the last 10 years, they have invested $31 billion in their parks.
Across the park generally, average wait times are up from 39 minutes to 49 minutes in 2022.
Two other popular attractions, Web Slingers: A Spiderman Adventure and the Indiana Jones ride, have also suffered above average unplanned stoppages.
The most common reasons for stoppages are maintenance, health issues involving visitors and weather.
The new ticket prices means that a family of four would spend more than $750 on tickets, up from $665, not including meals, hotels, travel or souvenirs.
On Tuesday, the company announced the new increase in their Orlando-parks. Back in October, the Disney revealed similar price increases in their California-parks.
Disney introduced a new 'Tier 0' ticket, which is valid during the park's least-visited days, in October at the company's California parks
Walt Disney World's Star Wars attraction is closed for an average of two hours per day due to various issues
In a statement the company said: 'Magic Kingdom Park will be priced at or above our other theme parks due to the incredible demand as it remains the most-visited theme park in the world.'
Fares are unchanged at Animal Kingdom, but will increase at the Magic Kingdom, as well as at Hollywood Studios where prices will range from $109-$159, and Epcot, where tickets will cost between $124 and $179. The increase only impacts the Disney parks in Florida.
The cheapest single-day options, which include one-day tickets, a single meal and drink and the cheapest parking availability, are ranked: 1. Six Flags, $103.98; 2. Disney World, $148; 3. SeaWorld, $174.98 and; 4. Universal Studios, $208.99
A former Disney theme park designer, Jim Shull, told the Journal that a 'hundred things' could go
