Disneyland raised prices Sunday, Jan. 6, on single- and multi-day tickets as well as annual passes as the Anaheim theme park prepares for the grand opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in June.

Ticket prices increased an average of 8 percent, according to Disneyland officials. Since 2000, the price of admission to Disneyland has more than tripled from $43 to $149, the new single-day ticket price on the park’s busiest “peak” days.

After holding the lowest priced one-day single-park ticket steady last year at $97, Disneyland broke through the $100 price barrier for all 2019 adult tickets with a 7.2 percent increase of the “value” admission, raising the cost to $104. Disneyland’s latest ticket price increase is in line with customer expectations, said Dennis Speigel, an industry expert with International Theme Park Services. “There hasn’t been any real kickback from the marketplace,” Speigel said.

“People still enjoy theme parks and they want to go. They realize the entertainment value and they keep coming.”

Starting in 2016, Disneyland switched to a demand-based pricing system with tickets divided into “value,” “regular” and “peak” days.

The “regular” price for a one-day, one-park admission will go up from $117 to $129 while the cost of the same “peak” ticket will rise from $135 to $149.

Single-day parkhopper tickets, which provide admission to both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure on the same day, rose 4.8 to 7.6 percent. “Value” parkhopper tickets will now cost you $154 (up from $147) while “regular” parkhoppers will run $179 (up from $167) and “peak” parkhoppers will set you back $199 (up from $185).

Multi-day tickets saw similar spikes. Two-day, one-park tickets rose to $225 (from $210) while two-day parkhoppers climbed to $280 (from $260). Three-day tickets now cost $300 for single park per day access and $355 for the parkhopper.

Daily parking rates will climb to $25, a 25 percent increase.

The cost to use Disney’s digital MaxPass system, which lets visitors book FastPass attraction times via a mobile app, will rise to $15 per day.

Disneyland offers discounts for Southern California residents during the off-peak season. Beginning Monday, SoCal locals can purchase $179 three-day single-park tickets that allow access to either Disneyland or Disney California Adventure per day or $234 three-day parkhopper tickets that will get them into both parks on a single day. The SoCal discount tickets can be purchased through May 20.

Annual passports, which offer year-round access to the parks on select days, saw some of the highest price increases. The lowest-priced “select” annual pass, which has the most block-out days, jumped from $369 to $399. The “deluxe” pass rose 9.6 percent to $799 while the “signature” pass climbed 15 percent to $1,149. The “premier” pass, which offers unlimited annual access to all Disney parks in California and Florida, skyrocketed 23.4 percent to a whopping $1,949.

With the latest increases, Disneyland continues to use ticket pricing to manage attendance and spread visits from peak periods to slower times of the year.

“We continue to provide our guests with a variety of ticket offerings to meet their needs, while helping us to spread visitation, better manage demand and deliver a great experience,” Disneyland spokesperson Liz Jaeger said via email.

Disney ticket price increases typically have a ripple effect, with theme parks such as Universal Studios, SeaWorld and Knott’s Berry Farm raising admissions soon after to keep pace with the industry leader.

“Disney has set the bar for the industry for quite a few years as it relates to pricing,” Speigel said. “You’ll see these increases transfer into other parks in Southern California and across the U.S.”

Speigel doesn’t see the latest price increases as Disneyland’s attempt to offset the cost of building Galaxy’s Edge, the 14-acre Star Wars land under construction behind Fantasyland and Frontierland.

“This is what the market will bear right now,” Speigel said. “As long as you deliver, which Disney always has, the public is fine with that.”

Ticket price increases haven’t hurt Disney theme parks. Attendance, hotel occupancy and per capita spending in Disney’s domestic parks were up, according to an investor call in November.