Beat Disney At Their Own Game.

[BethR]

I LOVE Happy Endings.

 

[travelitis]

Can't opinions be differing without it being construed as bashing or arguing? Can't we agree to disagree? I posted I wouldn't do that and why, NOT that I thought it was wrong for him to do that. I'm glad that all has ended well.

The, "Wake up guys!" line was what invited my differing opinion, though. What we're doing to save money is buying AP's and taking 2 trips. That may not beating them at their own game, but it is saving us money. I do get the concept of buying ahead, have considered it, but I don't care to do that for the reason I stated. If others do, go for it, because I'm sure I make financial decisions not everyone else would agree with.

 

[blewits]

ya know what?

if you can't think of anything nice to say then don't say anything at all! i'm tired of of people getting ugly on these boards. that's not what they are for. go somewhere else!


wendy

 

[Tiffany]

Originally posted by blewits
ya know what?

if you can't think of anything nice to say then don't say anything at all! i'm tired of of people getting ugly on these boards. that's not what they are for. go somewhere else!


wendy

I have just read through this thread and unless something has been deleted I did not read anything that I would consider harsh. There was a difference of opinion. The OP stated that we should wake up to the OPs idea of how to save money by buying passes in advance. That invites others to comment. If buying passes in advance worked for the OP that is great but not all people are going to agree on that theory. Just because people do not agree on a topic it does not mean that one is bashing the other people can disagree and be civil.

Look, I disagree with your opinion that this thread is "ugly" but I am not bashing you I just disagree with your statement.

 

[Tigger Woods]

Tiffany,
You must have missed these comments:
"wow... it took you ten years to save $10 per ticket. what an accomplishment! OR I could work one extra day and make enough money to buy an annual pass in ten hours."
and: "it seems the public schools don't teach economics very well." By any definition, that's a little harsh.

 

[Tiffany]

Originally posted by Tigger Woods
Tiffany,
You must have missed these comments:
"wow... it took you ten years to save $10 per ticket. what an accomplishment! OR I could work one extra day and make enough money to buy an annual pass in ten hours."
and: "it seems the public schools don't teach economics very well." By any definition, that's a little harsh.

Hi Tigger Woods,

I went back and reread everything. What you quoted above was from one post by DocRafiki out of the 25 on this thread. While I agree that this post is sarcastic. I would not agree that this one post made the thread ugly.

When someone posts financial advise as the OP did with the last line of the original post "If you are a major WDW freaks (as we are) and know you will be going for years to come, this is the best way around price increases." People are going to disagree with that advice.

Some people will be sarcastic and other will post in a factual manner. Maybe I just have a thicker skin. I don't know.

I believe that being on a board were everyone agrees all of the time is just as bad as one were everyone fights all of the time. My point is that it is okay for people to disagree and just as in life some people will disagree with you in a factual manner and other will be sarcastic and you just need to roll with that when you post on any type of message board on the internet.

 

[Tigger Woods]

Tiffany,
I agree with everything you said. Now, lets go get a drink at Buffet's and ride Spiderman. Beats the hell out of bickering!

 

[Tiffany]

Originally posted by Tigger Woods
Tiffany,
I agree with everything you said. Now, lets go get a drink at Buffet's and ride Spiderman. Beats the hell out of bickering!

Sounds good I did not think we were bickering though. Just having a discussion. A drink always sounds good though. Rolling Rock anyone?

 

[BethR]

Originally posted by Tiffany
Sounds good ... A drink always sounds good though. Rolling Rock anyone?

How 'bout I buy a round for the whole gang!

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[WDW2002]

Originally posted by laf0165
I have two 5-day park hopper passes from 1985 that are still valid. I will have them replaced with two new plastic passes when we are there in January 2003. They are only good for Magic Kingdom & Epcot, but that's ok. We can also upgrade them to be used at all Disney parks if we choose, at an additional cost.

If you exchange them for new passes you will have to pay the additional cost (I think) you are always better off to just use them as is then to exchange. You will only get credit for the price you paid in 1985 not the value of what they are at today's (new) price.

guess I was wrong, it happens, occasionally

 

[laf0165]

You only have to pay an additional cost if you upgrade the 1985 tickets to use at more than just Epcot & Magic Kingdom. I am only planning on using them at Magic Kingdom which was included in the 1985 price. I do have to exchange my paper tickets for the new plastic cards which will be no additional cost. I have already spoken to someone at Disney and this is what I was told.

 

[eeyore0062]

If you exchange them for new passes you will have to pay the additional cost (I think) you are always better off to just use them as is then to exchange. You will only get credit for the price you paid in 1985 not the value of what they are at today's (new) price.

She would have to exchange them for the new ticket media so she could get through the turnstiles...but as long as she doesn't plan on going to MGM or AK, she won't have to pay anything extra.

 

[laf0165]

you are correct, eeyore0062!!!! That is what I was trying to tell everyone.

 

[dcfromva]

I had a 4 day hopper paper ticket that I purchased prior to the AK opening (It had never been used). I decided to use it last year. I tried to use it at the turnstile, and was directed to go to guest services to get it exchanged for a ticket that had the magnetic media on it....

At guest services, there was no additional charge to make it a 4 day hopper that could be used at any of the 4 parks. Just for grins, I asked what it would cost to upgrade it to a 5 day hopper. With my DC discount, it was about $15.00. Naturally, I went ahead with the upgrade. The CM cautioned me that it does not always work out so favorably. I don't know if it was because the ticket had never been used or if it was because it was so old and they had different rules when it was purchased (or maybe they couldn't figure out how much I paid for the ticket because it didn't have magnetic media on it?) ... But, the lesson I learned from that is it doesn't hurt to ask what it would cost to upgrade--and then make your decision!

I have also taken one day tickets (with magnetic strips) and combined them into a hopper ticket. In that case, the CM figured out exactly what I paid for the tickets and applied that amount to my new ticket-- so in that case, I might have been better off just keeping my 1 day tickets (except I couldn't park hop with them--but there was a day or two when I was taking a tour and wasn't planning to hop so it would have been okay--sigh--sometimes it is tough to figure out which way is best!). What I learned from that is bring a calculator with you when you go to Guest Services ) ).

-DC

 

[travelitis]

MAC DADDY, you should like this one. My in-laws are joining us on this trip, and after seeing the prices on the tickets, they said they're going to buy 6 day hoppers, use 3 or 4 days then give them to us to finish using another year. I can't complain about free days at Disney! (Yes, folks, I know they're non-transferable, so if anyone is remotely tempted to open that debate, restrain thyself, please.)

 

[MACDADDY]

... would your in-laws be interested in adopting me?

 

[cdrn1]

Sigh....wish I could work an extra day and have enough $$ for an AP (or even a PH). I'm salaried...when I work an extra day I don't get anything extra for it.
I like Mac's idea. I have random urges to stop in at TDS and buy passes so I will have an excuse to go! It sure would make it easier to go on a whim if that big expense was out of the way.

 

[Buzzz]

I just wanted to put in my 2 cents . My job has me working a lot of OT in short spirts. when they come around i Go and buy WDW passes and put them away. Here is what that does for me. When i'm have a bad week or just not having thing go the way they should ( everybody has thoses days ) Me and my wife just say the heck with it all jump in the car and run down for a couple days ( yes its a 12-14 hr drive ) we have always been able to find a dicount of some kind for a room. I even keep WDW 800 number in my cell phone to try for last minute discounts. Not a great investment of my money but one of the best investments for peice of mind and surprise get aways. So if you look at it from that point of veiw then it just may just be one of the best investments for your money.

 

[travelitis]

I think vacations are great investments in my marriage and family.

 

[BethR]

Originally posted by travelitis
I think vacations are great investments in my marriage and family.

Here! Here! I second that! Especially trips to WDW! We always seem to get along better than we usually do when we are at WDW!