hopper tickets

[yecart]

Last March we got a lovely deal on Ultimate Park Hopper tickets and would like to do that again next March, but I can't remember how it worked - can you help? We stayed on property Sunday night through Thursday morning, at which point we left for a Disney cruise. Because we arrived late and departed early, the hotel clerk lopped off the first and last days of a length-of-stay Ultimate Park Hopper ticket, meaning we had three full days of park hopping at a reasonable price. In planning for next year, though, we can't remember how much that might cost, or whether this is standard practice we can take advantage of again.

[GoldenOldie]

You can do that if you purchase your UPH's at resort check-in.

You cannot do it if you order them ahead of time from CRO/WDTC or if they are part of a package (Discovery Magic, Resort Magic, etc).

You don't mention the specifics about your next stay so I can't help you with prices but you can check the prices for the UPH yourself here on Deb's website. (http://wdwig.com/ticketchart.htm)

[yecart]

Golden Oldie, I checked those prices and I'm still not sure what we would then pay - do you know? We will be staying in March 2003, arriving on a Sunday evening and leaving for the cruise Thursday morning, so we just need 3 days (Mon-Wed) in the parks. Last time, same arrangement, we paid $311 for two adult tickets, according to my AmEx bill. Does that mean we paid, in effect for a two-night ticket? Since all the tickets are priced by "nights" and not "days," I'm not sure how this works. Thanks for your help!

[BethR]

Hi yecart!

I am PRETTY sure that you would pay for a 3 day/2 night pass. Because if you would arrive on Sunday and leave Thursday that would be a 5 day/4 night pass. But you are asking for the arrival AND departure day to be taken off - that would be 2 days less leaving you with 3 days/ 2 nights.
But don't QUOTE me on it! ;)

[GoldenOldie]

Go ahead and quote Beth on it, she's right. :cool: :cool:

2 night UPH at check-in: $170.68 x 2 adults = $341.36

Last March, a 2 night UPH with DC discount was $155.84 x 2 = $311.68 which sounds like what you paid.

But this time you cannot get a DC discount at check-in, only on advance purchase. Keep in mind too that there is no guarantee that this will still be the price come March 2003.

[yecart]

Thanks to both of you for your help!

[BethR]

Oh - and by the way, yecart - you fellow Pennsylvanian :) - WELCOME TO THE DIS!!! Hope that we can KEEP helping you in your trip planning! :)