Disneynut4ever
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2005
I am assuming DVC only "pays" for our resort stay, and we are "on our own" to find tickets to the parks? What's the best way to get the best deal on tickets -- hopper?
There is a nice DVC discount on Annual Passes. Otherwise there are some discounted passes by other vendors and there is even a discount for advance purchase of MYW passes thru Disney directly.
The advance purchase discount is available to anyone. You can purchase it via the WDW website - www.disneyworld.comCan you tell me how to go about getting the advanced purchase of the Disney MYW pass? Can I get it via the Member website?
Sophie's Mom said:I'm curious as well about advance MYW tickets. Also can we buy our DVC AP once we get to Disney or do we have to pre-order?
If you are a AAA member, then check out the great discount it gives you. We are going to WDW from Aug 4-11th this year and we can actually get a 5 day hopper pass for what WDW would charge us for a 3 day hopper pass. It will free us up to be more relaxed and to come and go to any of the parks during that 5 day period. We are so excited! The space shuttle is going up on August 9th. We just purchased tickets to see the launch and also have lunch with2 former astranauntsand also explore Kennedy Space center for the day. This will be a HUGE fun filled vacation for us!!!!!!!!!
We do the same thing with our AP's! It is a great way to get the best value for your moneyEven before the DVC discount on APs came out, we learned the value of using APs even if we only traveled to WDW once a year. When we first joined DVC, that was our habit and also our plan. We purchased an AP...used it for one trip, and then planned our next year's trip just a week short of the 12 month mark to get 2 year's worth of trips on one pass.
Of course, now we buy the APs and visit WDW 2-3 times a year, so our strategy has changed a bit. Now we purchase the AP, travel 2-3 times in a year, let it expire and purchase a new one after we have had a 6-7 month break. It stretches out the AP cost, and is definitely the cheapest way to do the parks each trip. We started a new AP last December. We had 10 days on it then, 10 days on it in May, and will get 12 days on it in November. Then we aren't going to go to WDW until March, so we will buy new APs next March and start the cycle over. I think 32 days on one AP is a great value!