Just using a quick inflation calculator from when I was growing up, (90s), park tickets have more than doubled in price... that doesn't take into cost of living though, which has also increased quite a bit above inflation.
That being said, I feel like so many of the folks complaining about Disney pricing them out don't realize that regular trips to Disneyland have always been seen as fairly unattainable for lower-to-middle class families. People in these forums are getting priced out of a yearly trip. For many families, Disneyland is either once in a lifetime or once every decade. It sucks that prices are going up, but Disney obviously isn't hurting for customers that are willing to pay. It sucks it won't be a yearly trip anymore, but that's OK in the end, just need to adjust expectations.
Is it expensive? Yes, unless you live near the parks and don't have to plan hotels, flights, or don't have a family, or anything else.
I also think it'd be unreasonable to expect the prices to stay down or only have small increases when the parks are as popular as they are. I'd love for DL to be at a price that anybody could afford, but it's really not realistic unless they had unlimited real estate and operated for purely altruistic reasons.
I guess my point is - as prices go up, my family will adjust our expectations on what we can afford and how often we go. I'd only be truly.upset about the price increases if DL only catered to the upper crust of society, and they clearly do not.
Sorry for the long winded reply
@DizMe - I agree with your comment and don't know how to respond with something short and sweet