Walt Disney World Annual Passes just became more expensive, with Disney implementing price increases across all four pass tiers on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
The biggest change affects the Disney Incredi-Pass.
Disney’s highest-tier Annual Pass now costs $1,749 before tax, up from $1,629. That is a $120 increase, or approximately 7.4 percent, and represents the largest increase among the four passes both in dollars and percentage terms.
The other three Annual Passes also increased, although their changes are considerably smaller.
The Disney Sorcerer Pass now costs $1,139, up $40 from its previous $1,099 price.
The Disney Pirate Pass has also increased by $40, moving from $869 to $909.
Finally, the Disney Pixie Dust Pass received the smallest adjustment. It now costs $499, up $10 from $489.
That means Walt Disney World’s new Annual Pass prices are:
- Disney Incredi-Pass – $1,749, previously $1,629
- Disney Sorcerer Pass – $1,139, previously $1,099
- Disney Pirate Pass – $909, previously $869
- Disney Pixie Dust Pass – $499, previously $489
The changes are effective immediately for new Annual Pass purchases.
The four passes are not interchangeable, however, and the differences between them become increasingly important as prices rise.
The Incredi-Pass is Walt Disney World’s least restrictive option. It is available to all guests rather than being limited to Florida residents or Disney Vacation Club Members, and it does not include blockout dates.
That flexibility comes at an increasingly substantial premium.
At $1,749, the Incredi-Pass is now $610 more expensive than the Sorcerer Pass and $1,250 more than the Pixie Dust Pass.
The Sorcerer Pass is available to eligible Disney Vacation Club Members and Florida residents. It includes some blockout dates, particularly around Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The Pirate Pass and Pixie Dust Pass are limited to Florida residents and contain progressively more blockout dates.
Pixie Dust, Disney’s least expensive option, is designed largely around weekday visits and blocks out weekends along with additional peak periods.
Theme park reservations also remain part of the Annual Pass system on many dates.
Disney uses “Good-to-Go Days” to designate dates when Passholders can enter the theme parks without making reservations in advance. Interestingly, the latest price increase arrives on one of those days: October 6 was recently designated the first Good-to-Go Day of October.
Reservations are also generally unnecessary after 2 p.m. except at Magic Kingdom on Saturdays and Sundays, subject to Disney’s current Annual Pass rules.
Passholders continue to receive benefits beyond park admission.
Disney offers complimentary standard theme park parking, along with discounts at numerous dining and merchandise locations. Annual Passholders also periodically receive exclusive merchandise, special event discounts and Passholder-specific offerings.
Whether those benefits justify the new prices will depend heavily on how frequently someone visits Walt Disney World.
The latest increase is particularly notable when viewed against the relatively short history of Disney’s current Annual Pass lineup.
When Walt Disney World introduced the four present-day tiers in 2021, the Incredi-Pass cost $1,299.
It now costs $1,749.
That is a $450 increase in approximately five years, meaning the top-tier pass has risen by roughly 35 percent since the current Annual Pass system debuted.
The other passes have followed a similar, though less dramatic, upward trajectory.
The Sorcerer Pass debuted at $899 and is now $1,139.
Pirate Pass originally cost $699 and has climbed to $909.
Pixie Dust began at $399 and now sits just below the $500 mark at $499.
This is also the second consecutive October in which Disney has raised Annual Pass prices.
In October 2025, the Incredi-Pass increased from $1,549 to $1,629, while Sorcerer moved from $1,079 to $1,099, Pirate increased from $829 to $869 and Pixie Dust rose from $469 to $489.
The newest increase therefore means the Incredi-Pass alone has risen $200 in roughly one year.
That stands out compared with the other tiers.
Sorcerer has increased $60 across the same period, Pirate has climbed $80 and Pixie Dust has increased $30.
Disney had already raised the ceiling for regular Walt Disney World admission before today’s Annual Pass changes.
When 2027 vacation packages and tickets went on sale earlier this year, the highest-priced one-day Magic Kingdom ticket reached $219 for select dates. Disney uses date-based pricing for theme park admission, meaning the cost varies according to the park and day being visited.
Annual Passes operate differently because they provide admission across an extended period, subject to each pass tier’s blockout dates and reservation rules.
That makes today’s increases particularly important for frequent visitors.\
A guest considering the unrestricted Incredi-Pass now faces a $1,749 starting price before adding optional products such as Water Park and Sports access or Disney PhotoPass downloads.
The increase also reinforces the growing price gap between Disney’s Annual Pass tiers.
For Florida residents who can work around weekday and seasonal blockouts, the $499 Pixie Dust Pass remains dramatically less expensive than Incredi-Pass.
For out-of-state guests, however, that choice does not exist.
The Incredi-Pass remains the Annual Pass available to the general public without Florida residency or eligible Disney Vacation Club membership requirements.
As of October 6, gaining that unrestricted year of Walt Disney World admission now costs $120 more than it did yesterday.