Hi Suzy V,
I love these boards also, I check these boards first every day (sometimes more than once a day!!!). The info is invaluable for planning a trip.
There is also lots of info at another website
www.allears.com
which may help you with your plans.
I also periodically check the WDW official site for anything new.
I am a Disneyfanatic and love looking at all the info.
Re: the tickets, it is a personal thing (again going back to $) but I thought about this alot before I purchased my 10day, non expiry ticket, what you maybe could consider is just buying one 10day (non expiry) ticket for now and regular base tickets to cover the other admissions, then buy another 10 day ticket (non expiry) at a later date (year from now?) so that eventually, you will all have admissions at some point or another without having to pay a large amount at one time?
Of course, This would only work for you if you feel that you would be going back to Disney more than once every few years.
For Disneyfanatics, like myself, once a year isn't even enough!
iluvwesties (AKA Carol)