Choosing Paradise Pier (through Disney’s site) gives a total 5-night price of $2,597.
When I think back to visiting Disneyland as a child (from Colorado, so it was a big deal), I remember the Disneyland Hotel and monorail as much as anything at Disneyland itself.įor my hypothetical June dates above, Paradise Pier is pricing at $444/night, Disneyland Hotel is $693/night and the Grand Californian is $815/night, plus taxes for all of those. They’re simply more convenient, and the Disney theme adds to the overall experience. We always prefer to stay in one of the Disney hotels. We’ve stayed at all of the on-site hotels ( Paradise Pier, Disneyland Hotel and Grand Californian) as well as at several of the hotels on S Harbor Blvd.
An SUV shuttle from LAX to Disneyland is pricing at $120 each way including tip, or $240 total. The Disneyland Express shuttle has now stopped operating, but Prime Time Shuttle is an option. So I’m calculating round-trip airfare at $1,192 per family of four to Disneyland.
Looking at basic non-stop economy fares (no luggage) on primarily low-cost carriers, Kansas City is at $457, Denver $178, Houston $217 and New York $340, for an average of $298. Then they wouldn’t ask to return for about six months, at which point they had forgotten about the heat and the lines and tantrums.Īt It’s a Small World How Much Does a Disneyland Vacation Cost? Airfare to Disneylandįor flights, I checked prices five months in advance for June 6-11 (5 nights, not peak season yet but some schools are out) from Kansas City, Denver, Houston and New York to Los Angeles. So we would drive down in the morning, spend the day, stay overnight, and by lunch the second day, without fail, they would be ready to head home. Especially when the kids were younger, they were constantly watching Disney movies and being subjected to Disney commercials on the Disney Channel, and they would ask to go to Disneyland frequently. And we’ve done three Disney cruises in Europe. We’ve been to Hong Kong Disneyland once, Disney World twice, and Disneyland maybe ten times (we were annual pass holders for several years). Our kids have never been obsessed with Disney, but we’ve never been anti-Disney either. It’s time for an update! Disney prices go up every year, but in this era of inflation other travel costs have gone up as well, so I’ve updated all Disneyland and other travel pricing below. I first did this post three years ago and was confident in my pricing of both Disneyland vacations and international travel alternatives.