Walt Disney World Increases Daily Ticket Prices

Walt Disney World (search), revamping its admissions policy for the first time in at least two decades, is offering lower prices for longer stays but raising the price of single-day tickets by 9 percent.

The pretax price of a one-day ticket to a single park will rise $5 to $59.75 when the changes go into effect Jan. 2 and a week's admission will cost $199 -- $28.43 a day.

For children ages 3-9, prices range from $48 for a day to $160 for a week.

The system currently in use gives visitors only two choices when it comes to the length of their stay: one- or four-day passes.

Disney's "Magic Your Way" package also offers a la carte alternatives, such as a "Park Hopper," allowing guests to roam among the four theme parks for $35 in addition to the regular admission fee.

"The No. 1 request at our ticket booths today when a guest comes up and is buying a one-day ticket is, they want to hop to another park," Walt Disney World president Al Weiss said Wednesday.

The tickets have 14-day lifespans, so visitors can break into chunks their trips to the parks --Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom. A no-expiration option is available for a fee.