Ticket pricing at Disneyland is one of those things that feels like it should be simple and is somehow not, and we wanted to fix that for you in one place.
Here is the situation. Disneyland Resort raised prices again in October 2025. Nothing new there. What stayed the same is the Tier 0 floor of $104 for a one-day, one-park ticket, which has been held at that number long enough to feel almost nostalgic at this point. What did not stay the same is the top end: Tier 6 now sits at $224 for that same ticket on the busiest days.
$104 to $224. Same park. Same day. Different date.
If you have any flexibility in when you visit, this price difference is the most impactful planning decision you can make. For a family of four, the gap between the cheapest and most expensive available dates is close to $500 on gate tickets alone. That is a lot of money that stays in your pocket just for being smart about the calendar.
We pulled the full breakdown from Laughing Place, which was last updated May 25, 2026. Every date currently available for purchase is listed below by tier. Disneyland sells tickets up to six months out, so this is the complete current window.
Tier 0: $104 — The Dates You Want if Budget Is the Priority
These are the cheapest available days and they are genuinely good visiting days for adults and guests without school-schedule constraints. Mid-week, shoulder season, lower crowds. This is what a strategic Disneyland visit looks like.
2026: June 1, 2, 3, 4 — September 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29 — November 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12
2027 (so far): January 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20
The September cluster is the one we keep coming back to. Mid-September at Disneyland tends to mean comfortable temperatures, meaningfully lower crowds than summer, and the Halloween overlay already running in the park. At $104 a ticket, that is an exceptional combination.
Tier 1: $129
Still a solid value tier. Most of these dates fall in the quieter portions of late summer and early fall when crowd levels are still below the summer peak.
2026: May 26, 27 — June 9, 10 — August 18, 19, 20, 25, 27 — September 1, 2, 3, 10, 14, 28, 30 — October 1 — November 17, 18
2027 (so far): January 4, 5, 6
Tier 2: $149
Look at how many July dates land in this tier. If you are thinking about a summer Disneyland trip and you have any weekday flexibility, this is where the value lives. Weekday July visits cost $149. Weekend July visits jump to Tier 4 or Tier 5. The experience inside the park is the same. The price is not.
2026: May 28 — June 8, 11, 16, 23, 24, 30 — July 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30 — August 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 24, 26, 31 — October 26, 27, 28, 29 — November 16 — December 1, 2
Tier 3: $169
The mid-range tier and honestly where a lot of good visiting opportunities live if you are not totally flexible on timing. The October mid-month dates here are particularly worth noting for anyone who wants to experience Disneyland’s Halloween season without paying the weekend premium.
2026: May 25 — June 5, 15, 17, 18, 22, 25, 29 — July 22, 26 — August 6, 14, 21, 28 — September 4, 7, 11, 18, 25 — October 2, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30 — November 6, 13 — December 3, 7, 8, 10
2027 (so far): January 8, 15, 18
Tier 4: $184
This is where most Saturdays live. If you are visiting on a Saturday, this is probably your tier unless you are in late November or December, in which case you are in Tier 6. The weekend premium at Disneyland is real and it shows up consistently across every month.
2026: May 29, 31 — June 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 — July 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 31 — August 2, 7, 9, 16, 23, 29, 30 — September 6, 13, 20, 26, 27 — October 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 25 — November 1, 8, 14, 15 — December 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16
2027 (so far): January 9, 10, 16, 17
Tier 5: $199
One below the top. Mostly Saturdays, mostly the dates right around holidays. We want to call out July 4th specifically because it sits here rather than in Tier 6, which is meaningful if you are considering an Independence Day visit and had assumed it would be the most expensive possible date.
2026: May 30 — June 6, 13, 20, 27 — July 4, 11, 18, 25 — August 1, 8, 15, 22 — September 5, 12, 19 — October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 — November 7, 20, 21 — December 4, 5, 12, 18, 21
2027 (so far): January 3
Tier 6: $224 — The Dates to Avoid if You Possibly Can
The maximum. Thanksgiving week through New Year’s is entirely Tier 6. If you are visiting during this stretch, $224 per ticket is simply what it costs and there is no workaround. If you have not committed to a holiday season trip yet, this tier list is making a pretty strong argument for September instead.
2026: November 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 — December 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
2027 (so far): January 1, 2
How to Actually Use This Information
We cover the Disney parks experience closely and we want to be direct about something: most guests do not think about ticket pricing strategically. They pick a vacation window based on school schedules, work availability, and travel deals, and then they pay whatever the tickets cost for those dates.
That approach works, but it leaves real money on the table.
The tier system is essentially a crowd calendar with a price attached. Lower tiers mean lower expected crowds. Higher tiers mean higher expected crowds. A Tier 0 September weekday is not just cheaper than a Tier 6 Thanksgiving visit. It is also a meaningfully better park day for most guests in terms of wait times, availability, and overall atmosphere.
For a family of four buying tickets for two days, the difference between Tier 0 and Tier 6 is close to $1,000. That is a very significant number to recover through smart date selection, and it does not require you to give up anything about the actual Disneyland experience to do it.
If you are in the planning stages of a Disneyland trip, open this article side by side with your calendar and find the lowest available tier that works for your group. That is the most direct path to making a Disneyland trip more affordable without reducing what you actually get when you walk through the gate.
Laughing Place compiled this breakdown and updates it as new dates enter the booking window, so it is worth bookmarking and checking again closer to your purchase date. If you want help thinking through the best dates for your specific situation and travel window, that is exactly the kind of planning question we love to dig into. Drop it in the comments or reach out directly.
