Budget-friendly alternatives to a day at Disney's Magic Kingdom

"The Happiest Place on Earth" might soon be dubbed "The Priciest Place on Earth." After a ticket price hike earlier this week—the second Disney rate increase in just eight months—an average family of four can now expect to plunk down a whopping $396 ($99 per person—versus $89 per person a year ago) for one-day passes to Disney's Magic Kingdom.

For a price comparison on what that cash might translate to elsewhere, we've rounded up five family-friendly one-day adventures that ring in at equal to or less than the cost of a day at Disney. Each is sure to turn out big memories for even the tiniest travelers—and budgets. | By Elissa Richard, Yahoo Travel

See the video below for a preview of one of the alternatives: Cedar Point, Ohio: