### Instruction: Extract causal economic narratives from the input text below! A causal economic narrative consists of an event that causes another event. State all causal economic narratives from the input text strictly in one of the following forms: 'event A - "causes" - event B' or 'event A - "caused by" - event B'.
### Input: Less than a year ago, the resort increased prices by up to 18 percent. Now, the cheapest daily ticket will cost more than $100. The Los Angeles Times reported that price increases in recent years have not thinned the throngs at Disneyland and nearby California Adventure Park. More visitors are expected for this summer's opening of the expansion called "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. " Spokeswoman NAME_1 said the resort offers a variety of tickets while helping manage demand and spread visitation.