KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 20:01 | All, JapanTokyo Disneyland and DisneySea will raise the prices of their one-day passports on April 1, operator Oriental Land Co. said Thursday.
The increase is the first by the theme parks since April 2016, except for tax increase-related hikes, and is due to "improvement of the theme parks' value" following the opening of new attractions and enhanced availability of the smartphone app, the company said.
(Photo taken Jan. 13, 2020, shows a coming-of-age ceremony at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture.)
The parks will also introduce discount tickets for people with disabilities -- 6,600 yen, 5,500 yen and 3,900 yen.
It cited falling spending by visitors at the theme parks and slumping hotel business.