In 2025, a basic one-day adult ticket to Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park could cost you as little as $104 or as much as $206! It all depends on when you decide to visit. Disneyland categorizes one-day tickets into tiers that are priced differently depending on the day you wish to visit. If you decide to change the date of your visit, you will need to be especially mindful of ticket tiers. We have compiled this quick and straightforward guide to take you through the seven different ticket tiers for Disneyland one-day tickets. Stick with us, and we will explain the tiers and even how to make changes to the dates of your tickets. We hope this guide is an easy tool to help you understand ticket tiers and one-day tickets for Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park.
Before we begin, we should point out that ticket tiers currently only apply to one-day tickets. If you are planning to buy a multi-day ticket for the parks of Disneyland Resort, this tier system will not apply to your tickets. Instead, please see our comprehensive guide to Disneyland Resort tickets, where we explain Lightning Lanes, Park Hoppers and other ticket options. You can find that here. Please also see that guide if you want to learn more about Lighting Lanes and Park Hoppers. For now, here is our Mouse Brief how-to guide for Disneyland Resort’s ticket tiers.
A Quick Introduction to Ticket Tiers
In recent years, Disneyland Resort has switched to tiered pricing for one day tickets to Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park.
Disney assigns each day a ticket tier. That tier determines much it will cost to visit either Disneyland Resort park on that day with a one-day ticket. As a reminder, multi-day tickets (sold in increments of 2-5) are not subject to this tiered pricing. There are seven tiers numbered 0 to 6. The most expensive days are tier 6 days, and the least expensive days are tier 0 days. Popular days, like Saturdays in October, will be more expensive tickets than less popular days, like Tuesdays in January.
Buying a One-Day Ticket With Ticket Tiers
When you buy a one day ticket to one or both of the parks at Disneyland Resort, you will be asked to pre-select the day of your visit. Your ticket price will be based on the day you choose. Multi-day tickets also require park reservations, but they do NOT have tiered pricing at this time.
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Changing a Park Reservation for a One-Day Tiered Ticket
If you use your one day ticket on the day you originally selected, you are all set! If you want to change your visit day, you can, but you will need to pay attention to your ticket tier.
You can use a one day ticket on any day with the same tier as your ticket or lower.
Again, you can use a one day ticket on any day with the same tier as your ticket or lower. Basically, a tier 6 ticket can be used for admission on any day with open park reservations. A tier 5 ticket can be used on any day but tier 6 days. A tier 4 ticket can be used on days designated as tiers 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4… and so on. You get the idea. Tier 0 tickets can only be used on days assigned tier 0. Having a tier 0 (zero) may seem confusing, but it is just another level in the tier system, and the zero just means it is the lowest priced tier.
If you want to change your visit day, first check if there are park reservations available for the new day you have chosen. If there are, check the tier of that day. As long as the tier is the same as yours or lower (remember 0 is the lowest and 6 is the highest), you can make that new reservation and use your ticket. Sadly, you will not be reimbursed for the difference in price if you pick a tier lower than your ticket’s tier.
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If you want to visit on a higher tier day, you must upgrade your ticket.
If the new day you have chosen for your visit has a higher tier, do not worry, you can still upgrade your ticket. You will need to contact Disneyland Guest Services and explain the situation. They will apply the price of your unused ticket to the purchase of a new ticket. The new ticket will cost whatever the current price is for that new day. You will pay any difference in price at the time you upgrade.
It is also Disneyland Resort’s current policy that you can apply the price you paid for any expired but wholly unused ticket towards the purchase of a new ticket.
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A brief aside on ticket tiers and price increases…
It is tempting to simplify all of this and say that you can use a one day ticket on any day that costs the same as your original ticket or less. BUT, that is not always the case, because Disneyland Resort regularly raises ticket prices. The price of each tier changes with these price increases, so Disneyland sticks with the tier system. Fortunately, this does mean that unexpired tickets will never sink down a tier, even if ticket prices increase.
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One Day Disneyland Ticket Add-Ons
Everything we have outlined so far applies to general one-day tickets to either park at Disneyland Resort. As with multi-day tickets, you can add additional benefits to your tickets for an added cost. We are specifically referencing the Park Hopper add-on, which will allow you to visit both parks in one day, and Lightning Lanes, which allow you to save time in line.
Adding these benefits will not change the tier of your one-day ticket. For a complete guide to Lightning Lanes, we recommend Disneyland Lightning Lanes: How to Super-Charge Your Visit. And, for a guide to both add-ons and how to choose between them, see How to Choose Your Best Disneyland Ticket.
Key take-aways for understanding Disneyland Ticket Tiers:
1-Ticket tiers apply to one day tickets only. Standard multi day tickets cost the same no matter when you visit (until there is a price increase).
2-Tier 6 is the highest priced tier and tier 0 is the lowest
3-Higher tier days are supposed to correspond to more popular days. Since this system was put in place, attendance seems to have shifted dramatically towards lower priced days.
4-You can use a one day ticket on any day with the same tier or lower, as long as there are park reservations available.
5-There is no refund for choosing to visit on a day with a lower tier than your ticket.
6-If you want to use your ticket on a day with a higher tier, you will need to upgrade your ticket with Disneyland Guest Services. Guest services will apply the cost of your original ticket to the purchase of a new one.
7-Base one-day tickets are for one park (either Disneyland Park OR Disney California Adventure Park). You may choose to add Park Hopper and Lightning Lane benefits. Doing this will increase the price of your ticket, but it will not change the tier.
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We hope you found this helpful! For a general (but detailed) guide to tickets for Disneyland Resort, look here. We have further insight on choosing a Disneyland ticket here. These guides are part of our larger Step-by-Step Disneyland Prep guide. If you are planning a trip to Disneyland Resort, we highly recommend using that simple but comprehensive guide to take you through the process. Finally, please consider subscribing to our free newsletter below. Thanks again for reading.