No, Disneyland (both in California and Paris) is not a "pay-per-ride" park; it operates on an all-inclusive admission model. Once you have purchased your theme park ticket and entered the gates, you have unlimited access to almost every attraction, show, and character meet-and-greet at no additional cost. You can ride Space Mountain or Pirates of the Caribbean as many times as you like. However, in 2026, there is an optional "skip-the-line" service called Lightning Lane, which does require an extra payment. This is divided into the Multi Pass (a flat daily fee to use the faster lanes on most rides) and the Single Pass (a specific fee to bypass the line on the one or two most popular rides, like Rise of the Resistance). So, while the "ride" itself is free with your ticket, the "convenience" of not waiting in the standard standby line has become a pay-per-use or pay-per-day feature. This is a major shift from the original "A through E ticket" system used in the 1950s-1970s, which was truly a pay-per-ride system.