Advice for purchasing tickets

[CVW]

We'll be driving in from the Airport Hyatt Saturday morning. My wife and daughters have a 10:30 am appointment at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. The plan is for my sons and I to begin checking in at BCV and purchasing park tickets while the gals have their morning out.

We have reservations at CRT at MK at 2:30, so we thought we'd meet up outside the park.

1) Is there any problem with me buying tickets for all six of us, even if we're not all there?

2) For a 7 or 8 day parkhopper, is there any good reason NOT to buy it at the front desk at BCV?

 

[Sandisw]

You can get tickets cheaper using places like AAA or undercovertourist.com. While the savings is not a lot, it is something.

If you subscribe to mousesavers.com's newsletter, you can get an even bigger discount on the tickets at undercovertourist since the newsletter has a link in it. It comes around the 15th of every month.

Have fun!

 

[DMKEDM]

It's true that the discount at undercovertourists.com isn't huge (and I--or many others here on the DIS, I"m sure--would be happy to forward you a copy of the last mousesavers newsletter if you want to use their link for an add'l small discount...I do not know how it works on "short notice," tho--when I used it, I ordered the parkhoppers I needed a month in advance and they just mailed them to me...but the website should be able to tell you if there is a pick-up option)...

WHile the discount(s) seem small (and they are) on a per ticket basis, for six tickets it will add up to a noticeable amount of money...as I recall, when I bought 4 10-day park hoppers for a March trip, the per ticket savings amounted to $40 or $50...

If you can do a pick-up, usually you can do it at one of the guest relations locations at the parks or in Downtown Disney...it's worth looking into...

Have a great trip!

 

[pamjb]

There is a $17 savings using the Undercovertourist.com link in the Mousesavers newsletter. That is on an adult, 8 day parkhopper. There is an office in Orlando where tickets can be picked up. It is at the UPS Store on 4630 S Kirkman Rd, near Universal.
You can PM me if you want more info.

 

[backyardponder]

When comparing prices, remember Undercovertourist prices includes tax and shipping. Prices listed on Disney Web sites do not. They add taxes during the checkout process.

 

[hakepb]

I also found out that the local Walmart has slightly discounted tickets. (I think we saved $30 instead of the UT $50 on our total small order, but I did not attempt to order early enough for mail delivery and the UPS store was closed on our arrival date, Sunday...

 

[Tara]

Doesn't the Disney Store at the airport also sell passes?