kathyg said:
The way I figure it..an AP is 319.52....that's for only the four parks..anything additional woud be OOP. The Premium AP if 574.05...way too much for 15 days worth of use. The MYW ticket for 10 days is $319.53 (non expiring) As I said, this does not work for us being there 15 days and wanting to keep our options open (as to visiting parks). I don't want to be a "schedule nazi"....would want to give everyone a chance to do what they want when they want.
Is there not a perfect ticket for me????
The Disney MYW 10 Day Adult 10+ Expiry Hopper purchased via Ticketmania ustilizing the Mousesaver.com newsletter discount costs $240. With the addition of the Water Parks & More Option (which gives you 6 options), it would cost $285. The later would provide you with 14 days worth of admissions--10 days worth of admissions to the 4 major parks (with the freedom to 'hop' between those parks), and then the additional 4 days during which you could go to a Water Park (BB or TL) for most of the day, then head over to DTD (where you might choose to use another 'option' to also hit PI &/or DQ if you like) or back to the resorts or whatever for the evening.
Personally, I think that could work out nicely. You don't have to plan in advance which dates to attend the major parks, and which dates to go to the Water Parks (&/or PI, DQ at DTD), if you don't want to. Just keep in mind that once you use up those ten days of major park admissions, you are then limited to using your other remaining 'options'. So I'd try to alternate back and forth between attending major parks, and attending water parks & such throughout the vacation. You might be surprised to find out how enjoyable it can be to spend a day exploring resorts such as the Animal Kingdom Lodge, or taking in a dinner show, or spending time at the Boardwalk, or checking out the night life at PI (if you go, be sure to visit the Adventurers Club). And don't forget all of the other available activities such as boat rentals, fishing excursions, golfing (or mini-golf), etc. that might appeal to certain members of your party.
One potential problem might be that either your arrival or departure date (your choice) would not be covered by the ticket, since the MYW would expire within 14 days of first use--unless you decide to add the Non-expiry feature (which would increase the cost significantly--raising the price to $418). But we've always tried to plan out our trips that way anyways, usually choosing to spend our last 'half day' at WDW having a good, table service breakfast/brunch, then hitting DTD to pick up some final purchases prior to departure.
If you genuinely feel that you will *need* more than ten days worth of admission to the 4 major theme parks in order to be happy, then I agree with others who have suggested that an AP is likely going to be your best bet. Then any WP or other 'options' are going to be an additional, out of pocket expense. Only you can decide what is most important to you, and how best to spend your money. But there certainly are a lot of fun things to do at WDW in addition to just the major theme parks.
