Buying 1 day tickets - Benefits of buying early?

[Pamela M]

My friends and I will be buying a 1 day ticket to Disneyland. Is there any benefit to buying it early vs buying it once we get there? I know there used to be a 10% discount if you bought online but not sure you get that anymore.

Good news is we are going during the value time so our ticket is only $97 per the website.

We are planning on going to Downtown Disney for some shopping our first night in Anaheim ( not entering the parks) so was thinking we could just get them then since we'll have the time and I can't imagine the ticket booths being really busy at 5-6pm on a Monday.

 

[Wahlee]

The biggest advantage is that you can go straight to the turnstiles with an e-ticket and won't have to wait in line. If you're not worried about the wait, then there's no difference.

 

[Tasscrapper]

I would buy before hand. Ticket booths can be busy at any time of the day. You might luck out but you might get stuck in a half hour line that you can easily avoid.

 

[Jedi Mouse]

As mentioned above, you don't have to deal with the ticket booth lines when you get there. You also have some protection against price increases. I also like to purchase before hand because it's one less expense I have to include in my budget for a trip.