12-day park hopper tickets

[Princess Disney Mom]

I suggest you get the 10 day ( hopper if you like). Then if you still want to go for 2 more days upgrade to an annual pass. You may want to consider 2 down days to relax.

 

[flortlebap]

I'm in the uk and I've always received a 14 day "ticket" and not a "voucher"... I bought it for around £ 240. It includes golf, dq and water parks. If you can use this option, I would! The park hopper is included too.

 

[jlwhitney]

Honestly if you are going in December like your signature says, I would skip the water park and more option because one waterpark will be closed for annual refurb and in dec it can be hit and miss with weather. Dec in orlando can be cold to chillly to warm to hot, hard to predict.

With that many days I would def. do the hopper since you will find days that you want to bounce around and hit your favorites.

In regards to getting an AP or not that really comes down to if you want to be in the parks everyday, if you are okay not being in the parks for 2 days then just get a 10 day hopper.

If you want all 12 days in the parks than go with the AP.

Reasons to get AP:

1. Free parking if not staying on property and have car
2. 10 percent discount at any disney owned stores in the parks, resorts and downtown disney
3. Shopping discounts at some of the others downtown disney stores
4. Some dining discounts, not a ton
5. Option to buy Tables in wonderland card for 75 (only for florida residents and passholders) which gives you 20 percent discount on food and drink (including alchohol) for up to 10 people at 85% of restaurantes on property and a few quick service in resorts.
--> this would be good for the amount of days you will be there and if you plan to eat alot of meals on property (especially the high end signature or character meals)

Plus, if you plan to go again in 2012 you wont have to buy tickets, alot of people get two trips to disney on 1 annual pass and go almost a year apart.

All you have to do is make the second trip as close to the expiration date, like have your last day of your second trip be the day or day before you AP expires.

Hope this helps.

 

[ckquan]

Thank you everyone for your input! Some good points were brought up regarding having off days and getting more value from an AP. I think we're going to go with the 10-day pass and take it easy on the other 2 days. I will have my DD(3) and parents who are in their mid-60s with me. So the down time will be good for everyone. Thanks again!

 

[winterman]

Thank you everyone for your input! Some good points were brought up regarding having off days and getting more value from an AP. I think we're going to go with the 10-day pass and take it easy on the other 2 days. I will have my DD(3) and parents who are in the mid-60s with me. So the down time will be good for everyone. Thanks again!

I think that is a great idea, especially considering the range of ages in your group. DH and I returned 8 days ago from a 9 night stay. We did the parks 6 days and no more than 6 hours/day and were still worn out and ready to go home at the end. (We are 62.)

 

[mill4023]

Thank you everyone for your input! Some good points were brought up regarding having off days and getting more value from an AP. I think we're going to go with the 10-day pass and take it easy on the other 2 days. I will have my DD(3) and parents who are in their mid-60s with me. So the down time will be good for everyone. Thanks again!

Good choice. I love the parks and think there's no such thing as a trip that's too long.
But my limit is 3 park days in a row and my preference is no more than 2. We find that rest and relaxation days are crucial to keeping everyone happy for a longer trip.
Our last trip was two full weeks and we had 8 day tickets with the water parks option. It was perfect.