Early this morning, Disney Parks and Resorts increased prices and altered their existing Annual Pass programs for both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Interestingly enough, there is no increase in regular ticket costs this go-around, just Annual Passes (AP’s).

Premium passes have now been replaced by two new tiers, Signature and Signature Plus. Signature is blocked out from December 19th to January 1st only and includes Parking. Signature Plus has no blockout dates, and includes parking.  Existing Premium passes are still valid, but do not include the PhotoPass Digtal Downloads benefit (see below).

Here is the new AP Breakdown:

Disney Southern California Select
$319 for renewals, $329 for new purchases
Entry 175 over next year (no weekends). Up from 170 days per year.
10% Dining Discount
10% Merchandise Discount
15% Tours Discount
Parking NOT included. Can now be added for $199 on renewals only

Disney Southern California
$439 (Renewals only)
Entry 229 over next year (no Saturdays). Up from 215 days per year.
10% Dining Discount
10% Merchandise Discount
15% Tours Discount
Parking NOT included. Can now be added for $199 on renewals only.

Disney Deluxe
$599 for renewals and new
Entry 320 over next year. Up from 315 days per year, but does not include holidays (Dec. 19th – Jan. 2nd).
10% Dining Discount
10% Merchandise Discount
15% Tours Discount
Parking NOT included. Can now be added for $199 on renewals only

Disney Signature
$799 for renewals, $849 for new purchases
Entry 351 days per year. Does not include holidays (Dec. 19th – Jan. 2nd).
15% Dining Discount
20% Merchandise Discount
15% Tours Discount
Parking included.
NEW: Digital PhotoPass Downloads Included with Signature

Disney Signature Plus – Previously Premium
$989 for renewals, $1049 for new purchases
No Blockout Dates
15% Dining Discount
20% Merchandise Discount
15% Tours Discount
Parking included.
NEW: Digital PhotoPass Downloads Included with Signature Plus (not valid on existing Premium passes).

Disney Premier Passport
$1439 for renewals and new purchases
Walt Disney World and Disneyland Admission (All Parks)
Oak Tree Golf (Green Fees)
No Blockout Dates
15% Dining Discount
20% Merchandise Discount
15% Tours Discount
Parking included.
NEW: Digital PhotoPass Downloads Included with Premier

These changes are quite interesting. The splitting of Premium into Signature and Signature Plus boils down to a difference of just two weeks of admission. $200 for just those two weeks of admission? However, those are some of the busiest holiday crowds of the year. Drastically altering the passport program to just focus on these specific dates is an interesting move. Clearly the resort is addressing the burden of too many passholders showing up on the busiest days of the year.

Signature, Signature Plus, and Premier passholders now get free digital downloads of their PhotoPass photos, but they come at a premium price!