APs and Free Dining

[Native NYer]

I'm thinking of purchasing APs. Can AP holders take advantage of the free dining promo without buying one day base tickets?

 

[Mickey country]

No, you must buy at least 1 day passes.

 

[RMulieri]

Nope.Everyone MUST pay rack rate and MUST buy a minimum of a 1 day park ticket PER PERSON of your party

 

[Native NYer]

Would I be able to apply the 1 day park tickets towards an AP renewal the following year? Or does the 1 day ticket have to be used before check-out?

 

[raven69david]

If you're staying in a Deluxe, the money you save on the AP rate may be more than the money you'll save with FD.

This is how it works for my family of 3:

my trip at AKL for 7 days:

With AP rate: $938.00 including tax
With FD: $1863.00 including tax - also includes 1 day base ticket for each of us (3) - It would be $2634.00 with 6 day base tickets

room #2 ASMo (for in-laws) LOL

With AP rate: $338.00 including tax
With FD: $786.27 including tax w/1 day base tickets - It would be $1241.02 w/tax with 6 day base tickets

Room #1 savings: $1696 w/6 day tickets or $925.00 w/1 day tickets (we haven't spent that much on food in 3 trips)
Room #2 savings: $903.02 w/6 day tickets or $448.27 w/1 day tickets (these are only QS meals; can't eat $450.00 in QS meals - unless I eat for 2 weeks at Flame Tree BBQ YUMMY)

Please note that all of these figures are for MY family and YMMV. DW and I always split our plates because we just can't eat that much food. That's why I can say FD isn't free, for me.

 

[RMulieri]

Would I be able to apply the 1 day park tickets towards an AP renewal the following year? Or does the 1 day ticket have to be used before check-out?

Yes you can use it towards your AP renewal

 

[Native NYer]

If you're staying in a Deluxe, the money you save on the AP rate may be more than the money you'll save with FD.

This is how it works for my family of 3:

Thanks for the breakdown. Seems like the AP rate definitely saves a lot of $$$.

Yes you can use it towards your AP renewal

Ok. I wasn't sure if the ticket had to be used during the trip. Good to know that I can just save my KTTW card with the unused ticket on it.