9 days - how to do tickets

[MNRMommy]

We were originally going to be at DL 6 days so the 6 day PH would have worked out great. Now however, a bunch of my family is joining us and can't come until later in our trip so we added a few days to have more time with them. We will now be there for 9 days and there doesn't appear to be anything longer than a 6 day ticket.

1) Can you add days to a 6 day park hopper, if so how
2) An annual pass doesn't look like it would work because the premium (which we would need due to black out dates during our visit) ends up more than 6 plus 3 day tickets.
3) My dad being retired Military can get 3 day PH's for $99 which would be great and take care of the extra 3 days (he's one of the one's joining us). Maybe that's the best option. Does anyone know if these 3 day passes are subject to black out dates since they are such a good deal?

Thanks in advance Disboarders

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

You can add days to a 6 day ticket at the ticket booth, but I've only heard of people going up to 8 days. When are the blOck out days during your trip? You can start with a PH and upgrade on your last block out day. Plus you could use the AP discounts for food. Your cheapest option is add 2 days to your 6 day ($5/day) and taking a day off mid trip to swim, relax or head to the beach.

 

[gmi3804]

I'd buy a 9-day no-expire WDW ticket (with or without the park-hopper) through Undercover Tourist and use one day at a time. If you subscribe to Mousesavers.com newsletter, they'll provide a special link to UT on the 15th of each month which will give you an even deeper UT discount.

Or you just may want to buy a DL AP and you'll get the AP discount privileges.

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

I'd buy a 9-day no-expire WDW ticket (with or without the park-hopper) through Undercover Tourist and use one day at a time. If you subscribe to Mousesavers.com newsletter, they'll provide a special link to UT on the 15th of each month which will give you an even deeper UT discount.

Or you just may want to buy a DL AP and you'll get the AP discount privileges.

You don't need a non-expire. You can exchange as long as they are valid. But you need to exchange on a day by day basis so that can be time consuming, and I'm not sure its cheaper.

 

[gmi3804]

You don't need a non-expire. You can exchange as long as they are valid. But you need to exchange on a day by day basis so that can be time consuming, and I'm not sure its cheaper.

That's true. You don't need a non-expire if you're going to use all 9 days during the same trip, i.e., within 14 days of first use.

The discounted 10-day (there's no 9-day) UT price for a PH is $353.90, and the single-park price is $298.95. That comes to $36 or $30 per day for ten days. Not a bad deal. And it's not that time-consuming to exchange at the turnstile. APs can cost up to $499 (no blackout dates) at DLR.

 

[Susie63]

I had no idea I could buy a pass for WDW and use it only at DL.We are going to be in the parks for 10 days next year and I could not figure out how we were going to manage that.I can buy an 8 day pass in Canada but we are not travelling outside the resort and it would be nice to be able to go into the parks even if just for a couple hours on our arrival day.
Thank you Disboarders You guys rock

 

[skiingfast]

The discounted 10-day (there's no 9-day) UT price for a PH is $353.90, and the single-park price is $298.95.

^^^^ Waste of money.

For 9 days at DL it's $286 for a hopper. 6 day gate price of a DL hopper is $271, $5 per day added on, $286 total. You could get lucky and get it for the discount E-ticket price of $266.

WDW 9 days are $283 a savings of $3 that will cost you 30-45 minutes of time to exchange each day at DL.

Also at DL you should get hoppers because it's so easy and often advantageous to hop. But the 9 day WDW hopper is $338.



For the OP the military option might looks great but you will need to get three of them and 3x99 will be $297, no longer a money saving idea after 6 days.

 

[Susie63]

How many days can I add to a hopper?Can I add 2 days to an 8 day or 4 days to a six? I called and they had no idea about adding any days and suggested I buy each person two 5 day hoppers?

 

[skiingfast]

How many days can I add to a hopper?Can I add 2 days to an 8 day or 4 days to a six? I called and they had no idea about adding any days and suggested I buy each person two 5 day hoppers?

If you call, they can't help you or may deny it's possible because they can't presell them. This is probably why they suggested two 5 days.


As far as I know you can add 8 days to a 6 day ticket, adding up to a total of 14 days. This total would be $311

 

[MNRMommy]

For the OP the military option might looks great but you will need to get three of them and 3x99 will be $297, no longer a money saving idea after 6 days.

I agree with that totally if I can add the 3 extra days for $5 per person per day. That is awesome. If that wasn't an option then I guess i would have had to buy a six day PH and then use the 3 d Military hopper. $5 is way better than $33 per day.

 

[Susie63]

If you call, they can't help you or may deny it's possible because they can't presell them. This is probably why they suggested two 5 days.


As far as I know you can add 8 days to a 6 day ticket, adding up to a total of 14 days. This total would be $311

That would be awesome!!!

 

[MNRMommy]

As far as I know you can add 8 days to a 6 day ticket, adding up to a total of 14 days. This total would be $311

Do you do this addition at the gate? Or inside somewhere?

Thanks!!!