The 2025 ticket price hike at Disney World combined with the recent news about Lightning Lane Premium may have may of you feeling like Disney is getting too expensive for UK visitors. We have the news on the price increases that matter most to UK visitors, so you know how much more your 2025 Disney World tickets will cost.
Most Brits head to Disney with a ticket in hand, usually the UK Exclusive Magic Ticket as this offers the best value for money. If you’re heading to Walt Disney World in 2025 for your holiday this price hike is not going to affect you unless you plan to buy your ticket on the gate. That’s not to say that Walt Disney World won’t be more expensive for Brits in 2025, because it will.
How big is the increase?
Disney’s 2025 park prices will continue to vary daily. In 2025 if you choose to buy your park ticket on the gate you will pay the following ticket prices:
In November 2025
November 2025 1 day, 1 park ticket prices: $159 – $199 (£123 -£154) per person aged over 10.
For comparison, November 2024 ticket prices per person age over 10 are between $144 and $189 (£111 – £127).
This is an increase of $15 (£12) on the cheapest days to visit and $10 (£8) on the most expensive days to visit in November.
In December 2025
December 2025: 1 day, 1 park price ticket: $159 and $199 (£123 -£154) per person aged over 10.
Ticket prices for December 2024 range from $149 to $189 (£115 – £146) per person aged over 10.
This is an increase of $10 (£8) on ticket prices.
Overall increase
Disney have added $10 (£8) to the most expensive days to visit the parks in 2025. Expect to pay the highest prices if you visit during Thanksgiving Week and Christmas week and buy your tickets in the US when you arrive from the UK on the gate. For a family of 4 it’s an increase of $40 (£32), without tax which will add a further $3 (£2) to the cost.
This overall increase is not going to affect UK visitors unless they buy on the gate in the US. The increase UK guests want to look at is the one to the UK Exclusive Magic Ticket for 2025.
What’s the increase to the UK Exclusive Magic Ticket prices for 2025?
The UK Exclusive Magic Ticket for Walt Disney World is increasing in price in 2025 too. The price varies depending on the season you visit. The three seasons are value, regular, and peak. If you visit during Christmas you will pay the top price as this is peak season. You can check the exact price of a UK Magic Ticket for your visit here.
The cost of the UK Magic Ticket, before any offers, has gone up for 2025. Your 7 day ticket price has increased by £80 if you visit at peak times. Peak times are not during every UK school holiday though, so you can go off peak and still avoid school fines.
| 7 Day Magic Ticket | 14 Day Magic Ticket | |
| 2024 | Adult (10+): £519.00 – £589.00 Child (3-9): £509.00 – £569.00 | Adult (10+): £539.00 – £609.00 Child (3-9): £529.00 – £589.00 |
| 2025 | Adult (10+): £519.00 – £669.00 Child (3-9): £499.00 – £649.00 | Adult (10+): £539.00 – £689.00 Child (3-9): £519.00 – £669.00 |
If you buy the UK Exclusive Magic Tickets in 2025 you will pay up to £80 more for your tickets on some dates. If you travel during the value times, which include the UK school Summer holidays, you will pay the same price for your 7 or 14 day ticket in 2025 as you did in 2024.
Price hikes in the news this week
This week, if you read any news about Walt Disney World you might be feeling a bit like Disney is pricing people out of visiting Walt Disney World in Orlando. The news of Lightning Lane Premier Pass costing from $149 – $449 for a single day was just mind blowing. But this is an additional cost you can choose to spend on top of your entry price. You don’t have to pay it and it is only an option for a limited number of guests.
There has been a lot of coverage about the increasing costs associated with going to Disney World on holiday. For many of us the coverage increases anxiety as Disney World is a dream holiday and the way increases are reported, even by UK outlets is not accurate for most UK guests. That is why we like to give you the facts from the US and give you the UK perspective as it affects you as a holidaymaker travelling from the UK.
Conclusion
Park ticket prices for Disney World will cost more in 2025 if you buy on the gate. If you buy a UK Exclusive Magic Ticket, you will pay more on certain dates. The 2025 Disney ticket price hike for UK Visitors is not as extreme as you may think. Depending on when you visit it is something you will need to budget for if you’re heading or planning on visiting Walt Disney World in 2025.
We share lots of advice and tips for booking Walt Disney World from the UK and planning your trip with comparisons to UK parks, so why not take a look there next.
*All currency translations are correct on the day of publishing. We round amounts to the nearest £1. The amount in £ will naturally vary depending on the exchange rate on any given date or time.
