AP or 10-day with plus & no expiration???

[jenntish]

We would use the passes for 4 days this June and probably another 3 or 4 days within the year. So would you suggest getting an annual pass... or spending the extra 70 bucks or so and getting a 10-day pass with no expiration (and pleasure island/waterpark days)???

FYI--we would NOT be doing another trip within the year.

 

[sssteele]

I believe 8 days is about the cutoff point for value if you're purchasing all the passes with a DVC discount. However, I'm not sure how the non-expiration feature affects the price of the regular passes, and how that factors in.

 

[CarolMN]

Only you know if you would use the waterpark/PI options and how often.

A 10 day MYW pass with park hopping and waterpark/PI options plus no-expiration would cost $478.19 / adult (advance price incl tax)

A DVC discounted AP would cost $355.71 (incl tax) and a DVC-discounted PAP would cost $462.21 (incl tax).

So the ability to have 2 or 3 extra non-expiring days and the plus options costs for a future trip costs $122.48 more than the AP. (If you would normally buy the PAP, I think the 10 day wins, given your stated plans).

You are the ony one who can decide if it's worth it - we don't visit waterparks / PI very often so we'd go with the AP. But your touring habits probably differ from ours - if you use the waterparks/visit PI, getting 3 trips out of the pass may make it worth it to you.

 

[LarryKeith]

When you say 4 days this june does that mean a 4 day trip or your sure you will go into parks 4 days. Because you might only feel like going 3 times. The 10 day pass give you that option not to go.
I bought a 7 day pass in 2003 with 4 waterpark / PI options on it B4 the new park pass structure . I still have 2 Park and 2 options days left on it, and it has already covered 2, 6 night vacations.
Also by banking and borrowing and a little planing I managed to stay in Disney World 29 night over a 365 day period that ended last summer. For that I bought all the family an AP without waterpark option. And man did Iwe ever use it. The AP comes in real handy if your doing the Dinning Plan. I mean you would hate to burn a park day just for a dinner at Epcot. With AP no problem. With your 10day pass a little more planning involved.
But if you have the 10day no expire pass I count the options as a day because the waterparks wear me out, its a day in itself. So You get what is it 5 options so to me thats 5 more days of fun. so your 10 day pass is now really a 15 day pass. Just a little food for thought.