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What do you think of Disneyland's price hike?
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May 19, 2014
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What do you think of Disneyland's price hike?
For more on this, Take Two spoke with Lisa Robertson. She's the author of the blog "Babes in Disneyland," which offers travel tips for families visiting the park.
“Theme parks are considered genuine economic development opportunities,” said Dave Swenson, an economist at Iowa State University, before adding that the issue of economic impact and admissions taxes are somewhat unrelated.
“Theme parks are considered genuine economic development opportunities,” said Dave Swenson, an economist at Iowa State University, before adding that the issue of economic impact and admissions taxes are somewhat unrelated.
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For more on this, Take Two spoke with Lisa Robertson. She's the author of the blog "Babes in Disneyland," which offers travel tips for families visiting the park.

Disneyland announced Sunday that it's raising its ticket prices.

The admission fee for a one-day pass for those 10 years and older jumped four dollars — to 96 bucks. Four dollars might not seem like a lot, but single-day ticket prices have more than doubled in the last decade. 

Officials at Disneyland issued a statement saying: "Like any business, we periodically evaluate our pricing and make adjustments based on a variety of factors."

On KPCC's Facebook page, we had more than a 100 responses to this story, with one listener,  Starr Bales posting: "I couldn't afford it before this increase. 500 dollars-plus for a family of 4 for the day just to spend an hour waiting for each ride. Ferrrrrget it."

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But not everyone is angry. Vince Pena, a Southern California annual pass holder says this price hike isn't going to halt his trips to the Magic Kingdom. 

For more on this we spoke with Lisa Robertson, she's the author of the blog "Babes in Disneyland," which offers travel tips for families visiting the park. You can listen to the full segment by clicking "Listen Now" in the upper left. 

What do you think of the price hike?