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feistyblue · 11-19-2008, 05:19 PM

It's just DS and I are going this time and now he is 10 (will have his 11th birthday at WDW) that means adult ticket prices.

We are going for 21 nights and I was considering an AP with the DVC discount and then getting the DDE too and then a 21 day ultimate ticket for DS.

The cheapest price for 2 x 21 day ultimates that I've found was £472.

We do eat a lot of TS as DS isn't keen at all on junk food/CS too much so will pretty much eat TS every night. I also refuse to drive over there so will be eating on site either at parks, other Disney resorts or at DTD but will also take a taxi to a few restaurants we are dying to try (Sweet Tomatoes, Bahama Breeze)

All things considered does anyone have any advice on what combination of tickets/passes would be best for us? We got max use out of our 21 day ultimates last year and only didn't go to a park at all for about 2 days I think, even if we just went in for dinner or shopping on a rest day!

UKDEB · 11-21-2008, 12:54 PM

From what you're saying, the 21 day ultimate seems to around the same price as the AP with DVC discount. It that's the case, I'd be tempted to opt for those for you both. Even if you think there's no chance of returning within 12 months, you'd be kicking yourself if it did happen for some reason and you had to fork out again.

We've been buying the DDE card (now Tables in Wonderland) for several years and it pays for itself very quickly. Admittedly, that's probably due in no small part to the fact that the discount applies to alcohol as well as food, but we eat as much offsite as on and it's still a no-brainer for us.

Princess_Melanie · 11-27-2008, 03:05 AM

For the trip in a few days we got AP for all 3 of us (me, DBF and my father) all with DVC discount, even though dad isn't a member (We live at the same address). Me and DBF were planning to go back again within a year so it made sense, and as it turns out we have one more trip booked for a week and 2 planned in May and September!!

Also Dad is getting soooo excited about the trip now there is a chance he might want to come on one of the other trips (especially the Halloween one) so it's worth the few extra dollars just incase.

We got our APs and MVMCP tickets back in May so we got a fantastic rate on them too

11-19-2008, 05:19 PM	#1
feistyblue Mouseketeer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 310	Park tickets It's just DS and I are going this time and now he is 10 (will have his 11th birthday at WDW) that means adult ticket prices. We are going for 21 nights and I was considering an AP with the DVC discount and then getting the DDE too and then a 21 day ultimate ticket for DS. The cheapest price for 2 x 21 day ultimates that I've found was £472. We do eat a lot of TS as DS isn't keen at all on junk food/CS too much so will pretty much eat TS every night. I also refuse to drive over there so will be eating on site either at parks, other Disney resorts or at DTD but will also take a taxi to a few restaurants we are dying to try (Sweet Tomatoes, Bahama Breeze) All things considered does anyone have any advice on what combination of tickets/passes would be best for us? We got max use out of our 21 day ultimates last year and only didn't go to a park at all for about 2 days I think, even if we just went in for dinner or shopping on a rest day! __________________ May/June 2013 - 13 nights SSR & Poly Club May 2012 - 14 nights SSR January 2009 - 21 nights - 2 nights at AsMo, 4 nights at Poly & 15 nights at SSR January 2007 - 21 nights - AsMo, CBR & SSR August 2006 - DLRP - Sequoia Lodge Montana Lake View Christmas 2003 - 1st WDW Trip - AsMo August 1995 - DLRP - Sequoia Lodge

11-21-2008, 12:54 PM	#2
UKDEB Found the Tag Fairy's hangout All whacked up on Scooby Snacks Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Gloucester, UK Posts: 11,954	From what you're saying, the 21 day ultimate seems to around the same price as the AP with DVC discount. It that's the case, I'd be tempted to opt for those for you both. Even if you think there's no chance of returning within 12 months, you'd be kicking yourself if it did happen for some reason and you had to fork out again. We've been buying the DDE card (now Tables in Wonderland) for several years and it pays for itself very quickly. Admittedly, that's probably due in no small part to the fact that the discount applies to alcohol as well as food, but we eat as much offsite as on and it's still a no-brainer for us. __________________ October 1992 ~ Enclave Suites, I-Drive May 1996 ~ Omni Rosen, I-Drive October 1998 ~ Villa-Clear Creek August 2000 ~ Beach Club/Villa-Sunset Lakes July 2001 ~ Animal Kingdom Lodge/Hard Rock Hotel/Villa-Formosa Gdns Christmas 2001 ~ Villa-Formosa Gardens October 2002 ~ Hard Rock Hotel/Villa-Formosa Gdns May 2003 ~ Portofino Bay/Villa-Cumbrian Lakes January 2004 ~ Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes/Villa-Formosa Gardens July 2004 ~ Grand Floridian/Portofino Bay/Villa-Formosa Gardens December 2004 ~ Villa-Rolling Hills/Disney Wonder Cruise/BoardWalk Grand Villa/Contemporary April 2005 ~ Washington DC, Shenandoah, Blue Ridge Parkway, Charleston, Savannah, Royal Pacific Resort/Villa-Acadia Estates January 2006 ~ Reunion Resort/Royal Pacific Resort April 2006 ~ Celebration Hotel/NCL Jewel Cruise/Hotel Victor, Miami/Beach Cottage-Disney's Vero Beach October 2006 ~ Reunion Resort/BoardWalk Villa/Rosen Shingle Creek August 2007 ~ Saratoga Springs//Reunion Grande January 2008 ~ Saratoga Springs/Beach Club Villas/Reunion Resort November 2008 ~ BoardWalk Villas/Royal Pacific Resort/Saratoga Springs March 2011 ~ Celebrity Cruise/Veness Towers, a stone's throw from the Magic Kingdom November 2012 ~ Bay Lake Tower/Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota/Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, Jupiter/Saratoga Springs September 2013 ~ Kidani Village, Bay Lake Tower, Saratoga Springs

11-27-2008, 03:05 AM	#3
Princess_Melanie Princess in Training Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London in Life, WDW in my Dreams Posts: 407	For the trip in a few days we got AP for all 3 of us (me, DBF and my father) all with DVC discount, even though dad isn't a member (We live at the same address). Me and DBF were planning to go back again within a year so it made sense, and as it turns out we have one more trip booked for a week and 2 planned in May and September!! Also Dad is getting soooo excited about the trip now there is a chance he might want to come on one of the other trips (especially the Halloween one) so it's worth the few extra dollars just incase. We got our APs and MVMCP tickets back in May so we got a fantastic rate on them too __________________

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