We are getting the PAPs this summer, too. If money magically appears and we can renew, I think we'll end up getting the regular passes. And my DH is not getting a pass at all. With two weeks there this summer, he'll have had his fill - not to mention, used most of his vacation time. It will be fun just taking my girlies!
I know what you mean about not buying the pass if you don't need it. We have been looking at the YES program - which fits nicely in with our homeschooling - but you can't use it with an annual pass. We'd have to buy tickets that we don't need. I wish there was some way around it!
And they have classes that you can take - over practically any subject matter and age group. They have classes on physics, chemistry, cultures, photography, graphic design - anything. And the park tickets are vastly discounted - but to go through the program, you have to buy tickets through them. Which is cool - but I already have an ap and don't need tickets!
So excited to read along again!
DH is always teasing me b/c I snack out of ours as much as I can. He's always like, "Really? You're eating Cheerios out of that?" 
