AP price went up today....

[tjkraz]

OK... So does anyone with math skills want to now figure out the break even point for us DVC members? Cause it now doesn't look like it will be 7 days anymore.

The breakeven point was never really the 7 days that people liked to throw around. That number was always based upon the number of single day admissions required to equal the price of an AP. Who, in their right mind, would ever buy 7+ single day admission tickets in a year?

Under the old ticket scheme, APs were roughly $400, and single day admission was $55. That means it would take about 7.3 single day admissions to equal the price of an AP--thus the "7-8 day breakeven" that many people would throw about.

In reality, you could buy a 7-day park hopper plus for about $330. That gave you the 7 park days, 4 plusses (not included in the AP), and still saved you $70 over the price of an AP.

Because the new passes are so versatile, I doubt there will be any hard and fast "breakeven" numbers anymore. Folks who can live without park hopping will pay less. Folks who will use their passes all in one visit will pay less. Now, more than ever, every individual will have to do his/her own analysis.

 

[ScottNBecky]

IS it correct to subtract the DVC discount $100 off the price BEFORE tax is included, or do you add the tax to the origianl price, THEN subtract the DVC $100?

 

[DrTomorrow]

I don't know if there's a useful way to compare a PAP with a MYW ticket, as the PAP has unlimited minor park access and the MYW ticket does not. This then means that the "plusses" either have to be given an abitrary value, or it depends on how much an individual plans to access minor parks - rendering an objective comparison meaningless.

 

[JimC]

IS it correct to subtract the DVC discount $100 off the price BEFORE tax is included, or do you add the tax to the origianl price, THEN subtract the DVC $100?

Discount is before sales tax.

 

[RobDoc]

IS it correct to subtract the DVC discount $100 off the price BEFORE tax is included, or do you add the tax to the origianl price, THEN subtract the DVC $100?

Yes, the DVC discount will be deducted from the base price and then the tax is computed and added to get the final cost. This is also true if you will be upgrading from another admission medium (unused parkhopper days, AP upgrade to PAP).

I'd agree with tkjraz and DrT that the variables now available with the new MYW passes make any direct comparison difficult at best. Without knowing how the pass will actually be used, it's especially tough to compare the ultimate flexibility of the PAP with the limited access available with the MYW plus features. If someone will be going for 10 consecutive days, will want only a few admissions to "plus feature" options and won't need the no-expire option, a MYW with plusses may well be a better deal than an AP. If the 10 days will be spread out over mulitple trips within a year with daily/nightly visits to waterparks, DQ and PI - the PAP will likely be the best option.

The old suggestion that an AP would break even during the 8th day was based on the cost of a 7 day Hopper (was $364.74). The average cost per day was about $52- thus, if that pricing was extended to an 8th day (not an available ticket option), the cost (about $416) would exceed the price of an AP (was $403.64). The Hopper did include some plus features (not available with an AP), but the suggestion did work out reasonably well. The old 8 day UPH with DVC discount was an even better deal at about $368 ( $407.92 minus the $10 DVC discount).

Just do the math based on what your admission plans will be.

Enjoy!

 

[goofy4dvc]

If you get the MYW ticket and don't get the hopper option, will you be allowed to go to a park in the morning, take a break to go to your resort in the afternoon, and return to the same park in the evening? In other words, will they still stamp your hand to return to the same park? So, only if you want to go to two parks in one day would you need the hopper option. Is this correct?

 

[DebbieB]

If you get the MYW ticket and don't get the hopper option, will you be allowed to go to a park in the morning, take a break to go to your resort in the afternoon, and return to the same park in the evening? In other words, will they still stamp your hand to return to the same park? So, only if you want to go to two parks in one day would you need the hopper option. Is this correct?

That is correct. I heard that you cannot use 2 days on a non-hopping park ticket if you want to go to a different park in the evening. You could only go back to the same park.

 

[doubletrouble_vb]

I think the notion that break-even analysis is now more personal than ever is a good one. Breaking even on an AP always required going into the parks more than the length of the longest available pass in a timespan of 366 days. I think that that is still the case UNLESS you can get some additional use out of the AP that you can't out of a hopper like a room discount. If you were going to stay in a hotel room for some reason anyway and an AP makes that specific accomodation cheaper I think you could then subtract your "savings" from the cost of the AP lowering the breakeven point. The key is that it has to be something you were going to buy anyway.