One-day Disneyland tickets currently range from $104 to $224. Same park. Same rides. Same experience. The only variable is the date you choose to visit.
Disneyland Resort raised its ticket prices again in October 2025, though it held the Tier 0 floor at the $104 price point it has maintained for some time. At the top end, Tier 6 sits at $224 for a one-day, one-park ticket on the resort's highest-demand dates. The gap between those two numbers is $120 per person. For a family of four, choosing dates strategically rather than defaulting to whatever is convenient could mean the difference of nearly $500 on tickets alone.
Laughing Place compiled the complete tier breakdown as of May 25, 2026. Disneyland sells tickets up to six months in advance, so the dates below represent the full current planning window. Every date is listed by tier below.
Tier 0 — $104
The cheapest available price. This tier has held at $104 through the most recent price increase and typically covers mid-week dates in the slower parts of the shoulder seasons.
2026 dates: June 1, 2, 3, 4 — September 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29 — November 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12
2027 dates (so far): January 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20
The September cluster in particular is worth noting. Those mid-week dates arrive during what tends to be one of the most comfortable visiting windows at Disneyland: temperatures have started to come down from peak summer levels, crowds are thinner than they were in July and August, and the Halloween overlay is already active in the park.
Tier 1 — $129
Still well below the midpoint of the pricing structure. Many of these dates fall in the quieter portions of late summer and early fall.
2026 dates: 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 dates (so far): January 4, 5, 6
Tier 2 — $149
The volume of mid-week July dates in this tier is significant. Guests who can visit Disneyland on a weekday in July rather than a weekend are getting substantially better pricing than the equivalent weekend visit would cost.
2026 dates: 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
A mid-range tier that covers a broad spread of dates across summer, fall, and early December. The October dates concentrated in the middle of the month offer Halloween season without the premium that comes with the park's busiest fall weekends.
2026 dates: 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 dates (so far): January 8, 15, 18
Tier 4 — $184
Saturdays throughout the year consistently land in this tier or higher, reflecting the reliable premium that weekend dates command across every season.
2026 dates: 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 dates (so far): January 9, 10, 16, 17
Tier 5 — $199
One step below the ceiling and covering primarily Saturdays across every month, plus select holiday-adjacent weekdays. July 4th lands here rather than in the top tier, which is worth noting for guests considering an Independence Day visit.
2026 dates: 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 dates (so far): January 3
Tier 6 — $224
The maximum price and the one to build your trip around avoiding if you can. Thanksgiving week through New Year's Day is uniformly priced at this level, which reflects the extremely high demand the park sees throughout that stretch.
2026 dates: 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 dates (so far): January 1, 2
Using the Tier Structure to Plan a Better Trip
The tier breakdown is useful not just as a price reference but as a crowd proxy. Disneyland sets prices according to anticipated demand, which means lower tiers generally correspond to less crowded days. A Tier 0 or Tier 1 visit is typically not just cheaper than a Tier 5 or Tier 6 visit. It is also calmer, with shorter waits and a more relaxed overall atmosphere.
For guests planning a Disneyland trip with any schedule flexibility, the most effective approach is to identify the available lower-tier windows first and build the trip around them rather than picking dates for convenience and accepting whatever tier they fall into.
The mid-week September dates at Tier 0 represent the best combination of low price and favorable visiting conditions in the entire calendar year for most guests. October mid-week at Tier 3 offers the Halloween overlay at a price point that many guests do not realize is available when they think about fall Disneyland visits. Mid-week July at Tier 2 makes a summer trip achievable at a cost that weekend July visits at Tier 4 and Tier 5 would not.
The holiday window from late November through early January is where flexibility matters most and is typically hardest to achieve. Tier 6 pricing is the standard throughout that stretch and there is no tier available below it during those dates. Guests visiting at that time should budget accordingly rather than hoping for a workaround that the pricing structure does not provide.
For guests who are also comparing Disneyland against Walt Disney World for a potential California versus Florida vacation decision, single-day pricing at Disneyland is generally lower than the equivalent at Walt Disney World for comparable demand periods.
Cross-reference your available travel dates against the tier list above before purchasing tickets. The difference between adjacent tiers is $20 to $25 per person, which adds up quickly across a family and across multiple days. Laughing Place updates this breakdown as new dates open in the booking window, so checking back closer to your purchase date will give you the most current picture of where your specific dates land.
