Credit: Inside The MagicThe Annual Pass price increase got the headlines this morning.
That was the loud one. The Incredi-Pass jumping $120 to $1,749 is the number that travels, and it is the number people will argue about for the next week.
But Disney did not raise pass prices in isolation today. Lightning Lane pricing moved. Peak ticket prices for 2027 dates have moved. And hundreds of food and beverage prices went up across all four theme parks, the resort hotels, and Disney Springs.
That is not three separate stories. It is one coordinated annual repricing, which Disney has now done in October for four consecutive years.
The pass increase is the headline. The food increases are the ones that will actually change what your trip costs.
Here is where they landed, and which one is genuinely the worst.
The Universal Increases
These hit every guest regardless of where you eat.
- Fountain beverages: $4.79 to $4.99
- Popcorn: $5.99 to $6.29
- Popcorn bucket refill: $2.49 to $2.79
- Chips: $3.29 to $3.49
- Orange juice: $5.29 to $5.59
- Chocolate milk: $4.49 to $4.79
- Joffrey’s regular coffee: $5.19 to $5.29
Starbucks locations also moved. Cold Brew went from $4.95 to $5.45, Tea and Refreshment went from $4.85 to $5.05, Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew went from $5.45 to $5.65, and the Caramel Macchiato went from $6.25 to $6.45.
One oddity worth noting. DOLE Whip is listed as decreasing from $5.99 to $5.79. That is almost certainly a listing error rather than Disney cutting the price of its most popular snack on the same day it raised the prices of everything else.
The Worst Increase on the Entire List
Here is the finding nobody is leading with.
Harambe Market at Animal Kingdom raised the kid’s cheeseburger from $7.49 to $9.49.
That is a $2 increase on a children’s meal, which works out to roughly 27 percent.
It is the single largest percentage increase anywhere on this list, and it landed on a kids’ item.
Second place is close behind. The churro at Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies in Magic Kingdom went from $5.99 to $7.49, a $1.50 jump, which is 25 percent.
For context, the Incredi-Pass increase that got all the attention this morning was 7.4 percent.
So while a $120 pass increase is the bigger dollar figure, a family buying two kids’ meals and two churros at Animal Kingdom absorbed a percentage increase more than three times steeper.
Percentage Increases Worth Knowing
Small-dollar items hide large percentages, which is why the increases in snacks and quick service deserve a closer look than the dollar amounts suggest.
- Harambe Market kid’s cheeseburger: about 27 percent
- Auntie Gravity’s churro: 25 percent
- Sci-Fi Dine-In crispy onion rings: $11 to $13, about 18 percent
- Jock’s Old Fashioned at Jock Lindsey’s: $19.50 to $22, about 13 percent
- Sunshine Seasons cheese flatbread: $11.79 to $13.29, about 13 percent
- Columbia Harbour House trio platter: $14.29 to $15.79, about 10 percent
- Starbucks Cold Brew: about 10 percent
Nothing on the Annual Pass list came close to those figures.
Character Dining Took the Biggest Dollar Hits
If you have a character meal booked, this is where the increase will actually show up on your bill.
‘Ohana breakfast went from $53 to $58 for adults and $33 to $36 for kids. Dinner went from $67 to $69 for adults and $44 to $46 for kids.
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall breakfast went from $62 to $66 for adults and $39 to $42 for kids.
Artist Point dinner went from $69 to $72 for adults and $43 to $46 for kids.
Crystal Palace breakfast went from $54 to $57 for adults and $35 to $37 for kids.
Cape May Cafe breakfast went from $49 to $52 for adults and $33 to $35 for kids.
Hollywood and Vine and Biergarten also increased.
Now do the family math. A party of two adults and two children at ‘Ohana breakfast pays $10 more for the adults and $6 more for the kids.
That is $16 more for one meal than it was yesterday.
Signature Dining
Hollywood Brown Derby raised the famous Cobb Salad from $30 to $32 and the filet mignon from $56 to $59.
Coral Reef surf and turf went from $45 to $46.
Sci-Fi Dine-In classic American burger went from $25 to $26.
Those are modest percentage increases on already high prices, which is the pattern across the signature tier.
Quick Service, Where Most People Actually Eat
The increases here are small individually and relentless collectively.
Magic Kingdom’s Casey’s Corner mini corn dogs went from $10.99 to $11.99. Columbia Harbour House lobster roll went from $18.99 to $19.99. Cosmic Ray’s buffalo ranch chicken strips and grilled chicken sandwich both went up a dollar.
At Animal Kingdom, Flame Tree Barbecue’s sampler went from $18.99 to $19.99 and the ribs and chicken combo from $15.99 to $16.99. Eight Spoon Cafe’s mac and cheese went up fifty cents. The Colossal Mickey Cinnamon Roll at Isle of Java went from $7.49 to $7.99.
At Hollywood Studios, Backlot Express chicken strips, Catalina Eddie’s chicken parmesan, and Catalina Eddie’s pepperoni pizza all increased.
At Disney Springs, D-Luxe Burger nuggets went from $8.99 to $9.49, and Jock Lindsey’s sliders went from $17 to $18.
At the resorts, Kona Cafe’s Tonga Toast went from $17.50 to $18, the Polynesian Egg Platter from $22 to $24, Whispering Canyon brunch skillets from $27 to $28, and Spyglass Grill’s Mickey-shaped churro waffles from $11.49 to $11.99.
How to Actually Plan Around This
Three practical things.
The refillable resort mug just got better value. At $4.99 per fountain drink, a $22.99 resort mug pays for itself in under five refills. If you are staying at a Disney resort for four nights or more and anyone in your party drinks soda or coffee, that math was already good, and it just improved.
Character dining is where to cut if you need to cut. A single-character breakfast for a family of four now runs meaningfully more than it did yesterday, and it is the easiest line item to trade for a quick service meal without anyone feeling deprived.
Budget per day, not per item. Nothing on this list is shocking on its own. A dollar here, fifty cents there. It is the accumulation across a seven-day trip with four people that produces the number you did not plan for.
What Disney Protected
Worth repeating from this morning.
The cheapest one-day ticket held at $119 for Animal Kingdom. Lightning Lane Multi Pass pricing is unchanged.
The entry price points stayed put. Almost everything above them moved.
Source: Walt Disney World menu pricing updates effective October 6, 2026.
