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Disney park pains

“The Most Magical Place on Earth” has been rebranded “The Most Expensive Place on Earth” by angry customers slamming Disney for price hikes at its Disney World and Disneyland theme parks.

“If you’re the kind of person that budgets or saves for vacations, Disney Parks aren’t for you any longer,” fumes one angry customer on Reddit, saying the company has ditched everyday people for the well-to-do. “That’s a Premium Physical Experience, and there’s plenty of national and international wealthy families to afford going indefinitely.”

Late last year, Disney said it would increase ticket prices at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, Calif., beginning in March, noting that its popular single-day ticket price would jump 6.5%, to $164 for admission to one park, while a two-day park-hopper pass would cost $319, up nearly 9%.

At Disney World restaurant Ale & Compass, the New England Seafood Pot Pie increased $3 to $28, while the Lemon-Herb Half Chicken jumped $2, to $24. The park’s watering hole, Trader Sam’s Tiki Terrace, has hiked cocktail prices by $2 to $3 a drink, with the restaurant’s signature rum cocktail, the Nautilus, now priced at a whopping $35.

According to Inside the Magic, even park prices for ice cream have been jacked up. The price of the premium Mickey-shaped ice-cream sandwich rose from $5.69 to $5.99.

Gift shop of horrors

On the merchandise front, Walt Disney World News Today noted several items at the Florida megapark are seeing increases ranging from $5 to $15. A Miss Piggy backpack, released a year ago for $80, now costs $95. Mickey ear headbands jumped $10, to $39.99, while a “Monsters Inc.” water bottle is up $5, to $29.99.

Meanwhile, in its fourth-quarter earnings call, Disney said it would reduce food-portion sizes at its parks to maximize profits, and to avoid hefty entrance-fee hikes.

Customers griped that visits have become “unmanageable” and “miserable,” noting that once-free services like Disney’s fast pass to skip ride lines now costs an additional $15 per person, and that at certain onsite Disney lodgings, the company now charges extra for ice.

Some Redditors pointed to Disney World’s pricey Star Wars-themed hotel as an example of the House of Mouse’s outlandish new strategy.

A two-night “Starcruiser” stay starts at $4,809 on weeknights.

Disney did not return requests for comment.