By now, parents like Tarah Chieffi are used to the news delivered each year in October, sure as the changing leaves but not nearly so welcome: Disney is raising prices on tickets to its beloved theme parks for 2026, in some cases to more than $200 per day, per park.

A mother of three, Chieffi, 44, is close to as passionate about her family’s trips to Disney World as an adult can be, driving down from her home in New Albany, Indiana, as often as possible. And while the latest announcement out of the House of Mouse is giving the Orlando-loving parent pause, it’s not going to stop her — even if she has to go to extreme measures to make memories. 7

“We have taken the kids out of school,” she said of her 12-, 9- and 6-year-olds. “We’ll turn a holiday weekend into a four-day weekend, so

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